RCPGP

How We Got Here

Grants Overview

RCPGP Sites OverviewSeattle

New York/New Jersey

National Capital Region

Norfolk

Chicago

Bay Area

Los Angeles/Long Beach

Houston

Honolulu

Tier 1

Tier 2

Boston

Presidential Directives“Program intended to enhance regional preparedness and continuity of operations efforts. Urban Areas

must use these funds to employ regional approaches to overall preparedness to address catastrophic incidents and are encouraged to adopt regional response structures whenever appropriate.”

RCPGP Guidance & Application Kit, p. 16

DHS: PPD-8

• Replaces Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD)-8 (National Preparedness - issued Dec 2003) and HSPD-8 Annex I (National Planning - issued Dec 2007)

• Presidential Policy Directive / PPD-8: National Preparedness– National Preparedness Goal

– National Preparedness System

– Building and Sustaining Preparedness

– National Preparedness Report

– Roles and Responsibilities

PPD-8

PPD-8: Recovery

PPD-8: Recovery

PPD-8: Recovery

PPD-8: Recovery

Stafford Act Support to States

Multiagency Coordination

RCPGP Funding

Organize and Staff - Develop plans to organize and staff catastrophic plans to ensure adequate support to review, develop, implement, and revise plans as needed.

Train - Develop and implement plans to effectively train newly developed regional catastrophic plans with communities, States, nonprofit organizations, and the private sector, as well as other regional partners.

Exercise - Develop and implement plans to exercise regional catastrophic plans to test capabilities and interdependencies between jurisdictions based on regional threats.

Evaluate and Improve - Assess ability of plans to address regional catastrophic needs, evaluate findings, and develop corrective action plans to improve plans based on lessons learned.

Plan, Train, Exercise

1. Fix shortcomings in existing plans– Assess current capabilities– Identify gaps– Identify & address conflicts, omissions & disparities

between plans

2. Build regional planning process & planning communities– Establish simplest achievable process, network,

community– Integrate with other established planning efforts

3. Link operational & capabilities-based planning for resource allocation

– Identify capability requirements (shortfalls) & establish requirements for resource allocation

CENTRAL GRANT PROGRAM PRIORITIES

Combined Statistical Area

• 5 counties• 35,000 square miles• 18 million people• Over 1 million tourists• Over 150 countries &

languages

Roles & Responsibilities

• Regional Catastrophic Planning Team (RCPT) – Membership includes direct or indirect representation

of all jurisdictions from CSA for regional planning– Coordinates the development & implementation

of RCPGP initiatives– Develops & maintains the RCPT Charter– Cultivates sustainment strategies

Projects Overview

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RCPGP Fiscal Funding in Review• FY07/08 (24 month performance period + extension)

– Medical Dispensing (M-PODS)– Mass Evacuation Guide & Template

• Area B South– Mass Care & Shelter Guide & Template

• Plan Development: City of LA, Whittier, and Santa Clarita• FY09 (24 month performance period + extension)

– Mass Reception– Commodity Distribution (C-PODS)– Disaster Housing

• FY10 (36 month performance period)– Regional Recovery

• Disaster Housing• FY11 (36 month performance period)

– Training & Exercises

FY10: Recovery

• Timeline: – 2010-11 Application & Award Phase– 2011-12 Technical Assistance:

Guide/Template Development– 2012-13 Contracted Support:

Annex/Plan Development

VJPO / Lync

Key Dates

• July 28, 2011 - MARAC Meeting• August 25, 2011 – RCPT Quarterly Meeting• September 28, 2011 – Technical Assistance Awarded• October 12, 2011 - Regional T&E Committee established• November 14, 2011 - Recovery Kickoff Workshop• November 28-30, 2011 – CSTI Disaster Recovery Course• December 5-7, 2011 – CSTI Disaster Recovery Course• December, 2011 – Guide Development Workshop Part I• December 12-14, 2011 – RCPGP Planning Workshop (NY)

Recovery Timeline

Organization

FY11: Train & Exercise

• Integrate with 3 Year Plan development efforts• FY11 Funding – Training & Exercises

– 2012 - Implementation• Exercise Design & Training

– 2013 – Tabletop Exercise• Disaster Housing; Recovery

– 2014 – Full Scale Exercise• Evacuation -> Reception -> Mass Care & Shelter

– M-POD / C-POD Incorporation

Thank you

Ryan RockabrandLA County OEMProgram Manager, Allianceryan@catastrophicplanning.orgwww.catastrophicplanning.org