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Brighton adopts comprehensive emergency management plan, directs annex development
Summary
Council approved a comprehensive emergency management plan (CEMP) to broaden emergency preparedness beyond response, and directed staff to develop hazard-specific annexes and evacuation maps tailored to local conditions.
Brighton leaders voted unanimously to adopt a Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan (CEMP) based on a model prepared by the MSD/UFA, a move staff said will broaden the town's focus from response to preparedness, mitigation and community engagement.
Jane Martain, Brighton's emergency manager, introduced Brian Buckout, emergency planner contracted through Unified Fire Authority and MSD, who outlined the differences between the town's prior Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) and the new CEMP. "The EOP focused immediately on response and recovery actions," Buckout said; the CEMP, he added, "is less reactive, more proactive" and will be structured with annexes for hazards (for example, evacuation annexes) and jurisdiction-specific appendices so local guidance can be updated without readopting the base plan.
Buckout said the CEMP will maintain nationally standardized incident command structures (ICS and ESFs) and coordinate with the Salt Lake County Emergency Management Center for declarations and resource requests, but it places added emphasis on preparedness, community engagement and multi-jurisdictional hazard mitigation plan integration. He said Brighton-specific annexes and evacuation-zone mapping are already under development with local stakeholders and the town's GIS resources.
Council discussion focused on the document's order-of-succession language and on ensuring the annexes reflect Brighton's single-egress vulnerability during winter months. The council then adopted Resolution 2024R-12-1 designating the CEMP and approving an order of succession for town officials by roll call vote.
Buckout said annexes do not require formal promulgation and can be updated by staff as they are completed, enabling faster, hazard-specific guidance for frontline responders and town staff.
Next steps include publishing the adopted CEMP, developing and sharing evacuation maps with stakeholders, and circulating CEMP annex drafts to the council as they are completed.
