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Emergency Management

Emergency Management. Legislative Audit Bureau September 2010. Overview. Emergency management is decentralized. Wisconsin Emergency Management (WEM) coordinates activities statewide. OJA distributes most federal funds. Counties are responsible for emergency management within their borders.

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Emergency Management

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  1. Emergency Management Legislative Audit Bureau September 2010

  2. Overview Emergency management is decentralized. • Wisconsin Emergency Management (WEM) coordinates activities statewide. • OJA distributes most federal funds. • Counties are responsible for emergency management within their borders.

  3. Federal Funding The Department of Homeland Security awarded Wisconsin $318.5 million from FY 2004-05 through FY 2008-09, including: • $241.0 million for emergency management • $77.5 million for presidentially declared disasters

  4. OJA-Administered Programs • OJA spent $120.8 million over five years. • In FY 2008-09, OJA awarded $12.5 million in Homeland Security Grant Program funds to 122 entities statewide. • Program funds were spent for purposes permitted under broad federal program rules.

  5. WEM-Administered Programs • WEM spent $26.2 million over five years. • In FY 2008-09, WEM awarded $1.7 million in Emergency Management Performance Grant Program funds to 70 county and 4 tribal emergency management departments. • Program funds were spent for purposes permitted under broad federal program rules.

  6. Federally Administered Programs • The Department of Homeland Security directly awarded local governments $99.8 million over five years. • In FY 2008-09, the Assistance to Firefighters Grant program awarded $14.2 million to 181 fire departments and EMS organizations. • The funds we sampled were used appropriately.

  7. Interoperable Communications • Wisconsin does not currently have a statewide communications system for emergency responders. • The system’s basic infrastructure continues to be developed. • Some local governments have concerns with the system, including its functionality and cost.

  8. Wisconsin Emergency Response Plan • The plan specifies equipment and personnel standards and an incident command system. • WEM is updating the plan and has not shared all parts of it with county and tribal emergency management departments.

  9. Managing Resources • Wisconsin lacks a statewide inventory of emergency management resources statewide. • During our audit, WEM was working to implement an electronic system to track resources.

  10. Improving Preparedness We recommended that WEM: • complete and share the Wisconsin Emergency Response Plan; • track emergency management resources statewide; and • improve its process for reviewing responses to emergencies.

  11. Emergency Management Legislative Audit Bureau September 2010

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