Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security

1. Department ofEmergency Management and Homeland Security 25 Sigourney Street Hartford, Connecticut 06106-5042 860-256-0800 (Main Number) 860-256-0815 (Fax Number)

2. National Preparedness Goals and Priorities Commissioner James M. Thomas

3. Homeland Security Presidential Directive 8 Calls for an all-hazards National Preparedness Goal that… Establishes measurable priorities and targets a common approach to developing needed capabilities.

4. National Preparedness Goal: “To engage Federal, State, Local and Tribal entities, their private and non-governmental partners, and the general public to achieve and sustain risk-based target levels of capability toprevent, protect against, respond to and recover from major events in order to minimize the impact on lives, property, and the economy.”

5. VISION • A national preparedness system in which all entities have target capabilities in place, and effectively communicate and coordinate resources. • To balance the potential of major events with the requisite resources to prevent, respond to, and recover.

6. Priorities Developed by • Review of National Strategies • Presidential Directives • DHS Agency Objectives and Priorities • State Homeland Security Strategies

7. Two Types of Priorities • Overarching Priorities • Contribute to development of multiple capabilities • Capability Specific Priorities • Build upon selected capabilities from the Target Capabilities List for which the nation has the greatest need

8. 1. Implement - National Incident Management System (NIMS) - National Response Plan (NRP)

9. 2. Expand Upon Regional Collaboration Strengthen regionally-based preparedness by focus our finite resources on expanded regional collaboration center on urban areas with the great density of population, critical infrastructure, and other significant factors.

10. 3.Implement the Interim National Infrastructure Protection Plan Strengthen capabilities to protect high traffic borders, ports, public transit systems and other high priority critical infrastructure outside the areas of expanded regional collaboration centered on urban areas.

11. 4.Strengthen Information Sharing and Collaboration Capabilities Establishing prevention frameworks based upon regional collaboration that are linked in a national network will facilitate efforts to achieve information sharing and collaboration

12. 5. Strengthen Interoperable Communications Capabilities Achieve interoperability not only in terms of communications, but also in the broad ability of systems and organizations to provide service and to accept service from one another across jurisdiction lines and enabling them to operate effectively together.

13. 6. Strengthen • Chemical • Biological • Radiological • Nuclear • Explosive Detection • Response and Decontamination Capabilities • Abilities to prevent and deter against acts of terrorism

14. 7. Strengthen Medical Surge and Mass Prophylaxis Capabilities Establish emergency-ready public health and healthcare entities across the Nation.

15. Homeland Security Strategy Ret. Major John Leonard

16. A Brief History • 2001 – Domestic Preparedness Strategy; developed by OEM under the direction of the Weapons of Mass Destruction Task Force • 11 Goals, 43 Objectives • 2003 – Homeland Security Strategy; revised by DHS to reflect work that needed to be continued as well as additional Goals/Objectives; reviewed and approved by the State Working Group and the Senior Steering Committee • 9 Goals, 61 Objectives

17. Current Task • Up-date Strategy to place preparedness efforts in context of new Federal doctrine • National Preparedness Goal • Seven National Priorities • Citizen preparedness and volunteer efforts • Local government concerns – regional collaboration • Identify any additional capabilities from the Target Capabilities List that are a priority

18. Process • Eliminate Objectives that have been accomplished or are unnecessary • Modify language (e.g. “terrorism incident”) • Create timeframes for Objectives • Draft new Goals/Objectives • Review/modify Implementation Steps • Align Strategy with the new DEMHS • Link to National Priorities • Reviewed and approved by Coordinating Council on 9/8/05

19. Connecticut Homeland Security Goals • GOAL 1: Improve the abilities of emergency responders to identify and respond to an all hazards incident, man-made or natural. • GOAL 2: Develop a comprehensive CBRNE incident response and contingency plan. • GOAL 3: Improve critical incident management and response through the implementation and use of the National Incident Management System (NIMS). • GOAL 4: Maximize utilization of all available funding through coordinated leveraging, pooling, and disbursement of budgetary resources. • GOAL 5: Enhance the existing statewide communications systems.

20. Connecticut Homeland Security Goals • GOAL 6: Enhance public safety through hardening of critical infrastructure sectors. • GOAL 7: Develop a self-sustaining training program for all hazard preparedness. • GOAL 8: Enhance capabilities to conduct proactive interdictions and investigations to prevent and mitigate terrorism incidents. • GOAL 9: Develop a comprehensive all hazard recovery plan. • GOAL 10: Engage the general public, educational systems and private sector in all hazard prevention, planning, response and recovery.

21. Conclusion • Allowed the State to review, refine and update its Strategy • Recognizes progress made; sustains efforts; acknowledges new initiatives • Aligned the Strategy with the seven National Priorities • Provides a common reference for ODP • Provides statewide guidance, while allowing local discretion to pursue projects that meet specific needs

22. Interoperable Communications Michael Varney

23. Interoperable Communication Goals Priority #1 - Reliable Agency Specific Voice Communications Priority #2 - Interoperable Voice Communications Interagency Police-Interagency Fire-Interagency EMS Interdisciplinary Police/Fire/EMS/Other Priority #3 - Operable & Interoperable Data Communications Agency Specific & Integrated Justice/Public Safety

24. Public safety Communications Interoperability Committee • Created spring 2002 • Committee meetings held monthly. • Membership

25. Public Safety Land Mobile Radio Spectrum Bands 450-470 764-776* 806-8244940 MHz 25-50 150-174 220-222 470-512 794-806* 851-869 4990 *Requires TV Clearing4.9 GHz in most urban areasNew Public Safety (TV Channels 60-69)Broadband Spectrum

26. Interoperability Continuum

27. Committee Activity • ICALL / ITAC System • STOCS System • STATE TACTICAL ON SCENE CHANNEL SYSTEM • Grant Guidance and Review • Educational Programs • Tactical Interoperable Communications Plan

28. ICALL / ITAC • 800 MHz Command and Control System • Statewide tower repeater system (40+) • Mobile decon trailer repeater/towers (20+) • Portable radios issued to all local Fire, Police, Emergency Management and EMS heads • Base stations at all PSAPs, CMEDs and Dispatch Centers • State response agencies equipped • Repair system in place and radio cache available

29. STOCS – Statewide Tactical On Scene Communications System • Interoperable Radio System for on scene tactical use, using existing portable radio equipment • VHF,UHF, 800 MHz combined into five interoperability channel groups • If needed using a Cross Band Repeater Unit. Units will be provided by Interoperability Committee to municipalities using DHS funds.

30. Grant Guidance and Review • Technical review of interoperable grant requests – ensure interoperable equipment and program • Assistance with related grant projects (COPS, DOT, Fire Act, etc.) • Currently writing RFP to create master contracts to expedite and ease procurement

31. Educational Programs • ICALL / ITAC program deliveries • Special program deliveries • Interoperable Communications in CT – fall 2005 • Communication Unit Leader training – spring 2006 • Drills and Exercises

32. Tactical Interoperable Communications Plan Objective is to achieve adequate communication within an hour of an incident Project will include governance, equipment inventories, plan development and training, tested by progressive exercises. Southwest Connecticut (Norwalk) is initial site, program to be replicated throughout CT five regions FY 2005 Requirement, due May 1 2006, tested by May 2007

33. LOCAL SPENDING PLANS Deputy CommissionerWayne E. Sandford

34. Goals • Equip First Responders • Police, Fire, EMS, Public Works, Health • Training First responders • National Incident Management System • Exercising Emergency Plans • Local Emergency Plan • Regional Emergency Plan

35. Secondary Goals • Purchase equipment that can be used everyday and that would be used for homeland security. • Consider equipment rotation schedule to replace supplies with a shelf life.

36. Protective Clothing • Consider replacing personnel protective equipment (5 yr shelf life) • Purchase replacement respirator filters • Personnel Dosimeters

37. Communications • Base Stations • Mobile radios • Portable radios • Support equipment • Batteries, Mounting equipment • Radio towers

38. Police • Crowd control • Mobile data Terminals • Finger print machine (AFIS) • Traffic control • Surveillance equipment • Equipment trailers

39. Fire • Breathing Apparatus • New and upgrades • Mobile Data Terminals • Equipment Trailers • Lighting • Generators, lights, cords • Decontamination supplies • Wash booths, pumps • Personnel Accountability Systems

40. EMS • Disposable Backboards • Splints • Oxygen manifolds, bottles • Equipment trailers • Generators, Lighting

41. Decontamination • Needed supplies • Tarps, brushes, etc • Decon tents • Garments • Lighting equipment • Barriers (crowd control) • PPE for decon team

42. Public Works • Traffic signs • Traffic barriers • Protective clothing

43. Emergency Management • Emergency Operations Center • Telephones, Radios, Computers • Fixed Generators • Generators • Management • Computers, software, printers, etc. • Emergency notification systems • Reverse 911

44. FY 2003 STATE HOMELAND SECURITY GRANT PROGRAM Rosemary Salerno

45. PART 1 FUNDINGAward Date: May 1, 2003 PART 2 FUNDING Award Date: June 19, 2003

46. PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT

47. Interoperability • 300 - ICALL/ITAC Mobile Radiosand batteries • 140 Mobile Stations for primary and secondary PSAPS • ICALL/ITAC Tower Enhancements

48. Decontamination • 12 Trailers • 34 Prime Movers • Modesty Garments

49. Chemical, Biological, or Radiological Detection Equipment

50. Regional/ State Response Teams • Hartford Bomb Squad • New Haven Bomb Squad • Stamford Bomb Squad • Haz Mat Teams • CSP Emergency Services • DEP Haz Mat • 2 Bomb Trucks Fiber optic Imagining • 2 Bomb Robots Metering Packages • Bomb Suits and Helmets Imagining Machines • Imagining Machines Detection Equipment