Emergency Planner

Purpose

The purpose of this position is to increase the Department of Health and Emergency Management Programs capability and capacity to prepare for and respond to emergency events through plan development, implementation, ongoing assessment, and updating and exercising of existing plans and strategies.

Responsibilities

• Plan, program, prepare, and execute systems, processes, products, terminology, and guidance of complex documents.
• Apply fact-finding and exploratory techniques to prepare statistical information in written form.
• Develop, coordinate, and implement policies and procedures.
• Develop and adjust plans and schedules for the actions needed to meet multiple project requirements on time.
• Develop, implement, update, and maintain Gila County Division of Public Health and Emergency Management Response Plans and support annexes to the plans, including but not limited to Continuity of Operations, Southern Community Wildfire Protection Plan, Northern Community Wildfire Protection Plan, Emergency Operations Plan, and plan annexes, Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan, Exercise plans, After Action Reports.
• Assess/evaluate effectiveness of emergency response plans and develop and implement effective planning strategies to improve plans and public health Emergency Management capabilities.
• Cookinate the implementation of Mutual Aide agreements or other contractual agreements and incorporate into response plans, field operating guides, or standard operating procedures as needed.
• Develop and implement strategies to collect, track, and analyze data to measure effectiveness of emergency response plans and identify hazard vulnerabilities and gaps in existing capacities and capabilities.
• Establish working relationships with partners and community stakeholders to collaborate on strategic planning initiatives, including identifying entity specific roles and responsibilities during emergency response activities.
• Coordinate programmatic outreach with organizations serving client populations that are likely to be disproportionately impacted in an emergency; development and maintenance of strong working relationships with vulnerable population service providers.
• Maintain situational awareness and coordinate or implement planning, operations, logistics, and emergency operations center (EOC) resources and strategies of the Incident Command Center (ICC).
• Develop, document, and provide training on disaster-related topics, including equipment operation to teams, regions, and State and Local authorities, partners, and stakeholders.
• Aid with Training and Exercise activities and periodically exercise existing emergency response capabilities utilizing the principles of the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP), National Incident Management System (NIMS) and Incident Command System (ICS).

Qualifications

Must have ability to plan, program, prepare, and execute systems, processes, products, terminology, and guidance of complex documents.

Experience in applying fact-finding and exploratory techniques and prepare statistical information in written form.

Skilled in developing, coordinating and implementing policies and procedures and developing and adjusting plans and schedules for the actions needed to meet multiple project requirements on time.

Develop, implement, update, and maintain Gila County Division of Public Health and Emergency Management Response Plans and support annexes to the plans, including but not limited to Continuity of Operations, Southern Community Wildfire Protection Plan, Northern Community Wildfire Protection Plan, Emergency Operations Plan, and plan annexes, Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan, Exercise plans, After Action Reports.

Assess/evaluate effectiveness of emergency response plans and develop and implement effective planning strategies to improve plans and public health Emergency Management capabilities.

Cookinate the implementation of Mutual Aide agreements or other contractual agreements and incorporate into response plans, field operating guides, or standard operating procedures as needed.

Develop and implement strategies to collect, track, and analyze data to measure effectiveness of emergency response plans and identify hazard vulnerabilities and gaps in existing capacities and capabilities.

Establish working relationships with partners and community stakeholders to collaborate on strategic planning initiatives, including identifying entity specific roles and responsibilities during emergency response activities.

Coordinate programmatic outreach with organizations serving client populations that are likely to be disproportionately impacted in an emergency; development and maintenance of strong working relationships with vulnerable population service providers.

Maintain situational awareness and coordinate or implement planning, operations, logistics, and emergency operations center (EOC) resources and strategies of the Incident Command Center (ICC).

Develop, document, and provide training on disaster-related topics, including equipment operation to teams, regions, and State and Local authorities, partners, and stakeholders.

Aid with Training and Exercise activities and periodically exercise existing emergency response capabilities utilizing the principles of the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP), National Incident Management System (NIMS) and Incident Command System (ICS).