Public Policy Definition

What are the ramifications of no policy in the planning process? Considerations include policy analysis, public policy considerations, barriers to implementation, professionalization. ERI can demonstrate how policy makes a difference.

Strategic and Operational Planning

The fundamental goal of emergency management is to create and maintain an effective organization for prevention, preparation, response and recovery. Strategic workplans are not effective unless they are supported by both people and process.

Hazard Assessment

ERI can assist you to consolidate and simplify confusing and overlapping assessement requirements. Build programs based on actual threats and capabilities rather than speculation.

Capability Assessment for Readiness (CAR)

Our "Capability Assessment for Readiness (CAR)" service assesses the operational capabilities of local government. Unlike many systems, it is designed to focus on the identification of deficiencies or a basis for corrective actions that need to be taken in order to strengthen local government emergency management programs. The assessment results will assist a local government in establishing priorities and analyzing program performance to improve the quality of local government emergency management programs.

We will evaluate the status of your community program in detail to:

• Identify areas where improvements and further development are needed
• Quantify results of this evaluation in measurable term
• Produce a Strategic Workplan that includes details on the priority, time frame for competition, staff time and other costs for each program element
• Analyze existing work loads, i.e. time being spent by existing professional staff on program elements.

Our CAR process can be easily customized.

Exercise Design and Execution

ERI can help you to improve your ability to devleop and conduct a comprehensive emergency preparedness exercise program.

Audits

We can provide independent and objective assessments of your organizations ability to respond and recover, as defined by your policies and standards.

Damage Assessment

Use uniform assessment procedures to drive your response and recovery activities at all levels. Quickly establish priorities and requirements for outside assistance.

ERI can help you ensure that community preparedness, response and recovery activities are focused, and consistent with provincial and federal requirements.

Evacuation

Gain a clear perspective of both the mechanical and social processes that occur during evacution. We can provide research-based strategies and guidelines to accomplish realistic planning for any type of evacuation or shelter in place.

Crisis Monitoring

Maintain a proactive rather than a reactive approach to disaster and recovery.

Disaster plans usually do not address the concept of response 'thresholds'. What conditions will cause the activation of response recovery plans and at what level?

The proactive stratgy in 'threshold planning' is the development and implementation of the 'crisis monitoring' program consisting of plan activation triggers and levels. ERI can assist you to develop these decision making aids and guidelines. They will be invaluable as the scope and severity of an emergency escalates.

Legalities and Liabilities

Increase your awareness of your legal authority and duties. Explore civil action, criminal action, agency proceedings, samaritan laws, testifying in court. Be aware of the legal aspects of exercises. Get insights on how to involve your local legal counsel.

Media Relations

Research documents the fact that, nationwide, negative media relationships still continue to be a major problem during emergency disaster response. Learn the principles of effective press relations for your organization.

Financing

We offer many options and strategies for obtaining 'free' or 'almost free' funds and other resources to support local programs and activities. Take advantage of our skills in sourcing alternative funding and writing grant proposals.