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<br />. <br /> <br />EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE lEMA) <br /> <br />The Emergency Management Assistance Program will be managed by the <br />Division of Disaster Emergency Services on behalf of the State and <br />local governments to provide for an integrated and coordinated <br />emergency management program that is both comprehensive in its <br />scope and address.es both federal and state program goals and <br />objectives. The program will ensure that the state and its local <br />governments have a cadre of emergency management personnel who are <br />qualified, trained, and prepared to protect lives and property in <br />the event of a nuclear attack or other type of disaster. <br />Jurisdictions presently participating in the program [as of 1 July <br />1969) consists of 37 counties and 6 munici~alitles. serving over <br />90% of the Colorado population (see map attached). DODES <br />anticipates expanding EMA participation in FFY 1990. This increase <br />in EMA part i ci pat i on puts i ncreas i ng demands on fund i ng. DODES <br />policy is to provide some level of funding to all juriSdictions who <br />request assistance and, who are eligible to participate in the <br />program with priorities given to county programs. Program emphasis <br />will continue to be placed on securing professional full ti~le <br />staffing at the local level especially in highly populated <br />jurisdictions. Participating jurisdictions not meeting <br />federal/state goals and Objectives will be suspended frcm the <br />program if the circumstances warrant such suspensions. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />The state EMA staff consists of 11 members providing for the <br />overall management of the Division's programs with EMA funding <br />providing for the support of the day to day operational activities <br />of the Division. Limited clerical/administrative support for this <br />staff significantly limits their prOductivity, while the staff size <br />itself and the scope of the program limit their effectiveness. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Program goals and objectives at both the state and 100al levels <br />provide fer a broad based program in compliance with federal <br />guidance. Emphasis is on a long term preparedness effort directed <br />at improving the qual ity of plans, training and exercises and <br />toward the utilization of data management systems in all programs <br />with improvement of operational capability as a priority Objective. <br />Program integration and coordination is achieved by the Division <br />Director while the EMA funded staff provide for program execution <br />in the EMA, IMA, DC & W, EMT, REP, and HAZMAT programs as well as <br />providing management for disaster emergency operational response <br />and recovery activities. The EMA staff also assists the ether <br />federally funded programs managed by the Division. The EMA staff <br />is additionally involved in numerous comprehensive emergency <br />management act i vi ties across the broad range of preparedness, <br />response, recovery, and mitigation activities. The EMA staff at <br />the State and Local level provide for a basic organizational <br />structure upon wh i ch to bui 1 d an effective Emergency Management <br />System. Limited funding levels, inflation, turnover of personnel <br />and general public apathy make the present organizational structure <br />marginally adequate to meet program goals and objectives which <br />continue to increase in both scope and complexity. The increase <br />in complexity of CCA programs is causing particular problems <br />