Direction
and
Control
of
Emergencies
in
the
City
of New
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
animpact
on the
safety
and
quality
of life of the
people
of New York
City.
The intent of this
document
is
toensuretheoptimumuse ofagency resources whileat the
same
time
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'sresponse
to
the
emergency. By
Executive Order,
the
Office
of
Emergency Management (OEM)
is
designated
the
"OnScene
Interagcncy
Coordinator".
OEM's
roleis to
coordinate
theparticipationof all
city
agencies
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
efficient mannerHowever,
in
those instances where
an
incident
is so
multifacctcd
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.
All
present
and
future
plans developed by
OEM
will follow this guide.
^Rudolph
Vv.
Giuliani,
Mayor
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