FY2021 Adopted Budget

FY2021 Adopted Budget Organizational Budgets

Emergency Management Division

Emergency Management Division The Division of Emergency Management is comprised of an administrative office and two operational departments. The Departments operate in accordance with policies established by the County Executive and Division Director, under the supervision of the Division Director. Each Department is led by a Director who is responsible for managing the operational and administrative activities of the Department. Administration Provides guidance, coordination, and support for development, maintenance and operations of WKH &RXQW\¶V VKDUHG SXEOLF safety systems including: public safety/public service trunked radio system; 9-1-1 telephony system and related addressing/mapping efforts; fixed and mobile computer aided dispatch system; digital logging solutions; public warning and agency notification systems. Point of contact for developing, modifying and enacting of mutual aid agreements, and emergency action plans. Staff also works with the Maryland Emergency Numbers System Board, the Maryland Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council, the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, Maryland Association of Counties, Federal Communications Commission Region 20 Planning Committee, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Region 3 Emergency Communications and Coordination Working Group to ensure County concerns and interests are addressed in relevant efforts. Direction and control for this process is provided by the Division Director or designee in support of the County Executive and Chief Administrative Officer through the Maryland Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) and Governor to the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Certain communication items and other expenses are funded by FEMA via state pass-through grants. Application for disaster relief is made through the local Emergency Management RIILFH WR )(0$ 7KH &RXQW\¶V YDULRXV SODQQLQJ GRFXPHQWV DUH continuously updated to reflect changes in local condition as well as to conform to changing State and Federal regulations. Emergency Communications County disaster operations are coordinated by the Division Director as a part of the emergency management function as defined in Title 14 of the Annotated Code of Maryland.

The Department of Emergency Communications operates the County's Public Safety Answering Point, more commonly referred to as the 9-1-1 Center. The 9-1-1 Center provides around the clock service to the community for emergency and non-emergency requests for assistance. The 9-1-1 Center serves as the communications headquarters for all public safety first responders county-wide. Primary 9-1-1 answering and dispatching is conducted by County staff for all of the county's fire, rescue, and ambulance services, Frederick County Animal Control, and the Frederick County Sheriff's Office, Brunswick City Police, and the Thurmont Police Department. The Frederick Police Department, Fort Detrick Police

Department, Maryland State Police Barrack B, and the Maryland State Highway Administration ¶V 7UDIILF 2SHUDWLRQV &HQWHU provide their own agency staff to dispatch their agency resources and partner with the County in our facilities and/or public safety systems.

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