Lesson 2.1 – Issue Orientation

Issue Orientation:

Welcome issue champion!

Before your municipality can implement an EOP/ERP, a discussion needs to take place among your community’s elected policymakers (council members).  They need to be able to easily compare what the current EOP/ERP plan is (if any) with civiclinQ’s guidance document (best practice recommendations) in order to identify gaps within the existing EOP/ERP, and to understand their policy options.

In order to do this, you will need to be able to guide the discussion and answer basic questions pertaining to your community’s EOP/ERP.  Be sure that you are familiar with the following key points:

• What is the status of your community’s existing plan(s)?
• What was the last experience your community had with a disaster?
• What is your community’s relationship with state and local emergency management agencies?

Action Items:

1. Spend a minute getting familiar with CiviclinQ.  Note the “Materials” tab located towards the top of the page.  This tab contains all of the documents you need to complete this course module.

Move on to Lesson 2.2.