1. Emergency Management 2015 NORTHEAST OHIO AMBER ALERT TRAINING Cuyahoga County Office of Presenter: CECOMS Operations Supervisor Christopher J. Minek

2.  Answering and Routing wireless calls 911 calls to Cuyahoga County PSAP’s (2,500– to 3,000 daily)  Activation of the OHTRAC/Surgent Mass Causality Notification System  Activation of the Ohio Fire Chief’s Plan  MABAS broadcast agency for the Heights-Hillcrest Region  Activation of the Cuyahoga County Ready Notify System (Severe weather notification)  Police, fire and EMS dispatch operations for Olmsted Township  Media Alert activation  Emergency Alert System (EAS) notification  Hospital restriction and override status coordination CECOMS Operations

3. AMBER Alert Discussion Points Counties Covered by CECOMS CECOMS AMBER Alert Activation Procedures CECOMS Documentation CECOMS Agency Training Information Contact Information

4. Cuyahoga County Counties Covered by CECOMS Ashtabula County Cuyahoga County Erie County Geauga County Huron County Lake County Lorain County Medina County

5. Cuyahoga County CECOMS AMBER Alert Activation Procedures The requesting law enforcement agency will contact CECOMS at 216-771-1363 and advise that they are requesting an AMBER Alert. The AMBER Alert Urgent Fax and ALPR Vehicle Entry/Removal forms are available electronically at www.ja.cuyahogacounty.us. Click on the “CECOMS” link on the left hand side of the page.www.ja.cuyahogacounty.us The requesting law enforcement agency will fax the three page AMBER Alert Urgent Fax, including the exact AMBER Alert message to be Transmitted via EAS, and the ALPR Vehicle Entry/Removal Form to CECOMS at 216-443-5705. ALL FORMS MUST BE ON THE REQUESTING AGENCY’S LETTERHEAD.

6. Cuyahoga County CECOMS AMBER Alert Activation Procedures (Cont.) CECOMS will call back the requesting agency on a “Recorded Line” to verify the AMBER Alert request CECOMS will not make any changes to the message to be transmitted over the EAS unless directed to do so by the requesting agency. Once the alert information and broadcast message have been confirmed, CECOMS will Broadcast the AMBER Alert message via the Emergency Alert System (EAS) CECOMS will email and fax the three page URGENT FAX to The National Weather Service, The Ohio Lottery Commission, The Ohio State Highway Patrol, and Local Media Outlets.

7. Cuyahoga County CECOMS AMBER Alert Activation Procedures (Cont.) CECOMS will contact the Ohio State Highway Patrol and request the victim/suspect information be displayed on the Highway Message Boards. Note: Only used if there is suspect vehicle information available.

8. Cuyahoga County CECOMS AMBER Alert Activation Procedures (Cont.) CECOMS will enter the suspect vehicle information from the Automatic License Plate Reader (ALPR) Entry/removal form into the ALPR hotlist Approximately there are (72) vehicles equipped with the ALPR System. ALPR systems are also equipped along all highways in Ohio.

9. Cuyahoga County CECOMS AMBER Alert Activation Procedures (Cont.) CECOMS will enter the information supplied by the requesting law enforcement agency into the designated ClearChannel website for display on the local ClearChannel Digital Billboards. A photograph of the child, if available, can be emailed to CECOMS at all_cecoms@cuyahogacounty.us to be displayed with the information on the digital billboards.all_cecoms@cuyahogacounty.us ClearChannel will display the AMBER Alert message and photograph continuously for the first hour and after that in regular rotation until the alert is canceled.

10. Cuyahoga County AMBER Alert Cancellation Upon confirmed recovery of the child, the requesting agency will contact CECOMS at 216-771-1363 and advise of the cancellation. Requesting agency will then fax the AMBER cancellation form, and the ALPR vehicle Entry/Removal Form to CECOMS at 216- 443-5705 CECOMS will call the requesting agency by phone once the fax is received to verify the cancellation.

11. Cuyahoga County AMBER Alert Documentation

16. Cuyahoga County Ohio ID R Kids Ohio Photo (BMV) Applicant must provide proof of the following: Full Legal Name Date of Birth Social Security Number Residency The Ohio ID Cost $8.50 Ohio ID cards are used for identification purposes only. This card cannot be used for anything else. Including driving privileges. Don’t forget to include a listing for your child's next of kin in connection with their state ID.

17. Cuyahoga County CECOMS Training Information Training Contact Information CECOMS Operations Supervisor Cuyahoga County Office of Emergency Management Phone: 216-771-1363 Fax:216-443-5705 E-mail: cecomssupervisors@cuyahogacounty.uscecomssupervisors@cuyahogacounty.us

18. Questions or Additional Information State of Ohio AMBER Plan: www.ohioamberplan.org www.ohioamberplan.org CECOMS Home Page: www.ja.cuyahogacounty.us/en- US/Cuyahoga-Emergency- Communications-System.aspx www.ja.cuyahogacounty.us/en- US/Cuyahoga-Emergency- Communications-System.aspx