Essential emergency operating plans, including line of succession; delegations of emergency authorities; staffing assignments; policy or procedural records, are identified and protected. Comments: EMAP 4.6.5 (4) Essential legal/financial records, such as accounts receivable; contracting and acquisition files; official personnel files; Social Security, payroll, retirement, insurance records and property management and inventory records, are identified and protected. Comments: Provisions for classified or sensitive records/ databases are included. Comments: EMAP 4.6.5 (4) Procedures for data backup and restoration are included. Comments: Location and accessibility to vital records are identified. Comments: Tests, Training, and Exercises Yes Element No Element Corrective Actions (If – – is Addressed in Not Completely Answered No) – [Capability Description: An effective Test, Training and Plan Addressed in Strategy for Exercise Program is necessary to assist agencies Plan Addressing Planning to prepare and validate their organization’s [Reference page Gaps continuity capabilities and program. Training number and familiarizes continuity personnel with their roles name of plan and responsibilities in support of the performance where the info of an agency’s essential functions during a continuity event. Tests and exercises serve to can be found] assess, validate, or identify for subsequent correction, all components of continuity plans, policies, procedures, systems and facilities used in response to a continuity event. Periodic testing also ensures that equipment and procedures are kept in a constant state of readiness.] include annual individual and team training of agency Continuity emergency personnel. Comments: Plans include annual agency testing and exercising of Continuity plans and procedures. Comments: Plans include quarterly testing of emergency alert and notification procedures. Comments: include refresher orientation for Continuity staff. Comments: include inter-agency exercising of Continuity plans where applicable and feasible. Comments: Devolution of Control and Direction Yes Element No Element Corrective Actions (If – – is Addressed in Not Completely Answered No) – [Capability Description: Devolution planning supports Plan Addressed in Strategy for overall continuity planning and addresses Plan Addressing Planning catastrophes and other all-hazards emergencies [Reference page Gaps that render an agency’s leadership and key staff number and unavailable to or incapable of performing its
Essential emergency operating plans, including line of succession; delegations of emergency authorities; staffing assignments; policy or procedural records, are identified and protected. Comments: EMAP 4.6.5 (4) Essential legal/financial records, such as accounts receivable; contracting and acquisition files; official personnel files; Social Security, payroll, retirement, insurance records and property management and inventory records, are identified and protected. Comments: Provisions for classified or sensitive records/ databases are included. Comments: EMAP 4.6.5 (4) Procedures for data backup and restoration are included. Comments: Location and accessibility to vital records are identified. Comments: Tests, Training, and Exercises [Capability Description: An effective Test, Training and Exercise Program is necessary to assist agencies to prepare and validate their organization’s continuity capabilities and program. Training familiarizes continuity personnel with their roles and responsibilities in support of the performance of an agency’s essential functions during a continuity event. Tests and exercises serve to assess, validate, or identify for subsequent correction, all components of continuity plans, policies, procedures, systems and facilities used in response to a continuity event. Periodic testing also ensures that equipment and procedures are kept in a constant state of readiness.] Yes – Element is Addressed in Plan [Reference page number and name of plan where the info can be found] No – Element Not Completely Addressed in Plan Corrective Actions (If Answered No) – Strategy for Addressing Planning Gaps include annual individual and team training of agency Continuity emergency personnel. Comments: Plans include annual agency testing and exercising of Continuity plans and procedures. Comments: Plans include quarterly testing of emergency alert and notification procedures. Comments: include refresher orientation for Continuity staff. Comments: include inter-agency exercising of Continuity plans where applicable and feasible. Comments: Devolution of Control and Direction [Capability Description: Devolution planning supports overall continuity planning and addresses catastrophes and other all-hazards emergencies that render an agency’s leadership and key staff unavailable to or incapable of performing its Yes – Element is Addressed in Plan [Reference page number and No – Element Not Completely Addressed in Plan Corrective Actions (If Answered No) – Strategy for Addressing Planning Gaps
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