RCPGP

How We Got Here

Grants Overview

RCPGP Sites Overview Seattle New York/ New Jersey National Capital Region Norfolk Chicago Bay Area Los Angeles/ Long Beach Houston Honolulu Tier 1 Tier 2 Boston

Presidential Directives “Program intended to enhance regional preparedness and continuity of operations efforts. Urban Areas must use these funds to employ regional approaches to overall preparedness to address catastrophic incidents and are encouraged to adopt regional response structures whenever appropriate.” RCPGP Guidance & Application Kit, p. 16

DHS: PPD-8 Replaces Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD)-8 (National Preparedness - issued Dec 2003) and HSPD-8 Annex I (National Planning - issued Dec 2007) Presidential Policy Directive / PPD-8: National Preparedness –National Preparedness Goal –National Preparedness System –Building and Sustaining Preparedness –National Preparedness Report –Roles and Responsibilities

PPD-8

PPD-8: Recovery

Stafford Act Support to States

Multiagency Coordination

RCPGP Funding

Organize and Staff - Develop plans to organize and staff catastrophic plans to ensure adequate support to review, develop, implement, and revise plans as needed. Train - Develop and implement plans to effectively train newly developed regional catastrophic plans with communities, States, nonprofit organizations, and the private sector, as well as other regional partners. Exercise - Develop and implement plans to exercise regional catastrophic plans to test capabilities and interdependencies between jurisdictions based on regional threats. Evaluate and Improve - Assess ability of plans to address regional catastrophic needs, evaluate findings, and develop corrective action plans to improve plans based on lessons learned. Plan, Train, Exercise

1.Fix shortcomings in existing plans –Assess current capabilities –Identify gaps –Identify & address conflicts, omissions & disparities between plans 2.Build regional planning process & planning communities –Establish simplest achievable process, network, community –Integrate with other established planning efforts 3.Link operational & capabilities-based planning for resource allocation –Identify capability requirements (shortfalls) & establish requirements for resource allocation CENTRAL GRANT PROGRAM PRIORITIES

Combined Statistical Area 5 counties 35,000 square miles 18 million people Over 1 million tourists Over 150 countries & languages

Roles & Responsibilities Regional Catastrophic Planning Team (RCPT) –Membership includes direct or indirect representation of all jurisdictions from CSA for regional planning –Coordinates the development & implementation of RCPGP initiatives –Develops & maintains the RCPT Charter –Cultivates sustainment strategies

Projects Overview

RCPGP Fiscal Funding in Review FY07/08 (24 month performance period + extension) –Medical Dispensing (M-PODS) –Mass Evacuation Guide & Template Area B South –Mass Care & Shelter Guide & Template Plan Development: City of LA, Whittier, and Santa Clarita FY09 (24 month performance period + extension) –Mass Reception –Commodity Distribution (C-PODS) –Disaster Housing FY10 (36 month performance period) –Regional Recovery Disaster Housing FY11 (36 month performance period) –Training & Exercises

FY10: Recovery Timeline: – Application & Award Phase – Technical Assistance: Guide/Template Development – Contracted Support: Annex/Plan Development

VJPO / Lync

Key Dates July 28, MARAC Meeting August 25, 2011 – RCPT Quarterly Meeting September 28, 2011 – Technical Assistance Awarded October 12, Regional T&E Committee established November 14, Recovery Kickoff Workshop November 28-30, 2011 – CSTI Disaster Recovery Course December 5-7, 2011 – CSTI Disaster Recovery Course December, 2011 – Guide Development Workshop Part I December 12-14, 2011 – RCPGP Planning Workshop (NY)

Recovery Timeline

Organization

FY11: Train & Exercise Integrate with 3 Year Plan development efforts FY11 Funding – Training & Exercises – Implementation Exercise Design & Training –2013 – Tabletop Exercise Disaster Housing; Recovery –2014 – Full Scale Exercise Evacuation -> Reception -> Mass Care & Shelter –M-POD / C-POD Incorporation

Thank you Ryan Rockabrand LA County OEM Program Manager, Alliance