Activity 1: Identify Threats and Vulnerabilities of the Jurisdiction

Consider the anticipated threats and vulnerabilities and their potential consequences for your jurisdiction, including the cascading events or related emergencies that may follow an incident.

Your jurisdiction’s Emergency Operations Plan should include hazard analysis information.

Activity 2: Identify Resource Requirements

Determine what resources are needed to manage the identified incidents.

Some resources will be specific to only one threat or vulnerability; others may be useful for multiple threats or vulnerabilities.

Activity 3: Develop Strategies to Obtain Resources

Seek resources from a variety of sources, including:

• Within your agency or jurisdiction
• Mutual aid and assistance
• Other levels of government
• Volunteer organizations
• Private-sector sources
• Donations

Activity 4: Review Resource Management Procedures

Resource management procedures and protocols should detail the specific actions to implement a plan or system.

Emergency management/response organizations should develop procedures and protocols that translate into specific, action-oriented checklists for use during incident response operations.