If the scenario/conditions are as follows: Then the MACC will activate as follows: Warning of an event such as an oncoming hurricane (>72 hours before landfall) Monitor/Standby Warning of an such as an oncoming hurricane (<24 hours before landfall) Partial Activation Hurricane produces emergency conditions within a subset of towns in Franklin County Activated to respond to emergency Partial Activation to provide support Hurricane produces emergency conditions across entire Franklin County Fully Activated to respond to emergency MACC operates at full and coordinates with MEMA REOC 2.4.2
Full Activation of a Single Berkshire County Sub-Regional MACC 2.5 MACC The MACC will be staffed by local and regional officials and organized according to the Incident Command System. 2.5.1 MACC The MACC is to be initially staffed by Franklin County REPC members. Additional support may also be provided by additional local and/or regional officials and entities such as the Northwest Massachusetts Incident Management Team. The primary disciplines/agencies represented in the MACC will depend upon the nature of the type of incident that requires support; however, all major response and recovery disciplines are invited to cooperatively assist in MACC operations. These disciplines include: Emergency management Law enforcement Fire services Emergency medical services Healthcare Public health Public works and utilities NGOs (Pioneer Valley COAD, American Red Cross, Salvation Army, MRC/CERT/DART) and other private resources All MACC representatives and staff will be responsible for the following general duties. Helping to ensure the safety of MACC responders and the public. Operating within a collaborative effort among the representing agencies in the MACC. Ensuring that other MACC representatives are provided with situation and resource status information. Coordinating priorities across jurisdictions in a concerted effort with the County’s various local EOCs. Coordinating and identifying future resource requirements providing strategic coordination of resources. Maintaining an event log, timeline, and other ICS forms to assist in the development of situational awareness reports, resource tracking, decision-making, and communications during and throughout an emergency event. Providing back-up coordination resources to communities that are unable to stand up an EOC due to staffing shortages or the lack of resources such as communication capabilities.
ESF 9 – Search and Rescue ESF 10 – Hazardous Materials and Environmental Protection ESF 11 – Food and Water ESF 12 – Energy ESF 13 – Public Safety and Security ESF 14 – Recovery ESF 15 – Public Information ESF 16 – Military Support 2.6 The MACC will support the existing emergency response and recovery process and structure presently operating within the Commonwealth. Traditionally, the MEMA SEOC and REOC have provided direct support to local emergency operations centers/EMDs. The utilization of the MACC will improve the span of control and introduce an additional emergency management resource that will coordinate both at the local and the state level. This additional regional support resource will relieve a significant coordinative burden typically placed upon the MEMA REOC during major emergency situations and local communities with limited resources to staff extended EOC operations. The MACC will also utilize staff that is more closely aligned and knowledgeable of operations in local and impacted communities. This in turn will allow for the provision of more rapid support that is to be coordinated amongst neighboring and regional jurisdictions. The following diagram demonstrates the existing coordinative and supporting relationships between existing multi-agency and emergency operations centers within the Commonwealth. Figure F: MACC/EOC Supporting Relationships
Terms of the memorandum MACC functions General funding and cost-sharing, as applicable MACC facility maintenance and upkeep Equipment procurement, technological upgrades and maintenance Plans and standard operating procedures (SOP/SOGs) Training and exercises No separate legal status Documentation and reimbursements from disaster declarations/ liability 4.0 ConOps – Concept of Operations COP – Common Operating Picture EOC – Emergency Operations Center ESF – Emergency Support Function FEMA – Federal Emergency Management Agency Hazmat – Hazardous Materials HSEEP – Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program HSPD – Homeland Security Presidential Directive IAP – Incident Action Plan ICS – Incident Command System JIC – Joint Information Center MAC – Multi- Agency Coordination
MACC – Multi-Agency Coordination Center MEMA – Massachusetts Emergency Management Team MOOG – Multi-Agency Coordination Center Oversight and Operations Group NIMS – National Incident Management System NPG – National Preparedness Goal NRF – National Response Framework PIO – Public Information Officer PSAP – Public Safety Answering Point REOC – Regional Emergency Operations Center SEOC – State Emergency Operations Center UHF – Ultra High Frequency VHF – Very High Frequency WebEOC – Web Emergency Operations Center WRHSAC – Western Region Homeland Security Advisory Council