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Haiti Earthquake
Earthquake in Haiti
Haiti Earthquake – After Action Review
• Search and rescue operations
• Overall safety and law enforcement
• Sustainment / support to the US Department of State and US Agency for International Development efforts in-country
• Support / preparation for potential mass migration
• Transition responsibilities to other agencies and begin withdrawing personnel, as appropriate.
Operation Safe Return Priorities
Strengths – Haiti
• Early activation of the Incident Management Team
• Co-location of key senior leadership within the Incident Management Team
• Maintained detailed list of all deployed personnel
• Deployments / enhanced response time to missions and assistance needed
• Connectivity / maintaining situational awareness
• Continuity of personnel
• Consistency and timeliness of reporting and processing Requests for Information
Areas for Improvement
• Improve efficiencies of Incident Command / Control to streamline decision making and ensure a coordinated response effort
• Increase logistical support and pre-deployment to facilitate the movement of supplies, equipment and personnel
• Standardize incident management practices using concept of Incident Command Structure and the National Incident Management System
Areas for Improvement (cont’d)
• Increase communication
– Information sharing
–Development of stronger
partnerships
• Develop ongoing association with a medical program for pre-deployment vaccinations to ensure the safety and well-being of employees
• Conduct more training and Table Top Exercises
The Common Threads…
Communication / Planning / Coordination Communication / Planning / Coordination
QuestionsQuestions
Thank you!“Assessing, developing, attaining, and sustaining needed
emergency preparedness, response and recovery capabilities is a difficult task that requires sustained leadership and the coordinated efforts of many stakeholders from a variety of first responder disciplines, levels of government, and non-
government entities.
There is no silver bullet, no easy formula.”
William Jenkins
Contact Information
Sharon I. PeyusDirector (former)
National Incident Response Unit
(202) 732-0331
Robert C. HutchinsonAssistant Special Agent in Charge
Homeland Security Investigations
(305) 597-6034