Illinois Emergency Operations Plan

The Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security (IEMA-OHS) is assigned the responsibility for coordination of the overall emergency management program for the state of Illinois.

The Illinois Emergency Operations Plan (IEOP) establishes the structure by which Illinois state government coordinates and manages response and recovery to emergencies and disasters. The IEOP provides policies, procedures, and guidelines to ensure safe, efficient, and timely actions to assist communities in need and incorporates supportive plans for response, recovery, continuity of operations, and continuity of government.

The IEOP is developed in cooperation with the Office of the Governor, executive departments and agencies, non-governmental, mutual aid, private sector, and volunteer organizations utilizing a whole-community approach. The IEOP, in its written form, serves to document the anticipated response and recovery efforts of the state to protect public health and safety, critical infrastructure, and the environment.

The value of the IEOP is the planning process undertaken by the emergency management professionals with state agencies and other organizations working together to develop and integrate detailed strategies, participate in training on plan implementation, and exercise the plans through simulated conditions.

Review and updates to the IEOP occur within a three-year planning cycle facilitated by the IEMA-OHS Inter-Agency Strategic Planning Cell (ISPC), ensuring consistency with current guidance, regulations, and industry practices.

A continuous effort is required to enhance and maintain the IEOP based on lessons learned from exercises, real-world events, and model practices identified nationally and internationally. As part of this ongoing preparedness effort, IEMA-OHS will incorporate and integrate enhancements due to new technology, updated methods of response and recovery, or additional capabilities as necessary to ensure the IEOP is accurate and valid. Updates to the IEOP will be provided on the IEMA-OHS website when approved and signed by the IEMA-OHS Director or designee.

20 ILCS 3305 Illinois Emergency Management Agency Act assigns IEMA-OHS the responsibility for coordination of the overall emergency management program of the State and with private organizations, political subdivisions, and the federal government.

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Base Plan and Emergency Support Functions (ESFs)

Base Plan, IEOP Appendix BP X-1: State Field Operations Appendix BP X-2: Mobile Support Teams Appendix BP X-3: Lines of Effort Appendix BP X-4: Mutual Aid Coordination Appendix BP X-5: Continuity of Operations Appendix BP X-6: Continuity of Government Appendix BP X-8: Glossary of Terms
ESF-1: Transportation Plan Appendix ESF-1 X-1: Aviation Coordination Group Appendix ESF-1 X-2: Waivers and Exemptions
ESF-2: Communications Plan Appendix ESF-2 X-1: Notification, Alert, and Warning Appendix ESF-2 X-2: Communications Technology
ESF-3: Public Works & Engineering Plan Appendix ESF-3 X-1: Debris Management Appendix ESF-3 X-2: Water and Waste Water Management
ESF-4: Firefighting Plan
ESF-5: Information and Planning Plan Appendix ESF-5 X-1: Direction Control and Coordination Appendix ESF-5 X-2: Financial and Administrative Management Appendix ESF-5 X-3: Damage Assessment
ESF-6: Mass Care Plan Appendix ESF-6 X-1: Shelter Support Appendix ESF-6 X-2: Feeding and Hydration Appendix ESF-6 X-3: Distribution of Emergency Supplies Appendix ESF-6 X-4: Notification and Information Center Appendix ESF-6 X-5: Repatriation & Non-Combatant Foreign Evacuees Appendix ESF-6 X-6: Household Pets and Service Animals Appendix ESF-6 X-7: Support to Evacuees Appendix ESF-6 X-8: Alternate Housing Support Appendix ESF-6 X-9: Volunteer and Donations Management
ESF-7: Resource Management and Logistics Plan Appendix ESF-7 X-1: Distribution
ESF-8: Public Health, Healthcare, EMS, & Behavioral Health Plan Appendix ESF-8 X-1: Public Health Services Appendix ESF-8 X-2: Health Care Services Appendix ESF-8 X-3: Emergency Medical Services Appendix ESF-8 X-4: Behavioral Health Services Appendix ESF-8 X-5: Fatality Management Appendix ESF-8 X-6: Worker Safety and Health Appendix ESF-8 X-7: Access and Functional Needs Appendix ESF-8 X-8: Communications Services Appendix ESF-8 X-9: Maintaining Health Services Appendix ESF-8 X-10: Assistive Devices and Durable Medical Equipment Appendix ESF-8 X-11: Support and Safety Services Appendix ESF-8 X-12: Non-Emergency Transportation Services
ESF-9: Search and Rescue Plan Appendix ESF-9 X-1: Urban Search and Rescue
ESF-10: Oil and Hazardous Materials Response Plan Appendix ESF-10 X-1: Radiological Incident Management
ESF-11: Agriculture & Natural Resources Plan Appendix ESF-11 X-1: Natural, Cultural and Historic Buildings, and Collections
ESF-12: Energy Plan Appendix ESF-12 X-1: National Fuel Contingency Plan Appendix ESF-12 X-2: Fuel Management Plan
ESF-13: Public Safety and Security
ESF-14: Cross Sector Business and Infrastructure Plan Appendix ESF-14 X-1: Information and Cyber Security
ESF-15: External Affairs Plan
ESF-16: Recovery Plan Appendix ESF-16 X-1: Community Assistance Appendix ESF-16 X-2: Economic Recovery Appendix ESF-16 X-3: Health and Social Services Appendix ESF-16 X-4: Disaster Housing Appendix ESF-16 X-5: Infrastructure Systems Appendix ESF-16 X-6: Natural and Cultural Resources Appendix ESF-16 X-7: Multi-Agency Resource Center

Base Plan and Emergency Support Functions (ESFs)

Base Plan, IEOP