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February 15 th 2012

Office of Emergency Management New Concept of Operations. February 15 th 2012. Emergency Management. Significant Changes over the last Year What’s New. New Ordinance for the Office of Emergency Management Change of service focus from Unincorporated areas

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February 15 th 2012

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  1. Office of Emergency Management New Concept of Operations February 15th 2012 Emergency Management

  2. Significant Changes over the last Year What’s New New Ordinance for the Office of Emergency Management • Change of service focus from Unincorporated areas • to the County as a whole for Emergency Coordination New Approach to Regional Response and Recovery • Dedicated team to supporting county wide coordination • Dedication to State and Federal interoperability Emergency Management

  3. Foundations of OEM’s Concept of Operations The National Response Framework • County Level Emergency Support Functions (ESF) and Coordinators • Interoperability with State and Federal Counterparts The National Disaster Recovery Framework • County Level Recovery Support Functions (RSF) • Interoperability with State and Federal Recovery Committees Emergency Management

  4. Foundations of OEM’s Concept of OperationsContinued National Incident Management System • Systematic, Proactive approach to multi-agency response operations • Increasing the speed and accuracy of resource support efforts Incident Command System • Enabling coordinated response among various jurisdictions, agencies, NGOs and Private Sector • Interoperability with State and Federal Response Efforts Emergency Management

  5. Support to the Region 10 Regional Response Team and Northwest Area Committee Mission Statement • King County Emergency Coordination Center Operational Focus • Local Level Support to the Incident • Regional Support to the Consequences • Standing County Level Emergency Response Taskforces and Strike Teams • Interoperability with State and Federal Incident Management Assistance Teams and ESF Coordinators. • Support Unified Command, taskforce participation and local level operations with a “One-Team” outlook on response operations. Emergency Management

  6. How we respond Multi-Agency Taskforce Approach Maritime Transportation Taskforce • U.S Coast Guard • WA EMD • WS DOT • WS Ferries • KC Emergency Management • KC DOT • KC Water Taxi • KC Sheriff’s Office Marine Unit • Ground Transportation Taskforce • WSDOT • WSP • KC Emergency Management • KC DOT • KC Sheriffs Office • Seattle Emergency Management Emergency Management

  7. Multi-Agency Taskforces Mass Care Taskforce • American Red Cross • The Salvation Army • Northwest Baptists Convention • Washington State Animal Recue Teams • Church of Scientology Disaster Ministers • Safeway • Boeing • King County Regional Animal Services • King County Department of Community and Human Services • Washington State Department of Human Services • FEMA Region X Mass Care Team Emergency Management

  8. Lessons Learned • July 22nd, 1991 The Chinese freighter TuoHai collided with the Japanese fishing vessel TenyoMaru approximately 25 miles northwest of Cape Flattery. • Response Then: ?Response Now: • Inter-local Agreements with State Parks, Port of Seattle, Private Sector and Faith Based Organizations on Facilities • Over 15 National Level MOUs with National and International Organizations for response support. • Multi-Agency Taskforces, NIMS standardization, NRF • One-Team Approach to Regional Response Operations Emergency Management

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