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Northeast Task Force

STATE OF READINESS. STATE OF INDEPENDENCE. Northeast Task Force. North East Task Force Facts. Population – 1,138,533 Area - 4,350 Square Miles Municipalities - 227 Emergency response organizations Fire / Rescue = 244 Police Departments = 109 EMS / Basic Life Support = 201

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Northeast Task Force

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  1. STATE OF READINESS STATE OF INDEPENDENCE Northeast Task Force

  2. North East Task Force Facts • Population – 1,138,533 • Area - 4,350 Square Miles • Municipalities - 227 • Emergency response organizations • Fire / Rescue = 244 • Police Departments = 109 • EMS / Basic Life Support = 201 • EMS / Advanced Life Support= 138 • Hospitals = 24

  3. North East Leadership Team • Subcommittees • Law Enforcement • Fire/Rescue/Hazmat/USAR • Communications • Coroner • School • Health/Hospital/EMS • Critical Infrastructure • VOAD • Executive Committee • Carbon EMA • Lackawanna EMA • Lehigh EMA • Monroe EMA* • Northampton EMA • Pike EMA • Susquehanna EMA • Wayne EMA • *Fiduciary County

  4. Task Force Mission Statement • The mission of the Task Force is to foster and advance the capabilities of public safety providers, elected officials and other pertinent stakeholders in every political subdivision of the Region, and to protect lives and the social and economic infrastructure from all man made and natural disasters.

  5. Task Force Strategic Planning Assumptions • After Action reports from Training Exercises, and Events. • Task Force Regional Exercises • Local Coordinator Certification Exercises • Task Force Capabilities Assessment Dashboard Results. • State and Federal Direction

  6. Task Force Specialized Teams • Coroner’s Mass Fatality Incident Team • Decon Engine Companies • Pa. Company 3 Urban Search & Rescue • Several Law Enforcement SWAT and SERT

  7. Task Force Accomplishments • Hospital DECON Units • 2 Complete Surge Hospital Units • Engine Co. DECON Teams • Outfit 4 Bomb Teams • Equip and Train Coroners • Train over 3000 L.E. Officers • Microwave Interconnect for all PSAP’s in Task Force Region • EMS GPS locators

  8. Task Force: 2008-09Objectives • Develop a plan to enhance the capabilities of each county EOC. • Provide the funding for COOP planning for each County in the Task Force. • Strengthen Preparedness Planning • Computerized incident and resource management software. • IED Prevention, Protection, and Recovery plan.

  9. Opportunities for Improvement… • Solidifying the Task Force Specialized Team relationships. • Inter-regional training and exercises. • Integration of After Action Reports & Improvement Plans with the Target Capabilities List. • Spend Homeland Security money smarter.

  10. Looking Into The Future… • A program to stimulate more volunteers in the region. • A program of educating the elected leadership to stay the course (funding levels) during leaner times. • Regionalism from concept to reality.

  11. Contact information for if the audience has follow up questions • Chairperson: • Guy Miller, 570-992-4113, gmiller@co.monroe.pa.us • Vice Chairperson: • Robert Mateff, 610-746-3194, rmateff@northamptoncounty.org • Program Manager: • Robert Werts, 570-992-4113, bwerts@co.monroe.pa.us

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