Rutland Regional Emergency Management

How it works

Rutland Regional Planning Commission (RRPC) says its emergency management program helps communities prepare for, respond to, and recover from natural, technological, and human-caused disasters. The work is regional and municipal: RRPC supports towns, emergency management directors, emergency services personnel, social service agencies, and other partners through planning assistance, workshops, trainings, and coordination.

What the service covers

The page describes several kinds of support:

• Ongoing learning and training for local emergency-management partners.
• Help preparing, practicing, and updating Local Emergency Management Plans (LEMPs).
• Workshops and one-on-one support for developing LEMP annexes and incident-specific response plans.
• Support for Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP) updates, including outreach, public comments, and input from subject matter experts.
• A regional Emergency Management Committee that coordinates preparedness activities and meets quarterly.
• Response-and-recovery liaison support during larger-scale incidents, including tracking shelter openings, emergency operation centers, life-safety issues, and impacts to roads, public infrastructure, homes, and businesses.

Timing and deadlines

The page says Vermont statute requires every municipality to review, improve, and adopt its LEMP between Town Meeting Day (the first Tuesday of March) and June 1. The site also notes that LEMPs are updated annually. Committee meetings are held in December, March, June, and September and are open to the public.

Important note for homeowners

This page does not describe a homeowner cash grant, rebate, or reimbursement program. It is a planning and coordination service that can indirectly support stronger disaster readiness across the region.