City Hall·Sanford·Agenda
Public Safety Subcommittee
- • “The managerial function charged with creating the framework within which communities reduce vulnerability to threats/hazards and cope with disasters” (IAEM, 2023).
- • 4 phases of emergency management (now 5- Prevention) 6 Title 37-B for Local EM
- • Every municipality in Maine must have an EMA
- • Each municipality must appoint an EMA Director 7 Responsibilities for Local EM Director
- • Facilitate cooperation in the work of disaster mitigation, preparedness, response, andrecovery
- • Hazard identification andanalysis
- • Serve as a liaison to the county or regional agency
- • Shall prepare and keep current emergency plan
- • Approved by governingbody
- • Includes public, private, and other relevant entities in the jurisdiction
- • Based on hazards in thejurisdiction 8 Emergency Operations Center
- • Central command and controlfacility to collect, analyze, and disseminate info, support resource requests, and coordinate activities andplans
- • How often we activate?
- • How do we activate?
- • Who responds?
- • Do we test? 9 The Initial Focus Evaluation of current program in Sanford: -Met w/ York County EMA -Emergency Operations Plan -Mutual Aid Agreements -Resource Lists Where are we at? What are the gaps? What should the areas of focus moving forward be? 10 What’s been done so far..
- • Initial Outreach to Public Safety Chiefs (Meeting 11/2025)
- • Re-location (temporarily) of EOC to the PD - Drill 8/2026 testing radio communications
- • Emergency Management Training - Basic: Who, What, Why…
- • Implementation of RAVE (Mass Notification)
- • Preparedness Activities: YMCA & Trafton Center
- • Healthy Living Expo
- • Red Cross- Disaster Services 11 Backup Dispatch Center at York EMA
- Pre-Disaster Planning
- • Radios are in place
- • Computers are available
- • York EMA provides the backup dispatch location Next step We are working on ordering the equipment needed to establish phone capability at the backup center. 12 Upcoming goals…
- • Build relationships with community partners
- • Internal Training for departments: -Response & Recovery
- • Create a working group to update the Emergency Plan (2012)
- • Continue to expand EOC and test abilities
- • Expand on local preparedness to employees & community. 13 Examples of Preparedness
- • Plans
- • Public education
- • Alert and warnings
- • Media
- • Situational awareness
- • Hazard identification
- • Training and exercise 14 Preparedness Local Actions
- • Ensure EOP is updated
- • Develop public messaging campaign (RAVE)
- • Determine best way to receive and send alerts and warnings
- • Explore idea for outreach and preparedness programs
- • Educate public on preparedness (hazards, plan, kit, EMA, sheltering, actions)
- • Be familiar with and educate on EPCRA Laws
- • Offer training and exercises 15 Examples of Local Plans
- • Municipal EOP
- • Shelteringplan
- • Site specific plans
- • Continuity of operationsplan
- • Hazard MitigationPlan
- • Trafficcontrol
- • Radiological
- • SOPs
Where this came from
Sanford Granicus site
The city's own agenda, 40 pages. The outline above is read from the first pages of that document; the packet behind it has the memos and exhibits. Links open in a new tab.
The city's own agenda, 40 pages. The outline above is read from the first pages of that document; the packet behind it has the memos and exhibits. Links open in a new tab.
The summary and transcript follow the meeting, once reviewed.