EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIVISION A disasterready and resilient Washington

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIVISION “A disaster-ready and resilient Washington State” Building Business Resiliency Together Whatcom County Taylor Hennessee, Private Sector & Infrastructure Program Manager, Washington EMD Brett Holt, Private Sector Liaison, FEMA Region 10 1

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EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIVISION “A disaster-ready and resilient Washington State” Disaster Direct and Indirect Business Impacts Direct • Property • Equipment • Assets • People Indirect • Labor Market • Transportation • Utilities 3

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIVISION “A disaster-ready and resilient Washington State” Business Employees Family and Friends You 4

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EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIVISION “A disaster-ready and resilient Washington State” Emergency Management - Local 7

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIVISION “A disaster-ready and resilient Washington State” Emergency Management - State Washington Emergency Management Division 8

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIVISION “A disaster-ready and resilient Washington State” Business Re-Entry (BRE) Registration System 9

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIVISION “A disaster-ready and resilient Washington State” Emergency Management - State Washington Emergency Management Division 10

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIVISION “A disaster-ready and resilient Washington State” Information Sharing through Web. EOC and WISE 11

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIVISION “A disaster-ready and resilient Washington State” Emergency Management – Federal FEMA Region 10 Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington and 271 Federally Recognized Tribes Some 200 full-time employees Main office in Bothell, Washington • Regional Response Coordination Center Area office in Anchorage, Alaska • Initial Operating Facility for disasters FEMA Integration Teams embedded in Oregon, Idaho and Washington Mobile Emergency Response Support (MERS) 12

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIVISION “A disaster-ready and resilient Washington State” Mitigation Grant Programs Any sustained action taken to reduce or eliminate long-term risk to human life and property from hazards. 13

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIVISION “A disaster-ready and resilient Washington State” National Flood Insurance Program A partnership to reduce flooding damages and encourage responsible, safe development. Local Governments: • Adopt and enforce floodplain regulations • Permit and monitor development in the mapped floodplain Federal Government provides: • Flood insurance • Technical assistance • Risk. MAP (Mapping, Assessment and Planning) 14

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIVISION “A disaster-ready and resilient Washington State” Disaster State requests FEMA support FEMA coordinates with Critical Infrastructure and Cybersecurity Agency (CISA) and Small Business Administration (SBA) FEMA wants businesses open

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIVISION “A disaster-ready and resilient Washington State” Public Assistance Provides Supplementary Federal Assistance to: • State, local, tribal governments • Certain private nonprofits • Special purpose districts Emergency Work: • Debris Removal • Protective Measures Permanent Repairs: • Roads & Bridges • Water Control Facilities • Buildings & Equipment • Utilities • Parks & Recreational Areas, and other Cost Share • 75% Federal • 25% Non-Federal • President is authorized to adjust 18

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIVISION “A disaster-ready and resilient Washington State” Individual Assistance Individuals and Households Program • Housing Assistance: grants for rental assistance and/or home repairs • Other Needs Assistance: grants for replacement of personal property, transportation, medical, dental and funeral expenses • Disaster Unemployment Assistance • Crisis Counseling Program • Disaster Legal Services • Disaster Case Management 19

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EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIVISION “A disaster-ready and resilient Washington State” Private Sector Support for Community Relief Sierra Nevada Brewing • Camp Fire in 2017 • 50 Employees lost homes What did they do? • Established the Camp Fire Relief Fund for the community • Partnered with 1500 breweries throughout nation to brew Resilience IPA • Raised $15 million

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIVISION “A disaster-ready and resilient Washington State” Resources! Ready. gov/business 22

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIVISION “A disaster-ready and resilient Washington State” Business Continuity Planning 23

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIVISION “A disaster-ready and resilient Washington State” What is OFB-EZ? • Open For Business-EZ • Easy introduction to building a business continuity plan. • Best used by small – medium sized businesses. • Accessible as a template online with capability to input specific details. • Use today’s printed document to put you on the right path. 24

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIVISION “A disaster-ready and resilient Washington State” OFB-EZ Packet Includes: • • • Risks Operations Employees Key Customers, Contacts, Suppliers and Vendors Information Technology Finances Equipment (not in packet) Cadence for Plan Updates Plan Testing Where to Go for Help 25

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIVISION “A disaster-ready and resilient Washington State” Hazards and Risk 26

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIVISION “A disaster-ready and resilient Washington State” Natural Hazards Subject to… • Earthquakes • Tsunamis • Severe Storms • Floods • Wildland Fires • Landslides • Avalanches • Volcanoes • Drought

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIVISION “A disaster-ready and resilient Washington State” M 6. 8 Boulder Creek Earthquake Where are my buildings located in relation to the hazard? Where are my employees located? Where are my vendors located? 28

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIVISION “A disaster-ready and resilient Washington State” 1% Chance Flood Risk 29

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIVISION “A disaster-ready and resilient Washington State” Human-Made Hazards 30

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIVISION “A disaster-ready and resilient Washington State” Risks 31

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIVISION “A disaster-ready and resilient Washington State” Scenario It’s a normal Tuesday in early December. Everyone takes their regular lunch break at 12 PM… At approximately 12: 13 PM, a 9. 0 M (Cascadia Subduction Zone) earthquake hits the PNW. Almost a quarter of staff are out of the office taking lunch at nearby cafés or restaurants. Remaining staff are eating lunch at the office… 32

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIVISION “A disaster-ready and resilient Washington State” Operations • What is your main product/service? • How do you produce this produce/service? • What are things that could most likely impact your ability to do business? 33

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIVISION “A disaster-ready and resilient Washington State” Employees • Would you know how to reach your employees? • Do you have current home and mobile telephone numbers, addresses, email addresses, and emergency contact information? • Is your employees’ contact information available outside your business location? 34

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIVISION “A disaster-ready and resilient Washington State” Key Customers, Contacts, Suppliers and Vendors • Be sure your suppliers and vendors are not all in the geographic location as you. • Have alternate or backup suppliers and shippers in place. • Request copies of your suppliers’ business continuity plans. • Establish a notification list and procedures. 35

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIVISION “A disaster-ready and resilient Washington State” Information Technology • Determine which data and records are vital to perform the critical functions. • Make sure they are backed up on one or more types of media. • Do you have a backup copy of your computer’s operating system, boot files, critical software, and operations manual? 36

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIVISION “A disaster-ready and resilient Washington State” Finances • Do you have an emergency cash reserve fund? • Do you have credit available? • What are your financial obligations and expenses that must be paid? • Consider creating a policy regarding payroll during and after a disaster. 37

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIVISION “A disaster-ready and resilient Washington State” Equipment (not in the packet) • Can the equipment be easily moved? • Are there rental services nearby? • Can you outsource the end product if the equipment cannot be substituted quickly? 38

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIVISION “A disaster-ready and resilient Washington State” Updates and Testing • Know when to update your plan. • Have your employees reviewed the plan? • Has all contact information been verified? • Conduct a tabletop exercise. 39

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIVISION “A disaster-ready and resilient Washington State” Homework Assignment 1. Get to know your local Emergency Managers. 2. Have a discussion with you Employees. 3. Sign up to receive the latest information from State Emergency Management at https: //mil. wa. gov/businesses 40

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIVISION “A disaster-ready and resilient Washington State” Questions? 41

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIVISION “A disaster-ready and resilient Washington State” Thank You! Taylor Hennessee Private Sector & Critical Infrastructure Program Manager Washington Military Department, Emergency Management Division Desk: (253) 512 -7054 Cell: (253) 302 -1338 Email: Taylor. Hennessee@mil. wa. gov Brett Holt Private Sector Liaison FEMA Region 10 (425) 487 -4553 Brett. holt@fema. dhs. gov Twitter: @FEMARegion 10 Linked. In: linkedin. com/company/fema-region-10 Thought Leadership: FEMA. gov/preptalks Storytelling at FEMA: FEMA. gov/podcast 42