Emergency Operations Plan

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The Hudson Emergency Operations Plan provides general guidelines and principles for managing and coordinating the overall response and recovery activities before, during, and after major emergencies and disaster events that affect the town of Hudson.  The plan’s guidelines are consistent with the standards and principles of the National Incident Management System (NIMS), endorsed by the Department of Homeland Security. The NIMS is the nationally mandated emergency management system for addressing all hazards and for integrating multiple agencies, jurisdictions and disciplines into a coordinated relief effort. 

Major emergencies and disaster incidents are unique events that present communities with challenges that cannot be adequately addressed within the routine operations of a local government.  Since disasters differ in important ways, it is impossible to plan for every contingency. Therefore, the intent of this all-hazards plan is to provide Hudson officials with a comprehensive plan to manage incidents and to minimize their impact on people, property, and public services, thereby restoring normal community conditions as quickly as possible. This all-hazards plan provides a basis for hazard specific annexes and plans that may be developed as required.

The coordination and integration of emergency plans and procedures form an ongoing process that should be collectively promoted by the convening of interagency meetings, formulation of mutual aid agreements, and conduct of or participation in multi-agency and multi- jurisdiction emergency training exercises.