Emergency Operation Center Plans
Fort Bend County Emergency Operations Plan Basic Plan
This Basic Plan outlines Fort Bend County’s approach to emergency operations and applies to Fort Bend County and the Joint Resolution Jurisdictions. It provides general guidance for emergency management activities and an overview of Fort Bend County’s methods for the five mission areas: Prevention, Protection, Mitigation, Response, and Recovery. The plan describes the emergency response organization and assigns responsibilities for various emergency tasks. This plan is intended to provide a framework for more specific functional annexes and transitioning Emergency Support Functions (ESF) that describe who does what, when, and how in more detail. This plan applies to all local officials, departments, and agencies. The primary audience for this document includes chief elected officials and other elected officials, emergency management staff, department heads and agency directors and their senior staff members, leaders of local volunteer organizations that support emergency operations, and others who may participate in Fort Bend County’s five mission areas Prevention, Protection, Mitigation, Response, and Recovery.
| Annex A – Warning | County Sheriff/Police Chief/ Homeland Security and Emergency Management /County Human Resources |
| Annex B – Communications | County Sheriff/Police Chief/Fire Marshal |
| Annex C – Shelter & Mass Care | County/City Parks Director/American Red Cross/Health and Human Services/Homeland Security and Emergency Management |
| Annex D – Radiological Protection | County Fire Marshal/Fire Chief |
| Annex E – Evacuation | County Sheriff/Police Chief/Constable/ Homeland Security and Emergency Management |
| Annex F – Firefighting | County Fire Marshal/Fire Chief |
| Annex G – Law Enforcement | County Sheriff/Police Chief/Constable |
| Annex H – Health and Medical Services | County Director Health & Human Services/Health Officer |
| Annex I – Emergency Public Information | County Judge Appointed Homeland Security and Emergency Management PIO/Mayor or City PIO/City Secretary |
| Annex J – Recovery | Homeland Security and Emergency Management/County Tax Assessor/County Road Commissioner/ County Auditor/Health and Human Services |
| Annex K – Public Works & Engineering | County Road Commissioner/County Engineer/ Public Works Director |
| Annex L – Utilities | County Road Commissioner/ Public Works Director |
| Annex M – Resource Management | Homeland Security and Emergency Management/Fire Marshal/Sheriff Office/Constable/Road and Bridge/Drainage/EMS/Health and Human Services/County Purchasing Agent/Human Resources Director |
| Annex N – Direction & Control | County Judge/Mayor/EMC |
| Annex O – Human Services | County Director Health & Human Services/ City Health Officer |
| Annex P – Hazard Mitigation | Homeland Security and Emergency Management |
| Annex Q – Hazardous Materials & Oil Spill Response | Fire Marshal/Fire Chief/HAZMAT/Fort Bend County LEPC |
| Annex R – Search & Rescue | County Fire Marshal/Fire Chief /Sheriff Office/Constable |
| Annex S – Transportation | County/City Transportation Department |
| Annex T – Donations Management | County Purchasing Agent/County Auditor/ Homeland Security and Emergency Management |
| Annex U – Legal | County/District/City Attorney |
| Annex V – Terrorist Incident Response | County Sheriff/Police Chief/Constable/Fire Marshal/EMS |
Fort Bend County EOC Training, Certification, Credentialing Program
In 2020 FEMA guidance was published for NIMS Training. Fort Bend County has taken new leadership and will follow the guidance from the National Framework and implement its training program to include certifications and credentialing for the Emergency Operation Center.