NEDRIX Mid-Year Update Better EM Involvement by Private Sector

1. NEDRIX Mid-Year Update Better EM Involvement by Private Sector Presented by:W. Russ WebsterFederal Preparedness CoordinatorFEMA Region I

2. FEMA Mission Private Sector Overview Private Sector Overview FEMA’s mission is 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.

3. Nationally • Private Sector in the NRCC • Thunderbolt Exercises • Downloadable Tabletop Exercises • Hurricane Scenario • Chemical Accident • Community Blackout (coming) • New Madrid Earthquake (coming) • National Level Exercise (May 2011) • SAVER2

4. Regionally • New Positions • Monthly Meetings • Regional Strategies • Regional Pilot Programs • Regional Contact lists

5. Locally • All disasters are local • Doubled private sector reservists • Deploying full-time and/or reservists to all major disasters • Synchronizing efforts • DHS • FEMA HQ • Regions • JFOs

6. Whole of Community External Internal

7. Four Phases of EM Preparedness We must fundamentally change how we go about disaster preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation, involving the communities we serve directly in these efforts .We must look beyond the traditional, government-centric approach to emergency management and embrace a philosophy and operational posture that leverages, and serves, the Whole Community Mitigation Response Recovery

8. Addressing Challenges • FEMA is addressing this challenge in three principle ways. • First, we are engaging in a broad-based national dialogue to explore and define new, community-oriented models for the practice of emergency management at all levels. • Second, we are expanding our partnerships with outside actors, working directly with the private sector, advocacy groups, community organizations, state, local and tribal governments, and other individuals who work in communities across the country every day. • And finally, working with these partners, we are beginning the process of operationalizing these concepts through a catastrophic planning initiative we call the Maximum of Maximums, building and testing our response and recovery capabilities against the basic tenants of the Whole Community approach.

9. FEMA’s Approach • FEMA recognizes that it takes all aspects of a community: • Volunteer • Faith • Community-based Orgs. • Private Sector • Public • (including survivors themselves) – not just the government – to effectively prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate against any disaster.

10. FEMA’s Approach • Building community resilience in this manner requires emergency managers to engage effectively with and holistically plan for the needs of the whole community including but not limited to: • People speaking diverse languages or from diverse cultures or economic backgrounds. • All ages from children and youth. • Seniors. • People with disabilities. • Others with access and functional needs. • Populations traditional underrepresented in civic governance.

11. Summary of Recent RRCC & JFO Activations • Spring Floods • Earl • Snow storms

12. JFO-RI Outreach: COC, local utility companies, Brown U, Lamar Advertising, Walgreens, and CVS Pharmacy. JFO-MA: Red Sox, NESN, ClearChannel, and Gillette. Spring Floods Four digital billboards in RI to run PSAs on FEMA registration information.

13. United Way 211: Collected initial damage assessments in our RI communities. Request a PDA; RI's first ever IA Presidential Declaration on 29 March BEFORE additional floods.  Volunteers called thousands of people to check their progress with clean up and applications to FEMA for federal aid. Over 12,000 calls were made to targeted cases; & over 25,000 calls were received by 211 regarding the flood.  211 Ops Center was forced to evacuate on 30 March, RIEMA imbed their operation in EOC where 211 processed over 4,000 calls. Rhode Island

14. Hurricane Earl Response • FEMA IMAT Teams Deployed to all six New England States • 3 FEMA USAR Teams pre-positioned • Regional Response Coordination Center 24/7 Operations • Pre-Positioned Commodities Staged

15. Summary of Preparedness Achievements • RI Chamber of Commerce event • STEP in New England • ARC and Disaster Detectives • HIED in New England • ARC and Ready Rating

16. Rhode Island Small Business Preparedness • Conducted half-day Preparedness workshop in conjunction with RIEMA and Chamber of Commerce • Workshop provided preparedness resources • Next Step to link Small Business with Larger Business for Mentoring

17. Pilot YEAR- 2008-2009 Despite original goal of being in 6 schools… • 40 + schools, 2 scout programs • 4,400 students • 100 + instructors

18. Despite original goal of being in 2.5 % of schools… • 2009-2010 • 20,000 trained • 300 + schools • 22% of 4th/5th grade • 2010-2011 • 24,000 + signed up • More interest than last year • 2011-2012 • Target: 27,000

19. Higher Education Outreach Campus Emergency Plans STEP Student Tools for Emergency Planning FEMA outreach to HIEDs in New England

20. 15-40 percent of businesses fail following a natural or man-made disaster. 94 percent of small business owners believe a disaster could seriously disrupt their business within the next two years. Why Prepare?

21. Provides a cost-free framework for businesses, organizations, and schools to prepare for emergencies Makes readiness measurable and visible Supplies information and resources Recognizes members for their efforts Maintains confidentiality of all assessments Renews membership annually Provides schools with a Safety Stipend Red Cross Ready Rating Program

22. Join the Ready Rating program at readyrating.org Take our proprietary 123 Assessment Implement actions based on the customized score and feedback you receive How It Works Preparedness Essentials • Commit to preparedness • Conduct a hazard vulnerability assessment • Develop or enhance your emergency response plan • Implement and test your emergency response plan • Help others

23. Ready Rating Benefits • Easy-to-use, self-guided • Customized feedback • Developed to be consistent with the Federal Government’s PS-Prep Standards • Better preparedness • Public recognition of organization’s efforts • Branded seal for public display • Recognition via ReadyRating Web site Permission to use Red Cross Ready Rating program seal in internal and external communication, including advertising

25. Initiatives • Ready Business Train-the-Trainer Webinars March 4 or 11 http://eden.lsu.edu/News/Pages/ReadyBusinessTrain-the-TrainerWebinars.aspx (Extension Disaster Education Network) • FEMA HQ free online TTXs • Continuity of Operations Program (COOP) WG • COOP TTX • American Red Cross Ready Rating rollout • RCPG TTX

26. Download FEMA TTXwww.fema.gov/privatesector/exercises.shtm

27. Continuity of Operations (COOP) Program Update Establishment of Continuity Working Groups • Provide a forum of discussion and advice on federal COOP for state, local and tribal continuity managers, as well as any private sector entities that support national continuity. • Members will have direct access to COOP training, workshops and exercises sponsored by FEMA Region I.

28. Continuity of Operations (COOP) Program Update Continuity Working Groups Continued • Working Groups established in the following 6 locations: • Next Round of meetings to being in April (Dates, times and locations soon to follow) • Burlington • Concord • Hartford • Portland • Providence • Springfield

29. Continuity of Operations (COOP) Program Update Regional COOP Exercise Independent Tabletop X’s for each organization Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Continuity facility tests Hot Wash and After Action / Improvement Plan Workshop To be conducted April 19th & repeated October 2011

30. Questions

31. POC Russ Webster FEMA Region 1 FPC 617 872 9453 william.webster@fema.gov