Section 301.240 Functional Annex Requirements

Section 301

Section 301.240  Functional

Annex Requirements

a)         For EOPs due for review on or after September 1, 2020, ESDAs

shall include in the EOP annexes addressing how the political subdivision will

perform each of the following functions:

1)         Direction, Control and Coordination – The means the political

subdivision will use to establish and maintain a unified and coordinated

operational structure and process to direct and control activities throughout

response and recovery that integrates all critical stakeholders and supports

the execution of strategies, priorities and functional roles and

responsibilities.

2)         Communications – The means, organizations and processes by

which the political subdivision will communicate among and between affected

communities and organizations involved in response and recovery in support of

situational awareness and operations.

3)         Warning/Emergency Information – The means, organizations and

processes by which officials will coordinate the delivery of alerts and warning

that provide the public with life-saving information and instructions on

actions to be taken for potential or actual emergencies.

4)         Public Information – The means, organizations and processes by

which a political subdivision will coordinate the delivery of prompt, reliable

and actionable information to the whole community through the use of clear,

consistent, accessible and culturally and linguistically appropriate methods to

effectively relay information regarding any threat or hazard, as well as the

actions being taken and the assistance being made available, as appropriate.

5)         Disaster Intelligence/Damage Assessment – The means the

political subdivision will use to coordinate timely, accurate and actionable

information resulting from the identification, planning, collection,

processing, analysis, evaluation and dissemination of information among

government or private sector entities, as appropriate

and the assistance being made available, as appropriate.

5)         Disaster Intelligence/Damage Assessment – The means the

political subdivision will use to coordinate timely, accurate and actionable

information resulting from the identification, planning, collection,

processing, analysis, evaluation and dissemination of information among

government or private sector entities, as appropriate.

6)         Evacuation and Population Protection – The means the political

subdivision will use to coordinate the evacuation and movement of people to a

safe area, or instruct the public to shelter-in-place, when conditions require

immediate protection for potential or actual emergencies.

7)         Mass Care or Population Related Disaster Services – The means

the political subdivision will use to coordinate life-sustaining and human

services to the affected population, to include hydration, feeding, sheltering,

temporary housing, evacuee support, reunification, and distribution of

emergency supplies and other essential life support needs to people displaced

from their homes because of a disaster situation.

8)         Health and Medical – The means the political subdivision will

use to coordinate lifesaving medical treatment via Emergency Medical Services

and related operations and avoid additional disease and injury by providing

targeted public health, medical and behavioral health support and products to

all affected populations in emergencies and disasters

omes because of a disaster situation.

8)         Health and Medical – The means the political subdivision will

use to coordinate lifesaving medical treatment via Emergency Medical Services

and related operations and avoid additional disease and injury by providing

targeted public health, medical and behavioral health support and products to

all affected populations in emergencies and disasters.

9)         Mortuary Services or Fatality Management – The means the

political subdivision will use to coordinate fatality management services,

including:

A)        decedent

remains recovery and victim identification;

B)        inventorying

and protecting deceased's personal effects;

C)        working with local, State and federal authorities to provide

mortuary processes, temporary storage or permanent internment solutions;

D)        sharing information with mass care services for the purpose of

locating and notifying the next of kin and reunifying family members and

caregivers with missing persons/remains; and

E)        providing counseling to the bereaved.

10)       Resource Management or Logistics – The process the political

subdivision will use to coordinate resources and material to satisfy the needs

generated by a disaster through the delivery of essential commodities,

equipment, services and personnel in support of impacted communities and survivors,

to include emergency power and fuel support, as well as the coordination of

access to community staples

ource Management or Logistics – The process the political

subdivision will use to coordinate resources and material to satisfy the needs

generated by a disaster through the delivery of essential commodities,

equipment, services and personnel in support of impacted communities and survivors,

to include emergency power and fuel support, as well as the coordination of

access to community staples.

b)         Each functional annex required by subsection (a) shall

individually address:

1)         The

annex's purpose and:

A)        scope; or

B)        goals and objectives;

2)         Authority;

3)         Situation

and assumptions;

4)         Identification of and functional roles and responsibilities

for internal and external agencies, organizations, departments and positions;

5)         Logistical support and resource requirements necessary to

implement the annex;

6)         A

description of situations that trigger implementation of the annex;

7)         A

description of assumptions that apply to the annex;

8)         The

concept of operations for the annex; and

9)         Assignment

of responsibility for annex maintenance, review and updating.

c)         In addition to the above requirements of subsections (a) and

(b), each annex may include functional appendices, tabs, check-lists and job aids.

d)         The ESDA may include additional annexes in the EOP as

determined by the ESDA to be necessary for the emergency management efforts of

the political subdivision in the event of a disaster.  IEMA may require the

ESDA to include additional annexes in the EOP, if IEMA determines that those annexes

are necessary preparation for protection of the public peace, health and safety

in the event of a disaster.

e)         The

ESDA may use traditional, functional, core capability or Emergency Support

Function (ESF) annexes in the EOP as determined by the ESDA to be necessary for

the emergency management efforts of the political subdivision in the event of a

disaster.