REVISED POLICY A1305 110818.PDF

MARICOPA COUNTY INTERNAL POLICY
Policy Number: A1305
Policy Title:
Current Adoption
10-19-2011
EMERGENCY OPERATIONS Date:
Current
10-19-2011
Implementation Date:
Board Agenda C-##-##-###-#-####-
Approved by: Number: ##-###-#-##
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Original Adoption
11-1991
Date:
I. PURPOSE
To ensure the greatest possible survival of the population, protection of property, and continuity of
government in the event of nuclear, natural, or man-made disasters or emergencies.
II. AUTHORITY
Maricopa County participates in a comprehensive emergency management program provided for under:
A. Federal
1. Public Law 107-296 Homeland Security Act of 2002 (October 2002).
2. Homeland Security Presidential Directive 3, Homeland Security Advisory System, March 11, 2002.
3. Homeland Security Presidential Directive 5, “Management of Domestic Incidents”.
4. Homeland Security Presidential Directive 8, “National Preparedness”.
5. Public Law 81-920 the Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950.
6. Title 44 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 206, Federal Disaster Assistance.
7. Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act of 1988, Public Law 93-288, as
amended.
8. National Security Decision Directive 259, February 4, 1987;
9. Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA), Title III, Emergency Planning
and Community Right-to-Know (promulgated as Public Law 99-288).
10. Title 40 CFR Parts 300-355. Final rule: Extremely Hazardous Substances list and threshold
planning notification requirements (52 FR13378, April 22, 1987).
11. Title 44, CFR 302, Emergency Management Assistance.

Policy Title: Policy Number: A1305
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12. Public Law 104-201, Defense against Weapons of Mass Destruction Act of 1996, September 23,
1996 (also known as Nunn-Luger-Domenici Act).
B. State of Arizona
1. Chapter 2, Title 26, (Military Affairs and Emergency Management) Arizona Revised Statutes, as
amended.
2. Article 2, Title 34 (Public Buildings and improvements), Arizona Revised Statutes, as amended.
3. Chapter 1, Title 35 (Public Finances), Arizona Revised Statutes, as amended.
4. Article 1, Chapter 6, Title 36 (Public Health and Safety), Arizona Revised Statutes, as amended.
5. State of Arizona Emergency Response and Recovery Plan.
6. Offsite Emergency Response Plan for the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station.
7. Article 2, Chapter 36, Title 36, Arizona Revised Statutes 36-624 (Quarantine and Sanitary
Measures to prevent contagion), as amended.
8. Article 2, Chapter 36, Title 36, Arizona Revised Statutes 36-627 (Temporary hospitals for persons
with contagious disease), as amended.
9. Article 2, Chapter 36, Title 36, Arizona Revised Statutes 36-628 (Provision for care of persons
afflicted with contagious disease; expenses), as amended.
10. Title 11 (Counties), Arizona Revised Statutes, as amended.
C. Maricopa County
1. Maricopa County Resolution of 2011
III. DEFINITIONS
A. Emergency: A situation arising with or without warning, causing or threatening death, injury, or
disruption to normal life for numbers of people in excess of those which can be dealt with by the public
services operating under normal conditions, and which requires special mobilization and organization
of those services.
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Policy Title: Policy Number: A1305
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B. Emergency Functions: Includes warning and communications services, relocation of persons from
stricken areas, temporary restoration of utilities, transportation, welfare, engineering, search, rescue,
health, law enforcement, fire fighting, and other activities necessary or incidental thereto.
C. Emergency Management: Preparedness activities designed to minimize the effects on the population
from an attack or peacetime disaster, to deal with the immediate emergency conditions which would be
created, and to carry out emergency repairs to facilities that have been destroyed or damaged.
D. Emergency Operations Center (EOC): A central facility from which key officials can gather
information during an emergency, make decisions, and direct and coordinate response and recovery
efforts.
E. Emergency Operations Plans (EOP): Multi-hazard, functional plans that treat emergency
management activities generally with the unique aspects of individual disasters contained in hazard
specific annexes. It describes the emergency organization and the means of coordination with other
entities. It assigns functional responsibilities and details tasks to be carried out as accurately as
permitted by the situation.
F. Emergency Management Director: The person responsible for developing and maintaining plans
and programs to respond to major emergencies and disasters.
G. Incident Command System (ICS): A nationally recognized system of managing small to large-scale
events through the systematic development of a complete, functional organization. The system uses
common terminology; is modular in nature; and has a unified command structure, manageable span of
control, consolidated action plans, comprehensive resource management and integrated
communications.
H. Local Emergency: The existence of conditions of disaster of extreme peril to the safety of persons or
property within the territorial limits of the County, which are or are likely to be beyond the control of the
services, personnel, equipment, and facilities of the County as determined by the Board of Supervisors,
and which require the combined efforts of other political subdivisions.
I. National Incident Management System (NIMS): A Command and Control system that provides a
consistent nationwide approach for federal, state, and local governments to work effectively together to
prepare for, respond to, and recover from domestic incidents, regardless of cause, size, or complexity.
It provides for interoperability and compatibility among federal, state, and local capabilities, and
includes a core set of concepts, principles, terminology, and technologies covering the Incident
Command System; Multi-agency Coordination Systems; Unified Command; Training; Identification and
management of resources (including systems for classifying types of resources); Qualifications and
certification; and the collection, tracking, and reporting of incident information and incident resources.
J. Response: The efforts to minimize the risks created in an emergency by protecting the people, the
environment, and property, and to return the scene to normal pre-emergency conditions.
K. State of Emergency: The duly proclaimed existence of conditions of disaster or extreme peril within
the State of Arizona which are or are likely to be beyond the control of the services, personnel,
equipment, and facilities of any single County, City, or Town and which requires the combined efforts of
the State and the political sub-division.
IV. POLICY
The Department of Emergency Management is authorized to formulate plans for mitigating against,
preparing for, responding to, and recovering from the dangers of nuclear, peacetime, natural, and man-
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Policy Title: Policy Number: A1305
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made disasters by coordinating the civil defense and emergency services efforts for the unincorporated
areas of Maricopa County and to assist all incorporated cities, towns, and Luke Air Force Base.
A. Emergency Management is a joint responsibility of Federal, State, and local governments.
B. The Board of Supervisors is responsible for countywide policy decisions for emergency operations.
The County Manager acts as advisor to the Board of Supervisors. The Director of Emergency
Management acts as advisor to the County Manager, directs and controls emergency operations, trains
and supervises the emergency staff, and is assigned overall direction of the Emergency Operations
Center (EOC). The director also coordinates the emergency management activities of all emergency
staff.
C. Elected officials and department directors must be familiar with the County Emergency Operations Plan
(EOP), as well as any other emergency operations plans, as adopted by the Board of Supervisors, and
the responsibilities assigned by these plans. Those assigned as Department Directors, or their
designees, under these plans, shall train their employees in skills necessary to carry out assigned
emergency functions.
D. County employee’s assigned emergency functions under the direction of another department will be
trained by the department to whom they are assigned.
E. Departments requiring additional personnel to perform emergency functions may recruit qualified
persons from any public or private source following established Personnel Procedures.
1. Policy Group
2. Chairman of the Board of Supervisors
3. County Manager
4. County Attorney
5. Sheriff
6. Department of Public Health Director
7. Risk Manager
8. Superintendent of Schools
9. Human Resources Director
V. PROCEDURE
A. After normal work hours, the Department of Emergency Management may be contacted by dialing the
regular office number, 602-273-1411. The call will be forwarded automatically to the Department Duty
Officer. As an alternative, Emergency Management may be contacted through the Sheriff’s Office
switchboard, 602-876-1030.
B. Following assessment of the nature of the emergency, the Director of Emergency Management will
notify the County Manager and the Chairman of the Board of Supervisors, of the situation, provide
appropriate recommendations, and implement any instructions received. If warranted, activate the
Emergency Operations Center (EOC) and take action to obtain all necessary staff resources.
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Policy Title: Policy Number: A1305
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C. If the EOC is activated; Emergency Management staff will initiate a call-out list to all necessary
departments for Emergency Staff personnel to report to the EOC. Elected officials and department
directors will release designated personnel from normal work duties and will prepare to provide
personnel for 24-hour operations for the duration of the emergency.
D. This policy incorporates the Incident Command System (ICS) and the National Incident Management
System (NIMS) into the general approach toward responding to emergencies. These are national
standards as mandated by Homeland Security Presidential Directive 5 (HSPD-5).
E. If the situation warrants and County resources are expended, or anticipated to be expended, the
Director of Emergency Management may recommend to the County Manager and the Chairman of the
Board of Supervisors, the declaration of a Local State of Emergency. If approved, an appropriate
declaration will be prepared and delivered to the Chairman for signature and forwarded to the
Governor, Through through the Arizona Division of Emergency Management, with a request for a State
of Emergency Declaration. A State of Emergency Declaration frees emergency funding for State
response activities, such as activation of the National Guard and other disaster related expenditures. A
State declaration is needed in order for the Governor to request a Federal declaration by the President.
F. Elected officials and department directors will maintain accurate logs of activities related to the
emergency and will particularly maintain accurate records of time and financial expenditures for
possible future reimbursements.
G. Elected officials and department directors shall provide necessary assistance in providing personnel or
other resources for damage assessment, and for staffing and equipping Disaster Resources Centers
(DRC) during the recovery phase following a disaster.
H. Local communications systems may become overloaded or suffer damages to the extent that only
limited communications services may be provided during or immediately following an emergency.
Since many County departments are involved in emergency operations, elected officials and
department directors will prepare and maintain a list of personnel, including their phone numbers and
addresses, considered essential in responding to emergencies.
Revision History
Version Revision Date Description of Revision
1 11-1991 Initial version. (C-##-##-###-#-##)
2 10-19-2011 Clarified and listed specific authorizing statutes, removed definition of Civil
Defense, updated Disaster Application Center in Section V. E. to Disaster
Resources Center, and removes recommended personnel list provided to U.S
West Communication’s Essential Line Load.
3 November 2018 Update policy format, redefine the list of specified public sources from
Section VI. E., and redefine Section V. E. for the declaration of a local
emergency.
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