FEMA Partners in Response

1. FEMA Partners in Response Hospital Alliance Association March 6, 2012 Michael Cummings Private Sector Liaison FEMA Region IX

2. Overview • Our Mission • Continuing Evolution • Stafford Act • National Disaster Response Framework (NDRF) • Integrated Response Model • Emergency Support Functions (ESFs) • National Critical Infrastructure • Partnering with the Private Sector – Value Propositions • More Evolution… • Results for Disaster Survivors • FEMA’s Bottom-Line • Our Preparedness Challenge Call-to-Action

3. Our Mission “To support our citizens and first responders to ensure that as a nation, we work together to build, sustain, and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards”. Craig Fugate, FEMA Administrator, June 17, 2009

4. Continuing Evolution…. • Post Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act - Organizational Reform • Stafford Act – Legal Reform • National Disaster Response Framework - Response Reform • FEMA Administration - Management Reform • Private Sector, NGO, FBO, Accessibility Integration - Partnership Reform • Community Level Focus - Preparedness Reform

5. Stafford Act = Legal Reform “Upon a presidential disasterdeclaration, the Federal Coordinating Officer (FCO) has the authority and is responsible for managing the federal response, including the tasking of federal agencies through the mission assignment process”.

6. National Disaster Response Framework – Our HICS • Defines = how federal agencies will more effectively organize to recover from a disaster • Clarifies = pre-and post-disaster responsibilities for recovery stakeholders • Describes = key principles for community recovery planning • Promotes = a process whereby the impacted community fully engages and considers the needs of all its members • Emphasizes = a continuum of recovery activities for the long haul

7. Integrated Response White House DHS FEMA HQ Regional Federal SOC NRCC County EOC RRCC IMAT/JFO Local EOC Local EOC Local

8. GOVERNOR Set Priorities Set Objectives Coordinate Resource Requests Unified Coordination Group (UCG) Prioritize, allocate, and de-conflict resources Manage key Federal and State resources Provide logistical support as required SFO SCO FCO Regional Mutual Aid Coordinators State Military ESFs Federal Military County EOCs and Mutual Aid Coordinators Operations Planning Logistics Finance/ Admin Mission Requests and Task Assignments LOCALUNIFIED COMMAND Logistical support for integration and utilization of resources MRs Command & Control of Incident Response Resources remaining under Federal/State control Resources placed under direct control of recipient TAs Incident Command Posts

9. Emergency Support Functions ESF-1 Transportation ESF-2 Communications ESF-3 Public Works & Engineering ESF-4 Firefighting ESF-5 Emergency Management ESF-6 Mass Care & Housing ESF-7 Logistics ESF-8 Public Health and Medical Services ESF-9 Search & Rescue ESF-10 Hazmat ESF-11 Agriculture & Natural Resources ESF-12 Energy ESF-13 Law Enforcement ESF-14 Long-Term Community Recovery ESF-15 External Affairs

10. Critical Infrastructure (90% Private Sector) Agriculture & Food Banking & Financial Chemical Commercial Facilities Communications Critical Manufacturing Dams Defense Industry Emergency Services Energy Government Facilities Healthcare Information Technology National Monuments / Icons Nuclear Postal & Shipping Transportation Water

11. Value for Private Sector • Create Relationship Structure with FEMA / Region IX and State / Territory Emergency Management • Manage Expectations and Improved Coordination • Preparedness, Planning and Response Input • Access to Training and Exercise Opportunities • Get Information and Coordination for Mission Critical Staff • Opportunity to Donate Branded Resources • Reconstitute Operations and Revenue Sooner

12. Value for Government • Create / Build Sustainable Relationships with Strategic Associations • Manage Expectations and Improved Coordination • Preparedness, Planning and Response Input • Exercise Integration • SME / Sector Representation in RRCC (Event Based) • Critical Infrastructure Reconstitution / Secondary Priorities • Leverage PS to Build Community Preparedness

13. ….Continued Evolution • Continued Focus on Preparedness at the Community Level including Faith-Based and Accessibility Stakeholders • Private Sector Support for Community Preparedness • Disaster Assistance Employees (DAEs) - Building Surge Capacity • Think-Tank Outreach • Technology Round-Tables and Integration • Continued Integration of Stakeholder in EOCs at Sate and Local Levels

14. Results for Survivors • Equip, Train and Fund Local First Responders = Faster Response • Leverage Local Private Sector Resources to Speed Economic Recovery • Assistance Check Cashing with Little or No Identification • Technology Recovery to Speed Reunification and Financial Assistance Registration • Access to Rental Vans and Trucks to Support Recovery/Rebuilding

15. FEMA’s Bottom Line… • “We Are Only As Good as Our Last Disaster”

16. Our Preparedness Challenge Be prepared at home so you can serve at work Talk to your patients about preparedness Be prepared at home so you can return to work This is where the first-response really begins Employer Investment

17. Thank You Questions? Michael Cummings Private Sector Liaison (PSL) Office of the Regional Administrator External Affairs Division – Region IX Direct: (510) 627-7220 michael.cummings@dhs.fema.gov www.ready.gov www.fema.gov/privatesector