Emergency Planner

Emergency Planner – Health and Community Services

Location: Globe, AZ

Employment Type: Full Time

Pay Range: $56,690 – $70,863

• Develop, implement, update, and maintain Gila County Division of Public Health and Emergency Management response plans and support annexes to the plans. This could include, but is not limited to:
  Continuity of Operations, Southern Community Wildfire Protection Plan, Northern Community Wildfire Protection Plan, Emergency Operations Plan and plan annexes, Multi‑Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan, Exercise plans, After Action Reports.
• Assess/evaluate effectiveness of emergency response plans and develop and implement effective planning strategies to improve plans and public health Emergency Management capabilities.
• Coordinate the implementation of Mutual Aide agreements or other contractual agreements and incorporate into response plans, field operating guides, or standard operating procedures as needed. Develop and implement strategies to collect, track, and analyze data to measure effectiveness of emergency response plans and identify hazard vulnerabilities and gaps in existing capacities and capabilities.
• Establish working relationships with partners and community stakeholders to collaborate on strategic planning initiatives. This includes identifying entity specific roles and responsibilities during emergency response activities. Coordinate programmatic outreach with organizations serving client populations that are likely to be disproportionately impacted in an emergency; development and maintenance of strong working relationships with vulnerable population service providers.
• Maintain situational awareness and coordinate or implement planning, operations, logistics, and emergency operations center (EOC) resources and strategies of the Incident Command Center (ICC). Develop, document, and provide training on disaster‑related topics, including equipment operation to teams, regions, and State and Local authorities, partners, and stakeholders. Assist with Training and Exercise activities and periodically exercise existing emergency response capabilities utilizing the principles of the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP), National Incident Management System (NIMS) and Incident Command System (ICS).
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health, Emergency Management, Planning, Public Administration, or related field.

Five (5) years of experience in writing emergency preparedness/response plans and coordinating or participating in emergency response operations in a collaborative team environment.

• ICS Certifications for levels 100, 200, 300, 400, 700, and 800.
• Must possess and maintain a valid Driver’s License.