FEMA UPDATE

John Woytak National Preparedness Region IX

•Exercises•Planning•Training•FEMA HQ

Regional Response Team Meeting June

RIX REGIONAL EXERCISE UPDATE

• Wa´ma´ gayam (Lightning Strikes)

• Typhoon Pakyo

• REP Exercises

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WA´MA´ GAYAM (LIGHTNING STRIKES)

PRINCIPAL OBJECTIVE:

Examine broader national continuity capabilities, specifically communications with State, territorial,

Tribal, local, and Private Sector partners and support to the National Cyber Incident Response Plan (NCIRP)

and National Response Framework (NRF)

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WA´MA´ GAYAM (LIGHTNING STRIKES)

Deployment/Setup Test the Emergency Communications Box Transmit situational awareness to:

County State RRCC

Replace and Package

EXERCISE CONDUCT

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WA´MA´ GAYAM (LIGHTNING STRIKES)

PARTICIPANTSDuck Valley Sho-Pai Tribe Duckwater Shoshone Tribe

Ely Shoshone Council Fallon Paiute Shoshone Tribes

Fort McDermitt Pai-Sho Tribe of Nevada & Oregon

Confederated Tribes of the Goshute Reservation

Las Vegas Paiute Tribe Moapa Band of Paiutes

Reno-Sparks Indian Colony Battle Mountain Band Council

South Fork Band Council Elko Band Council

Wells Band Council Dresslerville Community Council

Woodfords Community Council Yomba Shoshone Tribe

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WA´MA´ GAYAM (LIGHTNING STRIKES)

What is a Mobile Emergency Operations Box

A means to rapidly create an EOC anywhere or anytime without

having to scavenge for equipment.

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WA´MA´ GAYAM (LIGHTNING STRIKES)

WHAT’S IN THE KIT? Stanley Wheeled Case

1 ICS Vest Kit

1 Cradlepoint Router

1 HP Officejet Printer

8 Toshiba Thrive Mobile Touchscreen Tablets

1 Acer Laptop

Software Backups of all Documentation

Cradle Point WiFi Multiport LAN Router

WiFi Antennas

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WA´MA´ GAYAM (LIGHTNING STRIKES)

WHAT’S IN THE KIT? BGAN Satellite Terminal

Network Cables

ICS Vests

ICS Book 1

ICS Book 2

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WA´MA´ GAYAM (LIGHTNING STRIKES)

OUTCOMES First successful all tribal entire state coordination through:

Voice

Satellite Radio

Data

WebEOC interface Execute and transmit ICS forms Maintain Simulated Crisis response situational awareness

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TYPHOON PAKYO

DATE June 13-14, 2012

SCOPE The scope of play for TP12 requires emergency management

responders to perform actions associated with an initial response to a catastrophic typhoon incident in an EOC setting, both pre- and post-landfall. These actions include command and control, communications, evacuation and mass care, hazard identification, and resource logistics

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TYPHOON PAKYO

OBJECTIVES1. Evaluate Federal and Territorial integration with the Guam Emergency Operations Center (EOC) focusing on the establishment of a Unified Coordination Group (UCG)

2. Assess the coordination among Federal, Local, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), and private sector entities focus on mass care and evacuation

3. Validate the procedures, outlined in the Guam Catastrophic Typhoon Operations Plan

4.Assess the capability upon activation/establishment of the EOC/IOF

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TYPHOON PAKYO

OUTCOMES:1. Successful integration with State resources

2. Determination of updates for the Catastrophic Operations Plan

3. Engagement of state resources with Emergency Management Assistance Compact EMAC.

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PAST &UPCOMING EXERCISES

EXERCISE: • Mar 12 Simple Truth Anthrax - Full Scale

• FEB/APR/Aug 12 Golden Guardian - Southern California Catastrophic Earthquake Task Force Workshops and Functional Exercise

• Jun 12 - Typhoon Pakyo Guam Full Scale

• Aug 12 Medical Counter Measure Exercise - Los Angeles, CA

• May 13 Golden Guardian - San Francisco Earthquake Functional Exercise San Francisco Bay

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UPCOMING EXERCISES NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS

EXERCISE: DIABLO CANYON POWER PLANT NOV 7, 2012 INGESTION PATHWAY EXERCISE

PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION MARCH, 2013 PLUME EXERCISE

SAN ONOFRE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION MAY 22, 2013 INGESTION PATHWAY EXERCISE

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FEMA IX PLANNING CASCADIA SUBDUCTION ZONE

Scenario involves a 9.0 magnitude earthquake, ground shaking for 5 minutes with subsequent tsunami.  Wave heights could reach 80 feet.  The Cascadia fault line runs for 800 miles from just off Mendocino to British Columbia.  Ground shaking

expected to impact as far south as the Bay Area and also Sacramento.  Began planning effort in April 2011, partnering with Cal EMA.

FEMA RX is conducted their Cascadia Plan on the same time line.  Plans are being coordinated, but are not joint.

Conducted Information Analysis meetings in Del Norte, Humboldt, and Mendocino Counties

Course of Action brief to Senior Leadership Steering Committee in August 2012

Draft Plan expected in September 2012

Final Plan expected in December 2012

California will exercise this plan as Golden Guardian 2014.

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NEVADA HAZMAT EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLANS

The authority is the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). of 1980, as amended. The Plans are required to be reviewed by the Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) on an annual basis and are approved at the State Emergency Response Commission (SERC)

Provide technical expertise from Region IX

All encompassing review of the HazMat ERPs

Work with Karen Pabon the NV SERC

Comprehensive Preparedness Guide

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UPCOMING TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES

Region IX will host seats for applicants in collaboration with Cal EMA, the Master Exercise Practitioner Program (MEPP) in southern California starting in January of 2013.

Starting this October, FEMA Position Specific (OPS, Plan, etc.) courses will begin to be taught throughout California

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FEMA NATIONAL INITIATIVES

FEMA Qualification System

FEMA Reservist Program

FEMA Corps

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FEMA QUALIFICATION SYSTEM

Purpose – FQS establishes the system for qualification and certification of the FEMA workforce through experience, training, and demonstrated performance

The system was developed in order to:

• Ensure a qualified workforce based on performance standards

• Establish minimum, consistent, and fair qualification requirements for all workforce positions regardless of employment status

• Strengthen the training and qualification standards for all workforce positions

• Professionalize the workforce similar to other emergency response professions

• Create a pathway to leadership positions

• Improve federal assistance to disaster impacted families and communities

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FEMA RESERVIST PROGRAM

Purpose – To build and sustain a robust, well-trained, deployable, and fully-capable corps of intermittent “Reservists” who can effectively and efficiently perform mission functions in accordance with our statutory authorities

Progress to Date

• Potential courses of action for the Reservist program were presented to Deputy Serino on March 14 in the following areas:

• Equipment

• Benefits

• Pay Grade Distribution

• Reservist Workforce Management Structure

• Training

• Deployment

• Medical Assessment

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FEMA CORPS

• Purpose – To train and build a FEMA-devoted unit of 1600 service corps members operating in support of Federal emergency and disaster response and recovery efforts to be established within the AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (“NCCC”) program

• FEMACorps will advance the President’s management and national security priorities, including job creation, service, and working across government

• FEMACorps will promote better mission outcomes by supporting FEMA’s ability to meet its all hazards mission through a scalable and reliable force structure