Joseph Stambaugh

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Joseph Stambaugh

• DOE/NNSA Headquarters
• Watch Office
• 202.586.8100

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DOE/NNSA Hq Watch Office

• Operational Emergency Information Flow
• Where Did What Go?
• Can The Process Be Enhanced
• It Isnt Broken, Is It?
• Standardized Reporting
• NIMBY!!
• 24/7/365 Monitored E-Mail Accounts
• A Consideration
• How May We Serve You

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DOE/NNSA Hq Watch Office

• Operational Emergency Information Flow
• Where Did What Go?
• The 1st 20 Minutes
• Reset by Level
• First the Phone Call
• Then Just the FAX
• But I Sent That to the EOC
• Why Watch Officers Ask so Many Questions

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DOE/NNSA Hq Watch Office

• Actions Upon Notification of Event/Incident
• Proactively Gain Situational Awareness
• Ask Second Level Questions
• Review Decision Matrix (Book 1)
• NOTIFY EVERYONE
• 1 v 1
• Automated Notifications Cumbersome
• 30-45 Minute Process
• We Cant All Be First...
• Senior Leadership/Emergency Management Team
• Program Office
• Interagency

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Notification Process
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DOE/NNSA Hq Watch Office

• Can The Process Be Enhanced
• It Isnt Broken, Is It?
• No, Not Broken
• Sub-optimal
• Initial Reports Seldom Reflect Reality
• Oklahoma City Bombing
• September 11, 2001
• Diablo Bravo 2008
• Required Information
• Who, What, Why, When, Where, How
• If We Didnt Tell You, We Dont Have It...Unless
• What Is The Answer

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DOE/NNSA Hq Watch Office

• Standardized Reporting
• Yes! Of Course! Absolutely! NIMBY!!
• Format
• 10 Items Listed in DOE O 151.1 C
• Method
• Phone
• E-Mail
• Fax
• WebEOC
• Just a Thought

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DOE/NNSA Hq Watch Office

• 24/7/365 Monitored E-Mail Accounts
• A Consideration
• Many Have Them
• Unable To Phone Everyone
• Useful Across the Complex
• Situational Awareness
• Down-Channel Alerting
• Set-up Anyway It Makes Sense For Local EM
  Community

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DOE/NNSA Hq Watch Office

• How May We Serve You
• How can the Watch Office Better Support Your
  Emergency Management Program
• Drills
• Exercises
• Visits
• You to Us
• Us to You

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DOE/NNSA Hq Watch Office

• Operational Emergency Information Flow
• Where Did What Go?
• Can The Process Be Enhanced
• It Isnt Broken, Is It?
• Standardized Reporting
• NIMBY!!
• 24/7/365 Monitored E-Mail Accounts
• A Consideration
• How May We Serve You

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Joseph Stambaugh

• DOE/NNSA Headquarters
• Watch Office
• 202.586.8100