Plans and Policies
Department-wide policy relating to emergency management is found in the Departmental Manual Part 900 Emergency Management Program in the Electronic Library of the Interior Policies (ELIPS):
The Office of Emergency Management issues Emergency Management Policy Bulletins to provide additional details and guidance on implementing Federal and Departmental policy:
- EMPBG 2007-1: NIMS Training Requirements
- EMPBG 2009-01: Department of the Interior Emergency Management Corrective Action Program
- EMPBG 2010-1: Employee Accountability
- EMPB 2011-1: All-Hazards Incident Staffing
- EMPB 2016-01: Crisis Communications
- Emergency/Incident Response Land Mobile Radio (LMR) Radio Channel Planning
- Enclosure - Emergency/Incident Response Radio Channel Plan
- EMPB 2019-01: Record of Prior Learning
- EMPB 2022-01: Critical Information Reporting Requirements
- EMPB 2022-02: IPQG Standard Physical Fitness Requirements
- EMPB 2023-01: Incident Position Qualification Guide Publication
- EMPB 2024-01: Search and Rescue Boat Resource Typing Standard
In addition to emergency management policies, the Office of Emergency Management works with our partners in the Emergency Management Council to develop comprehensive emergency plans and issue business management guidance and handbooks:
- Master Agreement for Interagency Support During Emergency Incidents
- Master Agreement Operations Guide
- DOI All Hazards Baseline Operational Plan
- Incident Position Qualifications Guide June 2023
- DOI Pandemic Plan: An Annex of the DOI Baseline Operational Plan