Contingency Planning

H. Peter ShmigelskyGovernment Facilities Asset Manager,

Department of Engineering

City of New Haven Mayor Toni Harp

From 2000-2014 there were:

• 12 drought events• 9 flooding events• 2 freeze events• 51 severe storm events• 18 tropical cyclone events• 9 wildfire events• 2 winter storm events

EACH with losses exceeding $1 billion across the United States (CPI-Adjusted)

“Billion Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters”, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/billions/mapping (Accessed 11, May 2015)

Are You Prepared?

“Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters: Time Series”, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/billions/time-series (Accessed 11, May 2015)

Danger Is On The Rise

How We Prepare

We work with local Police and Fire departments along with Homeland Security to develop contingency plans for both natural and man-made emergency situations

A copy of these plans along with other City rules and regulations can be found in the Tenant Manual, readily available to all City of New Haven employees

The manual provides step by step instructions to help inform employees of procedures during emergency situations

Providing Leadership In Times of Chaos

The City of New Haven has an emergency evacuation team consisting of two Floor Captains for every department and two Building Captains responsible for the entire building

These designated leaders ensure the safety of every individual in their assigned section and makes sure proper evacuation procedures are followed in times of an emergency