All Hazards Preparedness & Response
Standards

Prepare for Emergencies

This standard examines the agency’s ability to develop, exercise and maintain preparedness and response strategies and plans according to established guidelines and to address natural or other disasters and emergencies. 

Respond to Emergencies

This standard examines the agency’s ability to activate the emergency response plan when notified of potential disasters and emergencies.

Coordinate and Communicate Before and During an Emergency

These standards examine the ability of the agency to activate the emergency response personnel and communications systems in a public health crisis, coordinate with federal, state and local emergency managers and other first responders, and operate within and, as necessary, lead the incident command system. 

Evaluation

In this standard, the agency demonstrates how to implement a culture of quality improvement using nationally recognized tools and resources to determine how effectively it works with system partners in responding to emergency response exercises and/or real events and determines how to improve these efforts in the future.