Clark County EOP Basic Plan 3. Concept of Operations 3 Concept of Operations Section 3 of the EOP states the County’s response and recovery priorities, provides concepts to guide the County through the phases of emergency operations, and provides a guide for multi- jurisdictional coordination and incident command. 3.1 General The County is responsible for emergency management and developing plans to aid in protecting the lives and property of individuals within their jurisdictions. This EOP provides a concept of operations for managing emergency response when individual response agencies are reaching or have exceeded their capabilities to respond to an emergency. The concept of operations is scalable and adaptable and may also be used during non-routine incidents or pre-planned events when the normal organization and functions of County government are determined insufficient to effectively meet potential response requirements. 3.2 Emergency Management Mission Areas 3.2.1 Response and Recovery Priorities This plan adheres to the emergency management principle of all-hazards planning, which is based on the fact that most responsibilities and functions performed during an emergency are not hazard-specific. The focus of this EOP is response and short-term recovery actions. Nevertheless, this plan impacts and is informed by activities conducted before and after emergency operations take place and is designed to assist the County in the following five mission areas (see Figure 3-1). 3-1