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FEMA Mitigation Best Practices: A Mitigation Measure Designed to Save Lives
"Every year, approximately eight flood-related fatalities occur in the state of Texas, according to a report published by the Texas Department of Transportation Research and Technology Implementation Office. Seventy-six percent of those accidents involve vehicles washed away or motorists trapped in their vehicles. Hays County is in one of several Texas districts that have developed signing strategies to warn motorists of low-water crossings."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2015-09-01
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FEMA Mitigation Best Practices: Lower Onion Creek Flood Mitigation Buyout Project Gets Kudos from Homeowners
"In 2013, floods hit Austin in the early hours of Halloween morning killing five people and damaging more than 500 homes. Some parts of the city received nearly 10 inches of rain in 24 hours. Austin's rivers, creeks, and streams rose to historic levels. Onion Creek and several adjacent neighbor hoods were overwhelmed with flood waters from the storm. But, thanks to a prior acquisition project, partly funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP), 323 properties had already been removed from the flood's path. This still left a total of 532 homes at risk. […] After Hurricane Rita in 2006, 114 properties were acquired by the city using a $7.8 million FEMA grant. An additional 209 were acquired with funding from other sources. Immediately following the Halloween Flood of 2013, the city pulled together funding to offer recovery buyouts to many of the remaining 533 properties, the majority of which were deemed substantially damaged. […] FEMA provided $1.5 million for the acquisition of 10 of the 533 properties. Under FEMA mitigation guidelines, the acquired homes must be razed, and the cleared property left as permanent open space. In September 2014, the Austin City Council authorized $60 million in funding for the Watershed Protection Department to buy out additional properties in the 100-year floodplain. On March 5, 2015, the council authorized the department to begin voluntary buyouts for 232 houses."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2015-08-21?
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FEMA Mitigation Best Practices: Award-Winning Team Helps Residents Recover from Disaster
"During the Labor Day weekend of 2011, Bastrop County was devastated by the biggest wildfire that the state of Texas had ever experienced. More than 1,600 homes burned; residents felt overwhelmed. When the smoke and fire subsided, 276 home owners were confronted with the reality of being homeless and in desperate need of help. The households were low-income, underinsured, or did not have insurance at all. The Bastrop County Office of Emergency Management, coordinated by Michael Fisher, recognized that it would take years to recover from the damage inflicted by the fire. The result was the creation of the Bastrop County Long Term Recovery Team (LTRT) comprised of 11 employees that sprang into action immediately. Its mission was to help those 276 families. Among the LTRT members was Program Coordinator Janice Butler, who lost her home in the fire and knew firsthand what the homeowners were facing. Fellow team member Sheila Lowe, Case Management Supervisor and also a resident of the community, was glad to be a part of the recovery process. […] After three years of assisting homeowners, the team completed its successful mission and ceased operations, not realizing at the time that the closure was only temporary. Three months after the LTRT ended the program, residents of Bastrop were faced with another catastrophic situation. On Memorial Day weekend 2015, flooding of epic proportions ravaged the state of Texas, damaging homes and destroying lives. […] The Bastrop County Long Term Recovery Team was reactivated on May 27, 2015. As before, Butler and Lowe joined forces. Along with two other employees, their collective mission was to help individuals and families who sustained damage in the flood and tornado events."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2015-08-21?
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FEMA Mitigation Best Practices: Expansive Flood Control Project Safeguards Austin Texas Neighborhood
While much of Texas was overwhelmed by torrential rains over the Memorial Day weekend of
2015, residents of an Austin subdivision were spared thanks to a flood mitigation project completed in 2004. [...] The solution consisted of a two-phase project. Phase I focused on improving the drain system, while phase II involved the installation of a levee/floodwall system to protect the neighborhood from creek overflows. The levee/floodwall system incorporated Loyola Lane to create a flood barrier on the southern boundary of the neighborhood. Prior to the improvements, Loyola Lane was five feet below the base flood elevation and could
not be reconstructed without the integration of a flood control project."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2015-08-21?
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FEMA Mitigation Best Practices: Safe Room Program Offers Cooke County Texas Residents Peace of Mind
"Faced with a long local history of dangerous tornadoes, Cooke County officials wanted to help residents protect themselves in the future. They achieved that goal by offering homeowners financial incentives to build tornado shelters and safe rooms. Established in May 2011, with the help of federal mitigation funds, the county's Residential Safe Room Rebate Program reimburses homeowners for part of the cost of installing safe rooms and shelters on their property. The rebate covers 50 percent of the total cost, up to $3,000. To date, about 150 residents have benefitted. […] 'T he goal s of this rebate program are to help Cooke County residents be as prepared as possible and help provide them a safe place to go in the event of a tornado,' said Emergency Management Coordinator Ray Fletcher. 'It's not a matter of if we will have another tornado in Cooke County, but when.' According to the National Climatic Data Center, Cooke County, Texas, has had 53 tornado events since 1950. The tornadoes caused $54 million in damage and injured 27 people. Fletcher said that starting up a safe room initiative had always been one of the first mitigation activities he wanted to see implemented during his term as the county's emergency management coordinator. However, he had to wait until the county had a viable hazard mitigation plan in order to apply for federal funding. In 2011, the county received a $750,000 grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) to fund the start-up project. 'We advised and encouraged residents to apply,' Fletcher said. 'Residents were aware that not all who applied would get a grant. It was on a first-come, first-served basis. We got a great response.'"
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2015-08-21?
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FEMA Mitigation Best Practices: Collaborative Community Resilience: Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Planning
"Harris County is the nation's third largest county with 34 cities and a population of 4.4 million residents. The County faces significant natural hazards, such as floods, hurricanes, storm surge, and severe thunderstorms. In an effort to mitigate the impacts of these disasters, Harris County adopted a multi-hazard mitigation plan that involves multiple jurisdictions and stakeholders. The County's multi-jurisdictional mitigation planning process can be viewed as a model of collaborative planning that enhances community resilience and reduces long term vulnerability. […] Harris County utilizes a Direct Representation Model, where each jurisdiction participating on the plan maintains its own Local Mitigation Planning Team (LMPT) to coordinate jurisdiction-specific mitigation planning efforts. To coordinate multiple jurisdictions, Harris County also established a Multi-Jurisdictional Planning Team (MJPT), which is a coordinating entity that takes a collaborative approach and allows for consensus building on countywide sections of the plan. The MJPT is chaired by the Harris County Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (HCOHSEM) and consists of individuals that directly represent each jurisdiction. Stakeholders, such as subject matter experts and PNPs [private non-profits], are also involved and attend certain meetings and workshops to provide input for the plan. The major PNPs involved include the Texas Medical Center, St. Dominic Village, Methodist St. Johns Hospital, and Houston Hospice. The County's mitigation plan identifies 15 natural hazards and three technological hazards (Dam Failure, Pipeline Failure, and Hazardous Materials)."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2015-08-14
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FEMA Mitigation Best Practices: Disaster Ready Austin
"Austin's city leaders have seen disaster before and understand the folly of waiting and hoping that a disaster will never again hit this area. With that in mind, they developed Disaster Ready Austin in collaboration with Travis County and the American Red Cross. Directed by the City of Austin's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (HSEM), the purpose of the initiative is to educate and empower residents to be prepared for emergencies and disasters. The vision is a whole community approach to disaster preparedness education in the City of Austin. 'Our basic message to [residents] is to protect themselves,' says Jacob Dirr, public information and marketing officer of HSEM's Community Preparedness Programs. […] At the center of the popular program is 'Ready Freddie,' which Dirr describes as a 'lovable mascot who entertains and educates the children but is enjoyed by everyone. The character is enthusiastic and shares his knowledge of disaster preparedness by engaging the audience in fun activities.' A visit by Ready Freddie includes ' Too Prepared to Be Scared ,' an activity booklet which Dirr says is a huge hit with the children. 'It's full of colorful disaster-related advice such as information on developing an emergency supply kit, having an emergency plan, and keeping pets safe.' Featuring puzzles, games, and animated figures to help get the preparedness message across, the booklet also has a certificate of appreciation children can receive when they finish. Dirr adds that the program has continued to grow with more groups asking for the mascot to visit and teach. One of the biggest events attended by HSEM staff is the 'Back to School Bash' held for the Austin Independent School District at the downtown convention center."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2015-08-14?
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FEMA Mitigation Best Practices: Risk MAP Success Story: Gwinnett County, Georgia Revamps Stormwater Infrastructure Improvement Plans
"Gwinnett County, Georgia, lies at or within the upper limits of three major watersheds: the Upper Chattahoochee, the Oconee, and the Ocmulgee. As a result, overall flooding impacts are comparatively smaller than those experienced by other neighboring counties. Gwinnett County's main flood related concerns center on stormwater infrastructure maintenance and improvement. The County has an established Stormwater Management Utility, which is charged with overseeing these concerns. In recent years, the director of the Stormwater Management Utility has been compiling a list of culvert upgrades, repairs, and retrofits needed throughout the County, but has not been able to adequately prioritize the listed needs. Instead, he has been forced to rely on observation and historical accounts."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2015-05-05
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Risk MAP Success Story: The Hervert Hoover Dike Presented a Unique Challenge; FEMA Responded with a Unique Solution
"This page describes the successes that came about from implementing the Risk MAP
process in South Florida. It is intended for state and community officials, mitigation and
urban planners and other individuals interested in how the Risk MAP program and project
cycle can benefit their community in identifying and mitigating flood hazards."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency; United States. Department of Homeland Security
2015-05-05
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Risk MAP Success Story: Robust Outreach Leads to Expedited Updates to the Flood Insurance Rate Maps for the New Orleans Area
"This page describes the successes that came about from implementing the Risk MAP
process in the New Orleans area. It is intended for state and community officials, mitigation
and urban planners and other individuals interested in how the Risk MAP program and
project cycle can benefit their community in identifying and mitigating flood hazards."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency; United States. Department of Homeland Security
2015-05-05
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Risk MAP Success Story: Coweta County, Georgia Enhances Countywide Hazard Mitigation Plan Using Flood Risk Products
"This page describes the successes that came about from implementing the Risk MAP
process at Coweta County, Georgia. It is intended for state and community officials,
mitigation and urban planners and other individuals interested in how the Risk MAP
program and project cycle can benefit their community in identifying and mitigating flood
hazards.
Georgia's unique geographic location exposes the state and its citizens to severe weather
and flooding at any time of the year. The State of Georgia has averaged a federal disaster
declaration about once a year in the last fifteen years."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency; United States. Department of Homeland Security
2015-05-04
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Gold, Blood, and Power: Finance and War Through the Ages
From the Executive Summary: "This monograph presents a survey of the crucial link between state (national) power and finance from the ancient era through the present day. Cicero once said that the true sinew of war was 'endless streams of money.' His observation remains as accurate today as it was when Rome first began constructing its Empire. Unfortunately, too many historical works leave this crucial underpinning link out of their narratives. Even those that do economic and financial concerns typically miss the fact that the size of a state's economy often has little to do with its capacity to wield influence on the global stage. Much more crucial in this regard is the possession of an administrative system capable of efficiently mobilizing a state's resources. It was such an administrative apparatus that allowed Britain to punch far above its weight in the international arena for centuries. As a survey, this work is far from comprehensive, but the author hopes it will provide a stepping stone for a much-needed in-depth examination of the topic." From the foreword written by Douglas C. Lovelace: "This monograph concludes with some thoughts about the potential problems the United States will face in financing military power in the first-half of the 21st century, as well as the prospects for funding a major increase in military spending in the event of a future military crisis. The Strategic Studies Institute hopes this historical survey will draw attention to an aspect of military power that is too often neglected."
Army War College (U.S.). Strategic Studies Institute
Lacey, James G.
2015-05
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Declassified Historical Nuclear Test Films
This is a catalog of declassified nuclear testing videos hosted by the U.S. Department of Energy.
United States. Department of Energy
2015-01-26
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LLIS Core Capability Trend Analysis: Housing
"The Lessons Learned Information Sharing (LLIS) program team identifies common themes from whole community after-action reports (AAR) and presents them in a trend analysis for emergency managers to consider when developing plans and exercises. The team analyzed federal policy guidance, 18 AARs (12 exercise and 6 real-world), and the 2013 State Preparedness Reports. The team identified recurring topics in housing preparedness, response, and recovery, and then analyzed the aggregated topics to identify trends in advances and capability gaps. This trend analysis provides a framework and guide for the LLIS Housing Core Capability research effort."
Lessons Learned Information Sharing (LLIS); United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2015-01-09
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LLIS Wildland Fire Trend Analysis: Wildland Urban Interface
"The Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) is the line, area, or zone where structures and other human development meet or intermingle with undeveloped wildland or vegetative fuels. Approximately 70,000 communities in the WUI are at risk from wildfire in the United States. Fires in the WUI are especially a concern in the western United States where drought and increased development in and around forests have amplified the hazard. WUI fires can quickly grow in both size and complexity, impacting multiple jurisdictions. Emergency managers can help mitigate the threat of WUI fires through whole community planning and involvement, utilizing interagency coordination, tabletop exercises, and community awareness campaigns prior to WUI fires."
Lessons Learned Information Sharing (LLIS)
2015-01-06
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LLIS Innovative Practice: Community Resilience: Nevada's Community Wildfire Protection Plans
"The Nevada Division of Forestry (NDF) led an interagency effort to develop Community Wildfire Protection Plans (CWPPs) in all 17 counties. The NDF encouraged communities within the wildland-urban interface--the zone of transition between human developments and wildland/vegetation--to create plans that address wildfire response, mitigate hazards, and enhance community preparedness. As a result, all of Nevada's counties developed plans that provide communities with a prioritized list of hazards and step-by-step recommendations to protect people, infrastructure, and resources from wildfires." From the Description: "The Nevada's CWPP initiative grew out of the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (HFRA). The HFRA aimed to reduce the threat of wildfires and encourage public input into the planning process nationwide by offering financial incentives to communities with a wildland-urban interface to develop CWPPs. Communities can use CWPPs to conduct environmental assessments, identify and prioritize hazards, and develop strategies to address gaps that exist in local wildfire preparedness. Nevada leveraged the HFRA's cost-sharing mechanisms to encourage communities statewide to create CWPPs. With more than 80 percent of Nevada's land controlled by the Federal government, officials realized that successful CWPP development required effective collaboration between community stakeholders and Federal land managers. The State also offered technical assistance and grant application assistance to communities that were developing CWPPs. As of September 2014, each of Nevada's 17 counties had a CWPP."
Lessons Learned Information Sharing (LLIS)
2015?
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FEMA Mitigation Best Practices: Brazoria County Adopts Freeboard Regulation in Combatting Flood Loss
"Located in the Gulf Coast region of Texas, Brazoria County is among a number of counties that are part of the region known as the Texas Coastal Bend. The principal streams flowing through the county into the Gulf of Mexico include the Brazos and San Bernard rivers, Oyster Creek, Bastrop Bayou, and Chocolate Bayou. With a history of flooding, Brazoria County developed a regulation several years ago to reduce flood risk by ensuring new construction is elevated. 'In September 2007, the county made the decision to become proactive in combatting flood loss. We established a best practice model for new construction permitting within a flood zone,' said Joe Ripple, Brazoria County floodplain administrator. 'The 2015 flood proved our decision to be a good one.' According to Ripple, all new construction must be elevated two feet above the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), recommended standards for Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHAs), thus creating a freeboard. Freeboard is a factor of safety usually expressed in feet above a flood level for purposes of floodplain management. It tends to compensate for many unknown factors that could contribute to flood heights greater than the height estimated for a selected size flood and floodway conditions. Freeboard also offers a financial advantage. It results in significantly lower flood insurance rates due to lower flood risk. For the purpose of administering the NFIP, FEMA identifies and maps flood hazard areas by conducting flood hazard studies and publishing Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs). These flood hazard areas are based on a flood having a 1-percent probability of being equaled or exceeded in any given year (also referred to as the 100-year flood or Base Flood)."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2015?
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Assistance Best Practices
This document from the Federal Emergency Management Agency details best practices for disaster-related assistance based on past experiences and includes the following sections: "Repetitive Flood Claims Program Benefits City and Homeowners"; "User Friendly Government: Town of Hempstead Seeks to Lighten the Load"; "Backup Plan Provides Electrical Power for a New Jersey Community"; "Computerized Warning System Alerts Pueblo Residents"; "On Top of the Game in Floodplain Management"; and "Mass Acquisitions Ward Off Repetitive Flood Loss".
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency; United States. Department of Homeland Security
2015?
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Flood Best Practices
This document from the Federal Emergency Management Agency details several best practices based on past experiences for flood preparedness including: "Elevation Saves Business and Provides Refuge"; "Elevating a Slab-On-Grade Home"; "Bay Head Elevated Home Undamaged by Sandy Surge"; "Flood Vents, Elevation, and Compliance: Homeowners Protect Their Investment"; "Combating Streambank Erosion in Fountain Creek"; "Flood Mitigation Project Leads to Saving the Town of Wellington".
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2015?
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Grants Best Practices
In the context of this document, FEMA's Hazard Mitigation Grant Program will be referred to as 'HMGP'. This document from the Federal Emergency Management Agency details several best practices based on past experiences using grants, including: "Brenton, Wyoming County Pre-Disaster Mitigation"; "Elevation Grants Make Multiple Homes Safer" in Freeport, NY; "FEMA Grant Helps Town Rebuild Road, Improve Safety for Residents" in Hancock County, ME; "FEMA HMGP Funding Provides Security in Port Neches" (Texas); "Grant Helps Small Road to Handle Its Large Responsibility" in Evangeline Parish, LA; "Grants and Forward Thinking Prevent Sewer Backup" in Geneva County, AL; "Hazard Mitigation Grant Pilot Provides Safe Haven for Louisiana Couple" in the town of Jefferson Parish; "Multiple FEMA Grant Programs Ease Flood Worries" in Coos County, NH; and "Using Grants to Help Convert Overhead Electrical Lines to Underground" in Independence, MO.
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2015?
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Wind Best Practices
This document from the Federal Emergency Management Agency details several emergency preparation/response best practices based on past experiences wind, including: "Hurricane Straps Save a Roof" in Mayflower, AR; "In-residence Safe Room Proved a Life Saver in Moore" (Oklahoma); "Making Tornado Safety a Priority" in Edmond, OK; "Community Continues to Enjoy Benefits of Safe Room Investment" in Calumet, OK; and "Winning the Battle Against High Wind Events" in Plaquemines Parish, LA.
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2015?
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FEMA Mitigation Best Practices: Mitigating a Neighborhood Flooding Risk: Federal And State Grants Help Fund City Mitigation Project That Takes Over 100 Homes Out Of Harm's Way
"Over $1 million of combined federal and state grants helped fund mitigation measures that protect a city neighborhood and significantly reduced their exposure to flood damage. Flood insurance for more than 100 homeowners can now be purchased at greatly reduced premiums."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2015?
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FEMA Mitigation Best Practices: New Jersey Acquisition Project
"Four of the last five years have been difficult for New Jersey residents along the Passaic River Basin. Their homes have been flooded over and over again, which makes them the most flood prone area in the entire state. Flood insurance payments and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) payments continue to roll in with each flood event, but the residents have had enough. They simply wanted out regardless of whether the damages would be paid for or not.
Governor Chris Christie signed Executive Order #23 establishing the Passaic River Basin Flood Advisory Commission in April of 2010. The group's main priority was to look at solutions to the chronic flood problems within that area. After much review, the Commission issued a report and made seventeen recommendations to the State. The first two priorities were acquisitions and elevations, respectively."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2015?
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FEMA Mitigation Best Practices: Planting to Save the Wetlands
"The hundreds of miles of wetlands along Louisiana's coastline are a vital asset in the ongoing struggle to reduce the impact of powerful hurricanes and storms. These swamps and marshes provide a natural buffer against waves and storm surges - and even protect people and property farther inland.
But Louisiana's wetlands are disappearing. Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, for example, transformed 217 miles of marsh into open water in Louisiana, with much of the loss occurring in St. Bernard and Plaquemines parishes. The U.S. Geological Survey reports Louisiana's wetlands make up about 40 percent of the continental U.S. wetlands, but about 80 percent of wetland losses. Ongoing protection and restoration is needed to prevent the shore from moving inland."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
2015?
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Cybercrime: An Overview of the Federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Statute and Related Federal Criminal Laws [October 15, 2014]
From the Summary: "The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), 18 U.S.C. 1030, outlaws conduct that victimizes computer systems. It is a cyber security law. It protects federal computers, bank computers, and computers connected to the Internet. It shields them from trespassing, threats, damage, espionage, and from being corruptly used as instruments of fraud. It is not a comprehensive provision, but instead it fills cracks and gaps in the protection afforded by other federal criminal laws. This is a brief sketch of CFAA and some of its federal statutory companions, including the amendments found in the Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Act, P.L. 110-326, 122 Stat. 3560 (2008)."
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Doyle, Charles
2014-10-15
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LLIS Innovative Practice: Oklahoma's Regional Response System
"Oklahoma created the Regional Response System (RRS)--a collection of specialized units and equipment--to provide all-hazards response throughout the state within two hours of an incident. RRS units have responded to dozens of incidents, including the May 20, 2013 tornado near Oklahoma City. […] Oklahoma has a diverse risk profile, geographically dispersed population, and limited local emergency management resources. Nationally the state ranks 3rd in the number of Federal disaster declarations, 50th in state emergency management appropriations, and 49th in number of full-time emergency managers. To address these challenges, the Oklahoma Office of Homeland Security (OKOHS) created a statewide system of specialized units capable of responding to chemical, biological, radioactive, nuclear, and explosive incidents; agriculture emergencies; technical rescue incidents; and natural disasters. RRS units are strategically placed throughout Oklahoma so they can respond to incidents in any area of the state--even the most rural regions--within two hours. Local governments provide personnel and maintain the equipment, and OKOHS manages RRS deployments based on the size of the incident and the capabilities required. RRS all-hazards units include bomb squads, Technical Rescue Teams, communications units, and Regional Emergency Medical Services System (REMSS) units. In addition, OKOHS provides RRS personnel specialized response training for their discipline."
Lessons Learned Information Sharing (LLIS)
2014-10-14?
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LLIS Innovative Practice: Oklahoma's School Safety Initiatives
"Oklahoma developed two programs--Safe Schools 101 and the Oklahoma School Security Institute (OSSI)--to protect students from natural and manmade hazards. Together, these programs protect schools from the dangers of tornadoes and enhance school security and response plans. […] In response to the deaths of school children caused by the May 20, 2013 tornadoes and the December 14, 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, Oklahoma developed Safe Schools 101 and OSSI to improve safety in public schools. Safe Schools 101 funds structural evaluations and safe room retrofits and installations in schools to protect students from natural disasters. OSSI provides school officials with security measures and active shooter training, administers a tip-line, and offers mental health support services to students."
Lessons Learned Information Sharing (LLIS)
2014-10-14?
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LLIS Innovative Practice: Oklahoma's Regional Response System
"Oklahoma created the Regional Response System (RRS) -- a collection of specialized units and equipment -- to provide all-hazards response throughout the state within two hours of an incident. RRS units have responded to dozens of incidents, including the May 20, 2013 tornado near Oklahoma City."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency; Lessons Learned Information Sharing (LLIS)
2014-10-14
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LLIS Innovative Practice: Oklahoma's School Safety Initiatives
"Oklahoma developed two programs -- Safe Schools 101 and the Oklahoma School Security Institute (OSSI) -- to protect students from natural and manmade hazards. Together, these programs protect schools from the dangers of tornadoes and enhance school security and response plans."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency; Lessons Learned Information Sharing (LLIS)
2014-10-14
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LLIS Innovative Practice: Community Resilience: Building Resilience with Diverse Communities
"The Lessons Learned Information Sharing (LLIS.gov) team identifies innovative practices within the whole community, and documents these practices for emergency managers to consider or emulate when developing their own plans and exercises. The Department of Homeland Security's Center for Faith-based & Neighborhood Partnerships (i.e., 'DHS Center') created its Building Resilience with Diverse Communities (BRDC) program to examine the role of faith-based and community organizations in emergency preparedness and response. The BRDC program works to improve community resilience by engaging the whole community through its seven-stage process. Emergency managers identify underserved and unengaged faith-based and community groups and assess their capacity to participate in emergency preparedness and response activities. Based on that assessment, emergency managers can use the BRDC process to develop partnerships with these groups, provide training to strengthen their skills, and formally integrate them into emergency management plans and exercises. The DHS Center successfully used the BRDC process in a 2011 pilot initiative in Miami-Dade County."
United States. Department of Homeland Security
2014-10-10
