1 / 13

Mutual Aid in Alberta Next Steps

Mutual Aid in Alberta Next Steps. What I will cover. Purpose Some History Think Tank Potential Request. Purpose. Convince a Municipal Fire Chief and an Industrial Fire Chief to attend Mutual Aid “think tank” on July 5 th in Red Deer. Update Mutual Aid collaboration in Alberta.

kesler
Download Presentation

Mutual Aid in Alberta Next Steps

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Mutual Aid in AlbertaNext Steps

  2. What I will cover • Purpose • Some History • Think Tank Potential • Request

  3. Purpose • Convince a Municipal Fire Chief and an Industrial Fire Chief to attend Mutual Aid “think tank” on July 5th in Red Deer. • Update Mutual Aid collaboration in Alberta

  4. Current Mutual Aid groups • EMAC Edson Mutual Aid Co-op • NR CAER Northeast Region Community Awareness Emergency Response • SO MAG Sunchild / O’Chiese Area Producers Mutual Aid Group • FMAC Foothills Mutual Aid Coop • HMAP Hardisty Mutual Aid Plan • LCMAO Lacombe County Mutual Aid Organzation • PAOG Pembina Area Operator’s Group • SD MAP Strathcona District Mutual Assistance Program • SPOG Sundre Petroleum Operators Group • EAPUOC Edmonton Area Pipeline & Utility Operator’s Committee • C-REPP • CMA Chinchaga Mutual Aid • WCSS Western Canada Spill Services • CMAC Clearwater Mutual Aid Co-op • CMAG County of Mountainview Mutual Aid Group • RMWB RM of Wood Buffalo Mutual Aid

  5. History • Mutual Aid has been active in Alberta for decades • First Mutual Aid Roundtable (Synergy Conf 2009) • Identified benefits • Challenges • Potential Solutions • Second Mutual Aid Roundtable (Synergy Conf 2010) • Formal presentations: Grande Prairie Regional Emergency Partnership (Municipal only), SPOG (industry only) and NR CAER (municipal/industry combined) • Task group struck to provide recommendations to improve Alberta system for managing emergencies through greater collaboration • Funding by AEMA and ERCB • Facilitation through Synergy Alberta

  6. History • Task Force Progress (Jan – June -2011) • Developed on-line resource for contact information and document (best practice) repository • Surveyed mutual aid groups (low response) • Task Force Progress (Sept-May 2012) • Hosted a one day training forum focusing on mutual aid • Approx. 100 attendees of emergency management professionals from industry, municipalities, government and regulatory bodies • Surveyed attendees on their perspective of Mutual Aid

  7. History • Survey Results – top three • Annual Mutual Aid Forum – training & networking event • Consistent framework for mutual aid group interface with municipalities and regulators • A full day think tank/discussion on mutual aid – where do we go from here? • Using input received to guide conversations, a one day think tank session has been scheduled for July 5

  8. Think Tank • Who should participate in the Think Tank? • AEMA • ASERT/AEW/SRD • Provincial Regulators ERCB, AB Transportation • Emergency Management groups within the province: mutual aid organizations; industry, TransCAER, Alberta Fire Chiefs, Fire Commissioners Office, Industrial Fire Chiefs, CAPP

  9. Think Tank – one day session • Why Consider a Provincial Mutual Aid network? • Enhance response/safety of Alberta communities • Effective and consistently understood response system • Best practices transfer and continuous improvement (lessons learned are not lessons lost) • Promote mutual aid group development (value proposition) • Others?

  10. Think Tank • What Needs could “Mutual Aid Alberta” address? • Common framework for mutual aid organizations: • Consistent interface with government/regulators • Training and exercise standards • Minimum resources – trained responders, equipment • Document repository – access best practices from established groups; idea sharing; contact information • Centralized Resident Data Collection system province wide • Common Resident Emergency Notification province wide • Annual networking/training opportunity (repeat Forum) • Mutual aid perspective on emerging issues/advisory group • Others?

  11. Think Tank • How can “Mutual Aid Alberta” succeed? • Dedicated resources: human and financial (great to talk, but need follow up ‘action’) • Organization/committee mandate; strong terms of reference to provide clarity on what “Mutual Aid Alberta” will or won’t engage in.

  12. Questions

  13. Back to my Purpose • To convince a Municipal Fire Chief and an Industrial Fire Chief to attend the Mutual Aid “think tank” session on July 5th in Red Deer.

More Related