Emergency Management Emergency Management OverviewOverview

Jonathan YorkResponse & Recovery Branch Director

Kansas Division of Emergency Management

What is Emergency Management?

Organized analysis, planning, decision-making, and assignment of available resources to mitigate, prepare for, respond to, and recover from the effects of all hazards.

The goals of emergency management are to:

Save lives and prevent injuriesStabilize an incident as soon as possibleProtect property and the environment

Top Ten Kansas HazardsTop Ten Kansas Hazards(Listed in order of probability)(Listed in order of probability)

• Tornado• Flood• Winter storm• Wild Fire• Wind storm• Hazardous Materials• Utility/Infrastructure• Drought• Hailstorm• Terrorism

Division of Emergency Management’s Mission

• To provide guidance, technical assistance and response 24 hours a day to reduce the loss of life and property.

• Protect Kansans from all hazards by providing and coordinating resources, expertise, leadership and advocacy.

Division of Emergency Division of Emergency ManagementManagement

• Lead coordinating agency

• Resource management

• Disaster assessment

• Prepare request for Federal assistance

• Public information and education

• Radiological and chemical consultation

• State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC)

• Lead the State Hazard Mitigation Team

• Emergency Planning• Primary for State Plan• technical assistance

and approval of Local Plans

• Train staff and other emergency personnel

Laws & Statutes

•Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950

•Kansas Legislature reshaped agency’s focus to “all-hazard” preparedness in 1975

•Kansas Emergency Management Act KSA Chapter 48-9

Phases of Emergency Phases of Emergency ManagementManagement

MitigationMitigation

PreparednessPreparedness

RecoveryRecovery

ResponseResponse

MitigationMitigationActivities aimed at

reducing or eliminating the

long-term risks to persons or property from hazards and

their effects

Zoning/Building Codes

Levees

Floodplain buyouts

Safe rooms

Protective measures for critical infrastructure

PreparednessPreparedness

Building the emergency

management community to

effectively prepare for, mitigate

against, respond to, and recover from any hazard

Plan

Train

Exercise

ResponseResponse

Time sensitive actions to save

lives and protect property

Warn

Evacuate

Shelter

Maintain the rule of law

RecoveryRecovery

The effort to restore

infrastructure and the social and

economic life of a community to

normal

Restore power and communications

Provide for basic human needs

Crisis counseling

Assess damage

Emergency Management Emergency Management StepsSteps

• Identify hazards• Mitigate those hazards you can• Plan for hazards you cannot

mitigate• Train for roles in plan• Conduct exercises based on plan• Improve plan

County GovernmentCounty Government

DisastersDisasters

All disasters are local

Local resources must be committed first

State resources are available - funding is not

OverviewOverview

Senior elected officials at each level of government are charged with the responsibility for the protection and promotion of public health and welfare

Mayor

Chairperson of the Board of County Commissioners

Governor of Kansas

Major Functions of Local Major Functions of Local GovernmentGovernment

Direction and control

Communications

Warning

Emergency public information

Major Functions of Local Major Functions of Local GovernmentGovernment

Evacuation

Mass Care

Health & medical

Resource management

County DeclarationCounty Declaration

Implements the County Emergency Operations Plan

First step in accessing other resources

Activates mutual aid agreements

Protects jurisdiction from legal liability

Provides access to state assistance

Temporary suspends regulations regarding purchasing and contracts

State GovernmentState Government

StateState ResponsibilitiesResponsibilities

Gather damage information

Augment local resources

Coordinate activities among state and volunteer agencies

Governor’s Governor’s ResponsibilitiesResponsibilities

Declares a State of Disaster

Commander in Chief-National Guard

Implements State Response PlanOrders activation of State resources

Requests Federal assistance

Plays a significant role in public information

State Disaster DeclarationState Disaster Declaration

Implements Kansas Response Plan to provide a coordinated response

Governor has powers to make, amend, and rescind orders and regulations

Does not provide any funds for local government or victims

Kansas Planning PartnersKansas Planning Partners

What is an Emergency What is an Emergency Operations Center (EOC)?Operations Center (EOC)?

A central location from which government provides interagency coordination and executive decision making in support of an incident

State Emergency Operations CenterState Emergency Operations Center

The role of the SEOC The role of the SEOC

Provide the “big picture” view

Establish policy or resolve conflicting policies

Provide communications and messaging support

The role of the SEOCThe role of the SEOC

Manage public information

Information collection and evaluation

Provide and prioritize resources

Authorize emergency expenditures and track costs

*simulated*simulated

Policy Group (Decision Policy Group (Decision Makers)Makers)

Policy making

Set priorities

Brief and advise Governor

Emergency Support Emergency Support FunctionsFunctions

Provide information to the decision-makers

Interpret and predict needs

Support overall mission of the EOC thru own assets, statutes, and authorities

Obtain resources

Life safety and protection of property

Intelligence gathering

Emergency Support Emergency Support FunctionsFunctionsProvide information to the decision-makers

Interpret and predict needs

Support overall mission of the EOC thru own assets, statutes, and authoritiesObtain resourcesLife safety and protection of propertyIntelligence gathering

EOC StaffingEOC Staffing

What must be done?

What is the time frame?

Who has the knowledge, skills and abilities to perform critical tasks?

Who has the authority to make critical decisions?

Essential Functions Essential Functions Damage analysis

Resource acquisition and tracking

Data analysis

Information coordination

Contracting

Public SafetyEvacuation

Support servicesFood distribution, water, shelter, utilities

Federal GovernmentFederal Government

Federal ResponsibilitiesFederal Responsibilities

Respond to requests for Federal assistance

Supplement Local and State efforts

Coordinate activities among Federal agencies

Federal ResponsibilitiesFederal Responsibilities

Apply the President’s authority

Presidential emergency declaration

Mobilize Department of Defense resources

Redirect federal resources to emergency response

Declaration TypesDeclaration TypesEmergency

supplementary federal emergency assistance to save lives, protect property, public health or safety, or avert the threat of a disasterUsually limited to Direct Federal Assistance and/or

Emergency Debris Removal and Emergency Protective Measures (Public Assistance Program)

Major (Presidential)Three components: Individual Assistance, Public

Assistance, and Hazard Mitigation

Specific federal agency, such as USDA or SBA

Individual AssistanceIndividual AssistanceAssistance

available to individuals, families, businesses, and agriculture

Disaster Housing

Unemployment Assistance

Grants

Loans

Legal Services

Crisis Counseling

Tax Relief

Public AssistancePublic Assistance

Funding assistance and technical expertise to aid state and local governments and eligible non-profit organizations

Debris Clearance

Protective Measures

Road Systems

Water Control Facilities

Buildings and Equipment

Public Utility Systems

Other (Park Facilities, Recreation Facilities)

What can you do to be prepared?What can you do to be prepared?

Being PreparedBeing Prepared Individual Preparedness:

Build a disaster kit to keep in your home, your vehicles, and at your workplace

Learn CPR and First Aid

Have a plan for incidents and emergencies with family members

-Designate a meeting place

-Have a communications plan

-Talk to your family about what to do in a disaster or emergency

-Practice drills

Business Preparedness:

Build a “go kit” for the essential functions at work.

Get employees certified in CPR and First Aid

Does your business have a contingency plan for continuity of operations?

-Identify alternate work locations

-Create alternate plans for payroll

-Develop contact lists and phone trees for emergencies

-Develop plans to keep or get your business running as soon as

possible after a disaster or emergency

Volunteer OpportunitiesVolunteer OpportunitiesMedical Reserve Corps

Sponsoring Organization:Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department200 Maine St.Ste. BLawrence, KS 66044Contact: Kim EnsPhone: (785) 843-3060

Medical and non-medical personnel that provide support to the Health Department during a public health emergency as well as other events. Some of the jobs MRC volunteers perform include: staffing a mass dispensing site; providing vaccinations; educating, counseling, and working with the public; and providing first aid support at community events.

Volunteer OpportunitiesVolunteer OpportunitiesCommunity Emergency

Response Team Sponsoring organization:

Douglas County Emergency Management111 E. 11th Street, 2nd Level (Unit 200)Lawrence, KS 66044Phone: (785) 832-5259

Educates people about disaster preparedness for hazards that may impact their area and trains them in basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization, and disaster medical operations.