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Washington State Emergency 3/19/2025 <br />Management Division Page 8 <br /> <br />TIER I – Optional <br />CEMP Location Recommendation to Meet Legal Obligations Reference <br />perform an activity, but rather explain each <br />step of the process involved to accomplish <br />such activities. <br />Basic Plan <br />Develop and/or reference a multi-year <br />strategic plan complete with goals, <br />objectives, milestones, and implementation <br />methods. <br />EMAP 3.1.1 <br />Basic Plan – Concept <br />of Operations <br />Discuss some basic NIMS concepts (i.e. <br />modular, unified command process, span of <br />control, etc.) <br />EMAP 4.5.1 <br />Basic Plan - <br />Communications <br />There are a lot of elements to try and provide <br />methods and processes regarding crisis <br />communication, public information, and <br />education. <br />EMAP 4.11.1 - <br />4.11.4 <br />Basic Plan - <br />Development and <br />Maintenance <br />A training and exercise program contains <br />numerous components. Accreditation is <br />primarily concerned with the methods used <br />to train, exercise, and track all this data. <br />EMAP 4.9 - 4.10 <br /> <br />Additional Considerations <br />CEMP Location Recommendation <br />ESF 6: Mass Care - ARC <br />While it is fairly common to rely on the support and <br />capabilities of the American Red Cross, your own capabilities <br />should not be discounted. Consider investing in planning <br />efforts focused on what the capabilities of the County and its <br />Cities are capable of in comparison of those of the ARC. If a <br />significant or widespread disaster were to occur, then the <br />capabilities and resources of the ARC would be severely <br />diminished and prove to be insufficient. Therefore, it is <br />advised that you work closely with them to develop your own <br />plans based on your capabilities which can be instituted in a <br />worst-case scenario. At the very least (as the former is no <br />small task), consider reviewing the ARC’s procedural manuals <br />so that you can describe how the ARC accomplishes certain <br />capabilities. For example, examine what methodology the <br />ARC uses in shelter site selection, qualification, and <br />operations. This can be incorporated into your ESF 6 annex in <br />the case that the ARC is not able to assist you immediately <br />following a disaster or emergency. <br />