Planning
The Yale New Haven Center for Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Response (YNH-CEPDR) assists organizations in the development of emergency management plans (EMPs), emergency operator plans (EOP) and business continuity plans (BCP) that address state and national accrediting organization requirements. From recommendations for establishing an emergency management committee to the development of incident-specific annexes to an all-hazards emergency operations plan, YNH-CEPDR can guide organizations through an emergency management process that will help build and sustain a culture of emergency preparedness.
YNH-CEPDR has experience in developing and delivering the following types of plans:
Emergency Operations Plans
- Review of existing plans for compliance with
The Joint Commission, NIMS, CMS and NFPA requirements - Support for development or enhancement of plans using templates and discussion-based seminars/workshops
Emergency Operations Plan Annexes
- Review and/or development of evacuation plans, mass casualty care plans and mass fatality management plans
- ESAR-VHP development deployment and management
- Countermeasures distribution and risk communication plans
Business Continuity Plans
- Includes the following design elements: plan scope and objectives; major plan components; escalation; notification and plan activation; vital records and off-site storage; personnel control program
- Implementation of mitigation strategies
Community and Regional Planning for Sub-state Regions
- Assessments of regional planning progress and recommendations for enhancing regional capability and capacity
