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Emergency Response. Underwritten by:. Underwritten by:. Timothy B. Clark Editor in Chief Government Executive. Moderated By:. Dennis Schrader President, DRS International former Deputy Administrator of the National Preparedness Directorate, FEMA Glenn Cannon - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Emergency Response
Underwritten by:
Underwritten by:
Moderated By:Timothy B. Clark
Editor in ChiefGovernment Executive
Speakers:Dennis Schrader
President, DRS Internationalformer Deputy Administrator of the National Preparedness
Directorate, FEMA
Glenn CannonSenior Vice President, Hillard Heintze
former Assistant Administrator in charge of the Disaster Operations Directorate, FEMA
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Government Executive’s Webinar
December 8, 2009
Emergency Preparedness
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Emergency Preparedness
• National Incident Management System (NIMS)– Components
• Preparedness• Communications and Information Management• Resource Management• Command and Management• Ongoing Management and Maintenance
– At that heart of NIMS is Logistics and Mutual Aid
– Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC)
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Emergency Preparedness
• Principles – National Response Framework (NRF)– Engaged Partnership– Tiered Response– Scalable, Flexible, and adaptable operational capabilities– Unity of Effort through unified command– Readiness to Act
• Preparedness Cycle– Plan– Train– Exercise– Assess
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Emergency Preparedness
• Key Preparedness Planning Issues
– Federal, State, and Local government turnover
– Mobilizing federal inter-agency is a complex task that must have well understood protocols and processes to move quickly
– All Hazards Capabilities• High and Low probability events• Scale of events
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Emergency Preparedness
• Post Katrina Emergency Reform Act (PKEMRA)
– 5-7 years of work outlined in the law– 3 years into the effort– Focus on:
• Regions• Developing people• Developing management systems• Preparedness system
– Planning processes– Planning capabilities– Measuring outcomes
• Recovery capability and doctrine
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Emergency Preparedness
• Engaging States can be contentious
– Gap analysis– Evacuation planning– Pre-positioning capabilities– Pre-event contracting
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Emergency Preparedness
• Recovery Planning
– Recovery and Response are parallel activities• Disaster Housing• Infrastructure Resilience• Continuity Planning
Emergency Response: A Brief Overview of a Critical National Capability Under Rapid Transition
Glenn M. Cannon, Esq., Senior Vice President, Hillard Heintze Government Executive’s Webinar December 8, 2009
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Emergency Response: A Brief Overview of a Critical National Capability Under Rapid
Transition
AGENDA
1. Purpose and Typical Practices2. Six Levels of Response3. New Rules in a Different World4. A Nationwide Portfolio of Capabilities5. Charting a New Course6. Communications: The Crucial Imperative 7. Key Planning Principles8. Final Considerations
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1. Purpose and Typical Practices
A national system with a highly local focusPurpose of Emergency Response
• Save lives and reduce suffering• Protect property• Ensure basic needs are met
System in the United States• Most events are managed locally• Local officials have primary
responsibility• States are sovereign entities
(Governor is responsible)• Federal level provides support to meet unmet needs
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Emergency shelter in Houston, TX following Hurricane Katrina
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2. Six Levels of Response
A layered approach to emergency management responsePersonal and Family
• The 911 call and 72 hours sustainmentLocal
• Immediate and primary response (First responders)
• Incident scene managementState
• Emergency Operations, Mutual Aid/EMAC
Federal• National Preparedness Architecture• Stockpiled assets - 72 hour relief and augmentation
Private SectorNon-Governmental Organizations
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First Responders on an air boat in Oklahoma, 2007
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3. New Rules in a Different World
New Challenges
New Mission Requirements
The National Response
Framework (NRF)
The National Incident
Management System (NIMS)
The Incident Command
System (ICS)
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With recent events, much higher expectations and requirements for preparation and response
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4. A Nationwide Portfolio of Capabilities
• Onsite Emergency Management • Emergency Operations Center
Management• Critical Resource Logistics and
Distribution• Volunteer Management and
Donations• Responder Safety and Health• Animal Health Emergency Support• Public Safety and Security Response• Environmental Health• Explosive Device Response
Operations• Firefighting Operations Support• WMD/Hazardous Materials Response
and Decontamination
• Citizen Protection: Evacuation or In-Place Protection
• Isolation and Quarantine • Search and Rescue• Emergency Public Information and
Warning• Triage and Pre-Hospital Treatment• Medical Surge Capabilities• Medical Supplies Management and
Distribution• Mass Prophylaxis• Mass Care (Sheltering, Feeding and
Related Services)• Fatality Management
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The key mission areas for emergency response
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5. Charting a New Course
The Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act
Goal: Improve Disaster Operations Response• Redesign NRCC to function in all-hazards
environment• Enhance national/regional emergency response• Increase DOD-FEMA coordination and support• Expand prescripted mission assignments to the
InterAgency• Continue catastrophic planning• Develop Operational Planning as a
core competencyOther Impacts
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New Orleans neighborhood after Hurricane Katrina
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The vital importance of emergency communications
When communications fail, the Mission can fail – often with tragic consequences.
6. Communications: The Crucial Imperative
“…Our effectiveness is only as good as our ability to communicate…”
- Assistant Chief Donald J. Burns, NYFD 1993, killed on 9/11/01 while in command of the
South Tower of the World Trade Center
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Recovery operations at the World Trade Center following 9/11
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7. Key Planning Principles
Plan
Share
Participate
Listen
Train
Communicate
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Hurricane season training in Louisiana
Success will depend on the ability of your teams to:
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8. Final Considerations
In summary, be relentless in tasking your people to:
• Remember that if it doesn’t work during an exercise, it won’t work in a real event.
• Beware of the consequences of complacency.
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“Hope is not a plan.And failure is not an option.”
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Emergency Response: A Brief Overview of a Critical National Capability Under Rapid Transition
Thank you.
Questions?
Glenn M. Cannon, Esq.Senior Vice President Hillard Heintze312.869.8500 – Work412.841.2144 – Cell [email protected]
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