RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

I.	PURPOSE
	This section provides for the identification and management of resources that may be employed during emergency / disaster situations.
II.	SITUATION AND ASSUMPTIONS
	A.	Situation
		1.	Some resources needed to cope with emergencies and disasters are identified below:
			a.	Personnel
			b.	Equipment
			c.	Facilities
			d.	Sources of Information
		2.	The Washington County Emergency Management Agency maintains an inventory of public and private sector resources that will be used during an emergency / disaster. This resource manual is updated annually.
		3.	Mutual Aid Agreements / Memorandums of Understanding exist which provide for sharing of resources.
	B.	Assumptions
		1.	During or following an emergency / disaster situation, the initial response will be dependent upon local public and private resources. Many of these resources will also be critical to recovery operations.
		2.	Local resources will be inadequate to cope with a catastrophic disaster event; therefore, additional resources must be secured from other localities or the State.
		3.	Many resource needs can be anticipated through planning activity, particularly through the Vital Facilities Survey.
		4.	Donated goods and services plus volunteer resources will be critical to recovery, but efficient management of these resources is necessary. (Refer to Unmet Needs / Donated Goods annex of this plan).
III.	CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS
	A.	County Departments, City Departments, and agencies will use their own resources and equipment during emergency / disaster situations as necessary. Resources in excess of County and / or City needs will be available to each jurisdiction, per the Mutual Aid Agreement / Memorandums of Understanding.
	B.	The commitment of resources from outside county government will be initiated by the Emergency Management Coordinator with operational control being exercised by the on-site commander of the service requiring that resource.
	C.	Resources will be allocated based on availability and priority of need.
	D.	Resource management will be coordinated from the Washington County EOC.
	E.	Resources arriving from outside the County will be directed to one of the following staging locations:
		1.	Pines Elementary School, Hwy. 64, Plymouth, NC
		2.	Roper Elementary Gym Site, Roper, NC
		3.	Plymouth Municipal Airport, Morrattuck Rd., Plymouth, NC
		4.	Washington County Industrial Park, Industrial Park Rd., Plymouth, NC
		State-owned resources (DOT, Forestry Service, etc.) may stage at one of the above locations, or at a State facility.
	F.	A Staging Officer will be designated for each Staging Area; the Staging Officer will track, inventory, and dispatch resources as directed by the EOC. Training will be provided for staging officers.
	G.	Privately-owned sites for staging in the County will be negotiated and utilized as needed.
	H.	State and Federal resources will be requested by the Emergency Management Coordinator through the North Carolina Division of Emergency Management‘s State EOC.