Council Member |
Member Responsibility to the EMC |
Washington State Patrol (WSP) |
- Assist in providing law enforcement activities to augment local resources
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Washington Military Department |
- Provide technical assistance on the four phases of emergency management
- Update EMC on local, state, and national emergency management issues
- Coordinate all phases of emergency management in Washington; provide facilities, material, and people to carry out the mission of emergency management in the State of Washington
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State and Local EM Directors |
- Provide the Council with information that clearly and realistically describes the current capabilities and limitations of local emergency management jurisdictions throughout the State of Washington
- Prioritize what the local emergency management community sees as both short-term and long-term emergency preparedness priorities for State of Washington
- Educate elected and appointed officials and the general public about the need for emergency preparedness and what their roles and responsibilities are so that they can make a positive contribution towards our goal of achieving an enhanced level of emergency preparedness
- Coordinate and facilitate emergency preparedness activities at the local level to engage all necessary players (i.e. public sector, private sector, and volunteers) in the process
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Seismic Safety Experts |
- Assign individual as chair of the Seismic Safety Committee
- Closely coordinate with Emergency Management Division in matters concerning wildland fire suppression
- Coordinate role on the State Telecommunications Committee
- Provide resources as defined in the CEMP in response to state emergencies
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Sheriffs and Police Chiefs |
- Provide information on how local and state enforcement resources are utilized in regional and statewide disasters
- Develop law enforcement mobilization plan and provide guidance to local law enforcement on mutual aid, regional disaster planning and training on ICS
- Identify statewide equipment inventories and capability of responding to all hazardous incidents including weapons of mass destruction
- Strategic and tactical intelligence
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Local Fire Chiefs |
- Washington State Association of Fire Chiefs (WSAFC) believes that success in all aspects of emergency management depends upon effective coordination between sate, local, and federal agencies; private industries; profit and nonprofit organization; and citizens
- Work with other agencies/entities to promote coordination
- Promote strategies to provide adequate funding of emergency management activities at the state and local levels
- Assist in developing recommendations for the improvement of emergency management practices, standards, policies, and procedures
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Medical Officers |
- Coordinate/address emergency support Function 8 (EFS8) for the state:
- Assessment of health medical supplies
- Health surveillance
- Medical care personnel
- Health medical equipment and supply
- Patient evacuation
- In-hospital care
- Food/drug/medical device safety
- Chemical/biological/radiation hazards
- Mental health
- Veterinary services
- Public health information
- Vector control
- Potable water/waste disposal
- Mortuary services
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Department of Ecology |
- Advise Council on emergency spill response and environment restoration
- Advise Council on responder equipment and training needs at state and local levels
- Serve as advisor for on-scene spill response and environmental needs at state and local levels
- Serve as advisor to the Council on Community-Right-to-Know issues
- Coordinate development, implementation, and maintenance of the EPCRA Program which may include, but is not limited to:
- Data management of reports submitted by business
- Technical assistance to businesses
- Accessing and communicating to the public
- Outreach to business and public about EPCRA
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State Fire Marshal |
- Mobilize firefighting resources and provide an incident command structure during an emergency declaration
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Search and Rescue (SAR) Volunteers |
- Identify those areas where training and tasking will enhance the ability of the 8,000+ SAR members to best respond to the emergency
- Initiate training and information programs to insure they are ready to respond
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