VDEM Division Reviews Virginia Emergency Management Symposium March

VDEM Division Reviews Virginia Emergency Management Symposium March 22, 2017

VDEM Reorganization Susan Mongold, Deputy, Mission Support

VDEM Organizational Chart

VEST Office Michelle Oblinsky, VEST Director

VEST Office • Created as part of Reorganization q VEST Director q 3 Full Time VEST Coordinators • Report to State Coordinator • Work with all Divisions in both Bureaus • All Full Time VDEM Employees have a role in VEST

VEST Office Responsibilities • Develop & Maintain Staffing / Roster q Three Teams (A, B, C) q VDEM staffs Key Positions on VEST Organizational Chart q Other State Agencies fill ESF roles q VEST not just Response, but also Recovery q Recovery an Agency Mission, not a Division’s Mission

SAMPLE VEST Organization

VEST Office Responsibilities • General EOC Readiness q Systems q Equipment • Provide Guidance q Develop Policies • Follow through on AAR Items / Corrective Action Plans • Training for VEST / state agencies

VEST Training • Training conducted Weekly, lead by VEST Office • Training Grouped by ICS Section q Approximately 4 week rotation per group • Topics such as q Task Books q SOP / Check Lists q New Processes q Web. EOC Boards • Sessions end with mini-exercises

Battle Rhythm • Planning / Meeting Cycle for EOC q Command General Staff meetings q EEI / Reporting times q Document Production times q Dashboards q Sit Reps q Conference Calls

Request for Assistance Process Flow

Regional Support Branch Process Flow • Working with Regional Staff and OPS to fine tune q Update of Request Management Process q Localities requests vetted through regional office first; then through VEST q Seamless to localities

Regional Offices Jack King, Division East Director

Regional Staffing • Division East – Regions 1, 5, 7 • Division West –Regions 2, 3, 4, 6 • Regional Office Staff • Chief Regional Coordinator • Disaster Response and Recovery Officer • Planner • Hazardous Materials Officer

Grants Program Richard Hazel, Grants

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