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Are You Ready ? A presentation brought to you by Arcadis Your moderators are: Marc Walker; Retired Fire Assistant Chief Dan Couch; Retired Fire Battalion Chief

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Page 1: Natural Disasters Arizona Tornadoes Arizona has recorded more than 230 tornadoes since 1952. That means the state averages about four reported tornadoes.

Are You Ready ?A presentation brought to you by Arcadis

Your moderators are:Marc Walker; Retired Fire Assistant ChiefDan Couch; Retired Fire Battalion Chief

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Could It Happen - in Arizona?

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Natural Disasters

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Arizona TornadoesArizona has recorded more than 230 tornadoes since 1952. That means the state averages about

four reported tornadoes each year.

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Severe Weather

• Flash Flooding • Winter Storms

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Accidental

Medical Emergency

Confined Space

Fire

Chemical Release

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Intentional act

Active ShooterWorkplace Violence

Bomb Threat Weapon of Mass Destruction

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Arizona Specific Hazards

Dam Failure

Electrical

Outage

Extreme Heat

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Flooding

Wind Storms

Wildfire

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You are the Professionals

After the emergency occurs is a bad time to tell the citizens that you serve that you were not prepared. While you can’t be prepared for every emergency situation that happens in your jurisdiction, we should all be sure that we have met basic standard practices and expectations.

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Organizational Questions How will your organization communicate with your citizens during an emergency incident?

How will your organization make sure that all elected officials get the same information about the incident in a timely and accurate manner?

Can your organization make sure that all public and private partners get the same information?

Has your organization identified everyone that will be involved in an emergency incident?

Have those involved persons (including elected officials) received the FEMA recommended training?

When was the last time that your organization had an exercise to prepare for an emergency?

What technology does your organization use for emergency incidents?

Have you performed vulnerability assessments on the critical infrastructure in your community?

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Who should be involved in emergency preparedness in your organization?

• Mayor and Council

• City Manager and Division Heads

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Training• National Incident Management System (NIMS)– IS-100: Introduction to Incident Command System – IS-200: ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents – IS-700: National Incident Management System, an

Introduction – IS-800.b: National Response Framework (NRF), an

Introduction– ICS-300: Intermediate ICS for Expanding Incidents – ICS-400: Advanced ICS Command and General Staff—

Complex Incidents – ICS-402: ICS Overview for Executives/Senior Officials

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NIMS ClassesWho should to take NIMS and ICS training?• Entry Level: FEMA IS-700, ICS-100

• First Line, Single Resource, Field Supervisors: IS-700.A, ICS-100, and ICS-200

• Middle Management: Strike Team Leaders, Division Supervisors, EOC Staff:

IS-700.A, IS-800.B, ICS-100, ICS-200, and ICS-300

• Command and General Staff; Area, Emergency, and EOC Managers:

IS-700.A, IS-800.B, ICS-100, ICS-200, ICS-300 &ICS-400

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Homeland Security & Emergency Management Building Block Approach

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Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program

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Can you talk to each other?Can your PD talk to

your FD?Can the FD talk to

Public Works?

If the phones are down, are you down?

Are the HAM radio operators set up in your

EOC?

Do you have satellite phones?

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How will you communicate with your elected and appointed officials?

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Security Questions Is your EOC in a secure location? Do you have an identification system for entry?

What happens to your security if the utilities fail? Do you have a back up system?

Is your water distribution system secure?

How will you handle traffic if the lights are out and there is a mass exodus?

How will you shelter people in the event of a mass disaster?

How will you fuel all of your vehicles to support your emergency?

How do you secure the banks, credit unions, gas stations, super markets?

What is your plan to get your infrastructure back up and operational?

Generators, ice, food, shelter, pets, garbage, debris, medical……

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Questions