Top Louisiana Threats Earthquake Terrorism Pandemic GOHSEP Mission

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GOHSEP Mission “GOHSEP’s mission is to lead and support Louisiana and its Citizens in the preparation for, response to and recovery from all emergencies and disasters. ”

The Louisiana Homeland Security & Emergency Assistance & Disaster Act Louisiana Revised Statutes, Title 29, Chapter 6 “The Governor Is Responsible For Meeting The Dangers To The State And People. . . And May Issue Executive Orders, Proclamations, And Regulations, And Amend Or Rescind Them, That Have The Force And Effect Of The Law”

Emergency Management Cycle Prevention happens when property and lives are protected by those that identify, deter or stop an incident from occurring Mitigation efforts are attempts to prevent hazards from developing into disasters or to reduce the effects of disasters Preparedness Emergency managers develop plans of action to manage & counter their risks & take action to build the necessary capabilities needed to implement such plans Response includes the mobilization of necessary emergency services & first responders in the disaster area Recovery efforts are primarily concerned with actions that involve rebuilding destroyed property, re-employment & the repair of other essential infrastructure Event

Emergency Coordination § GOHSEP is the coordinating agency for state agencies in the planning for, response to & recovery from emergencies § During an emergency GOHSEP activates the State EOC to manage the response & recovery utilizing the Louisiana Unified Command System

Louisiana Unified Command “Unified Command is a team effort which allows all agencies with responsibility for an incident, either geographical or functional, to establish a common set of incident objectives and strategies. This is accomplished without losing or abdicating Agency authority, responsibility, or accountability. ”

Unified Commander (Governor) Deputy Unified Commander (GOHSEP Director) Unified Command Staff - GOHSEP ESF-2, 5, 7, 15 (JIC), ESF-14 (Community Recovery, Mitigation) & Economic Stabilization) Lead Agency Secretaries Emergency Support Function Secretary of Transportation & Development ESF - 1, 3 Superintendent of State Police ESF - 10, 13 ESF - 2, 7, 16 The Adjutant General Commissioner of Agriculture & Forestry State Fire Marshal ESF - 4 & 11 ESF - 6 ESF - 4 Commissioner of Administration ESF - 2 Secretary of Health Secretary of Environmental Quality ESF - 8 ESF - 9 ESF - 10 Secretary of Natural Resources ESF - 12 Public Service Commission ESF - 12 The Attorney General ESF - 13 Director of Workforce Commission ESF - 6 Director of Coastal Activities ESF - 3 Coordinator of the Louisiana Oil Spill Office ESF - 10 Secretary of Children & Family Services Secretary of Wildlife & Fisheries Legislative Liaison

Unified Command Group GOHSEP EOC Operations Section GOHSEP Human Services Branch DCFS LDH Emergency Services Branch GOHSEP LSP Infrastructure Support Branch DOTD LPSC Transportation Pre-Storm Evacuation Branch Military Support Branch DOTD LSP (DCFS/ LDH) LANG Generator Branch GOHSEP LANG ACOE Air Coordination Branch GOHSEP DOTD Unified Command Group Plans & Intel Section Plans & Intelligence Branch Technical Specialist Branch GOHSEP LANG GOHSEP LSP NWS USGS USCG USACE LSUES LSU CERA Unified Logistics Section Support Branch Services Branch Donations Management Branch GOHSEP LANG DOA Admin & Finance Section LANG GOHSEP Purchasing & Contracting Branch LANG GOHSEP Accounting, Budget, Audit & Doc Branch LAVOAD GOHSEP DOA GOHSEP DPS

EMERGENCY SUPPORT FUNCTIONS ESF 1 ESF 2 ESF 3 ESF 4 ESF 5 ESF 6 ESF 7 ESF 8 ESF 9 ESF 10 ESF 11 ESF 12 ESF 13 ESF 14 ESF 15 ESF 16 Transportation Communications Public Works & Engineering Firefighting Emergency Management Mass Care, Emerg. Assist. , Housing & Human Services Resource Support Public Health & Medical Search & Rescue Oil Spill, Hazardous Materials & Radiological Agriculture Energy & Utilities Public Safety & Security Community Recovery, Mitigation & Economic Stabilization Emergency Public Information Military Support To Civil Authorities DOTD GOHSEP/LSP/LANG DOTD/CPRA LDAF/SFM GOHSEP DCFS/LWC GOHSEP/LANG LDH WLF/SFM LDEQ/LSP/LOSCO LDAF DNR/PSC/LDH LSP/DOJ *See RSF Support Agencies GOHSEP LANG

RECOVERY SUPPORT FUNCTIONS (ESF 14) Primary Responsible Agencies RSF 1 RSF 2 RSF 3 RSF 4 RSF 5 RSF 6 Community Planning & Capacity Building Economic Health & Social Services Housing Infrastructure Systems Natural Resources LED DCFS/LDH LHC DOTD/CPRA/WLF

Preparedness

Training/Exercises “To provide training to Louisiana emergency responders through the National Incident Management System (NIMS), Emergency Management, Weapons of Mass Destruction, and Counter Terrorism courses to prepare, mitigate, respond and recover from all-hazards incidents. ”

14 Training & Exercise Branch § Coordinates the delivery of all Homeland Security & Emergency Management training in Louisiana & is mandated to deliver 80 courses per annum § Develops regional & statewide all hazards exercises & participates in at least 5 exercises per year § Tracks EMPG requirements for GOHSEP Personnel (EMPG funded personnel are required to participate in 3 exercises annually)

15 Plans Branch § Annual Report/Capabilities Estimation § Parish EOPs & the Support Analysis Matrix § Supplement 6 repository § NIMS Implementation § All available in GOHSEP’s Web. EOC

Emergency Management

Operations § Operate the State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) which provides operational control & coordination of all State Emergency Support Functions (ESF) & Federal Agencies activated in support of Parishes during an incident § Manage critical resources & commodities to support local response & recovery efforts

Emergency Operations Center § Maintain liaisons & coordination with Parish, State & Federal Agencies § Provides operational control & § Disaster response activities to support Parishes § Provides 24 hour operations when activated coordination of all State Emergency Support Functions (ESF) & Federal Agencies activated in support of Parishes during an incident § Manage critical resources & commodities to support local response & recovery efforts

EOP Overview § Tornadoes § Enemy Attack § Hurricanes § Terrorism § Flooding § Civil Disturbances § Drought Events § Wildfires § Winter Storms § Oil Spills § Hazardous Materials § Agriculture Events § Nuclear Power Plants § Biological § Dam/Levee Failure The state Emergency Operations Plan is an all-hazards plan & includes preparedness guidance for natural, technological & terrorist attack related emergencies & disasters

State Emergency Operations Plan EOP

E MERGENCY A CTION L EVELS I II Level I: In progress - response activities required Incident requiring full augmentation of EOC with all ESFs, supporting organizations & FEMA Level II: Event in progress - major impact Incident requiring full augmentation of EOC with all ESFs, supporting organizations & FEMA as needed III Level III: Potential or actual threat IV Level IV: Normal operations Incident requiring activation of CAT with potential augmentation from selected ESFs Staffing is in accordance with authorized manning levels and may include the CAT

Declaration Process Authorizes State Resources Authorizes Local Resources Authorizes Federal Resources

R ESOURCE R EQUEST S UPPORT State ESF/EMAC Mutual or FEMA Situational Status Flow Resource Request Flow State EOC Provides Support & Tracks Receives, Validates, Authorizes & Tracks Support Parish EOC Request For Support Provide SITREP Tasked ESF Point of Contact Maintain Linkage Municipal Request For Support

State Support To Local Communities Resource Request Process Municipal Assets Business EOC Contracts Rents etc. Municipal Incident Command LEGEND Status Feedback Request Support Parish EOC Parish Assets Contracts Rents etc. State Agency Assets State Operations Intrastate Mutual Aid ESF Contracts Rents etc. Federal Assistance EMAC State To State Assets

Intrastate Mutual Aid Compact § IMAC is effective for all Louisiana parishes § Program provides & promotes mutual assistance among parishes in the prevention, response & recovery from an emergency or any event that exceeds a parish's capabilities or resources § IMAC does not mandate that a parish provide assistance when requested

Emergency Management Assistance Compact § EMAC offers assistance during governor-declared emergencies through a system that allows states to send personnel, equipment & commodities to help disaster relief efforts § Once conditions for providing assistance to a requesting state have been set, the terms constitute a legally binding contractual agreement that makes affected states responsible for reimbursement § Deploying resources through EMAC leverages federal grant dollars (such as HMGP & EMPG) § Through EMAC, states are able to join forces & help one another when they need it the most

27 What Is EMAC National Interstate Mutual Aid System: § Sharing of resources across state boundaries (force multiplier) § Development of written agreements & supporting legislation § The terms, policies & procedures that govern the management of interstate mutual aid assets

P ARTNERS LOUISIANA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT www. labeoc. org

LA BEOC Annex of the State’s Emergency Operations Center § Facilitates communication with the state's major businesses/industries, as well as operators of critical infrastructures to enhance Louisiana's emergency management efforts § Led by the NIMSAT Institute, with support from SDMI, under an overarching leadership of LED & GOHSEP

W E B S T E R BOSSIER CADDO CLAIBORNE MOREHOUSE UNION GOHSEP Homeland Security Regions EAST CARROLL LINCOLN RICHLAND OUACHITA BIENVILLE RED RIVER DESOTO WEST SABINE MADISON JACKSON CALDWELL N A T C H I T O C H E S FRANKLIN TENSAS WINN CATAHOULA GRANT C O N C O R D I A LASALLE RAPIDES VERNON AVOYELLES WEST FELICIANA EVANGELINE BEAUREGARD POINTE COUPEE SAINT ST. LANDRY ALLEN WEST BATON ROUGE TT E ACADIA FA YE JEFFERSON DAVIS SAINT ST. MARTIN LA CALCASIEU LIVINGSTON WASHINGTON SAINT ST TAMMANY ASCENSION ASSUMPTION VERMILION T A N G I P A H O A SAINT ST HELENA EAST BATON ROUGE IBERVILLE IBERIA CAMERON EAST FELICIANA ST. JAM ES ST. MARTIN SAINT ST/ JOHN ORLEANS J E SAINT ST CHARLES F F E R S O N L A SAINT ST. MARY F O U R IBER IA VER TERREBONNE SAINT ST BERNARD P L A Q U E M C I H E N E S

Regional Support Responsibilities § “Front line” liaisons between GOHSEP & locals § Provide daily assistance to locals § Assist parishes in obtaining resources during disaster events § Provide situational awareness to the State EOC § Assist parishes in determining priorities & efforts for Homeland Security funding § Conduct annual reviews of Parish Emergency Operation Plans § Assist parishes in exercise & training programs § Assist in Preliminary Damage Assessments & other recovery efforts

32 Logistics Roseland Regional Staging Area Roseland RSA . Holloway Rd RSA Main Gate RSA Exit HWY 51 Logistics Roseland RSA Facility Exit § Operated by LANG & FEMA § POD Operations Center § Convoy Staging Area § 24 Hour Operations

Interoperability

Statewide Interoperability Louisiana Wireless Information Network Mobile Sites Users Active Sites 6 82, 000 135 Coverage 95% Tower Sites http: //gohsep. la. gov/interop/coveragemap. htm

Web. EOC Emergency Support Function Mission Assignment Mission Fulfillment State EOC Request Web. EOC is a web-enabled crisis information management system, providing secure real-time information sharing & mission processing Parish EOC

F F Mapping Software - Virtual Louisiana

Emergency Public Information

Louisiana Alert FM ü Transmit digital messages based on geographic or organizational groupings ü Messages delivered via data subcarrier of existing FM transmitters to multiple receiving FM devices & to a downloadable Apple or Google smartphone App ü No recurring usage fees paid by government customers after initial license fee ü App based emergency notifications for a user’s current geospecific location & a single bookmarked location are free

Emergency Public Information § Louisiana Preparedness Guides § The State’s Joint Information Center (JIC) ALERT SYSTEM NOAA do Torna g in Warn § The Louisiana Emergency Alert System (EAS) & NOAA Weather Radio EMERGENCY Baton Rouge Weather A BROADCAST BY THE EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM Radio

Emergency Public Information § Public service announcements via television, radio, print, web & social media platforms Former Saints

Emergency Public Information Get A Game Plan Campaign www. getagameplan. org

Emergency Public Information Website emergency. la. gov

Emergency Public Information State Emergency Operations Center r aste Dis staetres a is D Updtes Upda ns uatio Evac losures C Road t Status en Incid ering tes Shelt ery Upda v Reco Connecting with the public during a crisis: ü Social Media ü Public Internet Resources ster Dissater es t Disapodsa& U Phot eo id V

Social Media-Facebook

Social Media - Twitter @GOHSEP

L A G ET A G AME P LAN A PP The new Louisiana Get A Game Plan App upgrade is now publically available Under Construction

Closing Comments

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