1. FEMA’S STRATEGIC PLAN 2014-2018
Spring Directors’ Conference
Presented By:
Andrew Velasquez III
Regional Administrator
DHS / FEMA Region V
April 15, 2015

2. The Strategic Plan
Developed with significant input from whole community partners
Strategic priorities
Survivor-centric in mission and program delivery
Expeditionary organization
Build capacity for catastrophic disasters
Enable disaster risk reduction

3. Priority 1 Survivor Centric Approach
Disaster Survivor Assistance (DSA) Teams
Rapidly deployable team that can:
Develop situational awareness
Register survivors for assistance
Assess survivor needs and provide referrals
Goal – Speed the delivery of assistance to disaster survivors regardless of who provides those services

4. P1: GIS Support to Decision Making
Existing GIS data helps build the big picture
Area of impact
Affected population
Critical infrastructure impacted
GIS main function is to take analytical data inputs and display them in a visual format that enables first responders and decision makers to understand the disaster or special event situation at hand
Regional GIS Flex provides ability to view numerous GIS datasets
All Hazards Census/Infrastructure Count enables user to select an area of concern and through geoprocessing services, will present totals for infrastructure and census counts
Great way to gather quick information on the potential population and infrastructure affected
Ability to export calculated results as an excel table
Regional watch office can acquire an estimated count of population and infrastructure of the affected area using the Region V All Hazards Census Count tool in the regional GIS viewer
Census Information (population, age population, inmate, university, non-english speaking, nursing homes, homes count)
Facility and infrastructure information (ie EMS, urgent care, energy, correctional facilities, healthcare)

5. Response and Recovery Efforts
P1: Analytics Supports
Response and Recovery Efforts
Using existing geospatial data sets to identify critical infrastructure and life saving / sustaining assets
Most critical is lifeline sectors
Energy
EMS and Health Care
Transportation
Communications
Water
Identify government and private sector assets
GIS will provide initial infrastructure maps to Public Assistance Recovery branch to identify potential lifeline infrastructure sectors that could be impacted
Additional infrastructure maps provided upon request
GIS also produces maps that identify both FEMA staged assets as well as external partner assets (Red Cross, VOAB partners)
By understanding what may be affected and what capabilities may be available helps determine potential support for assistance

6. P1: Building the Big Picture
Once this slide is showing (which is the before shot) it will automatically transition, advancing to the current (after impact) slide
GIS was used to develop the before and after reference, which was invaluable in determining the amount of damage
Adding GIS data layers allows the in-depth review of:
Area demographics
Specific parcel data
(GPS coordinates, extent of damage, property owner)
Insurance coverage

7. P1: Visualization of Impact Supports Decision Making
Per Capita Income
Level of Insurance Coverage
Below Poverty Level
Unemployment
Visualization of impact supports the decision to request a declaration (or not)
If a recommendation is not warranted, data can support state’s implementation of non-Stafford assistance programs
Using data collected by the US Census Bureau and aligning this data with survey information, GIS can create map products that give a good representation of the social and economic characteristics of the area of concern
Social-language spoken, ethnic populations
Economic-Per Capita Income, poverty, food stamp recipients, unemployment, homes with a mortgage
Information gives decision makers a good representation of the economic state of the area of concern in terms of a need for assistance
Social indicators such as language and ethnicity assist decision makers in identifying any additional requirements during assistance (linguists, DSA functions)

8. P1: Evolution of GIS Analytics from Assessment to Field Operations
Monitor Center Activity
Identify Damaged Structures
GIS can manipulate data obtained from PDA’s to perform spatial analysis on particular information such as flood impacts, and weigh the locations based on damage levels or flood levels to give a better analytical approach as to where the heavy damage and impacts are located
Through the creation of these hotspot areas, additional GIS locational data can then be overlaid to identify civic features or emergency services that are best located to respond to these hotspot areas
Example shown above is the location of community centers and libraries in the Detroit Tri-county area for support of DSA activities. Locations were identified based on hotspot locations of the affected areas
Using information provided by DRC/DSA facilities, analytical tracking of DRC/DSA activity and progress can be made as the disaster cycle continues
Identify hotspot areas
Identify potential assistance centers

9. P1: Ohio CIKR Project
Project offers states verification of their CIKR data using GIS technology
State’s CIKR office provides list to Region V GIS Data Manager
List is protected
Ohio’s CIKR list near completion
Nearly 10,000 sites requiring verification

10. Priority 2: Become Expeditionary
Able to mobilize the right people, with the right skillsets and resources, to the right places at the right time
Workforce must be
Appropriately sized
Trained
Able to conduct effective operations under austere conditions
Every employee is an emergency manager
Every employee contributes to the mission

11. P2: FEMA Qualification System
FEMA Qualification System (FQS)
Training based on disaster assignment
Classroom and field training
Deployments
Position Task-Books verify proficiency
Qualification standards
Continuous improvement
Coursework
“Thunderbolt” exercises

12. P2: Incident Management Teams
Full-time, highly-skilled, readily deployable teams
3 – 30 personal national teams
12 person regional teams
At least 1 team for all regions, some with additional teams
Region V – additional collateral duty team to provide cover for multiple disasters

13. Priority 3: Build Disaster Capacity

14. P3: National Preparedness System
Is a shared responsibility
Incorporating a whole community approach
Requires a broad and engaged citizen participation
Goal …
Strengthening the security and resilience of the U.S. through preparation for the threats that pose the greatest risk to the security of the nation

15. P3: What Do We Prepare For?
Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment
Identifies threats and hazards to a jurisdiction
Uniqueness of the jurisdiction
Determines vulnerabilities
Examines current and future drivers
Determines current capabilities and shortfalls
Equipment and personnel

16. P3: The Joint Planning Approach
The Planning Guidance
Core Capabilities
Planning Factors
Build local, state, and federal capabilities and systems
Build the planning team by answering these questions:
Who are the subject matter experts needed to inform the planning?
Who must execute the plan?
Planning is everybody’s responsibility – so lets start talking!

17. P3: The Joint Planning Approach
Integrated Planning
Helps prevent the “siloing effect”
Should include whole community approach
Remember – first response is local!
Building strong local and mutual aid capabilities are essential
State and federal government provide support
Time / distance considerations

18. P3: When Did You Last Meet With
Your emergency management partners?
OEMA District Coordinator
State Patrol Commander
Fire or Police Mutual Aid
Resource Hospital
National Guard
FEMA Rep
Others ……
Remember
“A disaster is not the time to exchange business cards!

19. Priority 4: Enable Risk Reduction
Region 5 has projects underway to reduce risk and prepare for future disasters
GIS datasets to identify:
Past disaster impact data
Critical infrastructure
Predict future impacts
Electronic collaboration tools
WebEOC, EMnet, Sharepoint
Building common operating picture
Safe-room construction

20. P4: Pre-Disaster Recovery Planning
Process of identifying community assets and vulnerabilities, identifying and engaging leadership, social networks, and communications channels, and establishing partnerships needed for rapid and sustainable recovery

21. Recovery Support Functions and Agencies
P4: NDRF
Recovery Support Functions and Agencies
Commerce/Economic Opportunity
Human Services/Public Health
Housing Development Authority
Transportation
Potential State Partner Agencies
Economic DOC
Health & Social Services HHS
Natural & Cultural Resources DOI
Housing HUD
Community Planning & Capacity Building FEMA
Infrastructure Systems USACE
Federal RSFs Primary Agencies
Natural Resources
FEMA & State Recovery Programs
Voluntary/Community Organizations - Long Term Recovery Committees
Individual Assistance
Public Assistance
Mitigation
Red Cross
Salvation Army
Faith-based
Others

22. P4: Non-Declaration Recovery Guide
Key Points
Not all local disasters meet the criteria for federal disaster assistance
Brings together state, not-for-profit agencies, other federal agencies to use non-federal disaster funding mechanisms
Identify opportunities to re- prioritize programs and grants to provide assistance
Follows NDRF principles
Provides an opportunity to pre- plan funding alternatives

23. Our Mission and Commitment
To support our citizens and first responders to ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain, and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from and mitigate all hazards.