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Introduction to FEMA Disaster Emergency Communications Slide 1.1
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Question:
“what currently happens when first responders respond to a disaster and how does FEMA communicate information to aid in recovery”
Answer:
“first responders utilize disaster emergency communications to
coordinate and support disaster recovery efforts”
Discussion:
What? – When (History)? – How? – Who (Support)?
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“The means and method of transmitting
and receiving voice, data, and video
messages, information, and images critical
to the successful management of an
incident. DEC is achieved through the use
of fixed and mobile communications
resources operated in a manner consistent
with public safety practices.”
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- Support effective tactical interoperable voice, video and data communications
for emergency response teams
- Identify mission-critical disaster emergency communications capabilities,
requirements, solution and mitigation strategies
- Develop an effective command and control communications framework for
the Regional Administrator
- Promote communications interoperability with State and local response
organizations through Regional Emergency Communications Coordinating
Working Groups (RECCWGs)
- Overall: Support the ability of public safety entities to operate, to interoperate
with other organizations and jurisdictions and to continue operations when
their primary infrastructure is damaged or destroyed
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Operability—The ability of emergency responders to establish and sustain
communications in support of mission operations.
Interoperability—The ability of emergency responders to communicate among
jurisdictions, disciplines, and levels of government, using a variety of frequency
bands, as needed and as authorized. System operability is required for system
interoperability.
Continuity of Communications—The ability of emergency response agencies to
maintain communications in the event of damage to or destruction of the
primary infrastructure.
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Disaster Emergency Communications (DEC) is a specialized
field within the broader field of Emergency Communications.
Slide 1.7
Emergency Communications allow
public safety agencies to perform
everyday operable and interoperable
communications.
Presidentially-declared
emergencies and disasters
DEC delivers operable and interoperable communications before, during, and after:
Planned National Special
Security Events
Direct Federal
Assistance
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“local Communications . . . destroyed.”
- Crippled thirty-eight 911 call centers.
- Knocked out more than 3 million customer phone lines in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama.
- 50% of area radio stations and 44% of area television stations went off the air.
- 1,477 cell towers were incapacitated.
- The complete devastation of the communications infrastructure left responders without a reliable network . . . Local emergency response officials found it difficult or impossible to establish functioning incident command structures. . . .
o The Federal Response to Hurricane Katrina: Lessons Learned
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–“the communications problems had a debilitating effect on response . . . Officials from national leaders to emergency responders on the ground lacked the level of situational awareness necessary for a prompt and effective response.”
– “Many available communications assets were not utilized fully because there was no national, State-wide, or regional communications plan to incorporate them.”
└ The Federal Response to Hurricane Katrina: Lessons Learned
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“Ensure situational awareness by establishing rapid
deployable communications [and] instituting a structure
for consolidated Federal operational reporting. . . .”
“To restore operability and achieve interoperability,
there is a strong need for rapidly deployable,
interoperable, commercial, off-the-shelf equipment that
can provide a framework for connectivity among Federal,
State, and local authorities . . . This transformational
capability should ensure decision makers at all levels of
government have accurate and complete data to assess
courses of action.”
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DEC can provide:
Mobile
Disaster Recovery Centers
Wired and Wireless
Public Internet (limited area)
Charging Stations
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In addition to services provided to First
Responders, DEC can provide:
Temporary Facility Communications
Support
Temporary Mobile Office Space with Full
Communications Suite
Live Video Feed
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Message Disseminators
Emergency Managers IPAWS compliant CAP Alert Origination Tools
State
Emergency Alert System
Commercial Mobile Alert System
Federal
Local
State / Local Unique Alerting Systems (e.g. ETN, Siren, Signage systems)
Internet Services
FEMA IPAWS
NOAA
Public
IP access networks
IP distribution networks
Digital EAS PBS AM FM Satellite Radio; Digital Analog Cable Satellite TV
Cellular Phones
Web Browsers, widgets, web sites
message aggregation, authentication, adaption
Cellular Carriers Networks
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Handheld Devices to
Augment Teams (if requested)
DEC can provide:
Mobile Communications
Support
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Temporary
Restoration or
Augmentation of
Land Mobile Radio
Radios and
Satellite Devices (short duration)
Technical
Assistance
DEC can provide:
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DEC, through MERS, provides:
Satellite Capability to
Support Voice, Data, and
Videoconferencing for
at least 30 personnel
Portable Radio Repeaters
and Connection to the
National Response Network
Technical Assistance
Handheld Devices to
Augment Teams (if requested)
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DEC can provide:
Live Video Feed
Temporary Fixed Facility
Communications Support
Connection to the
National Response
Network
Radio Frequency
Coordination
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DEC:
Ensures:
- Voice, data and video services to establish incident operability – ability for
incident responders to do their day-to-day disaster jobs
- Interoperability among responding agencies and jurisdictions
- Temporary restoration of damaged or destroyed communications systems
- Augmentation of existing communications networks and systems
Provides:
- Radios for 1st responders
- Internet and telephone support for command centers
- Mobile meeting facilities and temporary public communications support
- Technology that enables public warning over common communications modes
Supports:
- State, other federal agencies, tribes, cities, towns emergency response efforts
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David W. Benoit
Regional Disaster Emergency Communications Coordinator
Disaster Response Division
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
FEMA Region IX
1111 Broadway, Suite 1200
Oakland, CA 94607
510-627-7268 – Office
510-289-0116 – Mobile
510-627-7231 – Fax
david.benoit@fema.dhs.gov
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- Support the coordination of resources, expertise and staffing for
activities and roles in the Region/RECCWGs
- Lead State and Regional emergency communications plans
development and provide technical expertise on existing and emerging
emergency communications technologies
- Serves as primary advisor to the RA on emergency communications
- Supports the administration of the RECCWGs building key relationships
between Federal, State, local, Tribal, and private sector partners
- Coordinates/participates in National, regional, cross-regional, State,
and local conferences and communications exercises
- Supports IMATs and ESF #2 during response, leveraging RECCWG and
stakeholder relationships
- During response, provides staffing to the RRCC and coordinates
with/leads resources within the DEC Branch
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The Department of the Homeland Security Act of 2007, Title XVIII Section 1805 (Pub.L. 109-295) established the RECCWGs
RECCWGs are planning and coordinating bodies responsible for providing a forum to assess and address the survivability, sustainability, operability, and interoperability of emergency communications at all levels
RECCWGs serve as a single coordination point for emergency communications at the regional level
RECCWGs are regionally focused and are expected to have unique membership dependent on regional government structure and processes
Membership includes Federal, State, local, and Tribal representatives from emergency response organizations
FEMA has principle responsibility to help establish and support the RECCWGs, but the focus and direction of the RECCWGs is determined by the RECCWG members
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- FEMA Mobile Emergency Response Support (MERS) provide mobile and tactical
communications capabilities to support State and local agencies requesting
emergency communications support
- FEMA Regional Emergency Communications (REC) Coordinators report to the RA on
emergency communications issues in the Region, establish relationships with State
and local emergency responders, and coordinate disaster emergency communications
capabilities and requirements during a response
- RECCWGs serve as a coordination point for Federal, State, local, and Tribal agencies
at the regional level on emergency communications-related matters
- FEMA State Emergency Communications Plans describe the primary and backup
communications systems used by Federal, State, local, and Tribal entities and identify
resources that States may request during a catastrophic event
DEC integrates with State and local agencies through the Region to provide emergency communications assistance throughout all phases of an incident
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- Deploys, installs, and operates communications equipment in support of Federal,
State, and local agencies
- Provides tactical communications equipment to enable incident command and control
and ensure safe and effective response and recovery operations and situational
awareness
- Serves as a national asset and deploys response teams and equipment from six
geographically dispersed Detachments throughout the country (Bothell, WA; Denton,
TX; Denver, CO; Frederick, MD; Maynard, MA; and Thomasville, GA)
- Participates in various FEMA Regions activities including—
• RECCWG meetings
• State emergency communications planning efforts
• Regional communications exercises
MERS provides operations, communications, and logistics assets in response to Presidentially declared emergencies and disasters, as well as planned National Special Security Events
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- MERS detachments provide a wide range of support
that include the following capabilities:
• Land Mobile Radio (LMR) support (VHF, UHF, 800 MHz)
• Portable radios and repeaters
• Satellite communications
• Line of sight (LOS) microwave units
• Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and Radio over IP (RoIP)
• Secure communications equipment, fax, and video teleconference
• Power, water, fuel, and life support
• Communications technicians to maintain and operate the
equipment
- Services include:
• Temporary communications infrastructure support
• Backup Emergency Operations Center and dispatching capabilities
• Public alert and warning
• Backhaul connectivity
• Sheltering and facility communications
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THOMASVILLE, GA DENTON, TX
BOTHELL, WA
DENVER, CO MAYNARD, MA
FREDERICK, MD
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• On-Call (Ku-band) satellite • Phone /data /video support • HF/ VHF/ MSAT • VHF radio repeater • Telescoping radio and TV mast and antennas.
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The IRV as a stand-alone operations support or remote monitoring below.
A portable tower and repeater supports LMR (UHF/VHF) operations above.
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MEOV as forward area operations support platform
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Ku-band satellite
HF/ VHF/ UHF/ AMSAT
Repeater and Cross Patch
LOS Microwave
Landline connections
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