Transcript LECTURE 1

Day 1 Outline
 Welcome
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USPS Emergency Preparedness Overview
Emergency Preparedness Timeline
Integrated Emergency Management Plan Overview
Emergency Management Team Overview
EP District Support
Breakouts
Emergency Preparedness
(EP)
USPS EP
Briefing Slide
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Background
Approach
Goals
One Plan
One Team
Agency Alignment
USPS EP
Background
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Events of Fall 2001
3/02 Memo from the COO/SVRP HR;
Integrated Emergency Management
Principles to apply to postal policy for
EAP, CMP, COOP
12/02 Emergency Management Committee
(EMC-Senior Executives) and Emergency
Management Work Group (EMWGFunctional Manager) established
1/04 Emergency Preparedness Policy
Memo to implement NRP and NIMS as
required by HSPD-5
USPS EP
Approach
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All Hazards Approach using National
Incident Command System (ICS) Discipline
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Coordinated Emergency Management
USPS EP
Goals
Protecting
Employees
IEMP
Managing
the Crisis
Maintaining
Operations
USPS EP
One Plan (IEMP)
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Combines existing plans
All-hazards approach
Annexes for specific emergency types:
grouped as human-caused, technological,
or natural
USPS EP
One Team (EMT)
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Combines existing teams
Uses the national ICS discipline
Interacts with community first responders
Interacts with local public health agencies
USPS EP
Agency Alignment
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Successful Emergency Management
requires close coordination among all
functions; fits across and through the
overall USPS hierarchy
Internal Stakeholders
External Stakeholders
USPS Emergency Preparedness
Background
Policy- MI and EM Guide
Enabling Tool – PEMS
Process: Installation/District
Interaction
One Plan
District
IEMP
Installation A
Plan/Team
District
Plan/Team
IEMP
District
EMT
Pool
Installation C
Plan/Team
Installation B
Plan/Team
One Team
Joins existing plans
and teams,
through the ICS
structure, to cover all
hazards/emergencies
EMT
BDS Annex:
SOP
MICT
EAP
COOP
USPIS role
USPS EP
In Conclusion
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Background
Approach
Goals
One Plan
One Team
Agency Alignment
Any Questions?