Emergency Response

Emergency Response

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 Senior Vice President, HillardHeintze former Assistant Administrator in charge of the Disaster Operations Directorate, FEMA Speakers:

Government Executive’s WebinarDecember 8, 2009 Emergency Preparedness

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)

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

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

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

Emergency Preparedness • Engaging States can be contentious • Gap analysis • Evacuation planning • Pre-positioning capabilities • Pre-event contracting

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 TransitionGlenn M. Cannon, Esq., Senior Vice President, HillardHeintzeGovernment Executive’s Webinar December 8, 2009

Emergency Response: A Brief Overview of a Critical National Capability Under Rapid Transition AGENDA Purpose and Typical Practices Six Levels of Response New Rules in a Different World A Nationwide Portfolio of Capabilities Charting a New Course Communications: The Crucial Imperative Key Planning Principles Final Considerations

1. Purpose and Typical Practices Emergency shelter in Houston, TX following Hurricane Katrina • A national system with a highly local focus • Purpose 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

2. Six Levels of Response First Responders on an air boat in Oklahoma, 2007 • A layered approach to emergency management response • Personal and Family • The 911 call and 72 hours sustainment • Local • Immediate and primary response (First responders) • Incident scene management • State • Emergency Operations, Mutual Aid/EMAC • Federal • National Preparedness Architecture • Stockpiled assets - 72 hour relief and augmentation • Private Sector • Non-Governmental Organizations

3. New Rules in a Different World With recent events, much higher expectations and requirements for preparation and response

4. A Nationwide Portfolio of Capabilities The key mission areas for emergency response • 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

5. Charting a New Course New Orleans neighborhood after Hurricane Katrina • 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 competency • Other Impacts

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 theSouth Tower of the World Trade Center Recovery operations at the World Trade Center following 9/11 8 • The vital importance of emergency communications • When communications fail, the Mission can fail – often with tragic consequences.

7. Key Planning Principles Success will depend on the ability of your teams to: Hurricane season training in Louisiana

8. Final Considerations • “Hope is not a plan. • And failure is not an option.” • 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.

Emergency Response: A Brief Overview of a Critical National Capability Under Rapid Transition Thank you. Questions? Glenn M. Cannon, Esq. Senior Vice President Hillard Heintze 312.869.8500 – Work 412.841.2144 – Cell glenn.cannon@hillardheintze.com

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