(3) Restoration of critical infrastructure and key resources that is essential to the health, safety, and welfare of all students, staff, faculty, and visitors (such as sanitation, hospitals, water, electricity, building systems). (4) Mitigating hazards to protect life, property, and the environment.
(5) Resumption of business processes and normal operations. (6) Support of local, state, and federal emergency response.
C. Emergency Management Concepts–Washington State 1. The state EOC obtains and coordinates resources for state agencies and local jurisdictions responding to an emergency or disaster. 2. The local jurisdiction can request state or federal assistance through the state EOC, when public, private, mutual aid, and interlocal agreement resources are depleted. State agencies responsibilities include maintaining an internal comprehensive emergency management program, which supports continuity of government and fulfilling ESF support roles. 3. The Governor may proclaim a "State of Emergency" for a portion of the state or the entire state and invoke response and recovery actions. The Governor's proclamation allows expeditious resource procurement and directs maximum use of state assets. Recommendations for an emergency declaration are made by the Director of the Military Department or from a state agency through the state EMD. 4. Coordination a. The Director of EMD coordinates the activities of state agencies with emergency support functions responsibilities and cooperates with other state, provincial, and federal emergency management organizations. b. Each state agency appoints a primary and alternate State Agency Emergency/Disaster Liaison Coordinator to coordinate emergency management activities in the state EOC. c. After a proclamation of a major emergency or disaster, whether Presidentially declared or not, the Governor will appoint a State Coordinating Officer (SCO) to coordinate state and local disaster assistance efforts. d. The Governor shall designate, after a Presidential Declaration, the Governor's Authorized Representative (GAR) who shall administer federal disaster assistance programs to state, local jurisdictions, and other grant or loan recipients. The SCO and GAR can be the same person. D. Emergency Management Concepts – Central Washington University 1. During a disaster decisions will be made that impact operational priorities and personnel assignments to facilitate emergency operations at CWU. These decisions serve to meet the needs of the incident, protect individuals and property and to provide emergency resources in response to an incident on university property. A part of this decision making process, along with personal protective action recommendations, is to declare and inform CWU students, staff, faculty and visitors that a state of emergency exists at CWU. 2. The authority to declare a state of emergency at CWU lies solely with the president of the university or his/her designee. 3. Upon Declaration of Emergency, activation of the CWU EOC will occur to assist in incident management, planning coordination, and demand for resources. The Declaration of Emergency in accordance with established protocols will be forwarded to Kittitas County Sheriff’s Department via the CWU EOC. This action allows for the City of Ellensburg and Kittitas County to remain informed or to assist CWU’s response and recovery efforts as well as the potential initiation of formal assistance via state and federal entities following further declarations of emergency at the county and state level. E. Direction and Control 1. Direction and control provides supervision, authority, coordination, and cooperation of emergency management activities to ensure the continued operation of government and essential services during emergencies. 2. Operational direction and control of emergency management response and recovery activities within state agencies is conducted by the agency’s on-scene incident commander. Requests for medical assistance should be directed to the jurisdiction in which the facility is located. Damage to leased facilities should be reported and assistance requested from the owner of the building(s). Loss or disruption to utilities should be reported to the utility. All other requests for assistance should be through the state agency to the state EOC. 3. The Governor's emergency powers are listed in RCW 43.06.010(12). The law provides in part: "The Governor, may, after finding that a disaster exists within this state or any part thereof which affects life, health, property, or the public peace, proclaim a state of emergency in the area affected and the powers granted the Governor during a state of emergency shall be effective only within the area described in the proclamation."
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