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Metropolitan Medical Response System (MMRS) Plan
The Metropolitan Medical Response System (MMRS) Program began in 1996 in response to the Tokyo mass transit Sarin gas attack and the domestic terrorist bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Building in Oklahoma City, both having occurred in 1995. The MMRS program was created in 1996 in response to prevent, prepare for, respond to and recover from weapons of mass destruction (WMD) attacks.The purpose of MMRS is to support local jurisdictions in enhancing and maintaining all hazards response capabilities to manage mass casualty incidents during the early hours critical to lifesaving and population protection, including:
- Terrorist acts using Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) and or Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear or Explosive (CBRNE) incidents
- Large-scale Hazardous Material incidents
- Epidemic disease outbreaks
- Natural disasters
When was it completed? August 2007
Medical Emergency Distribution System (MEDS) Response Plan
Emergency Action Plans (EAP) for the Cunliff & Canada Upper Pond Dams
This Emergency Action Plan (EAP) defines responsibilities and provides procedures designed to identify unusual and unlikely conditions which may endanger Cunliff and Canada Upper Ponds Dam. These plans are designed to notify the appropriate public officials of possible, impending, or actual failure of the dam in time to take remedial action. The EAP contains notification procedures to safeguard the lives of citizens living, working, schooling, recreating, and property along Mashapaug Brook in the event of a failure of Cunliff Pond Dam and along the West River tributary in the event of a failure of Canada Upper Pond Dam.
When was it completed? August 2007
City-wide Notification Policy
Providence Emergency Management Agency is charged with protecting the community by coordinating and integrating all activities necessary to build, sustain, and improve the capability to mitigate against, prepare for, respond to, and recover from threatened or actual natural disasters, acts of terrorism, or other man-made disasters.
Notification is one of the first major tasks for any emergency response. Prompt and coherent notification can save lives and significantly reduce damages. The challenge is that emergency notifications need to be “delivered to the right people at the right moment with the right contents and objective by the right channels.” In order to ensure the City leadership remains apprised, aware and ahead of developing situations, a “City-wide Notification Policy”, which includes Police, Fire, City Operations, Public Schools and Emergency Management, must be instituted to assist in rapid and accurate decision-making.
When was it completed? November 2007
Severe Weather City Coordination Guide
The Severe Weather City Coordination Guide prescribes the procedures for the City of Providence on how to conduct cross-coordination, issue and gather information and assign critical tasks among key decision-makers involved or supporting the public’s safety during an occurring or anticipated Severe Weather (SW) event. The goal is to gather and share information in order to synchronize the efforts of the city and supporting organizations during a pending severe weather event. Improved coordination will reduce duplication of effort, conserve costly resources and manpower, while increasing timely and effective city services to the residents of Providence when they are most in need.
When was it completed? November 2007
PEMA Emergency Services Guide
The purpose of PEMA Emergency Services Guide is to establish the roles, responsibilities and capabilities of PEMA during emergencies or major city public safety incidents (other than routine) that have the potential to quickly escalate or cascade or that are beyond regular emergency response capabilities. Major incidents include, but are not limited to, multi-agency and multi-jurisdiction events or incidents occurring in significant numbers or requiring the commitment of 50% or more of the available first response assets in a jurisdiction or an incident which presents a continuing threat to the residents, infrastructure or economy to the City of Providence or immediate surrounding region. Major incidents may further include, but are not limited to, incidents of mass casualty, mass care, terrorism or weapons of mass destruction (or threat thereof), structural fires, wide-area utility failures, effects of severe weather, incidents of continuing threat, emergency incidents of regional or national consequence and mass transportation accidents.
When was it completed? December 2007
What’s next…
Emergency Operation Plan (EOP) revision
Emergency Operations Center SOP
Animal Care Plan
City-wide NIMS Policy
City-wide Training Policy
Emergency Volunteer Services & Recruiting Program
Resource Typing
