Clark County EOP Basic Plan 1. Introduction 1.7.1 Local Declaration of Emergency In the event of an emergency or disaster, OEM will coordinate the emergency response effort within Clark County. If necessary, the County will activate the NIMAS, the intrastate mutual aid agreement for the exchange of emergency mutual aid assistance. This agreement is implemented strictly for emergency purposes. When the event is beyond the capacity of the local government, the OEM will request State assistance through NDEM at the State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC). Criteria Procedure Are or will local 1. Analyze/identify/confirm that an emergency/disaster has occurred government 2. Provide available assistance to contain the incident resources be 3. Use Rapid Assessment information exhausted and 4. Use other information as available does a significant 5. Identify the nature, severity and potential impacts need exist for 6. Using available forms and templates, the Planning Section drafts a State and/or proclamation declaring an emergency with the support of: federal resources?  If yes, a a. Policy Group declaration is b. Assistance from District Attorney and MACC as needed necessary 7. Submit for review and signature by the County Manager and District  If no, a Attorney’s Office declaration is 8. If necessary, convene the Board of Commissioners to adopt the Declaration of not needed Emergency 1.7.2 Requesting State Assistance Emergency assistance to local governments is available from the State and federal governments when specific conditions are met. Some resources and assistance may be obtained without a local declaration of an emergency. Other resources and assistance require the County Manager or the Board of County Commissioners to declare that an emergency exists through a formal procedure. Additional resources and assistance are available after the Governor declares a “State of Emergency.” Significant federal resources and assistance become available if the President of the United States proclaims a Presidential Declaration. Criteria Procedure Are resources deployed 1. Plan and outline necessary resources that cannot be obtained locally and/or obtained within 2. Obtain information on available funding mechanisms, laws and local and State budgets ordinances determined to be 3. Contact NDEM, describe the situation, and provide a copy of the sufficient to mitigate and Rapid Assessment information to NDEM for review eliminate the threat to life 4. Order resources necessary for appropriate response and property? a. Channel all requests through a central point of contact within the Has the economy of the County jurisdiction been b. Remember that generally the County is initially responsible for impaired beyond its costs of the resources obtained from the State capability to recover? 1-10