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EMERGENCY

RESPONSE

PLAN |

August 2005

12/24/05

HOPI EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN

Section 1-101 Introduction

Section 1-102 Purpose

Section 1-103 Mission of HERT

section 1-104 Scope of Flan

section 1-105 Definitions

Section 2-201 Situation/Hazard Awareness

A. Transportation Crashes/Hass Casualty

8. Hazardous Material Incident

c, Major Fires

D. Drought

E. Severe Storms

soction 3-301 Mitigation, Prepazedness, Response, and Recovery

section 4-401 Organization of HERT

section 5-501 Responsibilities

Section 6-601 Inplenentation

A. Bre-Emergency Stage

B. Emergency Stage

C. Recovery Stage

Section 6-602 Continuity of Government

A. Ling of Succession

B, Administrative

ining and Exercise

vation of Records

aration of

HOPI EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN

INTRODUCTION

tlon 1-101 Introduction

the Hopi Tribal Council, pursuant to the Constitution and By-Laws of the Hop!

Tribe, has tho authority to represent and speak for the Hopi Tribe in all

mattecs for the welfare of the Tribe. Hopi Const., Article VI, Section l(a).

the Hop Emergency Response Plan (Plan) addresses the consequences of any

onexgency/disaster in which there i3 a need for Tribal response and recovery

Qssistance, and describes the nothods the Tribe will use to reapend and conduct

recovery assistance, The Plan is applicable to any natural and nan-caused

Gisasters that may impact and offect the Hopi Reservation, such ao hazardous

faterial spilis, multiple vehicle crashes, aizcraft crashes, severe winter

Storma, gover /lagoon breaks, and any other incidents that will require Tribal

assistance.

‘the Tribe acknowledges that pre-planning is the optimal way to respond and

provide recovery assistance in any exergency/disaster incident, that emergency

Planning must be a cooperative effort betwean all entities involved, that

Fithout a coordinated effort, any disaster effort may becone fragnented and

Gangerously unguccessful, and that a strong working partnership anong all

emergency responders must be established for inplenentation of an effective

Emergency Plan.

‘The development and {mplon don of an Emergency Preparedness Plan requires

the formation of a Hop£-Enexgency Response Team (HERT). Tho HERT 18 comprised

of tribal entities,-as well as, stato and federal agencies, which will provide

public services relative to emergency response on the Hopi Resorvation.

tn an effort to minimize the impact of any given emergency aituation the Plan

will include assignment of responsibilities and provide planning guidance amcng

the HER? for mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery asaistanc

Boction 1-102 Pu

‘The purpose of this Plan {3 to:

1. Develop and implonent a Response Readiness Plan that dotaiis the Tribe

procedures to implement response activities ina tinely and officiont

mannez,| and to address, and contain any emergency situation that may

occur on the Hopi Reservation.

2, Establish and Organize the Tribe’s emergency response and recovery

methods for any emergency/disaster,

3. Deseribe the assignment of responsibilities and provide guidance to

outside Trbal entities for energency/disaster response and/or recovery

assistance,

a Describe the responsibilities and duties of the HERT

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The mission of the HER? is to provide effective, coordinated, and planned

response and recovery efforts for any emergency /disaster, or other emergency

Ancident that occurs on the Hop! Reservation.

Section 1-104 copa of Plan

‘This Plan applies to the HERT and all other Hopi Tr4bal Agencies which are

tasked to provide response and recovery assistance on the Hop! Reservation.

Emergency response assistance includes any actions and activities which will

save lives, protect the public health and safety, and protect property.

exgency response agaistance and recovery assistance may be conducted

simultaneously and may over lap.

This plan 49 applicable to all emergency incidents or disasters of such

magnitude aa to require a response above that which is part of the normal role

of the first responder, This Plan will utilize the Incident Command Systen,

Soction 1-105 Definitions

The following definitions apply in the interpretation and application of this

Plant

1, "Agency or Private Entity” = any organization (1.e

County, State; or Federal) that contributes resources

incident on the Hop! Reservation,

Tribal, Village,

9 an energency/disaster

2. "Agency Representative” - means the individual assigned to an

energency/disaster incident from an assisting or cooperating Agency that has

been delegated full authority to make decisions on natters affecting that

Agency's participation in response and recovery assistance.

3, "Bllocated Resources" - means all resources conmitted to responding to an

emergency/disaster incident.

"Chear Text" - means the use of plain English in radio conaunication

transmissions ancng energency responders and Agencies,

> the act of directing, ordering, and/or controlling personnel and

sources by virtue of explicit, legal, agency, or delegated authority,

6. "Command Post" ~ the primary location for exercise of an Incident command.

7, “Incident /Energency"- means the existence of conditions which cause extzene

peril to the safety of persons or property within the boundaries of the Hops

Reservation which require the combined efforts of all responding agencies on

the Hop! Reservation and HERT Members.

8,"Eizst Responder” - means any Tribal, County, State or Federal personnel who

4a first on the scene of a disaster, or emergency incident,

9, "Major Emergency" - means any hurricane, tornado, storm, flood, high-water,

wind-driven water, earthquake, volcanic eruption, landslide, mudslide,

snowstorm, drought, fire, explosion, or other catastrophe in any part of

Hopi Reservation which requires federal energency assistance to supplemen

state and/or tribal efforts to save lives and protect property, public health,

and safety, or to avert or lessen the threat of a disaster.

ster" - means any hurricane, tornado, storm, flood, high-water,

\dad-driven water, earthquake, volcanic eruption, landslide, mudslide,

Snowstorm, drought, fire, explosion, or other catastrophe in any part of the

United States which in the determination of the President, causes damage o:

gufficient soverity and magnitude to warrant major disaster assistance under

the Disaster Relief Act of 1974, above and beyond energency services by the

Federal Government, to supplenent the efforts and available resources of the

States, local governments, and disaster relief organizations

in alleviating the damage, loss, hardship, or suffering caused thereby.

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11. "Mutual Aig” - means assistance from en outaide Agency (1.0., Federal,

State, County, Tribal, and Private) that nay include written agreement,

12, "Stace of Enexgency" -neans the duly proclaimed existence of conditions

extreme poril to the safety of persona or property within tho

boundaries of| the Hopi Reservation caused by air pollution, fire, flood, storm,

epidemic, ict, earthquake or other causes, The State of Emergency will be from

the Chaizman or his deaignes.

TYPES OF EMERGENCY SITUATIONS AND DISASTERS

Section 2-201 Types of Energency Situations and Disasters

the following are sone possible hazards that have the potential to disrupt

villages and other Hop Tribal conmunities, and which may cause property damage

and result in casualties on the Hop! Reservation.

A, Tansportation Crashes/Mase Casualt

Local motor vehicle crashoo are generally limited in size, area and involve a

linited nunber of victims, However, incidents/accidenta involving air or rotor

vehicles may result in mass casualties of serious injury or death, Major

Yyehicle crashes may produce chemical spills, fires, and other aftermaths

requiring spacial response and zecovery assistance such as extrication, rescue

evacuation, and Hazardous Materials services. Airplane crashes may create the

head for ail Tribal HEAT menbera including allocated resources for response

operations such ae, rescue, evacuation, recovery assistance, and clean-up.

B, Hazardous Material Incident

A hazardous material incident refers to the occurrence of any uncontrolled

release of materi: capable of posing a risk to health, safety, and property.

Harardous materials aro classified ae explosives and blasting agents, flanmable

and inflarmable gases, combustible liquid and solids, oxidizers, corrosives,

etiologic ents, \dioactive agents, and other hazardous waste. The

manufacture, transport, storage, use, and disposal of hazardous material can

ere a substantial risk that a hazardou: ‘al dncddent will transpire,

when periodic loss of control of such materials occurs, Generally, such events

confined te the transport of hazardous material, However, a hazardous

material incident can present considerable risks to the lives, property, end

envirenment of the Hopi pecple

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Response. Response rofers to the activities and processes involved in

responding to conditions which pese a threat to people, livestock, and/or

property. A Response process includes, but ig not limited to: the assessnent of

Tocal conditions leading to decision making of whether to declare a state of

emergency; decision making regarding deployment of resources at local,

Tegional, and tribal levels; an assessnent of whether there is need to request

for state and federal agency asaistanc

Recovery. Recovery refers to the planned activities that are undertaken onc

emergency situation/disastoz 1s under control and tha response activities a:

nearly complete. This may include, but 49 not linited to: debriefing of the

response operation, reporting of financial accounts, road clearing, repair and

replacenent of damaged properties, and cleaning of debris.

ORGANIZATION

Section 4-401 Organization of HERT

the Hop{ Emergency Response Team (HEAT) is comprised of several tribal, county,

state and federal agoncies, which perform services relative to enargency

response, on the Hopi Reservation. The following seta forth the order by which

response and recovery activities will be directed and undertaken:

1, The Hopd Trdbal chairman, as Chief Executive Officer of tho Hopi Tribe,

exercises overall diraction of Hop{ Tribal response.

a. In the absence of the Chairman, the Vice-Chairman will provide

overall direction for Hopi Tribal response

b, Designee - assigned by the Chairman.

2. The Hopi Trdbal Chairman 4a the cnly official authorized to declare a state

of emergency, if tho Chairman or Vica Chaiman is absent, the designee assigned

by the Chairman and two assigned Tribal Council menbera will carry out this

function as the governing bedy of the tribe.

3, The HERT consists of the following programs and agencies who currently

reapond to any emergency:

‘Tribal Prograns:

Department of Natural Resources: Environmental Protection Offica, office

of Range Management, Office of Land Operations, Veterinary Services,

Abandoned Mine Land Program, Office of Hopi Lands Administration,

Property Dismantling, Resource Enforcenent Services, Wildlife & Ecosysten

Managenent Program.

Department of Administration & Technical Services: Office of Risk

Management Office, Facility Management, Tribal Security, Financial

Management.

Department of Health Services: Health Sexvices, Emergency Medical Service

Program.

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Fedexal Government:

BIA Roads, Fire/Rescue Service, Police De

County Governnent:

Apache, Navajo and Coconino ~ Public Health

programs,

State Government: Emergency Management Division

4, The HEAT will’ coordinate the cooperative efforts of all tribal, county,

state, federal government (s), and private organizations in order to alleviate

suffering and loss resulting from emergency incidents/disaster.

5. Each agency <epresanted in the HEAT will assure continuity of energency

planning efforts and the acconplishnents of emergency functions herein

assigned.

6. Certain agencies, due to their day-to-day functions and expertise, have the

operational capability to coordinate an incident command system and axe

designed as lead First Responders,

7, Certain agencies, due to their day to day functions and expertise, have the

operational capability to ‘support the First Responders in accomplishing the

nigoien stated in this plan and are designated as back up resources agencies.

8. Private relief organization(s) who desire to provide assistance within thi

capabilities to the HERT will be accepted aa additional resources and provided

training to onhance their capabilities.

This Plan 4s not intended to limit or restrict a HERT member’s initiative,

judgnent, or independent action, in providing appropriate and effective disast

mitigation, preparation, response, and recovery. Howaver, freedon of initiative

annot be weed as an excuse for failure to take necessary coordinated action to

successfully accomplish objectives provided for herein,

RESPONSIBILITIES

Baation S-501 Respons of tha HERT

1, Hopi Tribal Government

a. Tho Hop’ Tribal Government in coordination with local, federal, and state

governments shall plan for the nitigation of, response to, and recovery fron

any emergency incident /disaster.

b, The Hop Tribal Government has tho responsibility to respond to any

emergency situation to the fullest extent possible and to utilize all available

resources,

2. County Government

‘The County Government may provide assistance to the Hopi Tzibe in carrying out

this Plen upon request by the Hop! Tribe, The Tribe will have a Mutual Aid

Response. Response refers to the activities and processes involved in

responding to conditions which pose a threat to pacple, livestock, and/or

property. A Response process includes, but is not limited to: the assessment of

local conditions leading to decision making of whether to declare a state of

emergency) decision making regarding deployment of resources at local,

gicnal, and tribal levels; an assessment of whether there is need to request

for state and federal agency assistance,

Recovery. Recovery refers to the planned activities that are undertaken once an

energency aituation/disaster {s under control and the response activities are

nearly complete. This may include, but 4s not limited to: debriefing of tho

response operation, reporting of financial accounts, road clearing, repair and

jent of damaged properties, and cleaning of debris.

ORGANIZATION

Saction 4-401 Organization of HERT

‘The Hopi Emergency Response Team (HEAT) is conprised of several tribal, county,

state and federal agencies, which perform services relative to emergency

response, on the Hopi Reservation. Tho following sets forth the order by which

response and recovery activities will be directed and undertaken:

1, Tho Hopi Tribal Chairman, as Chief Executiva Officar of the Hopi Tribe,

exercises overall direction of Hopi T<ibal response.

a In the absence of the Chairman, the Vice-Chairman will provide

overall direction for Hopi Tribal response

b, Designee - assigned by the Chairman.

2, The Hopi Tribal Chairmen 48 the cnly official authorized to declare a state

of emergency, if tho Chairman or Vice Chairman is absent, the designee assigned

by the Chairman and two assigned Tribal Council menbera will carry out this

function aa the governing bedy of the triba.

3, The HERT consists of the following programs and agencies who currently

respond to any emergency:

Tribal Prograns:

Department of Natural Resources: Environmental Protection Office, Office

of Range Management, Office of Land Operations, Veterinary Services,

Abandoned Mine Land Program, Office of Hopi Lands Administration,

Property Dismantling, Resource Enforcenent Services, Wildlife & Ecosysten

Management Program.

Department of Adniniatration & Technical Services: Office of Risk

Managenent Office, Facility Management, Tribal Security, Financial

Managenent.

Department of Health Services: Health Services, Emergency Medical Service

rogram.

agreenent in place before the two entities agree on what thedz responsibilitios

‘ert be and when those responsibilities will be acted upon,

3, State Government

the pivision of Emergency Services, within the Department of Emergency and

she ey agtaize, 1 responsible for developing and coordinating plans for the

wilieety Mitiligation of all available resources to augment personnel ane

capabilities of the state's political subdivision in response to all disasters

Gapeeby the Hopi Tribe request for assistance and the state agrees £0 agaist

the tribe.

4, Federal Government

no Federal Government will respond to disasters and energencies in order £0

provide agsistance to gave lives and protect public health, safety, and

Property upon request by Hopi Tribe and in conformance with any agreements,

‘indinge entered into between the Tribe and the Federal Government.

IMPLEMENTATION

gacticn 6-601 Inplesentation

A. Praremergency Stage - The Hopi Tribe Shall:

1, the Hop! Energency Response Tean (HEAT) shall develop and maintain an

de cldent Conmand Systen (ICS) for accomplishing responsibilities assigned under

thie Pilon. The ICS 44 a managonent system designed to enable effective end

effickent domestic ineident management by integrating a conbination of

ctilties, equipment, personnel, procedures, and communications operating

Stenin a common organizational structure, designed to enable effective and

efficient domestic incident managenent.

2. Develop cooperative mutual-aid agreements and relationships with fed:

diate, county, tribal agencies outside of the Hopi Reservation, and priva

Grganieationa which possess the resources or capabilities that can asotst

Hopi Tribe 4n responding to natural end man-caused disasters.

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3, Establish and maintain ldatsons with the county and state agency

2unterparts to ensure knowledge of available resources and procedures for

coordination in emergency situation.

4, Within normal capabilities and areas of expertise, HEAT will provide

guidance to other agencies in planning and coordinating responaibilits

agency action plans in appendices.

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5, HEAT will designate an agency representative for prepazedness planning and

to whem agency personnel will report to for emergency assignment.

6. Assign and train all personnel within the agency to meet agency

responsibilities under an emergency situation,

7, Conduct exercises of internal standard operating procedures (SOP). The SOP

will be in place for any type on incident.

8. Conduct exercises using the Hopi Emergency Response Plan. The HERT will work

with the county, state and other tribes to set up mock emergency

incidents/disasters.

Emergency Stage

1, Pre-Impact

a. Upon learning of threatening conditiens, the BIA Hopi Law

Enforcement (dispatch) and/or Hopi Resource Enforcement Services

Will-notigy the Emergency Management Service Office and HERT

members, Hopi Law Enforcement will have a list of tha names of the

contact persons who will evaluate reports of the developing

situation, and who will:

(1) Adv4se the Hopi Tribal Chairman or his designee of the impending

situation; and

(2) Alert primary tribal, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and Indian Health

Service agencies, if necessary, of the developing edtuation,

b. Primary tribal agencies and first responders willt

(1) Alert key personnel in their agency?

(2) Alert support agencies)

(3) Coordinate with the villages/conmunities in the affected area; as

whether emergency assistance will be required and advise Emergency

Services Office,

2, Impact

upon notification by the HERT, agencies will initiate

response and recovery operations in accordance with the following priorities:

Measures for protecting and saving lives.

b. Providing masa care for individuale separated from their homes,

families, oz essential services;

Restoration of essential community services.

C. Recovery Sti

2, The Tribe, through the HERT will assist individuals and fant

recovering from an exergency incident/disaster by coordinating a di:

application center operation:

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a. Arrange for facility and furnishing;

b, Provide staffing as requized.

c. Assist the communities and tribal programs on what HERT can assist

in by advertising and outreach programa such as (Community

Emergency Response Team training, FEMA requirenents etc.).

2, Coordinate tribal, county, state, and federal public assistance funding

crores for the repair and replacenent of public facilities, by ccordinatingt

a. Applicant Agent Briefing) to provide information to assist in

filling cut required docunents,

be The Submission Notice of Interest;

ce. The Appointment of Applicants Agenta;

‘The Writing of Damage Survey Reports.

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ae Tribal Chairman

A In the absence of the Chairman, the Vico Chairman

co Designes appointed by the Chairman

1, Upon dedlaration of an emergency, the Chairman will exercise administrative

direction of the HERT.

2. The HERT, Will bo responsible for the coordination and administration of

emergency response oparaticns,

3, the Agencies will exercise direction and control of theiz response operation

Hon their duty offices until the Incident Command system is activated, Overall

oordination will be exercised using the Incident Command System, Upon its

Setivation, each operating agency will provide a liaison at the Incident

Connand Post (ICP) as appropriate.

4, The BIA Law Enforcement complex is designated as the ICP Center.

5.° The ICP Center will:

a. Be the primary post/aite utilized to coordinate energency

operations in any emergency disaster. Constant conmunications will

be maintained at the ICP between the affected villages/cenmunities,

and responding Agencii

b. Be partially or fully manned on a 24 hour basis as determined by

ERT in coordination with the Hopi Tribal Chairman.

§. the Alternate ICP Location will be the Hep! Resource Enforcement Conference

Room,

9. Field Office: When necessazy, HERT will establish a field office in

the energency area to be staffed by Agency representatives.

3. Administrative

d, The Te4bal Emergency Management Office in coordination with the HEAT, and

other Agencies, will review and revise this Plan as required in accordance to

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tho National Incident Management System. Also, each Agency will review and

Spdate Anternal plans and procedures in support of this Plan as requested by

the HERT.

2. Menbers of HERT will submit reports for every incident and provide to the

Hop! Tribal Chatrran when requested in order te provide pertinent information

regarding response operation oz unusual occurrences, Reports may be by

Eelephono, radio, or messenger. Verbal reports should be documented in order to

allew for subsequent operational evaluation,

3, Menbora of HERT will submit “éinal” written reports to the Hopi Tribal

Zhatrman following the complete recovery of an emergency incident/disaster, in

Seder to evaluate and inprove existing plans and procedures undertaken by the

governmental Agencies,

c. Training and Exercise

i, the Tr{be will work in close coordination with the county, state, and

federal divislons of emezgency services to determine the availability of, snd

provide appropriate training for menbers of each agency and their personne).

ESordination will be at meatings, conference calls and by written menos. The

cost of the treining will be paid generally by grants fron Homeland Security,

FEMA or othez programs. .

2. The HEAT will coordinate and conduct periodic exercises to test appropriate

portions of thie Plan.

3, The HERT will coordinate and conduct cross training with each Agency

( fivelved in energency response, This will provide a means to acquire trained

personnel in multiple areas and attempt to address manpower shortfalls and

budget restraints,

D, Preservation of Records

zach agency involved in disaster response operation will naintain cperational

control over its personnel, equipment, and supplies at all times, The Tribo

will establieh a_systes of record keeping to docuzent personnel and resource

conmitsent in response to disasters and other exergent inoidents, during and

Stier catastrophic disaetere or national security energencies.

DECLARATION OF A DISASTER

Section 7- 701 Declaration of a Disaster:

1, the First Responders will notify the Hopi Law Enforcement dispatcher, who

will contact HERT, who will with cy zepresentatives recommend to the Hopi

qribal Chairman that a disaster be declared.

2, When a disaster 4s declared, the Hopi Tribal Chairman will provide tho

necessary direction to preserva the peace and order of tho Hopi Tribe,

ineluding but not limited to:

a, Imposing a curfew?

( b. Ordering the closing of any busin

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c. Closing to the public, access to public buildings, streets, and/or

other public areas)

d. Calling upon regular or auxiliary law enforcement agencies and

organizations;

eo. Requesting nutual-aid from non-Hopi Agencies;

f£. Commitment of local x

jources.

3. A State of Emergency may be declared by the Chairman when conditions of

jatural and man caused disasters has gone beyond both the Hopi Tribe's and tho

County governnent's capabilities and state assistance is necessary. Assistance

from the state level of government is predicated on total commitment of

Eescurces of the Hop! Tribe, the Navajo County, and tha Coconino County. The

Hopi Tribal Chatzmon will initiate a request for assistance from the County

Board of Supervisors, who in turn, will request assistance from the Director of

the Division of Emergency Services whon state assistance is dened necassary.

Tz the Governor declare a State of Energency, upon execution of the

declaration, the Arizona Division of Emergency Services (ADES) Director will

Gnitiate a response by notifying tha appropriate State resource Agencies.

4. A presidential declaration of an Emezgency may bo sequested by tho Governor

to meet specific needs to save lives, protect property, health, and safety or

Rert or lessen tho throat of a disaster. This ia a specialized direct

gesistance to neet a specific need, which must be atipulated by tho State in a

Federal State Agreement for emergencies, Requests fxom the Hopi Tribe through

Coconine/Navajo County will be dérected through HERT, to the Governor, who will

request an Emergency Declaration by the President, Such requests will be nade

Theough the appropriate Regional Director, of the Federal Emergency Managenent

Agency.

$. If the State National Guard has not been activated, request for activation

will be forwarded through the Director of ADES. The Director will evaluate the

request and make appropriate recenmendations to the Governor.

6. The Governor will maki west for a Major Disaster declaration to the

President, through the Regional Director, appropriate region FEMA, when a

disaster situation is beyond the coordinated capabilities of lecal governments

and the Stato Emergency Response Organization, Such a request shall be based on

nt and will indicate the degree of connitment of tribal, county,

ad state resources in attempting to cope with the disaster situation. Tf the

fosident declares a major disaster, the Chairman can request for federal

sistance through the Associate Director of FEMA, pursuant to the Federal~

‘Agreement for major disasters.

+, The Presidential Declaration of an Emergency of Major Disaste: may, during

the emergency stage of a disaster, make available:

a. Emergency Mass Care, if not provided by the Red Cross; -

b, Emergency Debris Clearance. Clearance of Debris is limited to

saving lives and protecting property, and public health and safety:

c. - Emergency protective measures, including but not limited to search

and rescue, demolition of unsafe structures, warning of further

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risks and hazards, public information on health and safety measures

and other actions necessary to remove or to reduce inmediate

threats to public health and safety, or the public property, or to

private property when in the public interest;

d. _Enezgency restorative work, including emergency repairs to

essential utilities and other essential facilities as necessary to

provide for their continued operation;

e. Emergency communications, intended to supplement but not replace

normal conmunication that renaing operable.

@. During the recovery stage of a disaster, and only when a Major Disaster has

been declared, the FEA will prepare for the adninistrative section of the

regident's Disaster Relief Program in tho affected area, Disaster offorts are

uaually cost shared: 758 Federal and 254 state and local. Two major categories

of benefits are: (1) Individual Assistance-which directly provides for the

panic needs of citizens, and (2) Public Assistance-which provides grants to

local and stute governments for the disaster relief needs of the community.

a, Individual Assistance includes: temporary housing, disaster loans,

Federal Incona Tax Assistance, legal and consumer aid, unemployment

henefits, food stanps, psychalegical counseling, and grants to

individuals and fanilies.

b, Public Assistance includes: loans to the community and grants for

repair and restoration of facilitieas-auch os streets, roads,

bridges, public utilities, public buildings, and private nonprofit

facilities.

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WHEREAS,

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HOPI TRIBAL COUNCIL

RESOLUTION

H-023-2006

the Constitution and By-Laws of the Hopi Tribe, ARTICLE VI-POWERS OF

‘THE TRIBAL COUNCIL, SECTION 1 (a), (¢) and (f) authorize the Hopi Tribal

Council, “To represent and speck for the Hopi Tribe in all matters for the welfare

of the Hopi Tribe, . ..""; "To raise and take care of a Tribal Council fund by

accepting grants and gifts, ...", and “To use such Tribal Council finds for the

welfare of the Tribe, ...”; and

Homeland Security Presidential Directive issued 28 Feb, 2003 established the

National Incident Management System (NIMS); and

the NIMS establishes a single comprehensive approach to domestic incident

management to ensure that all levels of governments across the U.S. have the

capability to work efficiently and effectively together using a national approach to

domestic incident management; and

the NIMS provides a consistent nationwide approach for federal, state, local and

tribal governments to work together to prepare for end respond to, and recover

from domestic incidents regardless of the cause, size, or complexity; and

pursuant to the Presidential Directive all federal departments and agencies shall

make adoption of the NIMS a requirement, to the extent provided by law, for

providing federal preparedness assistance through grants, contracts or other

activities to local governments; and

the Hopi Emergency Response Team (HERT) has developed the attached Hop!

Emergency Response Plan (HERP) which is compatible with the National

HOPI TRIBAL COUNCIL

RESOLUTION

H-023-2006

Response Plan and the NIMS and will qualify the Tribe to seek federal funding

from federal and state Homeland Security Programs, FEMA or other programs.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Hopi Tribal Council has reviewed the HERP,

Attached hereto and made a part of and hereby adopts the HERP as the Hopi

Tribes incident management system for preparation and response to domestic

incidents occurring on the Hopi Reservation,

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Hopi Tribal Council hereby authorizes the Tribe's

Emergency Management Service Office to seek assistance from and to coordinate

with federal, state and local governments necessary to implement the HERP and

carry out the intent and purpose of this Resolution,

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Hopi Tribal Council hereby authorizes the Tribal

Chairman or his designee to sign, negotiate, enter into, and execute any

agreements, and other documents necessary to carry out the intent of this

Resolution,

BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED thet the. Hopi Tribal Council hereby directs the Tribal Treasurer

to accept and expend funds in accordance with this Resolution and all applicable

financial policies end procedures,

HOPI TRIBAL COUNCIL

RESOLUTION

H-023-2006

CERTIFICATION

The Hopi Tribal Council duly adopted the foregoing resolution on March 6, 2006, at a meeting at

which @ quonum was present with a vote of 18 in favor, 0 opposed, 0 abstaining (Chairman

presiding and not voting) pursuant to the authority vested in the Hopi Tribal Council by

LE VI of the Hopi

Tribal Constitution and By-Laws of the Hopi Tribe of Arizona, as ratified by the Tribe on

October 24, 1936, and approved by the Secretary of Interior on December 19, 1936, pursuant to

Section 16 of the Act of June 18, 1934, Said resolution is effective as of the date of adoption and

does not require Secretarial approval.

Hop Tribal Council

ATTEST:

Mary A. << Tribal Secretary

Hop! Tribal Council