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Pickens County, Georgia Emergency Support Function Annex 2025 1 Transportation ---PAGE BREAK--- Page 1 of 12 Emergency Support Function 1 Transportation Records of Change Each update or change to the plan should be tracked. The record of changes, usually in table format, contains, at a minimum, a change number, the date of the change, the name of the person who made the change, and a summary of the change. Other relevant information could be considered. Change Number Date Part Affected Date Posted Who Posted 1 8-20-2025 New Annex 8-20-2025 Westbrook ---PAGE BREAK--- Page 2 of 12 Emergency Support Function 1 Transportation Record of Distribution Agency Name Date of Delivery Copies Pickens County Commission Chairman Kris Stancil 8-20-2025 1 Pickens County Commissioner West Josh Tippens 8-20-2025 1 Pickens County Commissioner East Josh Tatum 8-20-2025 1 Mayor City of Jasper Kirk Raffield 8-20-2025 1 Mayor City of Nelson Sylvia Green 8-20-2025 1 Mayor Town of Talking Rock James Bryant Jr. 8-20-2025 1 City Manager Jasper Brandon Douglas 8-20-2025 1 City Clerk Town of Talking Rock Amanda Buntin 8-20-2025 1 City Clerk City of Nelson Kelsey Reihl 8-20-2025 1 Pickens County Public Safety Director Sloan Elrod 8-20-2025 1 Pickens County School District Jenifer Wilson 8-20-2025 1 Pickens County Public Works Kirk Anderson 8-20-2025 1 M.A.T.S Ruth Ann Waters 8-20-2025 1 ---PAGE BREAK--- ---PAGE BREAK--- Page 4 of 12 Emergency Support Function 1 Transportation Contents Records of Change 1 Record of Distribution 2 1.0 Approval and Implementation 3 2.0 ESF Coordinator and Support Agencies 5 ESF COORDINATOR 5 SUPPORT AGENCIES 5 3.0 Introduction 6 3.1 Purpose 6 3.2 Scope 6 4.0 Concept of Operations 6 4.1 General 6 4.2 Preparedness 6 4.3 Response Phase 7 4.4 Recovery 7 4.5 Mitigation 8 4.6 Organization 8 4.7 ESF Role Aligned to Core Capabilities 8 5.0 Coordinator and Assignment Responsibilities 9 5.1 ESF Coordinator 9 5.2 Support Agencies Responsibilities 9 6.0 Direction, Control, and Coordination 10 6.1 Information Collection and Dissemination 10 6.2 Communications 10 6.3 Administration, Finance, and Logistics 10 7.0 ESF Annex Development and Maintenance 11 7.1 Development & Maintenance 11 8.0 Authorities and References 11 8.1 Legal Authority 11 8.2 References 11 ---PAGE BREAK--- Page 5 of 12 Emergency Support Function 1 Transportation 2.0 ESF Coordinator and Support Agencies ESF COORDINATOR Pickens County School District SUPPORT AGENCIES Pickens County Emergency Management Agency M.A.T.S Emergency Support Function Transportation 1 ---PAGE BREAK--- Page 6 of 12 Emergency Support Function 1 Transportation 3.0 Introduction 3.1 Purpose ESF-1 Transportation Annex supports the Pickens County, Georgia Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) and complies with standards set forth in the National Response Framework. This annex provides operational guidance to offices, departments and organizations that are assigned to work within this ESF to prepare for, respond to, recover from, and mitigate the effects of a disaster or emergency in Pickens County, Georgia. This, however, is not a tactical response document. ESF-1 Transportation Annex is designed to ensure seamless integration of transportation resources for the safe movement of evacuees, disaster survivors, first responders, and in some cases volunteers to shelters or other incident related facilities. 3.2 Scope ESF-1 Annex acts to meet the transportation and essential elements of information needs of operations to include planning, operational coordination, and situational assessment, in an emergency or a disaster. ESF 1 Annex is structured to oversee the public’s safety needs within Pickens County, Georgia. 4.0 Concept of Operations 4.1 General During an emergency or disaster, ESF-1 may be activated to support operations and assist with the development of a common operating picture. The scope, scale and magnitude of the threat or incident will dictate which support agencies will be requested to staff ESF-1 Transportation in the Pickens County Emergency Operations Center (EOC). 4.2 Preparedness a. Develop and maintain resource lists to support ESF-1 operations utilizing both public and private sector entities. b. Establish and maintain contact with regional or nearby county transportation officials. c. Plan for supporting all types of evacuations. ---PAGE BREAK--- Page 7 of 12 Emergency Support Function 1 Transportation d. Participate in exercises and training. e. Estimate logistical requirements (personnel, supplies, equipment, facilities, and communications) during the planning process and through exercises. f. Ensure all ESF-1 personnel integrate NIMS principles. 4.3 Response Phase a. Working with other ESFs in the EOC Identify transportation needs required to respond to the emergency or Disaster. b. Coordinate use of transportation assets. c. Identify, obtain, prioritize, and allocate available transportation resources. d. Report the locations of observed damage to transportation infrastructure, degree of damage, and other available information to the EOC. e. Assist local governments in determining the most viable, available transportation networks to, from, and within the disaster area. f. Document matters that may be needed for inclusion in briefings and situation reports, and action plans. g. Plan for transportation support of staging areas and distribution points. 4.4 Recovery a. Continue to render transportation support when and where required as long as emergency conditions exist. b. Coordinate the repair and restoration of transportation infrastructure with the assistance of ESF-3. c. Ensure that ESF-1 team members and/or their agencies maintain appropriate records of costs incurred during the incident. ---PAGE BREAK--- Page 8 of 12 Emergency Support Function 1 Transportation 4.5 Mitigation a. Support and plan for mitigation measures. 4.6 Organization The Pickens County, Georgia Emergency Operations Center will be activated to coordinate a multijurisdictional level response requiring activated of ESF 1 Transportation. Representatives from ESF-1 organizations may be requested to staff the EOC ESF 1 position as needed to meet incident needs and coordinate operations. 4.7 ESF Role Aligned to Core Capabilities Core Capability ESF 1 Transportation Critical Transportation Provide transportation (including infrastructure access and accessible transportation services) for response priority objectives, including the evacuation of people and animals, and the delivery of vital response personnel, equipment, and services into the affected areas. Situational Assessment Provide all decision makers with decision- relevant information regarding the nature and extent of the hazard, any cascading effects, and the status of the response. Operational Coordination Establish and maintain a unified and coordinated operational structure and process that appropriately integrates all critical stakeholders and supports the execution of core capabilities. Table 1: Alignment with Core Capabilities ---PAGE BREAK--- Page 9 of 12 Emergency Support Function 1 Transportation 5.0 Coordinator and Assignment Responsibilities 5.1 ESF Coordinator The ESF 1 Transportation coordinator is the Pickens County School District. Within the county EOC, the ESF-1 coordinator will serve as the primary agency coordinator for all transportation Operations. 5.1.1 ESF Coordinator Responsibilities Pickens County School District ☐ Support the emergency transportation of people. ☐ Provide EOC staffing for ESF-1. ☐ Participate in planning activities. ☐ Attend ESF meetings to ensure planning and coordination functions. ☐ Develop appropriate plans, procedures, and other supporting documentation as needed to facilitate execution of responsibilities to this ESF. 5.2 Support Agencies Responsibilities 5.2.1 All Support Agencies All Support Agencies ☐ Attend ESF meetings to ensure planning and coordination functions are conducted to support ESF 1. Identify Agency staff representatives to support this ESF and other operational practices during emergency and disaster operations. ☐ Ensure the presence of resources (human and physical) are in sufficient numbers to support the Agency’s responsibilities to this ESF. ☐ Annually evaluate Critical Workforce staffing needs and report sheltering and/or equipment staging locations as requested. ---PAGE BREAK--- Page 10 of 12 Emergency Support Function 1 Transportation 5.2.2 Agency Specific Responsibilities Pickens County Emergency Management Agency ☐ Provide ESF 1 coordination to ensure activation of resources needed to support the mission. ☐ Assist ESF 1 agencies with planning, training, and exercise. ☐ Participate in planning functions to provide expertise pertaining to agency roles and responsibilities. M.A.T.S ☐ Support the emergency transportation of people. ☐ Participate in planning activities. ☐ Attend ESF meetings to ensure planning and coordination functions. 6.0 Direction, Control, and Coordination 6.1 Information Collection and Dissemination ESF 1 Transportation will coordinate with ESF 5 Emergency Management Situation Unit for inclusion in the development of incident action plans and situational reports. All public information reports regarding ESF 1 Transportation activity will be coordinated with EOC ESF 15 External Affairs. 6.2 Communications The ESF 5 Emergency Management will provide planning assistance to all ESFs listed in the EOP. All ESFs will strive to develop operationally ready SOGs for inclusion in the EOP. ESF 1 Transportation will meet as necessary to develop, review and refine SOGs that discuss specific operational processes and procedures. 6.3 Administration, Finance, and Logistics In conjunction with ESF 7 Resource Support, ESF 1 Transportation will develop, review, refine and maintain lists of all resources currently available and under the control of the primary or support agencies listed in this plan. The development of these lists may be completed by several organizations and professional groups, which currently operate ---PAGE BREAK--- Page 11 of 12 Emergency Support Function 1 Transportation within this ESF. These resource lists should be compliant with the resource typing standards outlined in the National Incident Management System 2017 (NIMS). Resource requirements will be primarily determined by on scene Incident Commanders, working with the Emergency Operations Center. Resource requests flow from the Incident Commander to the EOC and may be forwarded to the State Operations Center (or through the GEMA/HS Field Coordinator) as required. Existing local resources, intrastate mutual aid, donations, Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters and Non- Governmental Organizations (NGO) provide the initial source of personnel, vehicles, equipment, supplies, and services to fulfill resource requests. 7.0 ESF Annex Development and Maintenance 7.1 Development & Maintenance ESF Annexes will be updated as required and when events or exercises identify a needed change. All other maintenance will be conducted in accordance with the base plan. 8.0 Authorities and References 8.1 Legal Authority Code of Ordinances Pickens County, Georgia Chapter 22-32(3), 22-33. Code of Georgia TITLE 38, Article 2, Section 38-3-27. 8.2 References Pickens County, Georgia Emergency Operations Plan. Georgia Emergency Operations Plan. National Response Framework. FEMA 2019. National Incident Management System. FEMA 2017. National Preparedness Goal. FEMA 2015.