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MASSACHUSETTS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

MASSACHUSETTS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY.

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MASSACHUSETTS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

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  1. MASSACHUSETTS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY MEMA is the state agency charged with ensuring the state is prepared to withstand, respond to, and recover from all types of emergencies and disasters, including natural hazards, accidents, deliberate attacks, and technological and infrastructure failures. MEMA's staff of professional planners, communications specialists and operations and support personnel is committed to an all hazards approach to emergency management. By building and sustaining effective partnerships with federal, state and local government agencies, and with the private sector - - individuals, families, non-profits and businesses - - MEMA ensures the Commonwealth's ability to rapidly recover from large and small disasters by assessing and mitigating threats and hazards, enhancing preparedness, ensuring effective response, and strengthening our capacity to rebuild and recover.

  2. 4 MEMA REGIONS (BY COUNTY) REGION 1 (Tewksbury) Essex Suffolk Middlesex (plus the town of Brookline) REGIONS 3 & 4 (Agawam) Berkshire Franklin Hampshire Hampden Worcester REGION 2 (Bridgewater) Norfolk Bristol Plymouth Barnstable Nantucket Dukes

  3. NATURAL HAZARDS • FLOOD • WINTER STORM • TORNADO/SEVERE THUNDERSTORM • DROUGHT • HURRICANE/ COASTAL STORM • FOREST FIRE • EARTHQUAKE • WINDSTORM

  4. TECHNOLOGICAL HAZARDS • HAZARDOUS MATERIALS • NUCLEAR POWER ACCIDENT • UTILITY EMERGENCY • CONFLAGRATION (URBAN FIRE) • TERRORISM • DAM FAILURE • WATER SUPPLY PROBLEMS • MAJOR TRANSPORTATION ACCIDENT • CIVIL DISORDER/RIOT • SEARCH & RESCUE • MEDICAL SERVICE / BIOLOGICAL EMERGENCY

  5. COMMUNITY BASED EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ALL DISASTERS HAPPEN LOCALLY

  6. EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER

  7. MASSACHUSETTS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT • EO 144 – Requires all state agencies to prepare for emergencies / disasters & to provide liaisons to MEMA for coordinating resources, training & operations • The Emergency Support Functions (ESFs) are comprised of representatives of local, state, federal, voluntary and private organizations. • Local (ie: Fire Chiefs, Police Chiefs, MMA, etc.) • State (ie: DPH, MSP, National Guard, MassDOT, etc.) • Federal (ie: FEMA, FBI, National Weather, Coast Guard, etc.) • Volunteer (ie: Red Cross, RACES, MAVOAD, CAP, etc.) • Private (ie: Utilities, MITRE, NEDRIX, Big Box Stores, etc.)

  8. State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) • Located at MEMA Headquarters in Framingham • Functions as the state’s coordination center for emergency situations • During a statewide emergency, members of the MEMT, which represent federal, state, local, public, private, and volunteer organizations, are co-located at the SEOC to effectively respond to emergencies • The SEOC staff are able to monitor incidents, provide resources, equipment, manpower, and technical expertise to local communities that may require assistance

  9. Regional Emergency Operations Centers (REOC) • Each MEMA region has its own EOC • Region 1 in Tewksbury • Region 2 in Bridgewater • Regions 3 and 4 (combined) in Agawam • Each REOC can be activated for incidents within their regions • The SEOC does not have to be activated for the REOC to activate • Can serve as an intermediary between the EMDs and the SEOC

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