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All We Really Needed to Know When We Were Not A UASI, We Learned in Kindergarten

All We Really Needed to Know When We Were Not A UASI, We Learned in Kindergarten. (with credit to Robert Fulghum). First there was FY2004. SURPRISE! You’re a UASI! Initially was five localities (Hanover, Henrico, Chesterfield, Richmond, and Goochland) Focused on communications needs

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All We Really Needed to Know When We Were Not A UASI, We Learned in Kindergarten

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  1. All We Really Needed to Know When We Were Not A UASI, We Learned in Kindergarten (with credit to Robert Fulghum)

  2. First there was FY2004 • SURPRISE! You’re a UASI! • Initially was five localities (Hanover, Henrico, Chesterfield, Richmond, and Goochland) • Focused on communications needs • Radio cache (100 radios) • Mobile communications tower • AM radio station access • Public Alert systems • Coordination focused on radio specific issues that were relevant at the time

  3. Then 0200 came… • Richmond UASI was not funded in FY2005 • Partners left the table • Some coordination on other projects, but went back to business as usual • Single locality responsible for audits that followed

  4. Then, there was FY2008 • SURPRISE! You’re a UASI!!

  5. An exercise in quick thinking on our feet • Had 6 weeks to throw together IJs • All were based on projects that were indeed needed in the region • Limited in how we could continue that existence • Workload was falling to a few localities with little input from the majority • Understood the need to show WHY we needed “stuff”…not just to go buy “stuff” • Developed an IJ for FY09 to do a capabilities assessment of all 20 localities

  6. FY11 Swan Song? • Not hardly!! • Numerous accomplishments in our 2nd time around as a UASI • More regional collaboration • More partners coming to the table • Better coordination of other grant efforts • Excellent stewards of funds • Great bang for the buck

  7. The CVUASI’s Guide to “Survival”

  8. Cooperate Coordinate Collaborate

  9. Questions? Anna McRay Deputy Coordinator of Emergency Management Henrico County Division of Fire Central Virginia UASI Chair (2011-2012) mcr@co.henrico.va.us (804) 501-7183

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