North Carolina Emergency Management Preparedness, Response & Recovery

North Carolina Emergency Management


Preparedness, Response & Recovery

Michael A. SprayberryNCEM Deputy Director/Operations Chief


State Emergency Operations Center

Jointly with NCNG, NCSHP, and NCDOT

WRAL


Role of Emergency Management Plan Respond Recover Mitigate

Coordination of logistical support from state and county resources to impacted areas.

Ensuring that each agency involved with incident management activities is providing appropriate situational awareness and resource status information.


DisasterLocal emergency services responds

If disaster exceeds local capability,

county Emergency Management

responds

If disaster exceeds county capability, State Emergency

Management activates resources

If severity and magnitude of disaster exceeds state and local capabilities, Governor requests federal assistance

If approved, State receives assistance

from FEMA and other federal agencies

How Our System Works When Disaster Strikes


DIRECTORor

SERT LEADER

OPERATIONSSECTION

LOGISTICSSECTION

RECOVERYSECTION

INFORMATION &

PLANNINGSECTION

GEOSPATIALTECHNOLOGYMANAGEMENT

NC Division of Emergency Management



S.E.R.T Governmental Agencies

Administration

Agriculture

Commerce

Public Instruction

Health and Human Services

…and many more

Labor

Insurance

Cultural Resources

Aging & Adult Services

Public Safety (Lead Agency)


S.E.R.T. Non-Governmental Agencies

Amateur Radio Food Banks NC VOAD State Bar NC Association of

Volunteer Administrators

…and many others

http://heartswithhands.org/default.asp

http://www.ncbar.org/


Preparedness Since Hurricane Floyd

A Critical Incident Mgmt. System

Swiftwater Rescue Teams (50 +)

Helo-Aquatic Rescue Teams (3)

HazMat Regional Response (7)

Urban Search and Rescue Teams (11)

Licensed Care Facility Planning

Medical Assistance Teams (8)

Mobile Pharmacies (2)


Animal Response Teams

Companion Animal Mobile Equipment Trailers

Mass Care Support Trailers

Statewide Special Needs Registry

Logistics Section Warehouses (2)

Contracts for disaster goods and services to include Recovery Staff



Watauga

Ashe

Cherokee

Graham

Swain

Clay

Macon

Jackson

Haywood

Transylvania

Henderson

Buncombe

MadisonYancey

Mi tchel l

Avery

McDowell

Polk

Rutherford

Burke

Cleveland

Caldwell

Wilkes

Alleghany

Alexander

Catawba

Lincoln

Gaston

Surry

Yadkin

Iredell

Mecklenburg

Stokes

Forsyth

Davie

Rowan

Stanly

Union

Davidson

Cabarrus-2

Anson

Rockingham

Guilford

Randolph

Montgomery

Richmond

Scotland

Caswell

Alamance

Chatham

Moore

Person

Orange

Lee

Hoke

Durham

GranvilleVance Warren

Harnett

Cumberland

Robeson

Johnston

Sampson

Bladen

Columbus

Brunswick

NewHanover

Pender

Duplin

Onslow Carteret

Jones

Wayne LenoirCraven

Pamlico

Greene

Wilson

Franklin Nash

Edgecombe

Halifax

Northampton

Hertford

Bertie

Martin

Pitt

Gates

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Washington Tyrell Dare

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Vendor Re-Entry

Accurate flood maps

The CRES SOG/FOG

Planning for fuel shortage

Geospatial & Technology Management Section Intrastate Mutual Aid as a fundamental

resource multiplier



Interstate Mutual Aid – EMAC Improved

A Disaster Recovery Section

North Carolina Disaster Recovery Guide

Disaster Recovery Housing Taskforce

Interoperable Communications – VIPER

NCNG Force Packaging and Mission Ready Packaging in other disciplines


Thousands of families displaced

7 deaths

119 homes destroyed

2,000+ homes damaged

Hurricane IreneAugust 27-28, 2011


NCEM/FEMA employees canvassed communities and held multiple meetings from August through November to provide information to storm survivors and help families register with FEMA/SBA for disaster assistance. $8,160,795.82

Irene – Community Outreach


Irene Response

38 counties declared IA

37 counties declared PA

$650 M Disaster (estimated total)

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Joint Field Office – Hurricane Irene

FEMA, NCEM & others co-located in one office to

provide unified recovery operations for public affairs,

community relations, planning, operations and logistics.

400+ FEMA employees

50 NCEM employees

38 SBA employees

Worked from early September

to early December.


Recovery – Hurricane Irene

$67 million grants/loans

35,000+ registered for assistance

31 Disaster Recovery Centers opened Aug. 31 - Nov.4

17,666 visited DRCs

27,170 homes inspected


Matched 4,400+ families with rental resources.

Irene – Housing Assistance

280 families temporarily housed in hotels/motels.

190 Temporary Housing Units on owners property;

To provide safe and sanitary housing while they repair or rebuild their

homes.


Hurricane Irene – Lessons Learned

Reluctance to Evacuate

Nursing Home Evacuations

Medical Strike Team

Mass Care Support Trailer


Older Adult Preparedness

• Special Needs Registry

• Mass Care Support Trailers

• SERT Partner Coordination

• Personal Preparedness Plans

• Long Term Care Facilities Template

• Integrating Whole Community Planning


Older Adult Preparedness

CDC REPORTS:• 33% of those living in the community, live alone.

• 93% of those 65 years of age and enrolled in Medicare do not live in a nursing home.

US Census Estimates:• 21% of NC’s population, by year 2025, will be over

65 years of age


Mike’s Concerns

Special Needs/Elderly

• Not listed on any registry

• Lack of support network

How are they accounted for?

Home Bound Persons

• Inability to evacuate

• Inability to participate in Mass Feeding


AlbertoBerylChrisDebbyErnesto

Average season produces 12 named storms with six hurricanes, including

three major hurricanes.

NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center says:

70 percent chance of nine to 15 named storms (with top winds of 39 mph or higher);

Of which four to eight will strengthen to a hurricane (with top winds of 74 mph or higher);

Of those one to three will become major hurricanes (with top winds of 111 mph or higher, ranking Category 3, 4 or 5).

2012 Hurricane SeasonBegins June 1Six Month Season

PattyRafaelSandyTonyValerieWilliam

FlorenceGordonHeleneIsaacJoyce

KirkLeslieMichaelNadineOscar


What Can You Do…Preparedness Starts with YOU!

1) Ensure Communications Systems are in place

2) Ensure Disaster Plans that reflect Whole Community

3) Ensure that your State Agency is in compliance to laws, regulations and monitoring

4) Share with agencies serving older adults and persons with disabilities what is in place through ReadyNC at the state level.

5) Enhance training and education through collaboration

6) Improve understanding of and access to state level Volunteer Organizations Active in Disasters


What Can You Do…Preparedness Starts with YOU!

1) Develop a Family Disaster Plan • (ex. myPrep)

2) Develop a support network

3) Understand that disasters can and will happen

4) Ensure Communications Systems are in place

5) Be ready to care for yourself and family for at least one week; first aid, food, water, shelter, clothes, cash, medicine

6) Encourage your network of family, friends and coworkers to create their own individual/family personal preparedness plan


Preparedness is Everybody’s Responsibility!


QUESTIONS??

Michael A. Sprayberry

NCEM Deputy Director/Operations Chief

919/825-2291

[email protected]

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North Carolina Emergency Management Preparedness, Response & Recovery