New York City Office of Emergency Management

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New York CityOffice of Emergency Management

• Radiological Response and Recovery
• Operational Planning Activities in NYC
• Regional Response Team II Conference
• October 28, 2008
• Presented by Kevin Clark, Operations Manager /
  Response Supervisor

Michael R. Bloomberg, Mayor Joseph F. Bruno,
Commissioner
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Contextual Programs Leading to the Plan

• NARAC / LINC Plume modeling
• SMART / RAD Program
• NY/NJ Regional Radiological Pilot Program
• Urban Dispersion Program
• RDD Playbook Project
• Securing the Cities
• Regional Catastrophic Planning Program

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Contextual Programs Leading to the Plan

• NARAC / LINC Plume modeling
• SMART / RAD Program
• NY/NJ Regional Radiological Pilot Program
• Urban Dispersion Program
• RDD Playbook Project
• Securing the Cities
• Regional Catastrophic Planning Program

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Regional Catastrophic Planning

• 11M program developed in 2007
• NY/NJ UASI participation
• Nine total projects (separate plans)
• 500K for Radiological Response and Recovery Plan
• Uses an All Hazard Framework
• Established timeline and contractor deliverables

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Planning Context
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Further Context
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Coordinating Citywide Emergency Response and
Recovery
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Response
Recent Response Incidents

• Deutsche Bank Fire (130 Liberty
  St)
• Brooklyn Tornado
• Lexington Ave Steam Pipe Explosion
• Crane Collapses
• Special Projects
• WTC Human Remains Recovery Project
• 130 Liberty Planned
  Events
• Papal Visit
• MLB Events
• US Open
• Thanksgiving Day Parade

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Field Response

• OEMs Citywide Interagency Coordinators play a
  crucial role when emergencies occur
• Facilitate interagency communication
• Coordinate resource requests
• Ensure response agencies correct use of command
  protocols

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Command Vehicles
Interagency Coordination Center (ICC)
Mobile Data Center (MDC)
Interagency Communications Vehicle (ICV)

• Mission To provide an on-scene emergency
  command center and meeting area for interagency
  coordination.
• Staging Area 930 Flushing Ave
• Dimensions 8.5W x 47L x 13H
• Drivers CDL-drivers
• Meeting Capacity approx. 24 per. total
• - 16 personnel sitting
• - 8 personnel standing

• Mission To support on-scene communications for
  response personnel by performing interoperability
  functions.
• Staging Area 165 Cadman Plaza
• Dimensions 6.5W x 22L x 9H
• Drivers All OEM vehicle drivers
• Meeting Capacity 6 per. total
• - 4 personnel sitting
• With table, vehicle can act as dispensing
  point for gear and/or meds

• Mission To provide on-scene planning,
  audio/visual, GIS and Planning support.
• Staging Area 930 Flushing Ave
• Dimensions 8.5W x 37.5L x 12H
• Drivers CDL-drivers
• Meeting Capacity 9-12 per. total
• - 6-7 personnel sitting
• - 3-5 personnel standing

All meeting capacities are assumed personnel
are not in bunker gear. If personnel are wearing
bunker, subtract 2-4 personnel from that capacity.
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Citywide Incident Management System

• NYCs emergency management operations structure
• Defines roles, responsibilities, core
  competencies for any emergency
• All government entities
• Non-profit organizations supporting emergency
  response
• Private sector partners
• Full compliance with National Incident Management
  System
• Compatible with systems used by other government
  agencies
• Example
• INCIDENT TYPE PRIMARY AGENCY
• Confined Space Rescue FDNY
• INCIDENT TYPE PRIMARY AGENCIES POTENTIAL
  PRIMARY
• Aviation Incident FDNY, NYPD, PANYNJ
  USCG, NTSB

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CIMS / NIMS Basis
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Emergency Operations Center OEM activates the
EOC for large-scaleemergencies or special events

• Brings together senior officials from government
  agencies and private sector and non-profit
  partners
• Central location for response efforts,
  decision-making, and dissemination of
  information
• Continuous monitoring and immediate response to
  developing situations
• Utilization of CALMS/PALMS

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Early Version of ICS Structure
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ICS Structure Refined
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Leveraged Response Aspects

• Local agency assets and personnel would provide
  earlier initial response in the following areas
• Assessment dual use detection
• Stabilization public works / private resources
• Emergency Recovery after 48 hours / state and
  federal assistance in scoping the problem
• Long-Term Remediation joint efforts benefited
  by advance planning and earlier resources

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Educating and Informing the Public
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Public Information

• Ensures the public receives accurate emergency
  information
• Press
• Website
• Email alerts
• 311
• Emergency Alert System
• Joint Information Center (JIC) for emergencies
• Coordinates unified City outreach to media
  outlets
• Monitors accuracy of information reported in
  media

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• Notify NYC is a new service designed to enhance
  the delivery of emergency information to the
  public.
• During the pilot phase, the City will test
  different kinds of public messaging, including
  email, text messaging and telephone, to determine
  the best way to launch a citywide program.
• There are currently four communities involved in
  the pilot
• Lower Manhattan, Northeast Bronx, Rockaways and
  Southwest Staten Island.

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Ready New York

• The Ready New York program teaches New Yorkers to
  prepare for all types of emergencies. Guides are
  available in up to 15 languages, as well as in
  Braille and on audio tape.

• Chinese
• Haitian-Creole
• Korean
• Arabic
• Russian

• English
• Bengali
• Spanish
• French
• Russian

• Yiddish
• Urdu
• Japanese
• Italian
• Polish

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QUESTIONS?

• nyc.gov/oem