MARYLAND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

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MARYLAND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
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The Maryland Emergency Management Agency

• Richard Muth, Executive Director

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The Maryland Emergency Management Agency

• Libraries are in important resource for both
  emergency manager AND the public during times of
  distress.
• Libraries are places where the public can go to
  lean about preparedness or where they can pick up
  brochures and pamphlets with information about
  hazards in their community and steps they can
  take to be ready.

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The Maryland Emergency Management Agency
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The Maryland Emergency Management Agency
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The Maryland Emergency Management Agency

• Maryland State Emergency Operations Center

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The Maryland Emergency Management Agency

• MISSION To protect lives, property and the
  environment using an all hazards approach to
  prevent, prepare, respond, recover and mitigate

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MEMA History

• 1949 Maryland Civil Defense Agency
• Part of Executive Department
• Nuclear Attack
• 1989 Maryland Emergency Management Agency
• Part of Maryland Military Department

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MEMAs Authority

• Emergency Declaration
• MEMA coordinates
• Governor Approves
• Governors Emergency Powers
• Activate the National Guard
• Suspend Statutes

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WHAT IS MEMA?

• It is the State agency charged with protecting
  the lives and property of Maryland citizens
• We use an integrated and coordinated program of
  awareness, prevention, preparedness, response,
  and recovery

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WHAT IS MEMA?

• MEMA provides coordination, assistance
  and communications capabilities to local
  jurisdictions.

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What We Do

• Exercise and Training Program
• Grant Management Program
• Liaison to DHS and FEMA
• Operate the Emergency Operations Center
• Oversee WebEOC, our web-based emergency
  management software
• Coordinate mitigation efforts

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STATE ORGANIZATIONAL CHART
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blic Safety Correctional Services Public
Service Commission Secretary of State State
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14 Federal And Private Organizations American
Red Cross Army Corps of Engineers Civil Air
Patrol Constellation Energy Emergency
Communications Committee Federal Emergency
Management Agency National Weather Service News
Media Nuclear Regulatory Commission Nuclear Power
Plants U.S. Coast Guard U.S. Department of
Agriculture Verizon VOAD
State Emergency Operations Ctr. (EOC)
Contiguous States / Washington, DC
Contiguous States / Dist. of Columbia
25 Local Emergency Operations Ctr.
26 Local Emergency Operations Ctr.
EMAC States
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Maryland Joint Operations Center (MJOC)

• The MJOC is a collaborative effort between MEMA
  and the Maryland Department of the Military
• Staffed by National Guardsmen and Emergency
  Management professionals and is thought to be the
  first joint civilian-military watch center in the
  nation.
• Functions as the States center for emergency
  related communications, information coordination
  and resource management.
• 24/7 operation that supports state and local
  partners for a timely response to emergency
  situations

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MEMAs Preparedness

• All Hazard Planning
• State Emergency Operations Core Plan and annexes
• State Departments and Agency Plans and Procedures
• Local plans
• Mitigation and Recovery
• Pre and Post Disaster Mitigation Grant
  Programs
• State and Local Hazard Mitigation Plan
• Preparation and administration of State recovery
  activities
• Long Term Recovery Working Group
• Coordinate FEMA Public and Individual Assistance
  Programs

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Regional Program

• State is divided into Western, Capital, Southern,
  Central and Eastern Regions
• Six regional administrators serve as
  point-of-contact and support local jurisdictions
  in the field and in local EOCs
• Regionals provide assistance and coordination in
  the development and maintenance of emergency
  management programs

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MEMAs Exercise Training Branch

• Provides expertise and
• leadership in the
• development and
• sustainability of a
• focused exercise and
• training strategy by
• building and maintaining
• local and state
• infrastructure.

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Questions or Comments?
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Maryland Emergency Management AgencyCamp
Fretterd Military Reservation5401 Rue Saint Lo
DriveReisterstown, MD 21136

• www.mema.state.md.us
• 1-877-MEMA-USA (1-877-636-2872)
• 410-517-3600