Who We Are
Advanced professional and administrative work in the management of specially assigned programs or projects in the operation and/or planning of the Emergency Management program, the incumbent organizes and directs the Emergency Management programs for the County. Requires the application of specialized administrative and/or technical skills and performs professional emergency management work under the Board of County Commissioners as required under C.R.S. 24-33.5-707. Work involves coordinating and networking on emergency management issues with the whole community that includes other county departments, local, state and federal agencies, fire and special districts, law enforcement agencies and private industries; identifying potential county emergency hazards; developing appropriate strategies and action plans; communicating with the BOCC, other officials and the public on events; conducting emergency management education programs; and coordinating and participating in planned simulated or actual disasters.
What We Do
Examples of Important and Essential Duties include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
• Serves as the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Manager, leading the Command and General Staffs and the Emergency Support Functions in providing support to first responders or Incident Management Teams dispatched to an emergency or disaster.
• Develops Standard Operating Procedures people assigned various function in the EOC based on outcomes from the actual emergencies or disasters, and training and exercise programs.
• Develops, coordinates and conducts a multi-year (three year projection) county-wide training and exercise program (TEP) that includes representatives from the whole community.
• In developing the TEP, incorporates concepts and principals from the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP).
• Updates the county Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) in accordance with FEMA’s Comprehensive Preparedness Guide (CPG) 101: Developing and Maintaining Emergency Operations Plans.
• Updates the county Emergency Alert and Notification Plans (incorporated in the EOP) and ensures they are exercise3d annually.
• Updates the county Hazard Mitigation Plan based on inputs from the local Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment.
• Develops or updates the county’s Resource Mobilization Pan and ensures it is exercised annually.
• Updates the county Continuity of Operations Plans for each of the county facilities in order to effectively handle emergency situations.
• Works with the Landfill Department to the update the county Debris Management Plan.
• Ensures all county resources are listed in the Colorado Resource Rate Form system, maintains situational awareness in WebEOC, EM Resources and other data bases used in the Emergency Management profession.
• Collaborates with first-responders and the whole community to evaluate training exercises.
• Manages a variety of Emergency Management projects and programs having to do with emergency response training, readiness and planning.
• Develops and oversees an annual emergency management budget.
• Represents the county at various governmental and professional meetings.
• Compiles and maintains emergency management records for reports to in order to submit quarterly reports to Colorado Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (DHSEM) for the Emergency Management Program Grant (EMPG).
• Coordinates with Public Health and Environmental Health agencies, Human services, Red Cross, and other voluntary groups to develop provisions for Mass care and sheltering of people in disaster situations.
• This is a full-time salary position, on-call 24 hours a day, seven days a week to respond to emergencies or disasters; therefore, will coordinate with other southwest region Emergency Managers or Montezuma County employees familiar with emergency management responsibilities to fill in.
