Subject:
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Resolution adopting the 2025 Pinellas County Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan.
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Recommended Action:
Recommended Action
Approval of the resolution to adopt the Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan (CEMP) to the requirements of Florida Administrative Code 27P-6.
• Proposed resolution will supercede Resolution Number 21-116 approved by the Board of County Commissioners on October 12, 2021.
• Proposed resolution will ensure Pinellas County is in compliance with state and federal criteria for disaster planning, response and recovery.
• Proposed resolution is essential as a criterion for Pinellas County to be considered eligible for available state and federal emergency management and disaster related funding.
• Emergency Management receives approximately $275,000.00 in Federal and State grant funds into the Emergency Management General Fund for activities directly related to CEMP.
• This CEMP, by itself, has no fiscal impact on Pinellas County. There are Federal and State Grants that the County would not receive if the County does not have an adopted CEMP.
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Strategic Priorities:
Healthy and Safe Communities
2.2 Enhance community safety
Summary:
Summary
The CEMP is revised by Pinellas County Emergency Management (PCEM) every four (4) years pursuant to Florida Administrative Code 27P-6. The plan has been approved by the Florida Department of Emergency Management (FDEM) in its entirety and must be adopted for resolution by the Board.
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Background Information:
Federal and state funding requires the creation, maintenance and revision of a State approved and Board of County Commissioners adopted resolution for the CEMP every four (4) years.
The CEMP is a countywide disaster plan providing a broad scope guide of how the County should prepare, respond, recover and mitigate for all hazards incidents. To meet responsibilities identified in the CEMP, formal and specific plans are derived from this master plan to include standard operating procedures and standard operating guidelines by partner agencies and municipalities.
Fiscal Impact:
PCEM is awarded an average of $275,000.00 in grant funds from State and Federal partners to administer activities directly related to the CEMP.
Staff Member Responsible:
Cathie Perkins, Director, Emergency Management
Partners:
211 Tampa Bay
American Red Cross
Area Agency on Aging
Chamber of Commerce
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
Duke Energy
Eckerd College
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Florida Department of Health (FDOH)
Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE)
Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT)
Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM)
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC)
Florida Highway Patrol (FHP)
Florida National Guard (FNG)
Frontier Communications
Healthcare Facilities - Private for Profit
Neighborly Care Network
Pinellas County Appointing Authorities
Pinellas County Municipalities
Pinellas County School Board
Pinellas County Special Fire Districts
Salvation Army
St. Petersburg College (SPC)
Stetson College
Sunstar Paramedics
Tampa Electric Company (TECO)
University of South Florida (USF)
Attachments:
Resolution.CEMP2025
2025PinellasCEMP-VolumeI-BasePlan
2025PinellasCEMP-VolumeII-ESF
2025PinellasCEMP-VolumeIIIRSF
2025PinellasCEMP-FloodWarningandResponse
2025PinellasCoCEMPComplianceLetter.Approved
2025CoAdminNoticeofResolution