Emergency Response Plan
Emergency Response Plan for Little Rock Arkansas It is important that all members of a community and country prepare themselves in the event of a disaster or incident. The emergency response plans assign roles and responsibilities, maximizing human safety and preservation of property, minimize danger for everyone. Emergency response plans usually include key elements such as: specific procedures to respond to, mitigate and recover from emergencies; the chain of command in an emergency within the area and its links with local emergency response units; a communication protocol to ensure accurate and up to date information is provided to the campus community on a timely basis; and define roles and responsibilities for those assigned to respond in an emergency (Cohon 2007). As different disasters require different levels of responsibilities and responses events are evaluated and the response is dictated appropriately in an emergency response plan (Cohen 2007). Little Rock Arkansas has an Emergency Management Division which is responsible for emergency preparedness and disaster planning, as well as coordinating efforts of multiple agencies during disaster response and recovery efforts. The EMD also operates and maintains the City’s Outdoor Warning System and also is responsible for the management of the City’s state and federal disaster preparedness (City of Little Rock 2005). The Emergency Management Division has prepared for emergencies such as: tornados, thunderstorms and lightning, winter storms, extreme heat, fire safety, floods, terrorist attacks and numerous other disasters and incidents. The city officials of Little Rock first take care of helping the members of the community prepare for disasters. As disasters can happen at any given time with little time to respond, preparation is necessary. The Little Rock Emergency Management Division reminds citizens that disasters could lead to evacuation, confinement to the house, loss of water, electricity, and
References: Carnegie Mellon Emergency Response Plan Retrieved from http://www.cmu.edu/oldhome/emergency/ October 3rd 2007 City of Little Rock Emergency Management Division Retrieved from http://www.littlerock.org/citymanager/divisions/emergencymanagement/ October 3rd 2007 FEMA Retrieved from http://www.fema.gov/index.shtm October 3rd 2007