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Assistive Technology in Emergency
Planning, Response and Recovery
• George Heake
[email protected]
• Disaster Management and Response
Coordinator for:
– Institute on Disabilities, Pennsylvania’s Initiative
on Assistive Technology(PIAT) Temple University
– Pass It On Center National Resource Center
– Association of Assistive Technology Act Programs
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Let us set the stage!
What is Emergency Management?
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Let us set the stage!
What is Emergency Management?
The key parts of emergency management are:
• Preparedness
• Response
• Recovery
• Mitigation
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Let us set the stage!
What is Emergency Management?
The key parts of emergency management are:
• Preparedness is simply preparing for an
emergency before it occurs. Obviously, it is
important to not just plan, but to prepare as
well. The key to effective emergency
management is being ready to provide a rapid
emergency response.
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Let us set the stage!
What is Emergency Management?
The key parts of emergency management are:
• Response includes the action of responding to
an emergency. Trained and equipped
personnel will be required to deal with any
emergency situation.
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Let us set the stage!
What is Emergency Management?
The key parts of emergency management are:
• Recovery is the process of returning to
normal. Salvage, resumption of business
processes, and repair are typical recovery
tasks.
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Let us set the stage!
What is Emergency Management?
The key parts of emergency management are:
• Mitigation is defined as "sustained action that reduces
or eliminates long-term risk to people and property
from natural hazards and their effects." Mitigation is
the ongoing effort to lessen the impact disasters may
have on people and property. Mitigation involves such
activities as avoiding construction in high-risk areas
such as floodplains, engineering buildings to withstand
wind and earthquakes, and more.
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The Scaffold for Emergency
Management
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The power of One! The community
Framework!
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National Response Framework
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Topics
• NRF purpose, key concepts
• Focused on response
• How the Framework is organized
• What has changed
• Applying the NRF
• Leadership and the NRF (stakeholder
responsibilities for Federal, State, Local, Private
Sector, Nongovernmental Organizations)
• Building new capability
• Roll out plan
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National Response Framework
• Purpose
– Guides how the nation conducts all-hazards incident response
• Key Concepts
– Builds on the National Incident Management System (NIMS) with its flexible,
scalable, and adaptable coordinating structures
– Aligns key roles and responsibilities across jurisdictions
– Links all levels of government (local, tribal, State, Federal), private sector,
and nongovernmental organizations in a unified approach to emergency
management
– Always in effect: can be partially or fully implemented
– Coordinates Federal assistance without need for formal trigger
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Focused on Response
Achieving a Goal Within a Broader Strategy
• Response
– Immediate actions to save lives, protect property and the environment, and meet basic human
needs
– Execution of emergency plans and actions to support short-term recovery
• National Strategy for Homeland Security – guides,
organizes and unifies our National homeland security
efforts
– Prevent and disrupt terrorist attacks;
– Protect the American people, our critical infrastructure, and
key resources;
– Respond to and recover from incidents that do occur; and
– Continue to strengthen the foundation to ensure our longterm success.
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How the Framework is Organized
Core
Document
Doctrine, organization, roles and
responsibilities, response actions
and planning requirements that
guide national response
Emergency Support
Function Annexes
Mechanisms to group and provide Federal
resources and capabilities to support State
and local responders
Support
Annexes
Essential supporting aspects of the Federal
response common to all incidents
Incident
Annexes
Incident-specific applications of the
Framework
Partner
Guides
Next level of detail in response actions
tailored to the actionable entity
www.fema.gov/nrf
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What Has Changed
 A Framework … not a Plan
 Written for two audiences
 Senior elected and appointed officials
 Emergency Management practitioners
 Emphasizes roles of the local and tribal governments, States,
NGOs, individuals and the private sector
 Establishes Response Doctrine
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Engaged partnership
Tiered response
Scalable, flexible, and adaptable operational capabilities
Unity of effort through unified command
Readiness to act
 Establishes planning as a critical element of effective response
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Applying the Framework
• Most incidents wholly managed locally
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Some require additional support
Small number require Federal support
Catastrophic requires significant Federal support
State Governor must request Federal support
• Minor event might be initial phase of larger, rapidly growing threat
– Accelerate assessment and response
– Federal department/agency, acting on own authority, may be initial Federal
responder
– Integrated, systematic Federal response intended to occur seamlessly
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State & Local Leadership and the Framework
Effective, unified national response requires layered, mutually supporting capabilities
 States are sovereign entities, and the Governor has responsibility for public
safety and welfare; States are the main players in coordinating resources and
capabilities and obtaining support from other States and the Federal government
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Governor
Homeland Security Advisor
Director State Emergency Management Agency
State Coordinating Officer
State & Tribal
Governments
 Local officials have primary responsibility for
community preparedness and response
NRF
 Elected/Appointed Officials (Mayor)
 Emergency Manager
 Public Safety Officials
 Individuals and Households are key starting
points for emergency preparedness and
support community efforts
Local
Governments
Federal
Government
Private
Sector
& NGO
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NGO Contributions Examples
• Training and managing volunteer resources
• Identifying shelter locations and needed
supplies
• Providing critical emergency services to those in
need, such as cleaning supplies, clothing, food
and shelter, or assistance with post-emergency
cleanup
• Identifying those whose needs have not been
met and helping coordinate the provision of
assistance
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The Framework: Building New Capability
• Preparedness Cycle–a system
that builds the right capabilities
– Introduces National Planning
System
– Defines response organization
– Requires training
– Advocates interoperability and
typing of equipment
– Emphasizes exercising with
broad-based participation
– Describes process for continuous
evaluation and improvement
• Aligning Risk-Based Planning
Plan
Evaluate &
Improve
Capability
Building
Organize,
Train & Equip
Exercise
– National Planning Scenarios
– Hazard Identification and Risk
Analysis
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National AT Re-use Survey!
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National AT Re-use Survey!
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National AT Re-use Survey!
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National AT Re-use Survey!
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National AT Re-use Survey!
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National AT Re-use Survey!
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National AT Re-use Survey!
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Haiti Disability Relief Update
http://haiti-disability.ning.com/
Twitter: haiti_disabi
portlight.org
Whirlwind Wheelchair Internationa
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A big ripple in a big pond……..
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