FEMA’S STRATEGIC PLAN 2014-2018

1. FEMA’S STRATEGIC PLAN2014-2018 Spring Directors’ Conference Presented By: Andrew Velasquez III Regional Administrator DHS / FEMA Region V April 15, 2015

2. The Strategic Plan 2014-2018 • Developed with significant input from whole community partners • Strategic priorities • Survivor-centric in mission and program delivery • Expeditionary organization • Build capacity for catastrophic disasters • Enable disaster risk reduction

3. Priority 1 Survivor Centric Approach • Disaster Survivor Assistance (DSA) Teams • Rapidly deployable team that can: • Develop situational awareness • Register survivors for assistance • Assess survivor needs and provide referrals • Goal – Speed the delivery of assistance to disaster survivors regardless of who provides those services

4. P1: GIS Support to Decision Making • Existing GIS data helps build the big picture • Area of impact • Affected population • Critical infrastructure impacted

5. P1: Analytics Supports Response and Recovery Efforts Using existing geospatial data sets to identify critical infrastructure and life saving / sustaining assets • Most critical is lifeline sectors • Energy • EMS and Health Care • Transportation • Communications • Water • Identify government and private sector assets By understanding what may be affected and what capabilities may be available helps determine potential support for assistance

6. P1: Building the Big Picture Adding GIS data layers allows the in-depth review of: • Area demographics • Specific parcel data • (GPS coordinates, extent of damage, property owner) • Insurance coverage

7. P1: Visualization of Impact Supports Decision Making Level of Insurance Coverage Per Capita Income Unemployment Below Poverty Level

8. P1: Evolution of GIS Analytics from Assessment to Field Operations Monitor Center Activity Identify Damaged Structures Identify hotspot areas Identify potential assistance centers

9. P1: Ohio CIKR Project • Project offers states verification of their CIKR data using GIS technology • State’s CIKR office provides list to Region V GIS Data Manager • List is protected • Ohio’s CIKR list near completion • Nearly 10,000 sites requiring verification

10. Priority 2: Become Expeditionary • Able to mobilize the right people, with the right skillsets and resources, to the right places at the right time • Workforce must be • Appropriately sized • Trained • Able to conduct effective operations under austere conditions • Every employee is an emergency manager • Every employee contributes to the mission

11. P2: FEMA Qualification System • FEMA Qualification System (FQS) • Training based on disaster assignment • Classroom and field training • Deployments • Position Task-Books verify proficiency • Qualification standards • Continuous improvement • Coursework • “Thunderbolt” exercises

12. P2: Incident Management Teams • Full-time, highly-skilled, readily deployable teams • 3 – 30 personal national teams • 12 person regional teams • At least 1 team for all regions, some with additional teams • Region V – additional collateral duty team to provide cover for multiple disasters

13. Priority 3: Build Disaster Capacity

14. P3: National Preparedness System • Preparedness … • Is a shared responsibility • Incorporating a whole community approach • Requires a broad and engaged citizen participation • Goal … • Strengthening the security and resilience of the U.S. through preparation for the threats that pose the greatest risk to the security of the nation www.DHS.gov/presidential-policy-directive-8-national-preparedness

15. P3: What Do We Prepare For? Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment • Identifies threats and hazards to a jurisdiction • Uniqueness of the jurisdiction • Determines vulnerabilities • Examines current and future drivers • Determines current capabilities and shortfalls • Equipment and personnel

16. P3: The Joint Planning Approach • The Planning Guidance • Core Capabilities • Planning Factors • Build local, state, and federal capabilities and systems • Build the planning team by answering these questions: • Who are the subject matter experts needed to inform the planning? • Who must execute the plan? • Planning is everybody’s responsibility – so lets start talking!

17. P3: The Joint Planning Approach • Integrated Planning • Helps prevent the “siloing effect” • Should include whole community approach • Remember – first response is local! • Building strong local and mutual aid capabilities are essential • State and federal government provide support • Time / distance considerations

18. P3: When Did You Last Meet With • Your emergency management partners? • OEMA District Coordinator • State Patrol Commander • Fire or Police Mutual Aid • Resource Hospital • National Guard • FEMA Rep • Others …… Remember “A disaster is not the time to exchange business cards!

19. Priority 4: Enable Risk Reduction • Region 5 has projects underway to reduce risk and prepare for future disasters • GIS datasets to identify: • Past disaster impact data • Critical infrastructure • Predict future impacts • Electronic collaboration tools • WebEOC, EMnet, Sharepoint • Building common operating picture • Safe-room construction

20. P4: Pre-Disaster Recovery Planning Process of identifying community assets and vulnerabilities, identifying and engaging leadership, social networks, and communications channels, and establishing partnerships needed for rapid and sustainable recovery

21. P4: NDRF Recovery Support Functions and Agencies FEMA & State Recovery Programs Federal RSFs Primary Agencies Potential State Partner Agencies Individual Assistance Public Assistance Mitigation Commerce/Economic Opportunity Economic DOC Human Services/Public Health Health & Social Services HHS Voluntary/Community Organizations - Long Term Recovery Committees Natural Resources Natural & Cultural Resources DOI Red Cross Salvation Army Faith-based Others Housing Development Authority Housing HUD Infrastructure Systems USACE Transportation Commerce/Economic Opportunity Community Planning & Capacity Building FEMA

22. P4: Non-Declaration Recovery Guide • Key Points • Not all local disasters meet the criteria for federal disaster assistance • Brings together state, not-for-profit agencies, other federal agencies to use non-federal disaster funding mechanisms • Identify opportunities to re-prioritize programs and grants to provide assistance • Follows NDRF principles • Provides an opportunity to pre-plan funding alternatives https://www.fema.gov/media-library/assets/documents/101940

23. Our Mission and Commitment To support our citizens and first responders to ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain, and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from and mitigate all hazards.