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HIED Emergency Management FEMA R1 Priorities

HIED Emergency Management FEMA R1 Priorities. W. Russell Webster FEMA, R1 Federal Preparedness Coordinator 617-872-9453. Introduction. Speaker Introduction FEMA R1 Type of HIED EM Involvement EM Plans EM Academics Student Involvement Network + Partnerships. SAFETY PLAN.

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HIED Emergency Management FEMA R1 Priorities

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  1. HIED Emergency ManagementFEMA R1 Priorities W. Russell Webster FEMA, R1 Federal Preparedness Coordinator 617-872-9453

  2. Introduction Speaker Introduction FEMA R1 Type of HIED EM Involvement EM Plans EM Academics Student Involvement Network + Partnerships

  3. SAFETY PLAN STEP Student Tools for Emergency Planning FEMA, R1 HIED Outreach Creating Emergency Management Certificate and Degree Programs Developing And Expanding Campus Safety Plans Networking on EM Principals with other Schools and Business Partners Regionally Providing Emergency Related Community Service Programs for Students

  4. Schools Currently Engaged:

  5. EM Plans: Why Be Prepared? School Shootings i.e. Virginia Tech Natural Disasters

  6. Emergency Plans Library of Resources Network of School EM planners www.LLIS.gov IS courses and other training State EOC tours and collaboration General Support

  7. EM Academics “Over the past four years we have seen our EM student population nearly double” [185 declared majors] (Dr. David McEntire, University of North Texas, March 2004) “One of our problems is that some of our graduate students are being hired out from under us – by merely being enrolled in the Crisis and Emergency Management Program.” (Greg Shaw, George Washington University, July 1999) Top 20 List of Growing Professions in U.S. (Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2004)

  8. Higher Ed:Map of EM Programs KEY: BS= Bachelor of Science Cert.= Undergraduate Certificate Program GCert.= Graduate Certificate Program E = Emergency EM= Emergency Management HS= Homeland Security MA= Masters Norwich University MA Business Continuity (COOP) Riviera College Cert. Boston University- MA E + Org Continuity Mgmt, GCert. Managing Disasters and Complex Humanitarian Emergencies Tufts University- MA Humanitarian Assistance Keene State College- Safety + EM Cert. Anna Maria College- EM MA, GCert. Curry College- Cert. Homeland Defense Westfield State University- HS Cert. Capital Community College- EM Cert. Mass. Maritime Academy- BS in EM Hartford Post University- HS Cert. Community College of RI- EM Cert.

  9. STEP Student Tools for Emergency Planning Involving Students: STEP • FEMA + S- EMA sponsored • Results in Emergency Kits and Communication Plans • STEP in NE- 4,400 students, 100 instructors, 40 schools

  10. Involving Students: STEP • Connections for hied students • Education students teaching STEP • CCRI students building website • Helping to develop lesson plans and learning materials

  11. Involving Students: CERT • CERT- training students on basic disaster response skills • C-CERT applications • Community CERT, Senior CERT, etc

  12. Assisting with campus evacuations Crowd/traffic management at special events Assist public safety with searches, rehab or emergency response Assist at mass care clinics, shelters, EOCs Participate in drills, exercises, conferences C- CERT Roles

  13. Connecting to EM Community • Public and Private Partners • Student Internships in EM • Being Valued Partner for larger community disasters- ie- offering facilities or student work force to disaster operations in the city

  14. STEP Student Tools for Emergency Planning Resources www.LLIS.gov www.training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/edu/ : Region 1 www.fema.gov/about/regions/regioni/index.shtm www.citizencorps.gov/cert FEMA-R1-STEP@dhs.gov

  15. Questions? W. Russ Webster William.Webster@dhs.gov 617 872 9453

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