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National Association of Church Business AdministrationPresenter: Rev. David L. Myers & Marcus ColemanJuly 17, 2014
Building a Faithful Network – Developing Emergency Operations Plan for Houses of Worship
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Overview of Today’s Session
Introduction to the DHS Center for Faith-based & Neighborhood Partnerships
Project Overview A Word on Personal Preparedness Active Shooter: A Preview of What to Do Our next three months Questions
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About the DHS Center for Faith-based & Neighborhood Partnerships One of 14 Centers in the federal government serving
as a bridge between government and the faith-based/non-profit community
Director serves as Senior Advisor to the FEMA Administrator
What We Do:
Build bridges and promote long lasting relationships in: emergency management; combating human
trafficking; supporting the DHS Mission
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About FEMA Voluntary Agency Liaison
Voluntary Agency Liaisons build relationship s among Federal, State, and tribal government s and voluntary, faith-based and community organizations by: • Sharing information• Helping promote coordination; and • Providing best-practices and lessons learned
Partnering with the Whole Community
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What We Know…
In America there are more than 250,000 houses of worship that…
Are often sought after by disaster survivors as places of refuge in times of disaster and crisis
Can be great assets for emergency response and recovery operations
Represent diverse theologies, values and beliefs, but have a common interest to meet the needs of disaster survivors
Religious Diversity in the United States
Whom Do Individuals Expect to Rely On?
Emergency managers should
work with neighborhood
associations to provide training and
tools that would support neighbor-helping neighbor.
Source: FEMA (2013.) Preparedness in America: Research Insights to Increase Individual, Organizations, and Community Action
Sandy Hook Tragedy - 2012
Above: A banner from students of Newtown, Connecticut to the students of Moore, Oklahoma still hangs in Moore City Hall in support of their recovery continue from an EF-5 tornado in May 2012 (Photo by Veronica Hinke)
Right: President Obama speaks to Robbie Parker, father of Emilie Parker (Photo by Emilie Parker Fund)
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Project Background• January 2013 - President Obama launched “Now Is
the Time” initiative to reduce gun violence.
• June 2013 – DHS/FEMA released emergency operations planning guidance for houses of worship
• July 2013 – DHS/FEMA hosted webinar walking through the guide
• Present – Working (via contract) with John Hopkins PACER center to continue technical assistance
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What we’d like to see…In collaboration with their local government, VOAD and community partners, houses of worship:
This guide will assist congregational teams in developing and revising Emergency Operations Plans (EOPs).
Creating emergency operations plans Assessing their potential role in an
emergency
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The Planning Process
Is flexible and can be adapted to accommodate a house of worship’s unique characteristics and situation.
May involves collaboration with community partners-local emergency management staff, first responders, nongovernmental partners (e.g. American Red Cross) and public and mental health officials-during the planning process.
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Emergency Operations Planning Emergency Operations Planning
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What we’ve learned…
Faith-based organizations have responded positively to the guide and have promoted it extensively
Localities across the country are eager to engage with the faith community and see the concepts shared in the guide as a way to start/continue the conversation
While comprehensive the guide is burdensome for many faith-based leaders
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What the VOAD movement has shared“Getting the local [House of Worship] to be unafraid of government and encourage partnership with the government in advance”
“De-escalation” is an important element of the conversation
“Smaller scale issues seem to be more important because it’s what they [local faith leaders] deal with whereas large scale events just don’t happen often enough to encourage people to engage”
“Make sure they are getting something out of it. How does it:a. help them prepare b. make things easier/more straightforward for them.”
“In areas where there have not been any disasters, people start to focus on other, more immediately pressing things and lose track of preparedness activities.”
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A tale of two faith-leaders in Washington, IL…
First Baptist Church Pastor Joshua Monda who is helping some of his parishioners with cleanup in areas impacted by the recent tornadoes.
Bethany Community Church Associate Pastor Ben Davidson, shows supplies that have been donated to help local residents impacted by the recent tornadoes.
A QUICK WORD ON PERSONAL PREPAREDNESS
Section 2:
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What is preparedness?
Activity #1: Personal Preparedness Check
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• What is your role and responsibility for your families emergency plan?
• What are the goals of your families emergency plan?
• What are important documents and valuables to include in your kit?
• How can these concepts be used in your House of Worship?
Additional Questions for Activity #1
Perceived Barriers to Preparedness (2011)Preparedness messages and outreach
strategies should be developed to counter or re-frame these perceived barriers.
Source: FEMA (2013.) Preparedness in America: Research Insights to Increase Individual, Organizations, and Community Action
• State and local preparedness campaigns http://
www.nws.noaa.gov/om/severeweather/severewxcal.shtml
• National Preparedness Community (Faith-based Community of Practice)
http://community.fema.gov
• America’s Prepareathon! www.ready.gov/prepare
The Campaigns
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Making Preparedness Conversations Simple
Simple Activities for Everyone Includes: Interactive Web-based Course Program Leader Guide Facilitator Guide Handouts Available for download in
both English and Spanish
Access the training and materials at: http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/is909.asp
(Some) MaterialsSpoiler Alert: The Best Materials Are Localized Materials!
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Email: [email protected]
Call: 1 (800) BE-READY (1-800-237-3239), Monday-Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Eastern Standard Time (EST)
Fax: 1 (240) 699-0525
Mail: FEMA Distribution Center, 4440 Buckeystown Pike, Frederick, MD 21704
Delivery Time• Allow 4 to 6 weeks for free shipping.• If you require items earlier, orders can be expedited at your expense
Ordering Free Federal Materials
(Some) PartnersBest Federal Government Partner:• FEMA Voluntary Agency Liaison
Example of a Network to Help Provide Support:• State Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster
This Room!
Some national partners that have some form of local, state or regional presence:
ACTIVE SHOOTER: A PREVIEW OF WHAT TO DO
Section 3
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Revisiting The Planning Process
Is flexible and can be adapted to accommodate a house of worship’s unique characteristics and situation.
May involves collaboration with community partners-local emergency management staff, first responders, nongovernmental partners (e.g. American Red Cross) and public and mental health officials-during the planning process.
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Emergency Operations Planning Emergency Operations Planning
Some considerations…• You will play how you practice• “There is no single answer for what to do…”• “The planning process is not complete until you
plans are share with first responders”• Plan for the needs of ALL people• “Law enforcements first priority must be to locate
and stop the person or persons believed to be the shooter; all other actions are secondary”
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A Conversation on Goals and Objectives
• In your emergency operations plan goals can be:• Hazard-based (Fires, Floods, Funnels) • Functionally based (Evacuation, Lock Down, Shelter
in Place, etc)
Activity #2:Active Shooter Video
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Run, Hide, Fight Video
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• The YouTube version of the video can be found at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mzI_5aj4Vs
• You can download the video at: http://www.readyhoustontx.gov/videos.html
WHAT’S NEXT & HOW YOU CAN STAY CONNECTED
Section 4
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Over the next 3 months we will be…
• Developing supplemental curriculum and resources
• Delivering 6 technical assistance workshops:• Philadelphia, PA (August 11th & 12th)• Kansas City, MO (August 25th)• Seattle, WA (September 16th)• Los Angeles, CA (September 18th)• Houston, TX (September 23rd)• Washington, DC (September 30th)
• Walking 5 houses of worship through the emergency operations planning process
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Technical Assistance Workshops• Primary target audience: Faith-based leaders from small to
mid-size (1 – 2,499) and large (2,500+) houses of worship • Secondary audience: Government employees interested in
engagement of faith-based community• Workshop goals:
• Completion/identification of three steps of emergency operations planning process
• Connection of local faith-based leaders to local emergency preparedness community
• Encourage establishing networks of faith-based organizations with EOP
Additional tools and resources for your churchOn-line Courses:• IS-360: Preparing for Mass Casualty Incidents: A Guide for Schools, Higher Education,
and Houses of Worship• IS-907 - Active Shooter: What You Can Do• IS-909: Community Preparedness: Implementing Simple Activities for Everyone• IS-317: Introduction to Community Emergency Response Teams
Documents:• Guide for Developing High Quality Emergency Operations Plans for Houses of Worship,
K-12 Schools and Institutions of Higher Learning
Example of a great state tool: Georgia’s Praise & Preparedness tools!
On the Way:• Templates• Facility Assessment Guide• Scenario based discussion resources• and much more!
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3 next steps we can take together…
• Share your emergency operations plan resources/training opportunities
• Get the word out to your networks in the six cities listed of the opportunity
• Join the conversation @ the Faith-based Community of Practice on http//:community.fema.gov
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Marcus Coleman
DHS Center for Faith-based and Neighborhood PartnershipsA Center for the White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood PartnershipsOffice: 202-646-3656Cell: 540-326-6530
www.fema.govwww.dhs.gov/fbnp
[email protected] and [email protected]
Follow FEMA on Twitter: @FEMA, @Citizen_Corps @PreparAthon
Let’s Stay in contact!
