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LANCASTER COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

The Lancaster County Emergency Management Agency, presented by Randall S. Gockley, Coordinator, plays a critical role in ensuring public safety through effective emergency management. Co-located with Lancaster County 9-1-1, the agency consists of career and volunteer staff dedicated to communication, operations, planning, training, and collaboration with local municipalities. Responsibilities include grant administration, emergency operations, hazmat management, and coordination of multi-jurisdictional responses to threats. The agency also prioritizes community training and preparedness for a wide variety of natural and man-made disasters.

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LANCASTER COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

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  1. LANCASTER COUNTYEMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY Presented By: Randall S. Gockley, Coordinator

  2. STAFF & SUPPORT • Co-Located with Lancaster County 9-1-1 • 6 Career Staff • 100’s Volunteer Staff • College Intern

  3. RESPONSIBILITIES

  4. ADMINISTRATION • Communication with Emergency Services and General Public • Grant Administration • Daily Operation Functions • Records Management • Agency Support

  5. OPERATIONS • Information Technology Enhancements • National Incident Management System (NIMS) • State-of-the-Art Emergency Operations Center • Knowledge, skills, and abilities in emergency, incident and resource management and planning. • Systems – Flood Warning, Nuclear Power Plants Sirens, Emergency Alert System*, Alert & Notification Note: * - Systems Pending

  6. PLANNING • Use of All-Hazards Planning • Responsible for more than 35 different plans. • Involvement and maintenance with more than 550 individual facility plans. • Assistance to local municipalities and other governmental agencies. • Operations Security (OPSEC) • For Official Use Only (FOUO)

  7. TRAINING DIVISION • Coordinate Training and Educational Programs • Exercises with hands-on participation. • Foster Inter-discipline Coordination • Maintain Individual Training Records for more than 6,400 county personnel

  8. HAZ MAT DIVISION • 300+ Fixed Facilities (Reportable) • 1,300+ Chemicals Reported • Flammable/Toxic/Corrosive • Contaminate the Environment • Harm the Public (YOU!) • 165+ EHS Sites (3rd in PA) • LEPC / Haz Mat 2 Liaison • Training of Responders • (444 in 2008)

  9. COLLABORATION • Haz Mat 2 • Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) • Citizens Corp. • Volunteer Organization Active in Disasters (VOAD) • County Animal Response Team (CART) • Amateur Radio (RACES) • County Rescue Task Force • Numerous Others

  10. PA TITLE 35 • Requires every municipality and each county to have an EM organization.

  11. Rules of Engagement • County EMA involvement to provide assistance & support to a single municipality when requested.

  12. Rules of Engagement • Required to coordinate the response to any multi-jurisdictional emergency /disaster.

  13. Natural Threats • Flooding • Tornados / Wind-Storms • Earthquakes / Tremors • Snow / Ice Events • Thunderstorm / Lightning • Droughts

  14. Man-Made Threats • Nuclear Power • Hazardous Material Releases • Acts of Violence • Mass Casualty Incidents • Fires • Terrorism

  15. OVERSITE • 24 hour Command Center to assure coordination from State and Federal Gov’t.

  16. SOUTH-CENTRAL TASK FORCE • Lebanon County • Dauphin County • Perry County • Cumberland County • Franklin County • Adams County • York County • Lancaster County

  17. CHALLENGES • Pandemic • Farm “Process” By-Products • Population Diversity Outreach • (Amish, other Cultures) • New Crisis Response • Special Needs Populations • High Public Expectations Space Debris / Asteroids

  18. LANCASTER COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY P O BOX 219 MANHEIM PA 17545 1-800-808-5236 Email: rgockley@lema.co.lancaster.pa.us

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