THE PRICE OF RECOVERY

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THE PRICE OF RECOVERY
Steven C. Bailey, Director Pierce County
Department of Emergency Management
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Capabilities

• Total expenditure from UASI grant money and
  supplemental 2003-2007 77,456,264
• To date, nearly all of these funds have been
  allocated to mitigation, preparedness and
  response capabilities.
• To this day, very little has been spent on
  recovery.

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Puget Sound Region

• Threats
• Terrorism
• Earthquakes
• Floods
• Vulnerabilities
• commerce, ports, transportation systems
  (viaduct), government, critical infrastructure,
  tourism
• No local, regional or State recovery plan to
  address our threats and vulnerabilities

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Why dont we plan for Recovery?

• Effort is not public safety driven
• There are no established standards
• Unsure of public/private partnerships
• Needs
• Capabilities
• Priorities

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Kobe, Japan

• Facilities at the Port of Kobe, Japan, destroyed
  by a magnitude 7.2 earthquake on January 17,
  1995.
• By 1997Nearly 5 billion was spent to restore
  the port's facilities and install cranes and
  other structures designed to withstand a similar
  disaster.
• To this date they have not fully recovered the
  total lost business. They are open, but struggle
  to remain a viable operation.

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Benefits of a Recovery Plan

• Protection and restoration of
• Life
• Property
• Environment
• Public Trust
• Business
• Potential to Build Back Better

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The Way Ahead

• Recovery Planning that
• Builds Resiliency
• Promotes Regional Plan Coordination
• Identifies capability to recover from
  catastrophic disaster
• Evaluates gaps in Recovery plans
• Includes Private Sector partners
• Develops regional recovery strategy
• Supports Local Recovery Planning Efforts

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Whats involved

• Developing an organization charged with
  overseeing the process from start to finish
• Establishing Leadership
• Providing a mission that is clear, strategic and
  based off prioritized needs
• Restoring public safety and security
• Providing a means for economic recovery and
  resiliency
• Support business investments through tax relief,
  flexibility, incentives
• Provide support for small businesses
• Create new jobs for restoring the community
• Job Training programs
• Revitalizing the community
• Rebuild and repair
• Support urban planning and economic development
• Educational system enhancements
• Restoration of community and faith based
  institutions and social services

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A cartoon to live by

• Five minutes before the party is not the time
  to learn to dance.
• Snoopy
• Circa 1982

Questions?
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Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant

• Barb Graff, Director
• Seattle Office of Emergency Management
• 6/26/08

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Historical Perspective

• Post-Katrina nation-wide plan assessment
• Seattle Urban Area good at regional collaboration
  and basic planning
• Nation-wide weaknesses
• Evacuation and shelter operations
• Volunteer and donation management
• Mass casualty and fatality planning
• Resource management

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Grant Characteristics

• Catastrophic planning
• 7 county area
• Regional planning and governance
• Link capabilities-based planning with resource
  allocations
• 24-month period
• 25 local match

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Grant Characteristics

• 2 million non-competitive to address
  shortcomings in regional catastrophic plans
• Evac of care facilities
• Surge capability
• Resource mgmt
• Volunteer mgmt

• Up to 5 million competitive
• Transportation recovery planning
• Strategic planning for heavy rescue
• Victim and family assistance

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1.2M Transportation Recovery Project

• Port to Port Vulnerability Study
• Seattle Fault Earthquake Scenario
• Early phase recovery
• Multi-modal
• Systemic
• Menu of options

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• Partnerships public, private, etc.
• Planning
• Regional collaboration
• Workshops
• Consultant oversight
• Subject matter expertise
• Stakeholder involvement
• Solution development and selection