Citizen Corps Council Board Member Orientation February 25

Citizen Corps Council Board Member Orientation February 25, 2013 1

Agenda • Fire Chief’s Opening Remarks • Division of Emergency Management Overview • Emergency Operations Center • Citizen Corps History and Mission • Tour of 911 Dispatch 2

Opening Remarks From Fire Chief Otto Drozd, III Orange County Fire Rescue Department And Manager David Freeman Office of Emergency Management 3

Agenda • Fire Chief’s Opening Remarks • Division of Emergency Management Overview • Emergency Operations Center • Citizen Corps History and Mission • Tour of 911 Dispatch 4

Office of Emergency Management A Division of Fire Department Mission save lives and protect property through mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery programs. 5

Office of Emergency Management Staff Dave Freeman, Manager Ron Plummer, Assistant Manager Keith Kotch, Communication/Warning Coordinator Cherie Boyce, Emergency Management Specialist Mike Principato, Emergency Management Specialist Jason Taylor, Emergency Management Specialist Dora Rosado, Administrative Assistant Angela Moreno, Special Projects Coordinator Dave Waite, CERT Training Coordinator 6

OEM Responsibilities Manage and coordinate for Orange County: • All-Hazards Emergency Planning • Local Mitigation Projects • Mass Communications/ Public Warnings • County Emergency Training and Exercises • Homeland Security Initiatives • Hazardous Materials Inspections • Emergency Shelters • Citizen Corps Grant Administration • Community Emergency Response Training 7

Agenda • Fire Chief’s Opening Remarks • Division of Emergency Management Overview • Emergency Operations Center • Citizen Corps History and Mission • Tour of 911 Dispatch 8

Orange County Emergency Operations Center During declared disasters this is the coordination facility for information verification and resource management during response and recovery operations. Trained personnel and certified disaster volunteers report here to receive assignments and to share their response and recovery activities at a strategic level. 9

Orange County Emergency Operations Center Facility features: • 4, 000 sq. ft. working space • 120 maximum occupancy • 50 computer workstations • 4 Large screens, 5 TV monitors, 1 Smart board • Video recorders & Teleconference capability • Satellite downlink capability • Media room, conference rooms 10

Orange County Emergency Operations Center Activation Levels: • Level 3 - monitoring phase of day-to-day activities • Level 2 - partial activation with minimal needed personnel • Level 1 - highest activation with all personnel 11

Citizen Corps Council We all have a role in hometown security The Citizen Corps Council is designed to bring community and government leaders together in preparedness, planning, mitigation, response, and recovery. 12

Super Storm Sandy Everyone has a role 13

Florida Sunshine Laws 119. 01 General state policy on public records “It is the policy of this state that all state, county, and municipal records are open for personal inspection and copying by any person. Providing access to public records is a duty of each agency. “ 14

Committees ADVERTISING Promotes all four of the Citizen Corps volunteer training programs and related public events. EVALUATION Creates Strategic Plan of goals and objectives consistent with local and national initiatives. EVENT PLANNING Arranges facilities and resources for annual events. RECRUITMENT Presents information to the public regarding their potential involvement in disaster preparedness, mitigation, response and recovery. 15