Prepare + Prevent + Respond + Recover + Mitigate 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.”

Prepare + Prevent + Respond + Recover + Mitigate “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” The Louisiana Homeland Security & Emergency Assistance & Disaster Act Louisiana Revised Statutes, Title 29, Chapter 6

Prepare + Prevent + Respond + Recover + Mitigate 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

Prepare + Prevent + Respond + Recover + Mitigate 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.”

Lead Agency SecretariesEmergency Support Function Secretary of Transportation & Development ESF-1 & 3 Superintendent of State Police ESF-10, 13 The Adjutant General ESF-2, 7, 16 Commissioner of Agriculture & Forestry ESF-4 & 11 Secretary of Children & Family Services ESF-6 Secretary of Public Safety ESF-6 Commissioner of Administration ESF-2, 7 Secretary of Health & Hospitals ESF-8 Secretary of Wildlife & Fisheries ESF-9 Secretary of Environmental Quality 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 Unified Command Staff - GOHSEP ESF-2, 5, 7, 15 (JIC), ESF-14 (Community Recovery, Mitigation) & Economic Stabilization) Legislative Liaison Unified Commander (Governor) Deputy Unified Commander (GOHSEP Director)

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Prepare + Prevent + Respond + Recover + Mitigate Emergency Management

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

Prepare + Prevent + Respond + Recover + Mitigate 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 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 Level III: Potential or actual threat Incident requiring activation of CAT with potential augmentation from selected ESFs Level IV: Normal operations Staffing is in accordance with authorized manning levels and may include the CAT Level III: Potential or actual threat Incident requiring activation of CAT with potential augmentation from selected ESFs Level IV: Normal operations Staffing is in accordance with authorized manning levels and may include the CAT Emergency Action Levels

Prepare + Prevent + Respond + Recover + Mitigate State Operations State Operations Parish EOC Intrastate Mutual Aid Intrastate Mutual Aid Contracts Rents etc. Contracts Rents etc. Federal Assistance Federal Assistance EMAC State To State Assets EMAC State To State Assets The Emergency Management Process State Agency Assets State Agency Assets ESF Contracts Rents etc. ESF Contracts Rents etc. Business EOC Business EOC Parish Assets Parish Assets LEGEND Status Feedback Request for Support

Prepare + Prevent + Respond + Recover + Mitigate Emergency Operations Center Disaster response activities to support Parishes Provides 24 hour operations when activated Maintain liaisons & coordination with Parish, State & Federal Agencies 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

Prepare + Prevent + Respond + Recover + Mitigate Daily Coordination calls  South East Hurricane Task Force  South West Hurricane Task Force Pre Storm & Post Storm calls  Receipt & dissemination of key data that includes: State Agency/Parish Coordination Calls o Declarations o Evacuations o Sheltering o Search & rescue efforts o Road & bridge status o Utility outage status o Other related information

Prepare + Prevent + Respond + Recover + Mitigate Emergency Public Information

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

Prepare + Prevent + Respond + Recover + Mitigate Emergency Public Information Louisiana Emergency Preparedness Guides The State’s Joint Information Center (JIC) The Louisiana Emergency Alert System (EAS) & NOAA Weather Radio

Prepare + Prevent + Respond + Recover + Mitigate Public service announcements via television, radio, web & print media to include the “Critter Plan” series & the Emergency Preparedness Series Get A Critter Plan Donna Douglas Emergency Preparedness Ken Graham & Kevin Davis

Prepare + Prevent + Respond + Recover + Mitigate Emergency Public Information Get A Game Plan Campaign

Prepare + Prevent + Respond + Recover + Mitigate Emergency Public Information Disaster Updates Disaster Updates Disaster Updates Disaster Updates Disaster Updates Disaster Updates Disaster Photos & Video Disaster Photos & Video Evacuations Road Closures Incident Status Sheltering Recovery Updates Connecting with the public during a crisis: Social Media Public Internet Resources

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