Transcript Event Contingency Plan - Tarrant County, Texas

DFW Airport’s Emergency
Management Model
Alvy Dodson
Vice President/Director of Public Safety
DFW International Airport
Background
Developed Contingency Plans Based
Upon Post 9/11 Challenges
Developed Financial Contingency Plans
Developed Airport Operations Center
(AOC) and Emergency Operations Center
(EOC)
All Departments Participating
Background
Preparedness
Response
Recovery
Mitigation
Potential Emergency
Situations
Background
Training
Other Departments
Incident Management System
Emergency Operations Center
Mutual Aid Partners
Full Scale Exercise
Purpose
To provide a set of protocols to
direct and guide designated DFW
Airport Board departmental staff in
rapidly responding to events or
circumstances that substantially
impact DFW Airport operations,
personnel and/or customers.
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Purpose (cont.)
Our ultimate goal is to effectively
and efficiently resolve the incident
at hand and return the airport to
normal operations as soon as
practical.
Plan Objectives
Fosters Critical Thinking by all potential
participants
Provides Guidance and Direction
Optimizes Response to Events
Supports Planning for Local, National or
International Events
Provides Forum for Shared Information
and Action Plans to Restore Critical
Findings
Need for the following:
Department Dependency Matrix
AOC / EOC
Trained Staff
Crisis Communications Plan
Staff Support
Requirements
Continuous Training on the Use of the
Plan
Succession Planning
Situational Awareness and Analysis
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Integrated Emergency
Management System
Chief
Executive
Officer
Policy Group
EOC
Manager
AOC
Operations
Planning
ICS / EOC
Logistics
Finance
Interface
Incident Manager
Safety Officer
Operations
Logistics
Planning
Finance
Suggestions
Train Business Unit Managers on the Plan
Departments should Review Current
Internal Contingency Plans
Incorporate the Event Contingency Plan
Into the EOC Training Program and
Quarterly Tabletop Exercises
Closing Thoughts
Need for Continual Improvement
Technology Is Important - But Don’t Forget
About the People
Know what support resources are available
to you outside your organization
Check Egos at the Door