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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY <br />The Indian River County Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan (CEMP) is <br />an operations oriented document authorized by the Board of County Commissioners <br />and is in accordance with Chapter 252, Florida Statutes. The CEMP establishes the <br />framework for an effective system to ensure that Indian River County will be <br />adequately prepared to deal with the occurrence of emergencies and disasters. <br />The plan outlines the roles and responsibilities of the state agencies, special <br />districts, local governments and volunteer organizations. The CEMP unites the <br />efforts of these groups for a comprehensive approach to reduce the County's <br />vulnerability to a host of identified hazards. <br />This plan is structured to parallel federal activities set forth in the "Federal <br />Response Plan" and state activities in the State "Comprehensive Emergency Plan" <br />as well as describing how other resources will be coordinated to supplement County <br />resources and response. <br />The CEMP is divided into three sections: <br />The Basic Plan section outlines the concept of operations, direction <br />and control, and identifies responsibilities of all agencies and <br />resources mobilized by the County in recovering from a disaster. <br />2. The Response section presents the County's strategy for disaster <br />response. It outlines the Emergency Support Function (ESF) concept <br />taken from the Federal Response Plan. Each ESF, at a minimum, <br />contains a concept of operations and the responsibilities of the <br />primary and support agencies that will respond to local government <br />requests. <br />3. The Recovery section provides for the rapid and orderly start of <br />rehabilitation and restoration of persons and property affected by a <br />disaster. <br />Following Hurricane Andrew, recommendations from the "Governor's Disaster <br />Planning and Response Review Committee Report" (The Lewis Report), guided <br />revisions that were made to Chapter 252, F.S. The Basic Plan contains a planning <br />strategy section that describes initiatives that are currently underway to ensure that <br />the mandates of the law become operational. <br />Vii <br />