Florida Division of Emergency Management

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Florida Division of Emergency Management
An Accredited Emergency Management Program
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This is a Test

• What is our mission?
• What is your emergency job?
• Have you completed a family emergency plan?

If this had been an actual emergency, would you
have been ready?
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About the Division of Emergency Management

• We are a Governors Agency
• Director is Appointed by the Governor

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Director
Bureau of Recovery Mitigation
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Division of Emergency Management Mission
Statement
Ensure that Florida is prepared to respond to
emergencies, recover from them and mitigate
their impact.
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Emergency Management
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Emergency Management is
ALL HAZARDS
ALL YEAR!
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Florida Statute Chapter 252

• State Emergency Management Act

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Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan (CEMP)

• Provides guidance to state and local officials on
  procedures, organization and responsibilities
• Adopts a functionalapproach that combinesthe
  types of assistanceto be provided under
  eachEmergency Support Function(e.g.,
  Transportation, Health)

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State Emergency Operations
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Federal State Emergency Response Team Local
Government / First Responders Non Government
Organizations (Red Cross, Salvation Army,
VOADs) Citizen Corps/Community Emergency
Response Team Family Preparedness / Business
Preparedness
The Disaster Response Pyramid
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Requesting Assistance
President Federal
Under the Stafford Act and F.S. Chapter 252, only
the Elected Leadership has the authority to
Declare Emergencies. Only the Governor may
request assistance from the President.
Governor State
Chairman BoCC County
or
Mayor Municipality
Incident
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Concept of Operations
Local State of Emergency
Local Resources Regional Mutual Aid
State Agencies
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Inter/Intra State Mutual Aid
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State Emergency Operations

• 24/7 operation
• 67 Counties
• State Warning Point
• State Emergency Operations Center
• State Emergency Response Team

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DEM Operational Areas
Area 1
Area 2
Area 3
Area 5
Area 4
The Division has one full-time employee in each
area to assist county programs.
Area 6
Area 7
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FloridasState Warning Point

• Communications Hub of the State Emergency
  Response Team

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State Emergency Response Team

• Made up of state, local, volunteer agencies, and
  the private sector
• Grouped by emergency function
• 18 emergency support functions (ESF)
• Emergency Coordinating Officers (ECO)

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Emergency Coordination Officers (ECO)

• (1)  The head of each executive department, the
  executive director of each water management
  district, the Public Service Commission, the Fish
  and Wildlife Conservation Commission, and the
  Department of Military Affairs shall select from
  within such agency a person to be designated as
  the emergency coordination officer for the agency
  and an alternate.
• (2)  The emergency coordination officer is
  responsible for coordinating with the division on
  emergency preparedness issues, preparing and
  maintaining emergency preparedness and
  postdisaster response and recovery plans for such
  agency, maintaining rosters of personnel to
  assist in disaster operations, and coordinating
  appropriate training for agency personnel.
• (3)  These individuals shall be responsible for
  ensuring that each state agency and facility,
  such as a prison, office building, or university,
  has a disaster preparedness plan that is
  coordinated with the applicable local
  emergency-management agency and approved by the
  division.
• (4)  The head of each agency shall notify the
  Governor and the division in writing of the
  person initially designated as the emergency
  coordination officer for such agency and her or
  his alternate and of any changes in persons so
  designated thereafter.

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Emergency Support Functions

• ESF 1 Transportation
• ESF 2 Communications
• ESF 3 Public Works and Engineering
• ESF 4 Firefighting
• ESF 5 Information and Planning
• ESF 6 Mass Care

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Emergency Support Functions

• ESF 7 Resource Support
• ESF 8 Health
• ESF 9 Search and Rescue
• ESF 10 Hazardous Materials
• ESF 11 Food Water
• ESF 12 Energy

22
Emergency Support Functions

• ESF 13 Military Support
• ESF 14 Public Information
• ESF 15 Volunteers Donations
• ESF 16 Law Enforcement
• ESF 17 Animal Protection Agriculture
• ESF 18 Business Industry Economic Stabilization

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State Emergency Operation Center
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State Executive EOC Exercise
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State Executive EOC Exercise
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Federal

• Disaster Assistance Thresholds

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DisasterFinancial Assistance

• Federal assistance is usually provided at a
  75(Federal) to 25 (State/Local) ratio
• Types of Assistance
• Individual Assistance
• Public Assistance (local and state
  infrastructure projects)
• Hazard Mitigation
• Small Business Administration
• 25 match is currently 12.5 State / 12.5 Local

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Thresholds for Federal Assistance (under the
Stafford Act as amended)

• Public Assistance
• 1.11 State per capita of Eligible Public Cost
• 2.77 per capita of Eligible Public Cost for
  Counties to be included in request
• Exceeds the Capabilities of Local and State
  Government to manage without Federal Assistance.

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Thresholds for Federal Assistance (under the
Stafford Act as amended)

• Individual Assistance Program Large State
• Estimated Number of Homes Destroyed/Major Damage
  801
• Housing Assistance 9.5 Million
• IFG Grants 4.6 Million
• The Above are only Guidelines there are no set
  threshold for recommending assistance
• Mitigating Factors???

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Thresholds for Federal Assistance Small Business
Administration Disaster Program

• SBA - 25 homes 40 uninsured loss or 5 impacted
  Businesses in one county
• Low Interest Loans only
• Must show ability to repay

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Emergency Management Priorities

• Eliminate the Shelter Deficit.
• Develop community-based response programs under
  Florida Prepares.
• Enhance and Maintain a reliable all hazards
  system to respond to catastrophic events.
• Leverage emerging technologies to enhance
  Division programs.

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www.FloridaDisaster.org