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All We Really Needed to Know When We Were Not A UASI, We Learned in Kindergarten. (with credit to Robert Fulghum). First there was FY2004. SURPRISE! You’re a UASI! Initially was five localities (Hanover, Henrico, Chesterfield, Richmond, and Goochland) Focused on communications needs
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All We Really Needed to Know When We Were Not A UASI, We Learned in Kindergarten (with credit to Robert Fulghum)
First there was FY2004 • SURPRISE! You’re a UASI! • Initially was five localities (Hanover, Henrico, Chesterfield, Richmond, and Goochland) • Focused on communications needs • Radio cache (100 radios) • Mobile communications tower • AM radio station access • Public Alert systems • Coordination focused on radio specific issues that were relevant at the time
Then 0200 came… • Richmond UASI was not funded in FY2005 • Partners left the table • Some coordination on other projects, but went back to business as usual • Single locality responsible for audits that followed
Then, there was FY2008 • SURPRISE! You’re a UASI!!
An exercise in quick thinking on our feet • Had 6 weeks to throw together IJs • All were based on projects that were indeed needed in the region • Limited in how we could continue that existence • Workload was falling to a few localities with little input from the majority • Understood the need to show WHY we needed “stuff”…not just to go buy “stuff” • Developed an IJ for FY09 to do a capabilities assessment of all 20 localities
FY11 Swan Song? • Not hardly!! • Numerous accomplishments in our 2nd time around as a UASI • More regional collaboration • More partners coming to the table • Better coordination of other grant efforts • Excellent stewards of funds • Great bang for the buck
Cooperate Coordinate Collaborate
Questions? Anna McRay Deputy Coordinator of Emergency Management Henrico County Division of Fire Central Virginia UASI Chair (2011-2012) mcr@co.henrico.va.us (804) 501-7183