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WHOLE COMMUNTIY
An Evolution of
Emergency Management
June 2015
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“ either you change
with music,
or music will change
without you”
John Lennon
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History
• On July 15, 1970, seven (7) voluntary
organizations came together to meet and
discuss how to improve responses
• National Voluntary Organizations Active in
Disaster is born (National VOAD)
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1979 by executive order,
President Carter created the
Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA)
Evolution of FEMA
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FEMA Regions
7
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The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and
Emergency Assistance Act of 1988
•State, Tribal and local governments have
primary responsibility to respond to disaster
•Federal assistance is designed to supplement
State, Tribal, Local governments
•FEMA may task any Federal agency to provide
assistance
Evolution of FEMA
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2002 President Bush established the
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
•2003 FEMA becomes part of DHS
Evolution of FEMA
National Incident Management System
• NIMS provides a systematic,
proactive approach to guide
departments and agencies at
all levels of government,
nongovernmental
organizations, and the
private sector to work
seamlessly to prevent, protect
against, respond to, recover
from, and mitigate the effects
of incidents, regardless of
cause, size, location, or
complexity, in order to reduce
the loss of life and property
and harm to the environment.
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National Response Framework
(NRF)
Incident Command System (ICS)
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Private Sector Partners
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National VOAD
• 53 National Members
• 55 State and Territorial VOAD
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NVOAD Member Agencies
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Local VOAD
• Northern Nevada Voluntary
Organizations Active in Disaster
(NorNV VOAD)
• Southern Nevada Community
Organizations Active in Disaster
(SoNV COAD)
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FEMA currently has Memoranda of
Agreement with voluntary organizations
active in disaster (VOADs) AARP
Adventist Community
Services
American Radio Relay
League
American Red Cross
Church World Service
Feeding America
Mennonite Disaster Service
National Association for the
Advancement of Colored
People (NAACP)
National Voluntary
Organizations Active in
Disaster (National VOAD)
Operation Hope
The Salvation Army
Southern Baptist Convention
Disaster Relief
United Methodist Committee
on Relief (UMCOR)
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FEMA also has Memoranda of
Agreement with
• Corporation for National and Community
Service (CNCS) which manage the
Americorps, NCCC, VISTA programs.
• The National Centers for Independent
Living maintained by the FEMA Office
Disability Integration and Coordination
Donated Resources – FEMA Policy 9525.2: Released 02/06/2014
• Eligible Public Assistance applicants have
the ability to recoup up to 100% of their
Emergency Work project costs, even when
the disaster-level cost share is 75%
Federal/25% State/Local. In order to be
considered for eligibility, applicants will
document:
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FEMA Policy 9525.2: Document
• Emergency Work project costs including all
Force Account expenses and contracts.
Examples of Emergency Work include
feeding/sheltering operations for disaster
survivors, Emergency Operations Center
(EOC) activation, sandbagging, road
closures, public safety and any other
actions taken by an eligible applicant to
save lives and to protect improved property.
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FEMA Policy 9525.2: Document
• Volunteer labor, equipment and materials
that were used for eligible Emergency
Work.
• Coordinate with local VOAD, Volunteer
Center and other partners.
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“ either you change with
Emergency Management,
or
Emergency Management
will change without you”
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Charles Craig
Voluntary Agency Liaison
DHS FEMA Region IX
California, Arizona & Nevada
Phone 510-627-7107
Voluntary Agency Liaison
QUESTIONS?
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