February 15th 2012

OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

NEW CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS

Emergency Management

SIGNIFICANT CHANGES OVER THE LAST YEAR WHAT’S NEW

New Approach to Regional Response and Recovery

Dedicated team to supporting county wide coordination

Dedication to State and Federal interoperability

Emergency Management

New Ordinance for the Office of Emergency Management

Change of service focus from Unincorporated areas

to the County as a whole for Emergency Coordination

FOUNDATIONS OF OEM’S CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS

The National Disaster Recovery Framework

County Level Recovery Support Functions (RSF)

Interoperability with State and Federal Recovery Committees

Emergency Management

The National Response Framework

County Level Emergency Support Functions (ESF) and Coordinators

Interoperability with State and Federal Counterparts

FOUNDATIONS OF OEM’S CONCEPT OF OPERATIONSCONTINUED

Incident Command System

Enabling coordinated response among various jurisdictions, agencies, NGOs and Private Sector

Interoperability with State and Federal Response EffortsEmergency Management

National Incident Management System

Systematic, Proactive approach to multi-agency response operations

Increasing the speed and accuracy of resource support efforts

SUPPORT TO THE REGION 10 REGIONAL RESPONSE TEAM AND NORTHWEST

AREA COMMITTEE MISSION STATEMENT

King County Emergency Coordination Center Operational Focus

Local Level Support to the Incident Regional Support to the

Consequences

Standing County Level Emergency Response Taskforces and Strike Teams

Emergency Management

Interoperability with State and Federal Incident Management Assistance Teams and ESF Coordinators.

Support Unified Command, taskforce participation and local level operations with a “One-Team” outlook on response operations.

HOW WE RESPOND MULTI-AGENCY TASKFORCE APPROACH

Maritime Transportation Taskforce

U.S Coast Guard WA EMD WS DOT WS Ferries KC Emergency

Management KC DOT KC Water Taxi KC Sheriff’s Office Marine

Unit

Emergency Management

Ground Transportation Taskforce

WSDOT WSP KC Emergency

Management KC DOT KC Sheriffs Office Seattle Emergency

Management

MULTI-AGENCY TASKFORCES

Emergency Management

Mass Care Taskforce American Red Cross The Salvation Army Northwest Baptists Convention Washington State Animal Recue Teams Church of Scientology Disaster Ministers Safeway Boeing King County Regional Animal Services King County Department of Community and Human

Services Washington State Department of Human Services FEMA Region X Mass Care Team

July 22nd, 1991 The Chinese freighter Tuo Hai collided with the Japanese fishing vessel Tenyo Maru approximately 25 miles northwest of Cape Flattery.

Response Then: ? Response Now: • Inter-local Agreements with State Parks, Port of Seattle,

Private Sector and Faith Based Organizations on Facilities

• Over 15 National Level MOUs with National and International Organizations for response support.

• Multi-Agency Taskforces, NIMS standardization, NRF • One-Team Approach to Regional Response Operations

LESSONS LEARNED

Emergency Management