Training and Exercise Plan Workshop (T&EPW)

1. Training and Exercise Plan Workshop (T&EPW)

2. Welcome and Introductions

3. Agenda February 4, 2009 1130 -1300 T&EPW Registration 1300 Welcome/introductions 1315 –1415 Al Berndt, Asst Director, NEMA 1415- 1445 NIMS Update, Mark Robertson 1445-1500 Break 1500 –1600 NE-MACC Orientation , Cindy Newsham 1600-1700 Regional Presentations February 5, 2009 0800- 1100 Finish up Regional Presentations 1100-1200 Calendar / Plan Development

4. Al Berndt, NEMA

5. Nebraska Multi-Agency Coordination System (NE MACS) Cindy Newsham February 2009

6. Definition of a MACS • A combination of facilities, equipment, personnel, procedures and communications integrated into a common system with responsibility for coordinating and supporting domestic incident management activities

7. This is a System not a Facility Governor’s Office Joint Information Center Communication Centers Operations Center Field Units

8. Command VS Coordination Direct Tactical and operational responsibility for conducting incident management rests with the Incident Command

9. Seven Parts to the System Plan • Basic Plan • Management and Administration Section • Planning Section • Operations Section • Coordination Section • Communications and IT Section • Unified Command

10. Management and Administration Section

11. Planning Section

12. Planning Cycle

13. NEMACS Action Plan (NAP) • Use ICS Forms: • 201 • 202 • 203 • 203 A • 204 • 205 With a few word changes to tailor to the MACS language

14. Operations Section

15. Coordination Section

16. Communications / IT Section Chief

17. Unified Command • There are situations where the State will become part of the Incident’s Unified Command Structure. • The NEMACS will still be operational to accomplish the coordination objectives • The most likely scenarios are: • Wildfire with Type III, Type II or Type I Incident Management Team • Pandemic Health Disaster • Contagious Animal or Plant Disease

18. T&EPW Goals • Discuss priorities from previous year’s Improvement Plans • Translate priorities and their associated capabilities into training and exercise activities • Develop and/or update Multi-Year Training and Exercise Plan • Coordinate training and exercise schedules • Improve coordination between training and exercises • Delivery of update information

19. Identifying Priorities • Priorities are selected by pulling information from • Improvement Plans (IPs) from previous exercises • Improvement Plan Analysis Surveys • Used to write the Multi-Year Training and Exercise Plan

20. National Priorities - Overarching • Implement the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and the National Response Framework (NRF) • Coordinated and effective response by an appropriate combination of Federal, State, local, tribal, private sector, and nongovernmental agencies • Expanded Regional Collaboration • Regional approach to building capabilities

21. National Priorities - Capability-Specific • Strengthen Information Sharing and Collaboration capabilities • Strengthen Interoperable Communications capabilities • Strengthen CBRNE Detection, Response, and Decontamination capabilities • Strengthen Medical Surge and Mass Prophylaxis capabilities • Citizen Protection

22. State Priorities • Enhance capabilities through regional comprehensive planning, exercise, and training program and support HSEEP • Continue to develop implement and improve regional and statewide interoperable communications systems. • Maintain Emphasis in ICS and NIMS • Support the National Priorities

23. Multi-Year Training and Exercise Plan

24. Multi-Year Training and Exercise Plan • Outlines • State Priorities • Improvement Plan reference(s) (if applicable) • Associated target capabilities • Training • Exercises • Contains the Multi-Year Training and Exercise Schedule

25. Training • For each priority, list type of training to meet the priority and achieve the associated capabilities • Identify what training is currently available • Determine the training that is needed as a prerequisite to planned exercises and to satisfy prior year Improvement Plans • Ensure a building-block approach to training

26. Regional Presentations

27. Regional Presentations • TRI-County • South Central • Southeast • North Central • North East • East Central • Pan Handle • South West

28. Tri-County PET Region • PET Governance • Exercises 2008 • Actual Events • Lesson Learned • Improvement Plans • Training Needs • Exercise Priorities • 5 yr PET Calendar • Point of Contact

29. PET Governance • Same Geographical Region as the Previous UASI (Douglas, Sarpy, Washington) • Update Regional Governance Structure • Develop Planning Strategy

30. Exercises 2008 • Washington County RERP - Multiple • Eppley Airfield – TTX – March 2008 • Offutt AFB – TTX – May/June 2008 • Region 6 – TTX – July 2008 • Offutt AFB – FSE – August 2008 • OMMRS – TTX – October 2008 • 72nd CST – FSE – December 2008

31. Actual Events • June 8, 2008 • EF1 & EF2 Touchdown • Sarpy & Douglas Counties • June 27, 2008 • 90 MPH Windstorm • Douglas & Sarpy Counties • Flooding - Bellevue

32. Lessons Learned • Incident/Unified Command • Communications • Emergency Public Information & Warning • Resource Management • EOC Operations • Volunteer Management

33. Improvement Plans • June 2008 Severe Weather • Reviewed January 2009 • Offutt AFB – FSE – August 2008 • OMMRS – TTX – October 2008 • Reviewed January 2009 • 72nd CST – FSE – December 2008

34. Training Needs • Priorities • ICS • EOC Operations/ IAPs • ICS/EOC Interface • Joint Information System/Public Information • Resource Tracking & Management • Volunteer Management • Debris Management • Special Populations • Senior Officials Workshop

35. Exercise Priorities • EOC Operations • Orientations, TTX, Functional • Special Populations • Mass Care & Long Term Care Facilities • Radiological Emergency Response Plan • Functional • Mass Casualty • FSE • Notifications • Drills • Incorporated into all Regional Exercises (Codespear)

36. 5 Year PET Calendar • Establish Unified Planning • Be Comprehensive -- (All inclusive planning; not single agency or jurisdiction driven) • Establish plan updates as part of the Proactive Planning Process • Regional Exercises • Regional partnerships • Regional Training • Enhance collaboration

37. Point of Contact Eric Plautz, Assistant Director Douglas County EMA 402-504-6845 Eric.plautz@douglascounty-ne.gov

38. South Central Regional Report Training & Exercise Workshop North Platte, NE February 2009

39. Regional PET Governance • County Representation through EMA • Governed by MOU and Interlocal Agreements • Includes each County and main municipality • Modeled after prior CNRI agreements • Bylaws in Draft Form SCPETR – Proudly Serving the Citizens of South Central Nebraska

40. Regional Exercises 2008 • EOC Coordination Exercise – Aug 2008 • Counties Involved: • Adams, Buffalo, Dawson, Gosper, Phelps, Hall. • State Agencies: NEMA • Partners: • Central Plains American Red Cross, South Heartland District Health Dept., and many others. SCPETR – Proudly Serving the Citizens of South Central Nebraska

41. Lessons Learned – Aug 2008 • Local agencies overcame technical problems to maintain communications. • EOC’s receive and manage disaster information well. • Region depends on EMS to operate Paraclete. Region requires more trained COMLs to complete this task. • Regional PIO duties also largely depend on local EMs. Additional training to develop a cadre of PIOs is necessary. • Exercise MSEL did not allow for a full test of the Paraclete. A subsequent exercise is recommended for this purpose. SCPETR – Proudly Serving the Citizens of South Central Nebraska

42. Improvement Plan Update • From Regional Exercise – Aug 2008 • 42 Corrective Action Items Identified • 35 Items Completed • In-Progress Actions Items include: • Backup Radio Channels and other Communications methods • EOC Construction SCPETR – Proudly Serving the Citizens of South Central Nebraska

43. Training Needs from AAR – Aug 2008 • Paraclete Training • COML Training • PIO & JIC Training Patches? We don’t need no stinking patches. SCPETR – Proudly Serving the Citizens of South Central Nebraska

44. Regional Capability Priorities • Communications (Interoperable and Day-to-Day) • CBRNE Detection and Response • Infrastructure Protection & Surveillance • Public Health Emergency Preparedness • EOC & On-Scene Incident Management • School Safety • Planning: Preparedness, All-Hazards Planning, Hazard Mitigation, Debris Mgt. etc. • Mass Casualty/Medical Surge • Agri-Terrorism • Mass Fatality SCPETR – Proudly Serving the Citizens of South Central Nebraska

45. Training Priorities • Paraclete User Training • COML Training • School Safety & Active Shooter Training • Hazmat training for non-SERT responders. • EOC-ICS Interface • Agri-Terrorism • PIO/JIC Training • NIMS (On-going need) Do You Have COML for Dummies? SCPETR – Proudly Serving the Citizens of South Central Nebraska

46. Exercise Priorities • Interoperable Communications System • Agri-Terrorism / Agri-Disease Response • Mass Fatality / Medical Surge Incident • School Safety and Active Shooter SCPETR – Proudly Serving the Citizens of South Central Nebraska

47. Southeast Region Regional Governance Adopted August 20, 2008 Chairman: Jim Gerweck –Richardson County Phone (402) 245-3054 Vice Chairman: Gary Petersen – Seward/York Phone (402) 643-4722 Secretary: BJ Fictum – Saline County Phone (402) 821-3010 POC: Doug Ahlberg – Lincoln/Lancaster Phone (402) 441-7441

48. Regional Governance Committees Communications Committee BJ Fictum – Chairperson PET Committee Doug Ahlberg – Chairperson HAZMAT Committee Mark Meints - Chairperson

49. 2008 Exercises • Regional Exercise with ICF (Foot and Mouth) in June • Nuclear Plant Exercises(Otoe, Nemaha, & Richardson Counties plus NEMA) • SEMRS Pan Flu Tabletop • Seward County Mass Casualty Exercise

50. Lessons Learned • Need for formalized communications plan (responders and hospitals). • Lack of formalized Mutual Aid agreements in the region. • Huge need for PIO Training in the area. • Confusion on Foreign Animal Disease response and County Recovery plans. • COOP Plans are still needed. • Need refresher on ICS training, mainly Unified Command. • TICP confusion, who needs to know the TICP exists.