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FIRE DEPARTMENT
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIVISION (100-350-42)

DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION:
The Emergency Management Division provides planning, preparedness, response and recovery services to the City of Keller in
addition to coordination of Keller’s involvement with the Tarrant County Regional Emergency Operations Plan and Regional
Hazard Mitigation Action Plan. The Emergency Operations Plan is an all-hazards approach to meet daily natural and man-made
disaster threats. The dynamic nature of natural and man-made disasters requires communities to be well versed on Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) requirements and programs to assist local communities. The Emergency
Management Division fulfills a statutory requirement of local government that designates the Mayor as the Emergency
Management Director and permits the Mayor to designate an Emergency Management Coordinator. The City of Keller Fire
Chief is currently designated as the Emergency Management Coordinator. The Fire Chief, along with other city officials, works
seamlessly with Tarrant County, North Central Texas Council of Governments, as well as State and Federal agencies to
facilitate intergovernmental relationships. In addition to the Emergency Management function of the city, the Emergency
Management Coordinator also represents the city as a member of the Tarrant County Local Emergency Planning Committee
(LEPC). The LEPC supports emergency planning for chemical hazards and provides local government, as well as the public,
with information about possible chemical hazards within their communities.

DEPARTMENT/DIVISION GOALS:
1. Ensure compliance with the regional Emergency Operations and Hazard Mitigation Plans.
2. Provide early severe weather notification to the community through the use of a Mass Communication System and Outdoor
Warning Siren System.
3. Ensure compliance with training requirements for City staff in accordance with the National Incident Management System
(NIMS).
4. Continue to work to enhance the value of the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) to the community by greater
involvement and publicity.
5. Provide training opportunities and events to maintain member interest in Keller’s Community Emergency Response Team
(CERT).

DEPARTMENT/DIVISION OBJECTIVES:
1. Update Emergency Management Policies and Procedures as necessary.
2. Conduct a minimum of one tabletop Emergency Operations Center (EOC) exercise annually.
3. Provide training opportunities for EOC staff through FEMA’s Emergency Management Institute (EMI) and Tarrant County
College to facilitate better involvement in the program.
4. Continuously improve the operations of the City's EOC through the use of an EOC Working Group comprised of members of
each city department represented in the EOC.
5. Participate in and utilize the CASA WX Radar System through the North Central Council of Governments to help provide
early severe weather warning opportunities to the community.
6. Maintain the City’s Outdoor Warning System (OWS) sirens.
7. Conduct routine testing of the OWS through a collaboration of members of the Fire Operations Division, other city
departments, and the school district.
8. Provide support to the city’s Public Information Officer’s (PIO) use of a Mass Communication System to deliver time sensitive
information to the community in regard to matters of public safety.
SERVICE LEVEL ANALYSIS:
FY 2020-21
FY 2018-19 FY 2019-20 FY 2019-20 Adopted
SERVICES PROVIDED Actual Budget YE Proj. Budget
CERT Volunteer Hours 1,145 1,800 600 1,200
Initial CERT Training Programs 1 1 1 1
Tabletop EOC Exercises 1 1 1 1

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