Sabine Parish
Office of Homeland Security
And Emergency Preparedness
Emergency Support Function 14
Community Recovery
I.
PURPOSE
ESF 14 is concerned with long-term policies and programs for
community recovery, mitigation, and economic stabilization. This
ESF provides for the recovery of the Parish from the long-term
impacts and consequences of emergencies and disasters. The ESF
addresses the stabilization of the Parish and local economies, as
well as, measures taken to reduce or eliminate risk from future
emergencies and disasters.
II.
SCOPE:
This Annex provides for the recovery of the Sabine
Parish and its affected area(s) from the long- term
impacts and consequences of emergencies and
disasters.
III.
CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS:
The Police Jury has primary responsibility for
Community Recovery and Economic Stabilization. This
Annex addresses the actions required by the various
Parish and municipal departments to assess long-term
recovery needs and to develop an appropriate plan for
recovery.
A.
Preparedness
1.
The Police Jury through the HSEP Director will
develop, maintain, and update plans, procedures,
arrangements, and agreements to identify and deal
with the issues and concerns related to the Parish’s
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recovery from the effects of emergencies and disasters.
This includes the infrastructure, provision of essential
utilities, and stabilization of the economy.
B.
2.
The HSEP Director will develop and maintain listings
of those resource agencies and organizations at the
parish, state and federal government levels, as well as,
private industry and volunteer organizations that
could furnish assistance during and after an
emergency or disaster.
3.
Sabine Parish has and maintains a Hazard Mitigation
Plan.
4.
Parish and Municipal leaders will attend training on
Disaster Recovery periodically.
5.
The HSEP Director will keep current a copy of the
Louisiana Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and
Emergency Preparedness’, Disaster Recovery Manual
also know as the “Red Book”.
Response
1.
As an emergency develops and upon activation of the
Emergency Operations Center (EOC), the HSEP
Director will coordinate an assessment of the impact of
the event that will include the identification of needs
related to the Parish’s potential recovery effort.
2.
The HSEP Director in close coordination with each
EOC Staff Officer will assess the impact of the event(s)
on the Parish’s capability to restore and provide
essential utility services to the residents and
businesses, including the identification of potential
recovery issues.
3.
Based on these assessments, the HSEP Director and
EOC staff will alert, activate, and mobilize those
resource agencies whose capabilities would best be
suited to responding to the emergency.
4.
The Police Jury may establish a Sabine Parish
Recovery Authority to guide and administer recovery
efforts within Sabine Parish.
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6.
C.
D.
Once established the Sabine Parish Recovery Authority
shall work closely with the Louisiana Recovery
Authority and make such applications for disaster
recovery assistance and/ or the Federal Emergency
Management Agency on behalf of Sabine Parish and its
municipalities.
Recovery
1.
The Police Jury President, HSEP Director, Municipal
Administrators and Parish Directors will conduct a
comprehensive assessment of the long-term
consequences of emergencies and disasters,
particularly those disasters that have a catastrophic
impact on the Parish’s infrastructure, the provision of
essential public utilities, and the economic viability of
the parish.
2.
The Sabine Parish Recovery Authority, if established,
shall coordinate the overall recovery efforts within
Sabine Parish and shall appoint an Executive Director
who shall administer its activities.
3.
A Recovery Coordinator shall be appointed by the
Police Jury President, if the Police Jury determines not
to establish the Sabine Parish Recovery Authority, it
will be the responsibility of this position to coordinate
the development of a Long-Term Recovery Operations
Plan.
Mitigation
As part of the recovery planning process, the Police Jury
President and HSEP Director will work with Local and State
authorities, to include both Sabine Parish Recovery
Authority and the Louisiana Recovery Authority to identify
mitigation opportunities and develop plans, programs, and
initiatives to reduce or eliminate the effects of future
emergencies and disasters. Some initiatives include postdisaster zoning and land use ordinances.
IV.
ORGANIZATION AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
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V.
A.
The Police Jury through the HSEP Director is primarily
responsible for initiating, organizing and coordinating
Community Recovery and Economic Stabilization.
B.
Parish and Municipal departments are responsible for
developing and maintaining plans, procedures and asset
inventories to support the recovery initiative.
COMMAND AND CONTROL:
Command and Control will be exercised as provided in the Basic
Plan.
VI.
CONTINUITY OF GOVERNMENT:
Continuity of Government will be as provided in the
Basic Plan.
VII.
ADMINISTRATION AND LOGISTICS:
A.
If local and state resources are inadequate to the tasks
assigned; the HSEP Director will seek additional resources
from neighboring Parish, Regional and State support
agencies.
B.
Each Parish and Municipal department, agency or
organization providing services will maintain records of the
operations, including cost records that can be used after the
emergency to obtain reimbursement from state or federal
resources.
VIII. PLAN MAINTENANCE:
Plan Maintenance will be as provided in the Basic Plan.
IX.
AUTHORITIES AND REFERENCES:
Authorities and References are included in the Basic Plan.
X.
APPENDIX:
A.
B.
C.
Organization Chart
Responsibility Chart
List of economic development organizations
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