State Emergency Management Organization

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State Emergency Management Organization
Responsibilities

• Texas Division of Emergency Management

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AGENDA

• State Emergency Management
• Organization for Emergency Operations
• State Agency, Non-Governmental Private Industry
  Disaster Response Resources

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STATEEMERGENCY MANAGEMENT(Day-to-Day Operations)
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STATE EMERGENCY MGMT

• The Governor is responsible for dealing with
  threats to the State posed by natural
  technological disasters homeland security
  events
• An Emergency Management Council has been
  established to advise assist the Governor in
  emergency management
• 32 state agencies
• American Red Cross the Salvation Army

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STATE EMERGENCY MGMT

• The Emergency Management Council is organized by
  emergency support function (ESF), such as shelter
  mass care, evacuation, donations management
• Many agencies participate in multiple ESFs
• Council is partially or fully activated at the
  State Operations Center during major emergencies
  to identify, mobilize, deploy state response
  resources

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STATE EMERGENCY MGMT

• The Homeland Security Council assists the
  Governor in developing implementing the state
  homeland security strategy
• Council consists of a chairman designated by the
  Governor, the Secretary of State,
  representatives of 23 state agencies, two
  Legislative committees, the Texas Association
  of Regional Councils

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STATE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

• State law assigns extensive emergency
  preparedness, response, recovery
  responsibilities to the Texas Division of
  Emergency Management (TDEM).
• The Director of Texas Office of Homeland Security
  is the Director of TDEM Chairman of the
  Emergency Management Council
• The Chief of Emergency Management supervises the
  day-to-day operations of TDEM

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Texas Division of Emergency Management
DPS Asst. Director Emergency Management
Public Information Office
Chief
State Coordinator Administration
State Coordinator Response Recovery
State Coordinator Communications Operability
State Coordinator Preparedness Operations
State Coordinator Resources Logistics

Recovery Section
Mitigation Section
Public Assistance Unit

Support Services Section
Individual Assistance Unit
State Administrative Agency
Grant Operations
Field Operations Section
Audit Compliance
RLOs
Business Operations
Includes Austin Houston employees
Rev. 2/09
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ORGANIZATION FOREMERGENCY OPERATIONS
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REQUESTING ASSISTANCE

• Local disaster declaration is not required to
  obtain state response aid
• Local disaster declaration request to Governor
  for state disaster declaration is needed for
  recovery assistance
• Sample disaster declarations in Legal Annex of
  local plans TDEM Recovery Manual
• Sample letter to Governor Disaster Summary
  Outline (DSO) in DEM Recovery Manual

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REQUESTING ASSISTANCE

• Requests for help should specify the items or
  capabilities needed or work to be done -- not who
  will provide them or perform them
• Be specific about what you want where it is
  needed provide a point of contact
• Example
• We need bottled drinking water for approx. 400
  residents for 3 days. Deliver to Fire Hall at
  SH12 CR101 in Apex. POC is Lt. Bill Davis,
  909-872-2345.

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ROLE OF THE STATEDisaster Districts

• Disaster District are regional emergency
  management authorities chaired by local Highway
  Patrol Commander
• Disaster Districts may use state resources in
  their district to provide assistance
• District District Committees of state agencies
  volunteer groups assist DDC Chair in mobilizing
  deploying state resources to assist local
  governments

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ROLE OF THE STATEDisaster Districts

• DDC Chairs can mobilize commit all state agency
  resources in their area of responsibility to
  respond, except
• The Governor must authorize activation of the
  National Guard or the State Guard
• The State Guard is an organized militia under the
  command of the Adjutant General, whose members
  are volunteers
• If resources of the District are inadequate,
  request is forwarded to State Operations Center
  for action

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ROLE OF THE STATEState Operations Center

• SOC in Austin monitors current threats provides
  warning/notification to state agencies local
  govts.
• SOC monitors ongoing incidents disseminates
  periodic SITREPs to state federal agencies
• On a daily basis, SOC responds to local requests
  for state assistance for limited emergencies

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ROLE OF THE STATEState Operations Center

• For major emergencies, state Emergency Management
  Council is convened at the SOC to coordinate
  state response
• SOC coordinates with Governors Office
• State disaster declarations requests for
  federal declaration
• Requests for use of National State Guard
• Requests for assistance from other states
  federal government

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REQUESTING ASSISTANCE
FEMA other federal agencies
Interstate
Other States
Compacts
Governor
Emergency Management Council
STATE EOC
State Agencies Volunteer Groups Business/Industry
DISASTER DISTRICT
Volunteer Groups Business/Industry Individuals
Other Local Govts (MACC)
Mutual
Aid
LOCAL GOVT
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STATE RESOURCES

• State resources committed to assist local
  governments normally work under the general
  direction of the appropriate DDC Chair take
  their mission assignments from the local Incident
  Commander
• State resources committed to assist local govts
  must to be used for the purpose for which they
  were requested

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RESOURCES OF OTHER STATES

• Resources from other states are normally obtained
  pursuant to formal agreements that require
  compensation
• General Agreement
• Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC)
• Other Agreements
• Southern Mutual Radiation Assistance Plan
• South Central Interstate Forest Fire Protection
  Compact

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FEDERAL RESOURCES

• The State requests most federal response
  recovery resources through FEMA
• Federal response governed by the National
  Response Framework
• FEMA has limited authority to provide resources
  before a disaster declaration
• Can pre-stage critical initial resources (food,
  water, generators) response teams
• The Dept of Defense can commit resources for
  preservation of life property prior to a
  disaster declaration

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LOCAL-STATE-FEDERAL COORDINATION

• When a disaster occurs
• State Operations Center (SOC) is fully activated
• SOC conducts conference calls video
  teleconferences with local, state, and federal
  agencies
• FEMA Region VI deploys its ERT-A to the SOC to
  coordinate federal response missions for the
  State
• Federal agency, volunteer group, industry
  liaison personnel are summoned to the SOC.
• State liaison personnel dispatched to local EOCs

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STATE-FEDERAL COORDINATION

• When Joint Field Office (JFO) opens
• TDEM recovery, mitigation, field response staff
  operate JFO with federal counterparts
• State Coordinating Officer (SCO) oversees
  disaster operations for the State
• Federal Coordinating Officer (FCO) oversee
  federal staff and tasks federal emergency support
  functions (ESFs) to support state
  response/recovery missions
• When Joint Info Center (JIC) opens
• TDEM other state agency Public Info Officers
  staff state positions in JIC

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State Agency, Non-Governmental Private
IndustryDisaster Response Resources
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Response Recovery Capabilities

• Coordination Conference Calls
• Video Teleconferences
• State Incident Management Teams (IMT)
• Immediate Mass Care Strike Teams
• Rapid Assessment Unit (RAU)
• Texas National Guard Response Task Force
• 6th Civil Support Team
• Texas Joint Air-Ground Coordination Team
• Texas Parks Wildlife Special Boat Crews

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COMMUNICATIONS
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EVACUATION SUPPORT
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FIREFIGHTING
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LAW ENFORCEMENT
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SHELTER MASS CARE
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SEARCH RESCUE
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HAZMAT OIL SPILL RESPONSE
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RADIOLOGICAL RESPONSE
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TRANSPORTATION
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DONATIONS MANAGEMENT
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HEALTH MEDICAL SERVICES
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PUBLIC WORKS ENGINEERING
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ENERGY UTILITIES
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