Emergency Planning

Forms & Resources

“By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” ~ Benjamin Franklin

County / Local Emergency Operations Plans

Each of Pennsylvania’s 67 counties is required — in accordance with the provisions of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Emergency Management Services Code or Title 35, Pa. C.S.A. Section 7503 (1) — to prepare, maintain, and keep current an emergency operations plan for the prevention and minimization of injury and damage caused by disaster, prompt, and effective response to disaster and disaster emergency relief and recovery in consonance with the Commonwealth Emergency Operations Plan (CEOP).

Using the same format as the CEOP, county EOPs are functional plans containing several hazard-specific annexes. These EOPs define the organization, concept of operations and responsibilities of the departments and agencies of county governments and their municipalities in the prevention of, protections for, mitigation for, response to, and recovery from disasters.

National Incident Management System (NIMS) Information

What is NIMS?

NIMS is a comprehensive, national approach to incident management that is applicable at all jurisdictional levels and across functional disciplines. It is intended to:

- - Be applicable across a full spectrum of potential incidents, hazards, and impacts, regardless of size, location or complexity.
  - Improve coordination and cooperation between public and private entities in a variety of incident management activities.
  - Provide a common standard for overall incident management.

To read all General FAQ’s about NIMS click here.

NIMS Directive 2014-03 NIMS Implementation Strategy

Utilize the drop-down menus below to locate pertinent information and documents related to your municipality or entity.

Download, print or complete (fillable forms) to help strengthen your emergency preparedness and response plans.

Sign Directions Support Help Tips Advice Guidance Assistance

Municipal / Local Jurisdictions

Resource Request Forms

2023/2024 Salt Request Info 2023/2024 Salt Request Form

PEMA Resource Request Form

Law Enforcement Request Form

Generator Request Form

Logistics/Transport Request Form

State Managed Sheltering Request Form

Water Supply Request Form

Cyber Event Checklist

** All COMPLETED Resource Requests form shall be emailed to eoc@ncem-pa.org for processing.

Municipal Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) Documents

EOP TemplateEOP Functional Checklist Notification & Resource Manual – NaRM

Other Useful Municipal Documents / Information

Disaster Declaration Form Shelter Tracking Sheet Incident Action Plan Template

K-12 School & Higher Learning Facilities

K-12 School Facility Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) Documents with Supporting Information

PEMA Model School EOP School EOP – Sample School Vital Information Plan

School Functional Annexes PEMA Lockdown Annex Family Reunification Annex FEMA Guide to Developing EOP

K-12 Hazard Information and Evaluation Documents

Threat Hazard Annex Worksheet Threat Hazard Evaluation Worksheet

Institution of Higher Learning Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) Documentation / Information

FEMA EOP Guide

Other Useful Institution of Higher Learning Planning Resources / Documents

US Dept. of Education Helpful Hints Higher Education EM Program Needs Assessment

Useful Websites

- - Ready.gov
  - National Conference of State Legislatures

Useful Websites

- - - Pennsylvania Department of Education – Safe Schools
    - Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools

Child Care Facilities

Day Care / Child Care Facility Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) Documents

Child Care EOP Child Care EOP Planning Guide Child Care EOP Checklist Child Care EOP Supporting Documents

Personal Care Facilities

Personal Care Home / Facility Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) Documents

Personal Care Facility EOP Care Facility EOP Planning Guide Care Facility EOP Checklist Care Facility EOP Supporting Documents

Houses of Worship

Houses of Worship Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) Information

FEMA EOP Guide

About the Cybersecurity Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)

CISA works with partners to defend against today’s threats and collaborate to build a more secure and resilient infrastructure for the future.

CISA is the operational lead for federal cybersecurity and the national coordinator for critical infrastructure security and resilience. We are designed for collaboration and partnership. Learn more about their layered mission to reduce risk to the nation’s cyber and physical infrastructure by visiting them at CISA.gov .

Some more useful topics include the following. See full list on their website under the “Topics” tab

Water & Wastewater Cybersecurity Toolkit Emergency Communications

Looking for additional assistance or guidance?

Mr. Michael F. Rinker

EM Planning Manager

(610) 746-3194 x3231 EMAIL