08. FINAL Presenation USACE OPLAN_Rick Howley

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US Army Corps of Engineers

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HQ USACE Planning for an Earthquake

in the New Madrid Seismic Zone

Rick Howley

HQUSACE G-3

8-10 March 2010


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Purpose: To provide an update on

development of the HQ USACE OPLAN for a

catastrophic earthquake in the New MadridSeismic Zone

Background: Planning began in March 2009

4of 5 USACE Divisions had draft plans, developedHQ USACE plan from bottom up

MAEC Report provided damage estimates perimpacted state

Provided Mission Analysis, and follow on OPLANbrief to DCG-CW in June 2009

Received FEMA draft OPLAN in August 2009,updated specified and implied tasks

Clarified lead and supporting USG agencies for TF Riverine


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Specified/Implied Tasks

Specified Tasks

Support to FEMA under the NRF Repair and maintain flood control

infrastructure under PL 84-99

Continue on-going operating andconstruction projects

Support TF Riverine

Support ARNORTH/NORTHCOMJTFs with Engineer staff cells

Implied Tasks

Account for personnel in impactedareas

Execute COOP for impacted USACEactivities

Reestablish COMMS

Coordinate access to impacted areaswith law enforcement agencies

Support initial reconnaissance effortsto develop the common operatingpicture

Deploy and establish C2 elements

Assess and conduct immediate repairof USACE infrastructure

Provide visible leadership to the

citizens Support DoD efforts to restore

Defense Critical Infrastructure


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Commanders IntentPurpose: Fully support local, state and federal efforts in order to save lives, provide services to citizens relateto public works, and re-establish infrastructure to support long-term economic recovery in the event of a

catastrophic earthquake in the NMSZ.Key Tasks:- Conduct initial reconnaissance to support DHS/FEMA efforts to determine the scope of the impacted area

- Conduct engineer reconnaissance of critical infrastructure and provide assessments to facilitate repair

- Restore flood protection infrastructure

- Restore Civil Work and navigation infrastructure

- Support restoration of navigable waterways through the Riverine Task Force

- Execute public works missions as directed by FEMA under ESF#3 and support to other Federal agencies

under the NRF- Reconstitute Planning and Response Teams (PRT) as they deploy in anticipation of a response phase that is

longer than typical emergency response

- Ramp up training at the Readiness Support Center (RSC) in order to support training of additional PRTs,

ESF#3 Team Leaders (TLs) and Assistant Team Leaders (ATLs)

-Provide NORTHCOM/ARNORTH Joint Task Forces with initial task force engineering staff

End state:- Immediate threats to life and safety for the earthquake and its aftermath have been removed

- Basic services of physical and social infrastructure have been restored to a functional level

- Damaged Civil Works infrastructure is restored to its authorized operational condition

- Infrastructure is repaired to enable economic recovery


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Areas of USACE Support

Support to FEMA under the National Response

Framework, USACE Main Effort is to Tennessee

Support to USACE Civil Works Projects Will Be Within

Current Civil-Works Boundaries, USACE Main Effort is to

CW infrastructure on the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers

Support TF Riverine, a USG interagency TF led by the US

Coast Guard, in order to restore navigable waterways

Provide initial JTF engineer augmentation to NORTHCOM

JTFs

Provide support to others (DA IMCOM, other federal

agencies) as requested

USACE Concept of Operations


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USACE Support to FEMA

LRD support to

Tennessee isthe USACE

Main Effort for

support to

FEMA.

SPD and SAD are designated the supporting

divisions to LRD


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Description

X - Few structures

surviveIX - Heavy damage to

most structures

VIII - Major damage

to ordinary

structures

VII - Slight to

Moderate damage to

ordinary structures

VI - Slight damage

X

VI

IX

VIII VII

MVDs efforts to restore

flood control and civil

works infrastructure along

the Mississippi River is

the Main Effort for Corps

work within our own

authorities. NAD is designated the supporting division to MVD

or n s wn

Authorities

LRDs efforts to restoreflood control and civil

works infrastructure along

the Ohio River is the

Main Effort for Corps

work within our own

authorities.

SAD and SPD are the

supporting divisions to LRD


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Support to TF Riverine

TF Riverine

X

Interagency TF

TF Riverine

Mission: Restore

navigation on the

Mississippi River.

TF Riverine will be

an Interagency

Task Force

composed of the

Coast Guard, DOT,

USACE, other

federal agencies,

and state and localgoverning bodies.TF Riverine operations:

Hazardous Materials

Debris clearance

Bridging

Ferrying

Opening Ports

Navigation


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Support to ARNORTH/NORTHCOM JTFS

MCPXXX

ARNORTH

FWDJTF CS

XX

JTF 1

XX

USACE will support

ARNORTH/NORTHCOMJTFs with engineer staff

augmentation cells:

NWD supports the MCP

LRD supports JTF CS

POD supports a third

JTF that is established.


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Command and Control

The USACE TF Commander will initially

deploy to Jackson, TN and co-locate with the

LRD forward command post to provide

national level command and control.

The USACE Director of Contingency

Operations will operate from HQ USACE to

facilitate national level coordination withDHS/FEMA.


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Concerns

Trigger to move in the event there is no

communications

Expeditionary communications capabilities

in the impacted area Adjudication of resources, how resources

be prioritized recognizing that demand will

exceed supply?


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Discussion

[email protected], 202-761-0394

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