Transcript Franklin County Executive Committee Meeting

Franklin County Emergency Management and Homeland Security
2012 ACCOMPLISHMENTS
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Introduction
Franklin County Emergency Management and Homeland Security
(FCEM&HS) continues to make bold, continual improvements in
efficiency and effectiveness for the citizens of Franklin County.
During this economically challenging climate, FCEM&HS
continually strives to be good stewards of our operational and
grant dollars. FCEM&HS seeks innovative ways to continually
expand and improve our services to the citizens of Franklin
County, while holding the line on proportionate share revenue.
Following are highlights of the Agency’s top accomplishments in
2012.
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Warning Systems
• All 181 Outdoor Warning Sirens, 3 repeater sites and 3
activation points were converted from wide band to narrow
band. The conversion was completed in June 2012, 6 months
before the FCC Narrow Band Mandate of January 1, 2013.
• FCEM&HS installed 9 new outdoor warning sirens and 25
sirens received front panel upgrades.
• The agency completed a county-wide assessment of warning
siren gaps.
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Warning Systems (cont’d)
• FCEM&HS continued using Social Media as a tool for
emergency information and preparedness education through
the Agency’s Twitter site. The site serves the public as a
highly-accessible channel of communication in regard to
preparedness, warnings, emergency protective actions, and
pertinent news about the Agency.
The public can follow FCEM&HS at @fcemhs. We have more
than 1,220 followers, and the list grows each week.
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Emergency Operations Center
• The Agency responded to the June 29 Severe Storm that
caused widespread damage and left over 186,000 residents
without power in nearly 100 degree temperatures.
• The FCEM&HS Joint Emergency Operations Center was
activated and staffed with Emergency Support Function
partners from June 29 through July 7th. On June 30, 2012,
Ohio declared a State of Emergency.
• FCEM&HS coordinated the Operation Guardian Comfort
Mission directive from Governor Kasich and the Life Care
Alliance Support Mission requested by Mayor Coleman.
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Emergency Operations Center (cont’d)
• FCEM&HS continued to improve technological capabilities and
upgrade the Franklin County Joint Emergency Operations
Center.
• Through the use of FY2009 State Homeland Security Program
(SHSP) grant funds, FCEM&HS purchased a Video
Teleconference Camera, an Informational & Instructional
Monitor and WebEOC, a crisis information management
system that enables real-time information sharing via the
internet for emergency managers and first responders.
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Emergency Operations Center (cont’d)
• FCEM&HS enhanced agency physical security with grant
funding through FY2010 SHSP grant funds.
• FCEM&HS utilized its Geographic Information System (GIS) for
the following projects:
– Site Selection Analysis for optimal placement of new
outdoor warning sirens.
– Enhanced functionality of Web-Based GIS Applications.
– Identification of Populations at risk for Risk and Gap
Analysis.
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Resources
• The Resource Management and Logistics Annex for the
County Emergency Operations Plan was completed in 2012.
This is a comprehensive document describing the tactics,
techniques, and procedures of the FCEM&HS resource
management program.
• A “Guide for Resource Management in Emergency
Management & Homeland Security” was completed and will
be provided to OEMA for distribution to counties and
jurisdictions within Ohio. The Guide offers information
intended to increase awareness and offers guidance for
instituting a resource management program at all municipal
and county levels.
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Resources (cont’d)
• For Resource tracking and inventory management, FCEM&HS
adopted the FEMA Incident Response Inventory System,
better known as IRIS. This management system has proven its
worth during incident response over the past year, as well as
during exercises. FCEM&HS is in constant close coordination
with the Preparedness-Technology, Analysis, and Coordination
(P-TAC) Center, which is operated by the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) National Preparedness
Directorate (NPD), P-TAC Office. Our work with the P-TAC
Center has led to significant improvements with the database.
We will continue this relationship with the Center.
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Recovery
• Following the June 29 Severe Storm FCEM&HS conducted
countywide assessments of the damage and reported the
data to the Ohio Emergency Management Agency (OEMA).
• OEMA requested FEMA come to Ohio and assess the impact
of the storm on public entities and certain private-non-profits.
• FCEM&HS hosted a Joint Preliminary Damage Assessment
with FEMA and OEMA in August to determine if the impact in
Franklin County warranted a request for assistance from the
President.
• Franklin County and the State of Ohio met the thresholds and
Governor Kasich requested declaration from the President for
recovery assistance.
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Recovery (cont’d)
• State of Ohio was granted federal declaration.
• FCEM&HS hosted a Public Assistance Applicant’s Briefing with
OEMA & FEMA at Veterans Memorial Auditorium for local
jurisdictions, schools and private non-profits to apply to the
Public Assistance Program.
• Franklin County submitted over $4.4 million in damages for
reimbursement for local jurisdictions, schools and private
non-profits.
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Planning
• FCEM&HS implemented the Integrated Risk Management
(IRM) Workgroup to engage the Homeland Security Enterprise
and ensure a “whole community” approach to the year-long
IRM process.
• The Workgroup will review the 2012 Risk Assessment/THIRA,
support the development of a capability assessment and gap
analysis, and assist FCEM&HS in informing decision makers
regarding risks, capabilities, and gaps in Franklin County in
order to successfully implement Integrated Risk Management.
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Planning (cont’d)
• FCEM&HS worked with stakeholders and the IRM Workgroup
to prioritize the Franklin County risks for the updated Risk
Assessment.
• FCEM&HS embarked on the completion of a Threat and
Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA) to ensure
Franklin County is ahead of the curve in complying with
federal guidance.
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Planning (cont’d)
• The 2012 Updated Franklin County Natural Hazards Mitigation
Plan was approved by the State of Ohio and FEMA and
adopted by the City of Columbus, Franklin County
Commissioners and many local jurisdictions. The plan was
originally implemented in 2007 to minimize the area’s
vulnerability to dangerous natural disasters. The plan update,
required every five years, is a key precondition for future
FEMA funding for hazard mitigation projects by participating
local jurisdictions.
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Training
• FCEM&HS implemented the Franklin County Training and
Exercise Committee which is responsible for addressing
training and exercise needs and de-conflicting exercises in
Franklin County.
• FCEM&HS held the first annual Training and Exercise Planning
Workshop (TEPW) that was attended by participants from
multi-disciplines throughout the county.
• FCEM&HS developed a Multi-Year Training and Exercise Plan
to provide a three year outlook for training and exercises in
the county.
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Training (cont’d)
• FCEM&HS held 23 training classes in 2012 for first responders
for a total of 719 people better prepared to respond to allhazards.
• Director Pannell completed the Executive Leaders Program at
Naval Postgraduate School’s Center for Homeland Defense
and Security in April 2012. The goal of the Executive Leaders
Program is to enhance senior leaders’ capacity to develop
policies and strategies and while strengthening working
relationships across the jurisdictional boundaries of regions,
agencies, local-state-tribal-federal governments and the
private sector. Students study the interdisciplinary concepts
that comprise homeland security.
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Training (cont’d)
• FCEM&HS developed the State Legislature Outreach Program.
Director Pannell has briefed 14 State Legislators from Central
Ohio about FCEM&HS and its mission and vision. FCEM&HS
will continue outreach to elected officials throughout Central
Ohio.
Exercises
• FCEM&HS successfully completed a large Joint Emergency
Operations Center (JEOC) Functional Exercise in November
with over 80 participants.
• Regional, multi-county, multi-jurisdictional exercise.
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Exercises (cont’d)
• First successful usage of WebEOC by Franklin County JEOC
staff and ESF Partners.
• Additional Participation by:
– Deaf Services Center
– SAIC
– Educational Service Center of Central Ohio
– Groveport Madison and Pickerington Local School District
• Good operational coordination with numerous partners in
JEOC.
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Exercises (cont’d)
• Use of Twitter and social media to report information.
• JEOC equipment upgrades tested and proved.
• GIS system utilized during exercise provided additional visual
tool for countywide situational awareness and common
operating picture.
• Validated resource capabilities which proved invaluable for
response operations in the JEOC.
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Citizen Preparedness
• Emergency services personnel will not be able to help
everyone immediately during an emergency, therefore
citizens can make a difference by saving lives and protecting
property in the event of a disaster until first responders arrive
to help. The Franklin County Citizen Emergency Response
Team (CERT) Basic Training is a national curriculum of 9 units
covering a 9 week period totaling approximately 25 hours.
Five CERT Basic Training courses were conducted this year.
133 volunteers have taken the CERT training this year
providing over 200 trained CERT volunteers. Over 340 citizens
are currently interested in the CERT Basic Training.
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Citizen Preparedness (cont’d)
• Flooding is a significant risk in Franklin County. In 2012,
FCEM&HS continued to develop Operation Flood Fight and train
volunteers as Flood Fight Operations Specialists. Operation
Flood Fight is a preparedness and response plan designed
around the Franklinton Floodwall in the event of catastrophic
flooding. The plan trains multiple volunteers in filling and
building sandbag levees at 6 points along the Franklinton Flood
Wall. These areas remain vulnerable to flooding due to
floodwall building limitations such as railroads and roadways. In
2012, FCEM&HS trained over 60 volunteers as Flood Fight
Operations Specialists during 3 separate sandbag training
classes.
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Citizen Preparedness (cont’d)
• Damage assessment is required under section 5502 of the Ohio
Revised Code. Damage assessment is a systematic process of
determining the type of damage, the extent of loss and impact
suffered by a community in a disaster. In 2012, FCEM&HS
continued to develop the Damage Assessment Operations Plan
and train volunteers as Damage Assessment Specialists.
Damage Assessment Specialists are deployed immediately into
impacted areas to record disaster damages. The information is
used to determine the need for subliminal federal or state
assistance. Over 50 volunteers were trained this year as
Damage Assessment Specialists during 3 separate classes.
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Citizen Preparedness (cont’d)
• Siren Watchers monitor and report on one assigned outdoor
warning siren every Wednesday for the noon test. FCEM&HS
monitors volunteer and citizen reports and investigates any
potential system errors. A Siren Watch Team Leader helps
FCEM&HS with recruiting, training, retaining, and monitoring
the Siren Watch Volunteers. FCEM&HS currently has 108
volunteers in the Siren Watch Program.
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Citizen Preparedness (cont’d)
• FCEM&HS partners with the National Weather Service, OSU
Emergency Management, and the Central Ohio Severe
Weather Network (COSWN) to train citizens in severe
weather recognition. Citizens in concert with FCEM&HS
report critical storm data and damages to Wilmington NWS.
Many citizens become volunteers and work through COSWN’s
amateur radio network to collect the data. Wilmington
monitors COSWN’s radio network to collect data. Over 300
volunteers were trained in severe storm recognition in March
of 2012.
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Citizen Preparedness (cont’d)
• Central Ohio Amateur Radio Emergency Services (COARES)
provides communications support to FCEM&HS and support
to Franklin County CERT in Operation Flood Fight and Damage
Assessment Operations communications. COARES has
approximately 250 communications volunteers and 100
active members. Additional volunteers are available during
active emergencies and disasters.
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Citizen Preparedness (cont’d)
• The Volunteer Organization Coordination Council (VOCC)
represents 10 volunteer organizations that work with
FCEM&HS during exercises and real events. Organizations
including Franklin County CERT, COARES, COSWN, Box 15,
Central Ohio Law Enforcement Chaplaincy Team (COLECT),
Central Ohio Radio Club (CORC), Critical Incident Stress
Management (CISM), Rapid Assistance to Community
Emergencies (RACE), HandsOn, and Red Cross meet every 2
months at FCEM&HS to plan and collaborate response during
emergencies and disasters.
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Citizen Preparedness (cont’d)
• In 2012, FCEM&HS successfully utilized over 550 volunteers
equaling over 4,700 hours. Volunteers assisted with projects,
outreach, training and exercises.
• Franklin County CERT was tasked by FCEM&HS to oversee
registration at the 2012 National Homeland Security
Conference. 76 volunteers covered 152 shifts equaling
approximately 700 hours. Volunteers consisted of CERT,
Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) and OSU Security and
Intelligence Club volunteers.
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Citizen Preparedness (cont’d)
• During the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Functional
Exercise in November, 12 Franklin County CERT volunteers
assisted with the JEOC operations equaling 60 volunteer
hours. Volunteers answered phones, conducted research,
and assisted with JEOC registration in the Franklin County
CERT Office, JEOC, Joint Information Center (JIC), and the
Assessment center.
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Grants
• There was a paradigm shift in the grant allocation process
beginning with the FY2012 SHSP Grant. The FY2012
Homeland Security Grants focused on mitigating and
responding to the evolving threats while beginning to
transition to the new vision set forth in the President’s FY2013
Budget focused on building and sustaining the core
capabilities outlined in the National Preparedness Goal.
• In FY2012, the Homeland Security Grant Program became a
competitive process causing Ohio EMA to convene a Grant
Framework Committee to develop state grant guidance for
potential awardees. FCEM&HS was a member of this
committee.
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Grants (cont’d)
• The Grant Framework Committee purpose was to: install a
framework that better utilized the reduced funding
anticipated; determine the criteria and ranking system for the
awarding of grants; and build up core high ranking capabilities
that could be deployed regionally and nationally.
• Applications submitted under FY2012 SHSP had to support
terrorism preparedness by building on or enhancing
capabilities relating to prevention , protection, mitigation,
response, and recovery from terrorism incidents.
• The core capabilities were broken into three priority levels, or
tiers: sustainment, gap closure and building new capabilities.
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Grants (cont’d)
• On May 22nd, FCEM&HS convened a meeting with all potential
Franklin County applicants outlining our estimate of the
official guidance to be released from Ohio EMA. Once
guidance was released by Ohio EMA, FCEM&HS convened a
second meeting on June 22nd with potential grant recipients in
Franklin County to review the new application process and the
new guidelines. Ohio EMA Preparedness Grants Branch Chief,
was in attendance and answered questions from the
community.
• Applications could only be submitted to Ohio EMA by a county
EMA. FCEM&HS had less than sixty (60) days to collect
applications, seek approvals and submit the applications to
Ohio EMA.
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Grants (cont’d)
• On August 20, 2012, FCEM&HS submitted all grant
applications to Ohio EMA for consideration meeting the state
deadline.
• Ohio EMA convened a peer review committee and reviewed
all of the applications received statewide. FCEM&HS received
awards for three of the six applications submitted on behalf of
the County/MSA for a total of $197,368.00.
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Grants (cont’d)
• FCEM&HS received UASI grant funds to incorporate guidance
and concepts reflected in the FEMA National Disaster
Recovery Framework into the existing FCEM&HS Emergency
Support Function #14 (ESF 14)- Recovery and Mitigation. ESF
14 will be enhanced to ensure all aspects of recovery are
addressed and documented to reflect local needs while
keeping in concert with the Ohio EMA and FEMA planning
documents and guidance.
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Grants (cont’d)
• FCEM&HS received two FY10 EMPG Special School
Competitive Grant Awards for a total of $60,000.
• The Franklin County Local School District Portal Project enables
Franklin County’s local school districts to create and use Webbased communications to improve the way school districts
respond to emergencies. The web portal allows for school
district emergency plans to be easily displayed and accessed
on mobile devices for day-to-day use and during emergencies.
Seven local districts participated in the project.
• FCEM&HS also completed the New Albany Plain Local Schools
Emergency Operations Plan Project which improved the
district’s Emergency Operations Plan and created a model for
other school districts.
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The Agency’s recent accomplishments reflect our determination
to continue making profound, positive changes to make Franklin
County safer and better prepared for emergencies and disasters.
For more details about the Agency’s accomplishments in 2012
and plans for 2013, please refer to this and other related
documents posted on our website,
www.franklincountyohio.gov/emahs.
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