FY 27 Proposed Operating Budget

DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY SERVICES Administration Cost Center 221000

ORIGIN & PURPOSE: The Harford County Department of Emergency Services is tasked with the duty and responsibility to identify, assess and prioritize local and regional vulnerabilities to emergencies or disasters and the resources available to mitigate, respond to or recover from them. GOALS: To continue development and build out of career-based EMS system; To maintain operational readiness in the Emergency Operations Center; To provide administrative support, technical support and training to Harford County Government and Public Safety partners; To provide public education and awareness; To conduct two quarterly cabinet exercises testing County response plans to all natural and man-made disasters annually; To pursue a radio and telephone to coincide with our current protocol quality assurance program; To enhance the County's response to all disasters, DES will acquire CCTV feeds from relelvant critical infrastructure.

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