The Oregon Office of Emergency Management (OEM) assesses and
plans for threats and hazards that the state faces. The primary document for the state’s emergency management program is
the
Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan. In addition,
other documents cover specific topics, such as the
Oregon Resilience Plan and
volcano
coordination plans.
In Oregon, all jurisdictions receiving preparedness funds or
receiving direct benefit from these funds must be
National Incident Management System
(NIMS) compliant.
OEM requires counties and tribes to be in compliance with NIMS and to complete
the
State Capability Assessment to be eligible to apply for certain grant
funds, as directed by the Federal government. These standards and assessments
allow OEM to have a complete picture of the capabilities and resources at all
levels in the state.
An important aspect of emergency management is the ability
to continue government operations when impacted by an emergency or disaster. To
help agencies develop continuity of operations (COOP) plans, Oregon has a
contract to provide (at no cost to eligible organizations) a consistent
software toolkit for
COOP planning.