7.2 Roles and Responsibilities
This phase will help determine the inefficiencies and shortcomings of the emergency evacuation plan and procedure. Thoroughly executing the tasks identified in this phase may allow agencies to perform more efficiently and effectively, as well as possibly save lives if a similar event were ever to occur again.
Table 11 describes the roles and responsibilities of various agencies involved in the debrief and assessment phase.
Table 11: Phase 6 Debrief and Assessment
Agency Type |
Agency |
Roles and Responsibilities |
Local Agencies |
Emergency Management |
- Discuss/evaluate overall performance in relation to the agency’s execution of the tasks described in the emergency evacuation plan
- Discuss/evaluate overall performance in relation to the emergency evacuation plan’s ability to address the issues that were apparent during the actual emergency evacuation
- Prepare a post-evacuation document detailing the agency’s evacuation operations and experiences as well as lessons learned and modify plans as necessary
- Present expenditure records to facilitate reimbursement
- Present records of agency’s evacuation activities
|
Transportation |
- Discuss/evaluate overall performance in relation to the agency’s execution of the tasks described in the emergency evacuation plan
- Discuss/evaluate overall performance in relation to the emergency evacuation plan’s ability to address the issues that were apparent during the actual emergency evacuation
- Prepare a post-evacuation document detailing the agency’s evacuation operations and experiences as well as lessons learned and modify plans as necessary
- Present expenditure records to facilitate reimbursement
- Present records of agency’s evacuation activities
|
Law Enforcement/ Public Safety |
- Discuss/evaluate overall performance in relation to the agency’s execution of the tasks described in the emergency evacuation plan
- Discuss/evaluate overall performance in relation to the emergency evacuation plan’s ability to address the issues that were apparent during the actual emergency evacuation
- Prepare a post-evacuation document detailing the agency’s evacuation operations and experiences as well as lessons learned and modify plans as necessary
- Present expenditure records to facilitate reimbursement
- Present records of agency’s evacuation activities
|
Fire Department |
- Discuss/evaluate overall performance in relation to the agency’s execution of the tasks described in the emergency evacuation plan
- Discuss/evaluate overall performance in relation to the emergency evacuation plan’s ability to address the issues that were apparent during the actual emergency evacuation
- Prepare a post-evacuation document detailing the agency’s evacuation operations and experiences as well as lessons learned and modify plans as necessary
- Present expenditure records to facilitate reimbursement
- Present records of agency’s evacuation activities
|
Transit |
- Discuss/evaluate overall performance in relation to the agency’s execution of the tasks described in the emergency evacuation plan
- Discuss/evaluate overall performance in relation to the emergency evacuation plan’s ability to address the issues that were apparent during the actual emergency evacuation
- Prepare a post-evacuation document detailing the agency’s evacuation operations and experiences as well as lessons learned and modify plans as necessary
- Present expenditure records to facilitate reimbursement
- Present records of agency’s evacuation activities
|
County and State Agencies |
County Emergency Management |
- Discuss/evaluate overall performance in relation to the agency’s execution of the tasks described in the emergency evacuation plan
- Discuss/evaluate overall performance in relation to the emergency evacuation plan’s ability to address the issues that were apparent during the actual emergency evacuation
- Prepare a post-evacuation document detailing the agency’s evacuation operations and experiences as well as lessons learned and modify plans as necessary
- Present expenditure records to facilitate reimbursement
- Present records of agency’s evacuation activities
|
State Emergency Management/Office of Homeland Security |
- Discuss/evaluate overall performance in relation to the agency’s execution of the tasks described in the emergency evacuation plan
- Discuss/evaluate overall performance in relation to the emergency evacuation plan’s ability to address the issues that were apparent during the actual emergency evacuation
- Prepare a post-evacuation document detailing the agency’s evacuation operations and experiences as well as lessons learned and modify plans as necessary
- Present expenditure records to facilitate reimbursement
- Present records of agency’s evacuation activities
|
County Department of Transportation |
- Discuss/evaluate overall performance in relation to the agency’s execution of the tasks described in the emergency evacuation plan
- Discuss/evaluate overall performance in relation to the emergency evacuation plan’s ability to address the issues that were apparent during the actual emergency evacuation
- Prepare a post-evacuation document detailing the agency’s evacuation operations and experiences as well as lessons learned and modify plans as necessary
- Present expenditure records to facilitate reimbursement
- Present records of agency’s evacuation activities
|
State Department of Transportation |
- Discuss/evaluate overall performance in relation to the agency’s execution of the tasks described in the emergency evacuation plan
- Discuss/evaluate overall performance in relation to the emergency evacuation plan’s ability to address the issues that were apparent during the actual emergency evacuation
- Prepare a post-evacuation document detailing the agency’s evacuation operations and experiences as well as lessons learned and modify plans as necessary
- Present expenditure records to facilitate reimbursement
- Present records of agency’s evacuation activities
|
County Law Enforcement/Public Safety |
- Discuss/evaluate overall performance in relation to the agency’s execution of the tasks described in the emergency evacuation plan
- Discuss/evaluate overall performance in relation to the emergency evacuation plan’s ability to address the issues that were apparent during the actual emergency evacuation
- Prepare a post-evacuation document detailing the agency’s evacuation operations and experiences as well as lessons learned and modify plans as necessary
- Present expenditure records to facilitate reimbursement
- Present records of agency’s evacuation activities
|
State Law Enforcement/Public Safety |
- Discuss/evaluate overall performance in relation to the agency’s execution of the tasks described in the emergency evacuation plan
- Discuss/evaluate overall performance in relation to the emergency evacuation plan’s ability to address the issues that were apparent during the actual emergency evacuation
- Prepare a post-evacuation document detailing the agency’s evacuation operations and experiences as well as lessons learned and modify plans as necessary
- Present expenditure records to facilitate reimbursement
- Present records of agency’s evacuation activities
|
Federal Agencies |
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) |
- Provide independent analysis of overall incident response and evacuation operations
|
June 26, 2006
Publication #FHWA-HOP-08-020
