nercomp emergency communications ppt 2003

Emergency Communications:Lessons Learned from UMDNJ: 

Emergency Communications: Lessons Learned from UMDNJ Brendan McCluskey Executive Director UMDNJ Office of Emergency Management and Occupational Health and Safety

Outline of Presentation: 

Outline of Presentation

Quick Poll: 

Quick Poll

Emergency Management: 

Emergency Management History Many of the functions have been performed for over 200 years Federal government had over 50 agencies performing this function at one time FEMA created in 1979 and the concept of comprehensive emergency management was institutionalized Homeland Security integrates emergency management with intelligence and prevention

Emergency Management: 

Emergency Management Change in orientation away from specialized preparedness for a single type of incident or narrowly defined categories of hazards “All Hazards” approach – potential attack, natural, and technological threats to life and property

Emergency Management: 

Emergency Management Specific Objectives Save lives and protect property threatened by hazards Reduce duplication of efforts and resources Increase flexibility in the capacity to handle “all hazards” Integrate support and objectives from other jurisdictions

Comprehensive Emergency Management: 

Comprehensive Emergency Management Based on three interrelated principles and components: All types of hazards Emergency management partnership Emergency lifecycle

All Types of Hazards: 

All Types of Hazards Commonalities among all types of technological, natural, and other man-made disasters strongly suggest that many of the same management strategies can apply to all such emergencies

Emergency Management Partnership: 

Emergency Management Partnership The burden of disaster management, and the resources for it, require a close working partnership among all levels of government and other industrial sectors

Incident Command System (ICS): 

Incident Command System (ICS)

Planning Assumptions: 

Planning Assumptions

Emergency Operations Plan (EOP): 

Emergency Operations Plan (EOP)

Emergency Operations Plan (EOP): 

Emergency Operations Plan (EOP)

Communications Methods: 

Communications Methods

Emergency Communications Plan: 

Emergency Communications Plan

Emergency Communications Plan: 

Emergency Communications Plan Scripted/pre-formatted messages Disaster messages are most effective if are: Tailored to the specific emergency Tailored to the populations at highest risk Integrate hazard information management with public response

Common Alerting Protocol (CAP): 

Common Alerting Protocol (CAP)

National Communication System: 

National Communication System

University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ): 

University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ)

UMDNJ Experience: 

UMDNJ Experience

UMDNJ Experience: 

UMDNJ Experience

UMDNJ Experience: 

UMDNJ Experience

UMDNJ Experience: 

UMDNJ Experience

UMDNJ Experience: 

UMDNJ Experience

UMDNJ Experience: 

UMDNJ Experience

Higher Education Act of 1965: 

Higher Education Act of 1965

S.1642 and H.R.4137: 

S.1642 and H.R.4137 S.1642 H.R.4137

Thank You! Questions?: 

Thank You! Questions?