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Rotary and the Resilient Rotary and the Resilient CommunityCommunity
A.J. BridingA.J. BridingCertified Emergency ManagerCertified Emergency Manager
Certified Organizational Resilience ExecutiveCertified Organizational Resilience Executive
Overview of PresentationOverview of Presentation
• The Importance of Community The Importance of Community ReadinessReadiness
• Elements of Community ReadinessElements of Community Readiness
• The Importance of the Private SectorThe Importance of the Private Sector
Pop Quiz for RotariansPop Quiz for Rotarians
• How many of you have emergency How many of you have emergency provisions at home?provisions at home?
• How many of you travel overseas for How many of you travel overseas for Rotary projects?Rotary projects?
• How many of you know who to contact How many of you know who to contact in an emergency at those locations?in an emergency at those locations?
• How many of you have a recovery plan How many of you have a recovery plan to leave those locations if necessary?to leave those locations if necessary?
Pop Quiz for BusinessesPop Quiz for Businesses
• How many of you are business people?How many of you are business people?
• How many of your businesses have a How many of your businesses have a business continuity plan?business continuity plan?
• How many of you would be OK if your How many of you would be OK if your business shut down for 2 weeks? business shut down for 2 weeks? – One month or longer?One month or longer?
• How many of you back up your How many of you back up your essential data routinely?essential data routinely?
The Emergency Management The Emergency Management CycleCycle
ReadinessReadiness
Preparedness . . Response . . Rebuilding
The Importance of The Importance of Community ReadinessCommunity Readiness
• What if the cavalry doesn’t come?What if the cavalry doesn’t come?
• Even if it does, will it be too little, too late?Even if it does, will it be too little, too late?
NIMS: PreparednessNIMS: Preparedness
• Preparedness activities should be coordinated among all Preparedness activities should be coordinated among all appropriate agencies and organizations within the jurisdiction, as appropriate agencies and organizations within the jurisdiction, as well as across jurisdictions. well as across jurisdictions.
• NGOs and the private sector should be involved in these efforts, NGOs and the private sector should be involved in these efforts, as they often provide incident-related services, and are the as they often provide incident-related services, and are the owners and operators of critical infrastructure and key resources owners and operators of critical infrastructure and key resources that may be involved in emergency management and incident that may be involved in emergency management and incident response. response.
• Though not integrated directly into NIMS, individuals play a Though not integrated directly into NIMS, individuals play a critical role in preparedness and are expected to prepare critical role in preparedness and are expected to prepare themselves and their families for all types of potential incidents. themselves and their families for all types of potential incidents.
• Jurisdictions should have outreach programs to promote and Jurisdictions should have outreach programs to promote and support individual and community preparedness (e.g., public support individual and community preparedness (e.g., public education, training sessions, demonstrations), including education, training sessions, demonstrations), including preparedness of those with special needs. preparedness of those with special needs.
NRF: Private Sector RolesNRF: Private Sector Roles
• Partners in local and State emergency preparedness and Partners in local and State emergency preparedness and response organizations and activitiesresponse organizations and activities
• Emergency managers must work seamlessly with businesses that Emergency managers must work seamlessly with businesses that provide water, power, communication networks, transportation, provide water, power, communication networks, transportation, medical care, security, and numerous other services upon which medical care, security, and numerous other services upon which both response and recovery are particularly dependent. both response and recovery are particularly dependent.
• Provide response resources (donated or compensated) during an Provide response resources (donated or compensated) during an incident – including specialized teams, essential service incident – including specialized teams, essential service providers, equipment, and advanced technologies – through local providers, equipment, and advanced technologies – through local public-private emergency plans or mutual aid and assistance public-private emergency plans or mutual aid and assistance agreements, or in response to requests from government and agreements, or in response to requests from government and nongovernmental-volunteer initiatives. nongovernmental-volunteer initiatives.
• private-sector resilience and continuity of operations planning, as private-sector resilience and continuity of operations planning, as well as recovery and restoration from an actual incident, represent well as recovery and restoration from an actual incident, represent essential homeland security activities. essential homeland security activities.
Citizen CorpsCitizen Corpshttp://www.citizencorps.gov http://www.citizencorps.gov
• Citizen Corps is FEMA's grassroots strategy to bring together Citizen Corps is FEMA's grassroots strategy to bring together government and community leaders to involve citizens in all-government and community leaders to involve citizens in all-hazards emergency preparedness and resilience.hazards emergency preparedness and resilience.
• NRF: Citizen Corps brings together local leaders from government NRF: Citizen Corps brings together local leaders from government and civic leaders from NGOs and the private sector to prepare for and civic leaders from NGOs and the private sector to prepare for and respond to incidents. Citizen Corps Councils are typically and respond to incidents. Citizen Corps Councils are typically sponsored by elected or appointed officials and/or emergency sponsored by elected or appointed officials and/or emergency managers. These Councils provide leadership and support for managers. These Councils provide leadership and support for programs that educate, train, and engage community volunteers to programs that educate, train, and engage community volunteers to support emergency management and responders. support emergency management and responders.
• FY 2010 Citizen Corps Program grant funding: $12.5 MFY 2010 Citizen Corps Program grant funding: $12.5 M– Texas $684,000Texas $684,000
CERTsCERTshttp://www.citizencorps.gov/cert/index.shtm http://www.citizencorps.gov/cert/index.shtm
Community Emergency Response TeamCommunity Emergency Response Team
• Unskilled volunteersUnskilled volunteers
• Skilled volunteersSkilled volunteers
• Often part of ESFsOften part of ESFs
• Can start a CERT orCan start a CERT or
assist an established assist an established
CERTCERT
Ham Radio: ARES/RACES Ham Radio: ARES/RACES
• ARES: Amateur Radio Emergency ServiceARES: Amateur Radio Emergency Service– licensed amateurs who have voluntarily licensed amateurs who have voluntarily
registered their qualifications and equipment for registered their qualifications and equipment for communications duty in the public service when communications duty in the public service when disaster strikesdisaster strikes
– http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/pscm/sec1-http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/pscm/sec1-ch1.html ch1.html
• RACES: Radio Amateur Civilian Emergency RACES: Radio Amateur Civilian Emergency ServicesServices– http://www.qsl.net/races http://www.qsl.net/races
Key to Surviving Disasters:Key to Surviving Disasters:The CommunityThe Community
• Individual and family preparationIndividual and family preparation
• Citizen engagementCitizen engagement
• Volunteer manningVolunteer manning
• Private sector readinessPrivate sector readiness
• Economic resiliencyEconomic resiliency
-- Lack of recovery can be the greatest impact of a disaster
Community PreparationCommunity Preparation
• Promotion and facilitation of readiness Promotion and facilitation of readiness programs in the communityprograms in the community– DHS Ready Programs www.ready.govDHS Ready Programs www.ready.gov• Ready AmericaReady America• Ready BusinessReady Business• Ready KidsReady Kids
• Create and assist with equivalent programs Create and assist with equivalent programs in other countries, if not already presentin other countries, if not already present
• Consider risk mitigation in overseas projectsConsider risk mitigation in overseas projects– Eliminate obvious threat vulnerabilitiesEliminate obvious threat vulnerabilities
Ready.govReady.gov
Ready AmericaReady America
Ready BusinessReady Business
Ready KidsReady Kids
Protect Your BusinessProtect Your Business
• Emergency plansEmergency plans
• Business continuity planBusiness continuity plan
• Disaster recovery planDisaster recovery plan
. . . If you fold, that helps neither you nor your community
. . . Ignoring the threat is not a risk management option
FEMA and the Private SectorFEMA and the Private Sectorhttp://www.fema.gov/privatesector/index.shthttp://www.fema.gov/privatesector/index.sht
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Community Preparation Community Preparation (con’d)(con’d)
• Community infrastructure readinessCommunity infrastructure readiness– Medical systemsMedical systems– Transportation systemsTransportation systems– Power infrastructurePower infrastructure– Communications providersCommunications providers– Education (K-12 districts, college Education (K-12 districts, college
campuses)campuses)
Community Preparation Community Preparation (con’d)(con’d)
• Other thoughtsOther thoughts– Translators (preparation outreach and Translators (preparation outreach and
response and recovery operations)response and recovery operations)– Elderly Elderly – Special needs citizensSpecial needs citizens– Pet handlers for evacuationPet handlers for evacuation– Warehousing facilitiesWarehousing facilities– Transportation assetsTransportation assets– OutreachOutreach
NVOAD NVOAD http://www.nvoad.org http://www.nvoad.org
“Promoting Cooperation, Communication, Coordination and Collaboration in Disaster Response”
NVOAD MissionNVOAD Mission
• National Voluntary Organizations Active in National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (National VOAD) is the forum where Disaster (National VOAD) is the forum where organizations share knowledge and organizations share knowledge and resources throughout the disaster cycle—resources throughout the disaster cycle—preparation, response and recovery—to help preparation, response and recovery—to help disaster survivors and their communities.disaster survivors and their communities.
• Members of National VOAD form a coalition Members of National VOAD form a coalition of nonprofit organizations that respond to of nonprofit organizations that respond to disasters as part of their overall mission.disasters as part of their overall mission.
State and Local VOADsState and Local VOADs
• Each of the 55 State and Territory VOADs are members in Each of the 55 State and Territory VOADs are members in National VOAD. State VOADs enter into a cooperative National VOAD. State VOADs enter into a cooperative agreement with National VOAD to ensure that the State agreement with National VOAD to ensure that the State VOAD operates with similar principles and values to the VOAD operates with similar principles and values to the National organization.National organization.
• Each State VOAD develops its own governing documents, Each State VOAD develops its own governing documents, membership criteria, meeting schedules and coordination membership criteria, meeting schedules and coordination functions based on the National structure. Many of the functions based on the National structure. Many of the organizations that join State VOADs are the chapters or organizations that join State VOADs are the chapters or counterparts of National level members, in addition to counterparts of National level members, in addition to local community-based organizations and faith-based local community-based organizations and faith-based groups. groups.
VOADs: Volunteer WiselyVOADs: Volunteer Wisely
• In a community struggling to respond to and In a community struggling to respond to and recover from a disaster, an influx of unexpected recover from a disaster, an influx of unexpected or unneeded volunteers and donations can or unneeded volunteers and donations can make the process even more difficult. make the process even more difficult.
• Before traveling to the disaster area to help, Before traveling to the disaster area to help, learn where and when your skills will be learn where and when your skills will be needed. needed.
• Discuss with volunteer organizations how your Discuss with volunteer organizations how your needs for food, water and shelter will be met needs for food, water and shelter will be met while you are volunteering.”while you are volunteering.”
CDCCDChttp://www.cdc.gov http://www.cdc.gov
