2. Activating the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) and Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan.

3. Coordinating the response with public and private organizations and agencies.

4. Notifying the State Emergency Management Agency of the situation by regularly submitting Situation Reports (SITREP).

5. Activating necessary local governments and organizations that are signatory to mutual aid compacts.

6. Activating response agreements with State and Federal departments or agencies.

7. Proclaiming a local state of emergency to authorize:

= Usinglocalresources;

= Expending local funds; and

= Waivingtheusualbiddingprocessfor

goods and services.

8. Requesting the State Emergency Management Agency to provide State and/or Federal assistance.

2. Reviewing and evaluating local:

= SITREPs

= Responseefforts

= Requestsforassistance

3. Activating the State EOC to coordinate available State assistance.

4. Determining if the situation is beyond the capability of the State and if Federal assistance is needed.

5. Proclaiming a state of emergency by the Governor that:

= ActivatestheStateDisaster Preparedness Plan;

= ProvidesfortheuseofStateassistance or resources; and

= Beginstheprocessforrequesting Federal assistance.

6. Requesting Federal assistance. Requests can include:

= Arequestfor“emergency”or“major disaster declaration” under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, as amended; or

= ArequesttoFederalagenciesunder their own authorities from existing or emergency programs, such as the Small Business Administration (SBA) or the Department of Agriculture (USDA).

= Damagetoindividuals,farms,and businesses;

= Damagetopublicagencies,special districts, and private nonprofit organizations; and

= Potentialmitigationactivitiesthatcan occur during repairs and before another disaster.

2. Approving or denying requests for Federal assistance. If approved:

= AssignsaFederalCoordinatingOfficer (FCO) to head the Emergency Response Team (ERT);

= SetsupaDisasterFieldOffice(DFO)to coordinate response and recovery efforts; and

= Works with the State Coordinating Officer (SCO) to address response and recovery efforts.

Activating the procedures outlined in the FRP. The FRP determines how the resources of Federal agencies and the American Red Cross will coordinate their efforts to provide immediate response assistance.

4. Establishing an Emergency Support Team (EST) to monitor operations from Washington.

5. Identifying the necessary Emergency Support Functions (ESF) to respond.