Local Emergency Management Plan

Introduction

In accordance with 20 V.S.A § 6 and State Emergency Management Plan, "All municipal jurisdictions are expected to review and update their Local Emergency Management Plan annually and to formally readopt them between Town Meeting Day—on the first Tuesday in March—and May 1st." A current Local Emergency Management Plan is also required for municipalities to receive federal preparedness funds and increased state reimbursement through the Emergency Relief and Assistance Fund (ERAF). Municipalities should review and update their emergency plans annually and readopt them between Town Meeting and May 1 every year.

Municipalities report adoption of LEMPs through their Regional Planning Commission with the LEMP adoption form or by submitting their LEMP through WebEOC. If a city or town is interested in submitting their Local Emergency Management Plan through WebEOC, an individual in town will need to request a WebEOC account and view the Local Emergency Management Plan Update in WebEOC training video. The city or town’s current plan can be imported into WebEOC by requesting the assistance from your Vermont Emergency Management Regional Coordinator.

Municipalities may coordinate with VEM, though Regional Planning Commissions (RPCs) or VEM Regional Coordinators (RCs), for assistance in developing and exercising their LEMPs. Visit the EMD Partner Page for more information.

Local Emergency Management Plan (LEMP) Templates

At minimum, LEMPs must include two documents:

A completed LEMP Adoption Form
A base plan including the minimum requirements outlined on page 2 of the LEMP Adoption Form.

Municipalities may use one of the provided base plan templates below (Short Form or Long Form) or any other plan format so long as it includes the requirements outlined on page 2 of the Adoption Form. If your municipality is not using the Short or Long template, be sure to include page numbers for each requirement outlined in the Adoption Form.