The 2010 Update of the CEOP

Johnson County's Emergency Operations Plan (CEOP) is going to go through an intensive update during 2010. The CEOP defines the policies, coordination, and roles and responsibilities required to meet the needs generated by a disaster in Johnson County. It also describes the concepts of operations and emergency processes needed to successfully manage such an event.

While the County's plan is reviewed annually, an intensive update of the plan is performed every four to five years. The last comprehensive update of the plan was performed in 2005 and the current update is rolling out at the begining of 2010. While Johnson County Emergency Management & Homeland Security coordinates the development and maintenance of the the all-hazard emergency operations plan for the County (KSA 48-92 and JC Resolution 64-95 & 23-03), the plan is the product of the combined effort of hundreds of stakeholders that participate in the planning process. To ensure that that the County's plan is as accurate and comprehensive as possible, the 2005 update of the plan involved the development of 17 functional workgroups, each addressing a specific annex of the plan. The membership of these workgroups totaled over 100 representatives from various disciplines and professions representing the private, public, and non-profit sectors and the city, county, regional, state, and federal levels. An even broader process will be used for the 2010 update of the plan.

Find additional information at www.jocoem.org/planning/ceop.shtml.