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An active hurricane season imposes an unwelcome set of additional challenges for businesses and executives. Immediate concerns include the safety and security of employees, as well as the prevention of damage to physical facilities. However, CIOs must also be prepared to successfully overcome the challenge of maintaining business continuity in the event of a hurricane. Short and long-term impacts on customers, suppliers, partners, and employees can arise if communications and critical IT systems are lost or down for even a short period of time as the result of a storm.
Business continuity and business viability are closely linked. In the days and months following these recent devastating hurricanes, a handful of businesses fared much better than average. These companies had a combination of the right disaster recovery program in place and had technology solutions to maintain contact with their employees, customers, vendors, and ‘the outside world’. They executed strategies with built-in flexibility to swiftly react to situations and ultimately provided excellent resilience for their organizations. While many companies struggled for months to bring their operations and staff back to capacity, these organizations remained open for business, quickly relocated staff, maintained effective internal & external communications and were able to maintain operations without a devastating financial impact.
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ADAM PARRIS
How
Hurricane Sandy
Tamed tne
Bureaucracy
A practical story of
making science useful for society,
with lessons destined to
grow in importance.
R
emember Hurricane Irene? It pushed across New
England in August 2011, leaving a trail of at least
45 deaths and $7 million in damages. But just
over a year later, even before the last rural bridge
had been rebuilt. Hurricane Sandy plowed into
the New Jersey-New York coast, grabbing the
national spotlight with its even greater toll of
death and destruction. And once again, the region—and
the nation—swung into rebuild mode.
Certainly, some rebuilding after such storms will always
be necessary. However, this one-two punch underscored a
pervasive and corrosive aspect of our society: We have rarely
taken the time to reflect on how best to rebuild developed
areas before the next crisis occurs, instead committing to a
disaster-by-disaster approach to rebuilding.
Yet Sandy seems to have been enough of a shock to stim-
ulate some creative thinking at both the federal and regional
levels about how to break the cycle of response and recov-
ery that developed communities have adopted as their de-
fault survival strategy. I have witnessed this firsthand as part
of a team that designed a decision tool called the Sea Level
Rise Tool for Sandy Recovery, to support not just recovery
from Sandy but preparedness for future events. The story
that has emerged from this experience may contain some
useful lessons about how science and research can best sup-
port important social decisions about our built environ-
ment. Such lessons are likely to be of increasing importance
as predicted climate change brings the inevitability of ex-
treme weather events.
A story of cooperation
In the wake of Sandy, pressure mounted at all levels, from lo-
cal to federal, to address one question: How would we re-
build? This question obviously has many dimensions, but
one policy context cuts across them all. The National Flood
Insurance Program provides information on flood risk that
developers, property owners, and city and state governments
are required to use in determining how to build and rebuild.
SUMMER 2014 83
Run by the Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA), the program provides information on the height of
floodwaters, known as flood elevations, that can be used to
delineate on a map where it is more or less risky to build.
Flood elevations are calculated based on analysis of how
water moves over land during storms of varying intensity, es-
sentially comparing the expected elevation of the water sur-
face to that of dry land. FEMA then uses this information to
create flood insurance rate maps, and insurers use the maps
to determine the cost of insurance in flood-prone areas. The
cost of insurance and the risk of flooding are major factors
for individuals and communities in determining how high
to build structures and where to locate them to avoid seri-
ous damage during floods.
But here's the challeng.
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Emergency Preparedness Demonstration Project
March 2009
Community Based
Vulnerability Assessment
A Guide to Engaging Communities in Understanding
Social and Physical Vulnerability to Disasters
Vulnerability Assessment: Step-By-Step Guidebook
Emergency Demonstration Project Partners
UNC Institute for the Environment
100 Miller Hall, CB #1105, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-1105
Phone: 919.966.9922 | Fax: 919.966.9920
Email: [email protected] | http://www.ie.unc.edu
MDC, Inc.
PO Box 17268, Chapel Hill, NC 27516-7268
Phone: (919) 968-4531 | Fax: (919) 929-8557
Email: [email protected] | http://www.mdcinc.org/home
mailto:[email protected]�
mailto:[email protected]�
Vulnerability Assessment: Step-By-Step Guidebook
Acknowledgements
This guidebook was made possible by a generous grant from the Federal Emergency Manage-
ment Agency (FEMA). The grant funded the Emergency Preparedness Demonstration Project,
from which this guidebook was developed. In particular, we would like to thank Ralph Swisher of
FEMA for his support of this project and his dedication to emergency preparedness. We would
also like to thank Susan Fowler, Bill Hoffman, and Barbara Wyckoff-Baird for their expertise and
invaluable role as facilitators in the communities that participated in the demonstration. Those
communities included Chester County, Pennsylvania; Dorchester County, Maryland; Hampshire
County, West Virginia; Hampton, Virginia; Hertford County, North Carolina; Washington, D.C.
and Wilmington, Delaware.
And a special thank you to the residents, government officials, nonprofit organizations, and faith-
based organizations who articulated the strengths, weaknesses, challenges and opportunities of
their communities and brought their energy, opinions, and ideas to address the challenges of
emergency preparedness, particularly for socially vulnerable populations. This project could not
have occurred without your commitment. Our community partners included:
Chester County, PA
Chester County Department of Emergency Management
Dorchester County, MD
Maryland Rural Development Corporation
Dorchester County Department of Emergency Management
Hampshire County, WV
Eastern West Virginia Community Action Agency, Inc.
Hampshire County Department of Emergency Management
Hampton, VA
City of Hampton Neighborhood Office
City of Hampton Department of Emergency Management
Hertford County, NC
Roanoke Economic Development Inc.
Hertford County Department of Emergency Management
Washington, DC
DC Emergency Management Agency
Wilmington, DE
West End Neighborhood House, Inc.
City of Wilmington Department of Emergency Management
Vulnerability Assessment: Step-By-Step Guidebook
Table of Contents
Overview…………………………………………………………………………………...1
How to Use this Guidebook………………………………………………………………..6
Step 1: Getting Started…………………………………………………………………......9
Step 2: Identify and Rank Hazards…………………………… ...
This paper contains a status report on completed actions as the Institute enters the third year of its five year strategic plan, and sets out actions to guide the Institute’s research and outreach efforts for the coming year.
Top 10 Actions a CIO Can Take to Prepare for a HurricaneBillatDell
Plan for the worst, hope for the best
An active hurricane season imposes an unwelcome set of additional challenges for businesses and executives. Immediate concerns include the safety and security of employees, as well as the prevention of damage to physical facilities. However, CIOs must also be prepared to successfully overcome the challenge of maintaining business continuity in the event of a hurricane. Short and long-term impacts on customers, suppliers, partners, and employees can arise if communications and critical IT systems are lost or down for even a short period of time as the result of a storm.
Business continuity and business viability are closely linked. In the days and months following these recent devastating hurricanes, a handful of businesses fared much better than average. These companies had a combination of the right disaster recovery program in place and had technology solutions to maintain contact with their employees, customers, vendors, and ‘the outside world’. They executed strategies with built-in flexibility to swiftly react to situations and ultimately provided excellent resilience for their organizations. While many companies struggled for months to bring their operations and staff back to capacity, these organizations remained open for business, quickly relocated staff, maintained effective internal & external communications and were able to maintain operations without a devastating financial impact.
ADAM PARRISHowHurricane SandyTamed tneBureaucracy.docxcoubroughcosta
ADAM PARRIS
How
Hurricane Sandy
Tamed tne
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A practical story of
making science useful for society,
with lessons destined to
grow in importance.
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emember Hurricane Irene? It pushed across New
England in August 2011, leaving a trail of at least
45 deaths and $7 million in damages. But just
over a year later, even before the last rural bridge
had been rebuilt. Hurricane Sandy plowed into
the New Jersey-New York coast, grabbing the
national spotlight with its even greater toll of
death and destruction. And once again, the region—and
the nation—swung into rebuild mode.
Certainly, some rebuilding after such storms will always
be necessary. However, this one-two punch underscored a
pervasive and corrosive aspect of our society: We have rarely
taken the time to reflect on how best to rebuild developed
areas before the next crisis occurs, instead committing to a
disaster-by-disaster approach to rebuilding.
Yet Sandy seems to have been enough of a shock to stim-
ulate some creative thinking at both the federal and regional
levels about how to break the cycle of response and recov-
ery that developed communities have adopted as their de-
fault survival strategy. I have witnessed this firsthand as part
of a team that designed a decision tool called the Sea Level
Rise Tool for Sandy Recovery, to support not just recovery
from Sandy but preparedness for future events. The story
that has emerged from this experience may contain some
useful lessons about how science and research can best sup-
port important social decisions about our built environ-
ment. Such lessons are likely to be of increasing importance
as predicted climate change brings the inevitability of ex-
treme weather events.
A story of cooperation
In the wake of Sandy, pressure mounted at all levels, from lo-
cal to federal, to address one question: How would we re-
build? This question obviously has many dimensions, but
one policy context cuts across them all. The National Flood
Insurance Program provides information on flood risk that
developers, property owners, and city and state governments
are required to use in determining how to build and rebuild.
SUMMER 2014 83
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(FEMA), the program provides information on the height of
floodwaters, known as flood elevations, that can be used to
delineate on a map where it is more or less risky to build.
Flood elevations are calculated based on analysis of how
water moves over land during storms of varying intensity, es-
sentially comparing the expected elevation of the water sur-
face to that of dry land. FEMA then uses this information to
create flood insurance rate maps, and insurers use the maps
to determine the cost of insurance in flood-prone areas. The
cost of insurance and the risk of flooding are major factors
for individuals and communities in determining how high
to build structures and where to locate them to avoid seri-
ous damage during floods.
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Emergency Preparedness Demonstration Project March 2009 .docxgidmanmary
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March 2009
Community Based
Vulnerability Assessment
A Guide to Engaging Communities in Understanding
Social and Physical Vulnerability to Disasters
Vulnerability Assessment: Step-By-Step Guidebook
Emergency Demonstration Project Partners
UNC Institute for the Environment
100 Miller Hall, CB #1105, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-1105
Phone: 919.966.9922 | Fax: 919.966.9920
Email: [email protected] | http://www.ie.unc.edu
MDC, Inc.
PO Box 17268, Chapel Hill, NC 27516-7268
Phone: (919) 968-4531 | Fax: (919) 929-8557
Email: [email protected] | http://www.mdcinc.org/home
mailto:[email protected]�
mailto:[email protected]�
Vulnerability Assessment: Step-By-Step Guidebook
Acknowledgements
This guidebook was made possible by a generous grant from the Federal Emergency Manage-
ment Agency (FEMA). The grant funded the Emergency Preparedness Demonstration Project,
from which this guidebook was developed. In particular, we would like to thank Ralph Swisher of
FEMA for his support of this project and his dedication to emergency preparedness. We would
also like to thank Susan Fowler, Bill Hoffman, and Barbara Wyckoff-Baird for their expertise and
invaluable role as facilitators in the communities that participated in the demonstration. Those
communities included Chester County, Pennsylvania; Dorchester County, Maryland; Hampshire
County, West Virginia; Hampton, Virginia; Hertford County, North Carolina; Washington, D.C.
and Wilmington, Delaware.
And a special thank you to the residents, government officials, nonprofit organizations, and faith-
based organizations who articulated the strengths, weaknesses, challenges and opportunities of
their communities and brought their energy, opinions, and ideas to address the challenges of
emergency preparedness, particularly for socially vulnerable populations. This project could not
have occurred without your commitment. Our community partners included:
Chester County, PA
Chester County Department of Emergency Management
Dorchester County, MD
Maryland Rural Development Corporation
Dorchester County Department of Emergency Management
Hampshire County, WV
Eastern West Virginia Community Action Agency, Inc.
Hampshire County Department of Emergency Management
Hampton, VA
City of Hampton Neighborhood Office
City of Hampton Department of Emergency Management
Hertford County, NC
Roanoke Economic Development Inc.
Hertford County Department of Emergency Management
Washington, DC
DC Emergency Management Agency
Wilmington, DE
West End Neighborhood House, Inc.
City of Wilmington Department of Emergency Management
Vulnerability Assessment: Step-By-Step Guidebook
Table of Contents
Overview…………………………………………………………………………………...1
How to Use this Guidebook………………………………………………………………..6
Step 1: Getting Started…………………………………………………………………......9
Step 2: Identify and Rank Hazards…………………………… ...
1 HAZARD MITIGATION PLANNING MADE EASY! A Simple .docxmercysuttle
1
HAZARD MITIGATION PLANNING
MADE EASY!
A Simple and Easy Way to Develop Your Community’s Hazard Mitigation Plan
Over the next couple of days you will be learning about a local planning process called
HAZARD MITIGATION PLANNING. Before this training program is over you will be
well on your way to developing a HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN for your local community.
That plan if properly implemented and followed may someday save the lives, property and
livelihoods of your friends, neighbors, family, perhaps even yourself. Hazard mitigation
planning may sound complicated, confusing and maybe even intimidating. It’s really not.
The first time people hear the term “hazard mitigation,” many of them say “What’s that?”
Most people have an idea of what “hazards” are. Hazards are dangers or things to watch out
for or risks, but what’s mitigation mean? The ancient Romans used the word “mitigare”
meaning “to soften.” Good old Daniel Webster says it means “to make less severe or painful,
to cause to become less harsh or hostile.” Mitigate is another way to say “relieve” or
“alleviate.” Hazard mitigation is kind of like taking an aspirin to make a headache go away, it
might not make it go away completely but it should help some. That’s the general idea, to
make a dangerous situation less risky, but now let’s get down to what Hazard Mitigation is
really all about.
Great! You’re probably thinking, now I know what the Romans and Daniel Webster meant, what
should HAZARD MITIGATION mean to me? For our purposes hazards are natural, man-made
or technological disasters. Hazard mitigation means reducing, eliminating, redirecting, or
avoiding the effects of those hazards. The standard definition of hazard mitigation that is
often used by FEMA and PEMA is:
Any cost-effective action taken to eliminate or reduce the long-term
risk to life and property from natural and technological hazards.
The phrase “cost-effective” is added to this definition to stress the important practical idea
that, to be beneficial, a mitigation measure should save you (the American taxpayer) money in
the long run. For example, in the California earthquakes when expressways and bridges
collapsed, which was more cost-effective? Rebuild structures to the same standard they
were before the quakes or spend a little additional money to build stronger, more earthquake-
resistant structures? The second choice probably makes more sense. On the other hand,
California probably doesn’t need to spend a lot of money to flood-proof homes in, let’s say,
Death Valley. A more appropriate, cost-effective mitigation there might be against drought
and extreme heat hazards.
2
OK, that’s hazard mitigation, now what’s a Hazard Mitigation Plan, since that’s what this
course is supposed to be about?
Wow! You’re just raring to go! Well, a Hazard Mitigation Plan, then, is:
A community’s outline for evaluating hazards, ...
1 HAZARD MITIGATION PLANNING MADE EASY! A Simple .docxhoney725342
1
HAZARD MITIGATION PLANNING
MADE EASY!
A Simple and Easy Way to Develop Your Community’s Hazard Mitigation Plan
Over the next couple of days you will be learning about a local planning process called
HAZARD MITIGATION PLANNING. Before this training program is over you will be
well on your way to developing a HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN for your local community.
That plan if properly implemented and followed may someday save the lives, property and
livelihoods of your friends, neighbors, family, perhaps even yourself. Hazard mitigation
planning may sound complicated, confusing and maybe even intimidating. It’s really not.
The first time people hear the term “hazard mitigation,” many of them say “What’s that?”
Most people have an idea of what “hazards” are. Hazards are dangers or things to watch out
for or risks, but what’s mitigation mean? The ancient Romans used the word “mitigare”
meaning “to soften.” Good old Daniel Webster says it means “to make less severe or painful,
to cause to become less harsh or hostile.” Mitigate is another way to say “relieve” or
“alleviate.” Hazard mitigation is kind of like taking an aspirin to make a headache go away, it
might not make it go away completely but it should help some. That’s the general idea, to
make a dangerous situation less risky, but now let’s get down to what Hazard Mitigation is
really all about.
Great! You’re probably thinking, now I know what the Romans and Daniel Webster meant, what
should HAZARD MITIGATION mean to me? For our purposes hazards are natural, man-made
or technological disasters. Hazard mitigation means reducing, eliminating, redirecting, or
avoiding the effects of those hazards. The standard definition of hazard mitigation that is
often used by FEMA and PEMA is:
Any cost-effective action taken to eliminate or reduce the long-term
risk to life and property from natural and technological hazards.
The phrase “cost-effective” is added to this definition to stress the important practical idea
that, to be beneficial, a mitigation measure should save you (the American taxpayer) money in
the long run. For example, in the California earthquakes when expressways and bridges
collapsed, which was more cost-effective? Rebuild structures to the same standard they
were before the quakes or spend a little additional money to build stronger, more earthquake-
resistant structures? The second choice probably makes more sense. On the other hand,
California probably doesn’t need to spend a lot of money to flood-proof homes in, let’s say,
Death Valley. A more appropriate, cost-effective mitigation there might be against drought
and extreme heat hazards.
2
OK, that’s hazard mitigation, now what’s a Hazard Mitigation Plan, since that’s what this
course is supposed to be about?
Wow! You’re just raring to go! Well, a Hazard Mitigation Plan, then, is:
A community’s outline for evaluating hazards, ...
Week 7 Emergency Simulation Assignment 2 page AMA format-cite a.docxcockekeshia
Week 7: Emergency Simulation Assignment
2 page AMA format-cite all sources
Using the link below, participate in the online public health simulation of an emergency to integrate the knowledge you gained from this course in responding to a hypothetical emergency.
· Dirty Bomb! After the Blast – A Public Health Simulation: https://cpheo1.sph.umn.edu/dbomb/index.asp
In the simulation, you worked as a public health professional and made decisions relating to communications, coordination, and response. In the assignment,
· Briefly describe your actions in the simulation relating to communications, coordination, and response.
· Consider how these same areas were handled during Hurricane Katrina as described in this week’s reading: Case Study Response to Katrina (attached)
· Identify one area where you feel you were able to appropriately communicate, coordinate, or respond in this simulation and contrast your actions to those taken by personnel in Hurricane Katrina in the same area.
Provide your responses and the last screen as appropriate to the simulation to the Week 7 Assignment.
Microeconomics – Week #5 Assignment
Costs Table
Directions: Fill in the table.
Units of Output
Total Costs
Total Fixed Costs
Total Variable Costs
Average Total Costs
Average Fixed Costs
Average Variable Costs
Marginal Costs
0
$1,000
1
1,200
2
1,350
3
1,550
4
1,900
5
2,300
6
2,750
7
3,250
8
3,800
9
4,400
1
*This case study accompanies the IRGC report “Risk Governance Deficits: An analysis and illustration of the most
common deficits in risk governance”.
The Response to Hurricane Katrina
By Donald P. Moynihan
1
Hurricane Katrina occurred four years after the attacks of 9/11, three years after the subsequent
creation of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and one year after the DHS had created
a National Response Plan. But despite the heightened attention to homeland security, the
response to Katrina was a failure. The world watched as government responders seemed unable
to offer basic protection from the ravages of nature. The titles of two congressional reports
summarised the sense of failure. A Select House Committee [House Report, 2006] identified “A
Failure of Initiative” while the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
[Senate Report, 2006] judged the United States “A Nation Still Unprepared.”
The poor response arose from a failure to manage a number of risk factors. The risks of a major
hurricane striking New Orleans had been long considered, and there was enough warning of the
threat of Katrina that declarations of emergency were made days in advance of landfall. But
responders failed to convert this information into a level of preparation appropriate with the scope
of the impending disaster. The dispersed nature of authority in the US intergovernmental
response system further weakened response, as federal responders failed.
The Learner is introduced to the following terms in this unit.
Hazard * Vulnerability *Risk * Disasters *Disaster management
* Early Warning System * Preparedness * Response * Relief
* Recovery * Mitigation & DRR * Coping & Resilience
This short essay (a final draft from a forthcoming conference summary) was written following the Pace University Summit on Resilience in January, 2012.
More: http://www.pace.edu/resilience
More on Dot Earth: http://j.mp/dotsandy
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NY CCE All-hazards Preparedness & Response Education Program Overview
1. When it Hits the Fan: Extension’s Roles,
Resources, and Responsibilities in Disaster
Keith G. Tidball, PhD
Cornell University NY EDEN
CCE ELC 2019
2. “Be Relevant…” (Julie Suarez)
Will it be REMEMBERED as RELEVANT & RELIABLE?
Is it EVIDENCE –BASED? (Empirical)?
Is it VISIBLE & VIABLE?
Is it VALUABLE?
3. 1987: Schoharie Creek bridge
collapse
A bridge on the New York
State Thruway over Schoharie
Creek collapsed into the
creek on Sunday, April 5,
1987 in Amsterdam. (AP
Photo)
On April 5, 1987, the bridge
on the New York State
Thruway over Schoharie
Creek in Fort Hunter
collapsed, killing 10 people.
The collapse was blamed on
flawed design that made the
bridge susceptible to erosion.
Instead of having piles in the
bedrock, the bridge only had
concrete footings dug six feet
into the riverbed, the Albany
Times-Union reported.
4. 2009: Binghamton shootings
On April 3, 2009, 41-year-old Jiverly Wong opened fire inside the American Civic Association in
Binghamton, fatally shooting 13 people and injuring four others before killing himself.
5. 2009: Colgan Air Flight 3407
On Feb. 12, 2009, Colgan Air Flight 3407 (Continental Connection Flight 3407) crashed into a home
in the tiny hamlet of Clarence Center, about 10 miles northeast of Buffalo Niagara International
Airport.
All 49 passengers and crew on-board were killed, as was one person on the ground.
The National Transportation Safety Board blamed the crash on the captain's "inappropriate
response to the activation of the stick shaker", which caused the plane to stall.
6. 2012 Superstorm Sandy
Hurricane/Superstorm Sandy affected 24 states, including the entire eastern seaboard from Florida to Maine and west across the
Appalachian Mountains to Michigan and Wisconsin, with particularly severe damage in New Jersey and New York. Its storm surge hit
New York City on October 29, flooding streets, tunnels and subway lines and cutting power in and around the city.
There were 64 deaths in New York State.
12. Disasters in NY State?
In this image, only
10 counties have
escaped a
weather related
disaster between
2007 & 2012.
2013 thru 2019
have added to the
number.
13.
14. It starts with the national NIFA-funded Extension Disaster Education Network…
EDEN is the premier provider of disaster education resources delivered through the
Land Grant University system…. https://eden.lsu.edu/
15. Mandate
Preparedness is the shared responsibility of our entire
nation. The whole community contributes, beginning with
individuals and communities, the private and nonprofit
sectors, faith-based organizations, and all governments
(local, regional/metropolitan, state, tribal, territorial,
insular area, and Federal).
The National Preparedness Goal is:
A secure and resilient Nation with the capabilities required
across the whole community to prevent, protect against,
mitigate, respond to, and recover from the threats and
hazards that pose the greatest risk.
16. The core capabilities [needed to meet the
National Preparedness Goal] are not
exclusive to any single government or
organization, but rather require the
combined efforts of the whole community.
https://www.fema.gov/media-library-
data/1443799615171-
2aae90be55041740f97e8532fc680d40/Nati
onal_Preparedness_Goal_2nd_Edition.pdf
17. National Incident
Management System
(NIMS)
Mandated by HSPD-5, in 2005,
NIMS is the organization through
which disaster management is
coordinated. It was designed
after the World Trade Center
attacks in September, 2001. NIMS
is designed to prepare for,
prevent, and manage response to
emergency and disaster
situations, and to coordinate
emergency response disaster
responders on the local, state and
federal levels
18. Extension
and NIMS
• The 15 Emergency Support Functions are:
• ESF 1 – Transportation
ESF 2 – Communications
ESF 3 – Public Works and Engineering
ESF 4 – Firefighting
ESF 5 – Emergency Management
ESF 6 – Mass Care, Emergency Assistance,
Housing, and Human Services
ESF 7 – Logistics Management and Resource
Support
ESF 8 – Public Health and Medical Services
ESF 9 – Search and Rescue
ESF 10 – Oil and Hazardous Materials
Response
ESF 11 – Agriculture and Natural Resources
ESF 12 – Energy
ESF 13 – Public Safety and Security
ESF 14 – Long-Term Community Recovery
ESF 15 – External Affairs
19. Extension Disaster
Competency: What
You Need to Know
Keith G. Tidball, PhD
Cornell University
Assistant Director,
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Disaster Education, Military Families,
and Veterans
Extension Disaster Education
Network (EDEN)
State NY POC/State Delegate
Watch it here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIt
PUmZA3Q8
20. This is not
a new
mission …
1958 Extension Publication available here.
21. So What’s the Mission?
NY EDEN links
extension
educators,
emergency
managers, and
community officials
to enhance
resilience and
reduce the impact
of disasters in New
York communities.
22. What Are Our Roles?
1. State/regional incident command leadership within
CCE system, at multiple levels:
a. Support of higher levels of incident command
(State & Federal)
b. Transmit guidance from higher levels of incident
command thru CCE regional & county networks
2. Act as primary source for sector specific situational
information (agriculture & natural resources
primarily at this time)
26. When Gotham NY State needs more
than a network…
Cornell Cooperative Extension’s DISASTER ALL-HAZARDS RESPONSE TEAM
CCE DART
27. CCE DART
At the first hint of crisis or emergency, we will:
1. Determine exact circumstances of the emergency/crisis.
2. Determine the status of CCE Administration and CCE County Association staff – whereabouts and
welfare.
3. Determine ability to function, e.g. telecommunication, vehicles, office premises, warehousing, access
and mobility etc.
4. Notify within CCE Admin those who need to be informed immediately of developments as they
emerge.
5. Activate CCE DART.
6. Ensure that a standard package of documentation is on stand-by (technical guidelines, checklists,
program guides, rules and procedures, etc.)
7. Begin assessment of situation, critical operations, and particular implications for Cornell, Cornell CCE
System, Cornell CCE Association (s), interagency, and NYS communities.
28. POINT IN CYCLE TASK DATE & PERSON ASSIGNED COMPLETED
Initial disaster
predicted/reported
1. Notify EXT DIR, request
activation of CCE DART
NY EDEN Coordinator
2. Coordinate CCE DART
meeting
NY EDEN Coordinator/ CCE
DART Incident Manager
3.Convene
meeting of
CCE DART
A. Assess
B. Plans
C. Messaging
D. Schedule
4. System wide announcement
- EXT DIR
EXT DIR
5. activation of CCE DART list
serve, email, and e-reporting
NY EDEN Coordinator/ CCE
DART Incident Manager
Disaster underway 6. Coordinate telecom w CCE
assoc & regional stakeholders
CCE DART
7. initiate interface with NY
EMO/ FEMA/NYS Ag& Mkts
NY EDEN Coordinator/ CCE
DART Incident Manager
8. conduct regular briefings CCE DART
9. reporting log – AG SENTINEL All hands
Disaster Ended 10. conduct
after-action
review
A. pros/cons
B. recovery plan
C. hand-off to
NY EDEN
CCE DART
11. deactivate CCE DART EXT DIR
12. final report NY EDEN Coordinator/ NY
EDEN Advisory Committee
Long Term Recovery NY EDEN Coordinator/ NY
EDEN Advisory Committee
29. CCE NY’S Standard Operating
Procedures – A Scenario
Let’s use a hurricane as an example.
One fine Autumn day, the morning news makes
mention of a strong tropical depression that
might hit the northeast.
“There is no clear
consensus of the
storm’s track, but it
is possible NY state
could take a hit.”
31. Example of How it Works? Going to
Level Yellow
Given the possibility,
leadership (campus) does a few things -
1. Alert the entire CCE system that there might be
a severe weather incident and provide tailored
preparedness guidance (via disaster list serve
and via social media)
2. Warn members of the EDEN Advisory
Committee and the CCE Director that the
Disaster All-Hazards Response Team may be
activated.
3. Open communications with State partners and
National EDEN.
32. Example of How it Works?
1. Determine if your county will potentially be in or near harm’s
way.
2. Assign a staff person to become the county NY CCE EDEN Point
of Contact for the particular incident if needed.
3. Ensure that county website, social media (Facebook and
Twitter) and email lists are ready to serve as information
“repeaters” if needed.
4. Familiarize/re-familiarize with CCE NY EDEN website, CCE
DART AG SENTINEL website, CCE NY EDEN Facebook, and CCE NY
EDEN Twitter.
33. Example of How it Works?
So, the following days are filled with speculation on the
impending storm’s path, but most reliable news sources, the
National Weather Service, and NOAA are all indicating likelihood
of the storm having significant impacts upon NYS…
34. Example of How it Works? Going to
Level Orange
Now that the storm is likely ,
leadership (campus)
does a few things –
1. Seeks permission for activation CCE Disaster All-
Hazards Response Team from CCE Director
2. Activates CCE DART System-wide Standard
Operating Procedures (level orange)
3. Begins liaison with State Agencies in support of
their Incident Command Structure (mostly Ag &
Markets and DEC).
35. 1. Notify County Office of Emergency Management (OEM) that you are
“up” for supporting them for the incident. In some cases, County
OEM will request CCE to assist in Emergency Operations Center with
Ag and other CCE expertise areas.
2. Notify NY CCE EDEN State Leadership that you are “up”.
3. Start reposting, sharing, retweeting, etc. information coming from
NY CCE EDEN HQ.
4. Assign an “Ag Sentinel” (may be additional role for EDEN
Incident POC or another individual) in case we go to level Red.
Example of How it Works? Going to
Level Orange
36. Example of How it Works
Ok, its really happening. The hurricane is bringing damaging
winds, extreme flooding, and this is a DISASTER. NYS has
declared disasters in multiple counties, and federal declarations
are imminent…
37. Example of How it Works? Going to
Level Red
Now that the storm is happening,
leadership (campus) does a few things –
1. Activation of Level RED CCE DART SOP, including identification of
key faculty and technical experts to include
2. Dedicated CCE Administration support team assists with incident
reporting
3. Regular communications established with impacted County CCE
Associations
4. Periodic situation reports to Cornell administration & State
Agencies in support of their Incident Command Structure (mostly
Ag & Markets and DEC).
5. Reponses to specific informational requests and technical
assistance
38. Example of How it Works? Going to
Level Red
1. Notify CCE NY EDEN/DART of the status of your association
staff and infrastructure
2. Continue reposting, sharing, retweeting, etc. information
coming from NY CCE EDEN HQ.
3. Conduct “Ag Sentinel” assessments and reporting during
and immediately following disaster (safely- this can be done
via phone or email, especially if conditions are unsafe for first
hand observations)
42. Keep in Touch!
Listserv - CCE-DISASTER-L@list.cornell.edu
E-mails from CCE NY EDEN disaster@cornell.edu
Twitter account: CCE_Disaster
CCE NY EDEN on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/CCE.NY.EDEN/
CCE NY EDEN Website http://eden.cce.cornell.edu