Welcome USPS Emergency Preparedness Overview Emergency Preparedness Timeline Integrated Emergency Management Plan Overview Emergency Management Team Overview EP District Support Breakouts

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Emergency Preparedness Emergency Preparedness (EP)(EP)

Briefing SlideBriefing Slide Background Approach Goals One Plan One Team Agency Alignment

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BackgroundBackground Events of Fall 2001 3/02 Memo from the COO/SVRP HR;

Integrated Emergency Management Principles to apply to postal policy for EAP, CMP, COOP

12/02 Emergency Management Committee (EMC-Senior Executives) and Emergency Management Work Group (EMWG- Functional Manager) established

1/04 Emergency Preparedness Policy Memo to implement NRP and NIMS as required by HSPD-5

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ApproachApproach

All Hazards Approach using National Incident Command System (ICS) Discipline

IEMP ++ ==

Coordinated Emergency Management

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GoalsGoals

Protecting Employees

Maintaining Operations

Managing the Crisis

IEMP

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One Plan (IEMP)One Plan (IEMP) Combines existing plans All-hazards approach Annexes for specific emergency types:

grouped as human-caused, technological, or natural

IEMP

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One Team (EMT)One Team (EMT)

Combines existing teams Uses the national ICS discipline Interacts with community first responders Interacts with local public health agencies

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Agency AlignmentAgency Alignment

Successful Emergency Management requires close coordination among all functions; fits across and through the overall USPS hierarchy

Internal Stakeholders External Stakeholders

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BackgroundPolicy- MI and EM GuideEnabling Tool – PEMS

Process: Installation/District Interaction

Joins existing plans and teams,

through the ICS structure, to cover all hazards/emergencies

District Plan/Team

Installation A Plan/Team Installation B

Plan/Team

Installation C Plan/Team

District IEMP

District EMT Pool

IEMPOne Plan

EMTOne Team

BDS Annex:SOP MICTEAP

COOPUSPIS role

In ConclusionIn Conclusion

Background Approach Goals One Plan One Team Agency Alignment

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