PROGRAM ELEMENTS

PROGRAM ELEMENTS

1. Does Niagara College have an Emergency Management Coordinator? (O.Reg.380/04,s.10(1)) 2. Has the Emergency Management Coordinator (and any alternates) completed the required training?

(O.Reg.380/04,s.10(2))

3. Does Niagara College have an emergency management program committee and has it met? (O.Reg. 380/04, s.11)

4. Does Niagara College have a current policy approving its emergency management program? (EMCPA s. 2) 5. Has the Niagara College Community Risk Profile been reviewed and is it current? (EMCPA s. 2)

6. Has the Niagara College Emergency Management Plan been reviewed and has a copy been reviewed with external stakeholders? (EMCPA s.3.1 (1), s.3.1(6) s. 6.2 (1) )

7. Does Niagara College have a designated Emergency Operations Centre? (O.Reg.380/04,s.13 (1)) 8. Does Niagara College’s EOC have appropriate communications systems? (O. Reg. 380/04,s.13 (2))

9. Has the Niagara College Critical Infrastructure Identification been reviewed and is the list current? (EMCPA s. 2.1 (3))

10. Has Niagara College conducted its required annual training for the Community Control Group and staff?

(EMCPA s.2.1(2), O.Reg. 380/04,s.12 (3))

11. Has Niagara College conducted its required annual Exercise for the Community Control Group? (EMCPA s.2.1(2), O.Reg.380/04 s. 12 (6))

12. Has Niagara College designated an employee to act as its Emergency Information Officer? (O.Reg.380/04, s.

14 (1))

13. Has Niagara College completed a Public Education program? (EMCPA s. 2.1 (2c))

14. Has Niagara College’s Emergency Management Program Committee conducted an Annual Review of the Program? (O.Reg.380/04,s.11 (6))

Appendix B

Emergency Control Group Structure under IMS

DEFINITIONS

Activation

Decisions and actions taken to implement a plan, a procedure or to open an Emergency Operations Centre.

After Action Report

A report that documents the performance of tasks related to an emergency, exercise or planned event and, where necessary, makes recommendations for improvements.

Business Continuity Program

An ongoing process supported by senior management and funded to ensure that necessary steps are taken to identify the impact of potential losses, maintain viable recovery strategies and recovery plans, and ensure continuity of services through staff training, plan testing, and maintenance.

Business Impact Analysis

A process designed to prioritize business functions by assessing the potential quantitative (financial) and qualitative (non-financial) impact that might result if an organization was to experience a service disruption.

Community Emergency Management Coordinator (CEMC)

An individual officially designated by a community who is responsible and accountable for the community’s emergency management program. The Community Emergency Management Coordinator must be, by definition, a municipal employee, as per the Municipal Act.

Communications

Advisories, directives, information and messages that are communicated.

Comprehensive Emergency Management

It is an all-encompassing risk-based approach to emergency management that includes prevention, mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery measures.

Critical Incident

A situation, which causes individuals to experience strong emotional reactions, which have the potential to interfere with their ability to function either at the scene or later.

Critical Infrastructure (CI): Interdependent, interactive, interconnected networks of institutions, services, systems and processes that meet vital human needs, sustain the economy, protect public safety and security, and maintain continuity of and confidence in government.

Critical Infrastructure Impact: The negative consequences of the occurrence of a hazard on the interdependent, interactive, interconnected networks of institutions, services, systems and processes that meet vital human needs, sustain the economy, protect public safety and security, and maintain continuity of and confidence in government.

DEFINITIONS

Declared Emergency

This declaration is usually based on a situation or an impending situation that threatens public safety, public health, the environment, critical infrastructure, property, and/or economic stability and exceeds the scope of routine community activity.

Disaster

A serious disruption to an affected area, involving widespread human, property, environmental and/or economic impacts, that exceed the ability of one or more affected communities to cope using their own resources.

Emergency

A situation or impending situation caused by the forces of nature, an accident, an intentional act or otherwise that constitutes a danger of major proportions to life or property. These situations could threaten public safety, public health, the environment, property, critical infrastructure and economic stability.

Emergency Control Group (ECG)

When activating and staffing an EOC, members of the ECG typically form part of the IMS Team;

ECG members may assume specific IMS functions, based on predetermined staffing assignments or functional requirements for a specific incident. This group is composed of senior staff and

employees of an organization, and others that may be involved in directing that organization’s response to an emergency including, the implementation of its emergency response plans and procedures.

Emergency Information

Information about an emergency that can be disseminated in anticipation of an emergency or during an emergency. It may provide situational information or directive actions to be taken by the public.

Emergency Information Centre (EIC)

A designated facility that is properly equipped to monitor and coordinate emergency information activities including the dissemination of information to the public.

Emergency Lodge (or Evacuation Centre)

An emergency lodge is a facility used to provide temporary care and shelter to persons displaced by the emergency. Persons may be sent to an emergency lodge (or evacuation centre) after registering at a reception centre, or they may register at the evacuation centre directly.

Emergency Management

Organized and comprehensive program and activities taken to deal with actual or potential emergencies or disasters. These include mitigation against, preparedness for, response to and recovery from emergencies or disasters.

Office of the Fire Marshal and Emergency Management

An organization within the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services, Province of Ontario. The OFMEM leads the coordination, development and implementation of prevention, mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery strategies to maximize the safety, security and resiliency of Ontario through effective partnerships with diverse communities.

DEFINITIONS

Emergency Management Program

A comprehensive program that is based on a hazard identification and risk assessment process (HIRA).

Emergency Management Program Standards

Common criteria used to develop, implement and maintain an emergency management program in accordance with the recommended best practices.

Emergency Operations Centre

The Emergency Operations Centre is where the Emergency Control Group, the Emergency Policy Group and other support personnel assemble to share information, evaluate options and make decisions regarding the administration of the emergency, and provide support to the emergency site.

Emergency Response

Coordinated public and private response to an emergency.

Emergency Site

The area in which the emergency exists.

Emergency Site Manager/Incident Commander

Public sector official (usually fire, police, ambulance or public works) at the site, in charge of coordinating resources and developing actions to resolve the emergency situation.

Exercise

A simulated drill or sequence of events to evaluate plans and procedures. There are 4 main types of exercises and various sub-types. An exercise is a focused practice activity that places participants in a simulated situation requiring them to function in the capacity that would be expected of them in a real event.

Hazardous Material

A substance (gas, liquid or solid) capable of creating harm to people, property and the environment, e.g. materials which are flammable, toxic, etc.

Incident Management System

The combination of facilities, equipment, staff, operating procedures, and communications operating within a common organizational structure with responsibility for the management of assigned resources to effectively respond to an incident or emergency/disaster.

Mitigation

Actions taken to reduce or eliminate the effects of an emergency or disaster.

Preparedness

Actions taken prior to an emergency or disaster to ensure an effective response. These actions include the formulation of an emergency response plan, a business continuity plan, training, exercises, and public awareness and education.

Prevention

Actions taken to prevent an emergency or disaster.

DEFINITIONS

Private Sector

A business or industry not owned or managed by any level of government.

Public Awareness Program

A program that provides generic information to the broader public to raise awareness about

emergency management and suggests ways to reduce the risk of loss of life and property damage in the event of an emergency.

Public Education Program

A program that provides focused information to a target audience to educate about protective actions to reduce the risk of life and property damage, in the event of an emergency.

Reception Centre

Usually located outside the impact zone of the emergency, the reception centre is a place where evacuees can go to register, receive assistance for basic needs, information and referral to a shelter if required.

Recovery

Actions taken to recover from an emergency or disaster.

Response

Actions taken to respond to an emergency or disaster.

Risk

A chance or possibility of danger, loss, injury, or other adverse consequences.

Risk Assessment

Identification of risks to public safety, public health, the environment, property, critical infrastructure and economic stability from natural, human-caused and technological sources/activities, and evaluation of the importance of the activity to the continued operation of the community.

Standard

Common criteria used to measure performance.

Threat

Any event that has the potential to disrupt or destroy critical infrastructure, or any element thereof.

Threat includes accidents, natural hazards as well as deliberate attacks.