Emergency Human Services Definitions

In Wisconsin, counties use various terms to refer to their jurisdictions’ emergency plans, including emergency operations plan (EOP), emergency response plan (ERP), and comprehensive emergency management plan (CEMP). When we use the term “county emergency operations plan (CEOP),” we are using it as a generic reference to all of these variations. In addition, there currently is no single, standard, universally understood term that encompasses the emergency support function addressed in this guide.

  • When we say “human services,” we mean it generically and collectively to include services provided by an assortment of governmental and non-governmental organizations and not exclusively by county human services authorities.
  • For the purposes of this guide, “emergency” means an incident or event outside your human services agency’s typical day-to-day work and duties.

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Last revised June 26, 2020