Direction
and
Control
of
Emergencies.
in
the
-
—,City
okyew
York
Overview:
.
•
New
York
City's
public
safety
agencies
are
staffed
by
professionals
who
have
managed
natural
and
man-made emergencies,
spontaneous and pre-planned
events
which
may
have an
impact
on the
safety
and
quality
of
life
of the
people
of New
York
City.
The intent of this
document
is to ensure the
optimum
use of agency
resources
while
at the
same
tune
eliminating
potential
conflict among
responding
agencies
which may have
areas
of overlapping
expertise
and
responsibility.
The "Incident Commander" is responsible for
the
management.
of
the City's
response
to
the
emergency.
By
Executive
Order,
the
Office
of
Emergency Management (OEM)
is
designated
the
"On Scene
Interagency
Coordinator".
OEM's
role is to
coordinate
the participation of all
cityagencies
in
resolving
the
event.
OEM
will
assist
the
Incident
Commander
in
his/her
efforts
in the
development
and
implementation
of the
strategy
for
resolving
the
event. Emergencies' are
by
nature
dynamic
and
the
role
of
Incident
Commander
can
change
as
the
event unfolds;
OEM
will
help
to
ensure
that
any
transition
in
Command
occurs
in a
smooth
and
efficientmanner.
However,
in
those
instances
where
an incident is so
multifaccted
that
no one
agency
immediately
stands
out as the
Incident
Commander, OEM
will
assign
the
role
of Incident Commander to an
agency
as the
situation
demands.
The
attached
matrix designates
the
Incident Commander
for
the
listed
emergencies.
A!!
present and
future
plans developed by OEM will follow this guide.
'Rudolph-W.
Giuliani,
Mayor
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