The Ohio Emergency Operations Plan (Ohio EOP) establishes a framework through which Ohio agencies and other designated non-state agencies assist local jurisdictions to respond
to and recover from disasters that affect the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Ohio. The Ohio EOP follows the Emergency Support Function structure as outlined in
the
U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s
National Response Plan (NRP), and incorporates the
National Incident Management System (NIMS).
The Ohio EOP is structured on 15 Emergency Support Functions (ESF) that correspond to the format of the National Response Plan. Each ESF is headed by a Primary Agency that
coordinates activity under that function. The Primary Agency is supported by a number of Support Agencies, which are selected based upon their legislative authorities, knowledge,
resources and capabilities. The ESF is the primary mechanism through which state assistance to local governments is managed during emergencies. State assistance can include the
allocation of state resources and technical assistance and the coordination of federal, interstate, intra-state, local government and non-government agencies in response to
emergency events or incidents.
The ESFs detail the roles and responsibilities of state, federal and other public and private agencies that are charged with performing functional missions to assist local
jurisdictions in response to emergency events or incidents. Each Primary and Support Agency has internal plans and procedures that detail how it will address responsibilities
during state-level emergencies. Support agencies are not required to address any emergency responsibilities that are contrary to the laws or policies that govern their organizations.
Primary and support agencies are to be activated and notified for Ohio Emergency Operations Center (EOC) activation by Ohio EMA. Activation is based upon the requirements for
emergency response and recovery and the agencies that are activated will vary depending on those requirements.
The Ohio Department of Health has forwarded a final draft of a Pandemic Flu Incident Response Plan to Ohio EMA for review and eventual inclusion in the Ohio EOP. The Plan will
become an attachment to the Ohio Human Infectious Disease Plan, which is a Tab to
ESF-8, Public Health and Medical Services.
Last Updated August 29, 2006
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