1 Preparing Texas Today... Texas Preparedness Workshop November 16-17, 2005 Austin, Texas A Texas...

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Preparing Texas Today...

Texas Preparedness

WorkshopNovember 16-17, 2005

Austin, Texas

A Texas Community Partnership

...for Tomorrow’s ChallengesGovernor’s Division of Emergency Management

Office of the Governor

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Purpose

Levels of Planning

Base Requirements

Responsibilities

Key Dates/Events

Questions/Discussion

Agenda

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Preparing Texas Today...Texas Preparedness

Strategy

“A Single Focus”

A Texas Community Partnership

...for Tomorrow’s ChallengesGovernor’s Division of Emergency Management

Office of the Governor

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To develop a fully synchronized preparedness program that has a “Single Focus”. And “Unity of Effort” that fully supports the Governor’s Strategic Plan 2005-2010.

Preparedness is defined as all programs that provide funding to Texas for Planning, Organization, Training, Exercises and Equipment.

Total Focused Effort: Near / Mid / Long Term Economy and Efficiency of Resources Doctrinal Adherence Joint Integration of Local, State, Federal and Private Capabilities and Capacities.

Purpose

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State of Texas Preparedness Objectives

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Plan: Enhance operational plans, procedures, and implementing documents that support Prevention,

Protection, Response and Recovery.


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Organize: Enhance organizations which are structured to most efficiently and effectively Prevent, ProtectRespond and Recover.


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Equip: Identify necessary equipment and technological resources required. Decide-Order-Ship-Receive-Use


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Train: Develop and deliver highly focused training to private, local, state and federal responders in an expedited and integrated effort .


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Exercise: Develop and conduct exercises that FOCUS ON existing plans and procedures for the Prevention, Protection, Response and Recovery from of a terrorism incident involving a WMD with the outcome of enhancing those plans and procedures and understanding how organizations contribute to the prevention of the incident.


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“HOW”

Combine the efforts of the SAA, ODP, and SAA CDC.

Joint Language Grant Guidance Joint Program Execution Joint Publication of Guidance

Develop Regional Response Plans

Focused on direction and control, Regional Unified Command, Interoperable Communications and Mutual Aid

Focused on all Capabilities and Capacities of the Region

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“HOW” continued

Develop five year preparedness plan:

Quarterly Scheduling Workshops

Include all Major Players: COG’s State Agencies Federal Agencies Transit Authorities Port’s UASIC’s Hospital’s MMRS Schools (ISD) VOADMass Care

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Governor’s Division of Emergency ManagementOffice of the Governor

...for Tomorrow’s Challenges

Levels of Planning

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TexasHomelandSecurityStrategic

Plan

Part I

Rick Perry


Plan

Objectives&

Outcomes

Part II

Rick Perry


Plan

State of TexasEmergency

Management Plan

Part II

Rick Perry, Governor

CityCounty

LEVELS OF PLANNING

Mayor

County Judge

Regional

Nov. 1, 2005

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• Provides Governor’s Intent

– Leadership

– Organization

• Establishes Three Attainable Goals

– Prevent terrorist attack within Texas.

– Protect by reducing vulnerability to Terrorism

– Prepare to respond and recover

• Defines Four Critical Task

– Intelligence and Warning

– Protecting Critical Infrastructure

– Emergency Preparedness and Response

– Border Security


Plan

Part IRick Perry

Texas Homeland Security Strategic Plan (Part I)The Vision

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Plan

State of Texas Emergency

Management Plan

Part IIRick Perry

Texas Homeland Security Strategic Plan (Part II)State of Texas Emergency Management Plan

• The State Operational Plan

• Addresses all phases of emergency management operations, response &recovery

• Addresses all hazards

• Plans for comprehensive use of resources

• Uses a functional approach

• Provides for coordinated information management

• Provides for graduated problem solving

• Plans for catastrophic disaster operations

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Base Requirements forRegional Response Plans

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Base Requirements

Regional Response Plans will be all inclusive and support the State Strategic Plan

Use TRRN as base tool to identify resources. Identify procedures to establish a Regional Unified Command (RAU) Incorporate all other Regional Planning efforts (SNS, Communications, Mutual Aid, Hospital Regions, Fusion Centers) Will not replace local jurisdiction plans Will not replace DDC Authorities and Responsibilities Continuity of Government

Task: Develop a Template: Done

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Base Requirements forTraining & Exercises

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Training and Exercise Objectives will support State Strategic Plan

MMRS

CERT

BT Regional

Basic Level of Preparedness

National Incident Management System (NIMS)

Interoperable Communications

Mutual Aid Agreements

Homeland Security Information Network-Critical Infrastructure (HSIN-CI)

National Weather Service (NWS) Regional Office

Base Requirements

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Texas Regional Response Network (TRRN)

6th Civil Support Team (6 CST)

Supporting Bio-Lab

Shelter/Mass Care

Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD)

Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF)

All Disciplines & Organizations (LE, Fire, EMS, VOAD, ISD)

All Hazard Primary & Secondary Event

TCLEOSE Certified

Coastal: USCG & GLO

Base Requirements

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Responsibilities

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Governor’s Division of Emergency Management (GDEM) in coordination with Department of State Health Services.Provide overall management and coordinationPublish implementing guidance

Councils of Government (COG)Represent local jurisdictionsCoordinate immediate implementation of TRRNCoordinate Regional Response Plan Development.

Complete no later than May 1, 2006.Complete Implementation Plan for Governor’s Strategic Plan no later than Jan. 17, 2006

Responsibilities

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National Emergency Response and Rescue Training Center (NERRTC)Under the direction of GDEM be the single agency

responsible for Standardization of Training Exercise Design & Execution for all exercises funded by or through

State Agencies and Organizations in Texas

State AgenciesCoordinate all NIMS requirements by inter-agency

contract with Texas Forest Service (TFS)Coordinate all Exercise Design & Execution by

inter-agency contract with National Emergency Response and Rescue Training Center (NERRTC)Complete Implementation Plan for Governor’s Strategic Plan no later than Jan. 17, 2006

FEMA Region VI (DHS)Coordinate all Federal Agency sponsored/funded

exercises with GDEMParticipate as a full partner in all Planning and

Coordination

Responsibilities

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Key Dates/Events

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Implementation Plans: Jan. 17, 2006 : Completed

Regional Response Plans:Feb. 15: First Draft CompletedApr. 1: Final Draft CompletedMay 1: ApprovedJune: 1st Regional Exercise

Major Capstone Exercises: SNS Transit Authority : Embedded Port : Embedded Fusion : Embedded May 1-5, 2006: State-wide Evacuation Exercise

Major Conferencing DatesMay 22-24, 2006 : State Hurricane Conference – BeaumontNov. 13-17, 2006: State Homeland Security Conference - TBD

Key Dates/EventsTo Be Coordinated:

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Discussion/Q & A

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