Geoscience Reference
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Vision Statement
The vision statement differs from the mission statement in that it gives readers an
overall view of the direction of the department or organization. This statement can
be a little bit longer than the mission statement, but should be short in length yet
encompass the future of the department or organization in general terms. Here is
an example:
The City of Plano Department of Emergency Management shall con-
tinue to develop and maintain a leading edge, all-hazards emergency
management and homeland security program that encompasses all
organizations in the public and private sectors. This will include citi-
zens; government agencies at the city, county, regional, state, and fed-
eral levels; school boards, businesses (small and corporate), faith-based,
and volunteer agencies. The program will coordinate the comprehen-
sive community planning, training, and exercises needed to ensure
maximum efficiency and benefit from hazard prevention/mitigation,
preparedness, response, and recovery in order to protect lives and prop-
erty in the City of Plano. The program will be professional, responsive,
and shall strive to serve as a model municipal Emergency Management
agency.*
Organizational Values
This section does not necessarily need to be placed in any particular part of the strat-
egy. However, when stating the department or organization's mission and vision
statements, it may make more sense to list the qualities for which the Emergency
Management agency is trying to achieve, as shown in Table 4.1.
Following each term, the organization should add a statement such as “We
will....” This helps to demonstrate the departmental or organizational understand-
ing of the term. This section also helps to serve as a reminder of the qualities for
which the agency wants to portray.
Organizational Chart
In this section, the Emergency Manager can insert the organizational chart for
their department or organization. This will depict the staffing structure for the
organization, and hopefully show the areas for which employees are responsible
(Figure 4.1).
*
Stovall, Shane. City of Plano, Texas. City of Plano Department of Emergency Management
Strategic Plan 2011-2016, p. 3, Plano: 2011. Print.
