Securing Our State: A Coordinated Approach

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Securing Our StateA Coordinated Approach

• Homeland Security Strategy for the State of
  Colorado

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• Because theres no higher priority than the
  protection of Colorado, our citizens, and our way
  of life. Bill Owens, Governor

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Agenda

• The Way Ahead
• Strategy
• Coordination
• Departmental Activities
• Regional Activities
• Success Stories

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The Way Ahead

• Colorados Homeland Security Strategy provides
  Colorado with a roadmap to safeguard the state
  against terrorist attack and other disasters.
  The plan furnishes state and local officials with
  the means to develop interlocking and mutually
  supporting emergency preparedness programs.

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Strategy Purpose

• The purpose is to coordinate the regions
  Homeland Security efforts
• Coordinate between federal, state, and local
  governments
• Create partnerships through the public and
  private sector
• Maximize resources through collaboration between
  departments, agencies, and regions on existing
  resources

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Strategy Focus

• Prevention
• Identify and protect critical infrastructure
• Improve ability to gather, share, and analyze
  information
• Preparedness
• Plan for emergency or disaster effectively
• Response
• Ensure effective coordination of emergency
• Response
• Identify and close gaps in basic emergency
  response capabilities
• Recovery
• Enable recovery from an emergency for both
  private and public entities

Prevention
Preparedness
Recovery
Response
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Strategy Goals

• Planning
• Training and Exercises
• Information Sharing
• Communications Interoperability
• Critical Infrastructure Protection
• Food and Agricultural Protection
• Public Health Protection
• Citizen Participation
• Continuity of Government
• Emergency Responder Capabilities
• Cyber-Security

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Its All About Coordination
Governor's Office
9 All Hazards Regions
State Departments Agencies
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Homeland SecurityCoordinated at the Highest
Level
Colorado Dept of Public Safety

• All Hazards Field Coordinator
• Homeland Security Coordinator

Dept of Local Affairs
Dept of Public Health Environ.
Governors Office
And Others
Colorado Dept of Agriculture
Dept of Military Veterans Affairs
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Homeland Security StrategyDepartment Activities
Colorado Dept of Public Safety

• Office of Preparedness, Security and Fire Safety
  (OPSFS)
• Information sharing
• Critical Infrastructure
• Fire incident reporting
• Resource Mobilization Inventory (ROSS)

Dept of Local Affairs
Dept of Public Health Environ.
Governors Office
And Others
Colorado Dept of Agriculture
Dept of Military Veterans Affairs
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Sharing Information
Federal

• Colorado Information Analysis Center (CIAC)
• Provide timely analysis and information sharing
• Conduit for information flow between federal,
  state, and local resources

CIAC
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Critical Infrastructure

• Assess risks and vulnerabilities of Colorados
  critical infrastructure
• Facilities, power stations, transportation hubs,
  etc.
• Institute prevention measures
• Deter events
• Detect planned attacks
• Defend against attack

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Homeland Security StrategyDepartment Activities
Colorado Dept of Public Safety

• Department of Public Health and Environment
• Assess resources, infrastructure and capacity to
  respond
• Provide proper epidemiological response
• Use All-Hazards approach

Dept of Local Affairs
Dept of Public Health Environ.
Governors Office
And Others
Colorado Dept of Agriculture
Dept of Military Veterans Affairs
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Building Capacity
Federal
State
Local
CDPHE
Centers for Disease Control Bioterrorism Grant
Health Resources Services Administrations
Hospital Grant
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Homeland Security StrategyDepartment Activities
Colorado Dept of Public Safety

• Department of Agriculture
• Agro-security and best practices
• Disease preparedness to protect food supply

Dept of Local Affairs
Dept of Public Health Environ.
Governors Office
And Others
Colorado Dept of Agriculture
Dept of Military Veterans Affairs
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Agro-security Preparedness

• Ag Preparedness and Response Plan
• Bio-security practices brochures
• Disease surveillance in coordination with Public
  Health Environment
• Industry alerts using Public Safetys
  notification system
• ICS training for Cooperative Extension agents
  through Colorado State University

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Disease Preparedness Animal ID

• Radio Frequency Animal ID (RFID) Project
• Colorado is a pilot state for the National Animal
  Identification System
• Colorado Department of Agriculture working with
  the United States Department of Agriculture and
• Collaborating with private companies

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Disease Preparedness Livestock

• Tracks an animal with a positive result for a
  disease using grid computer network
• Cooperative effort between the Colorado
  Department of Agriculture and Colorado State
  University
• Ensures safe food product for maintaining
  consumer confidence

COLORADO
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Homeland Security StrategyDepartment Activities
Colorado Dept of Public Safety

• Dept. of Military and Veterans Affairs
• National Guard
• Rapid response
• Mass casualty decon
• Mobile comm suite
• Emergency response force
• Civil Air Patrol
• Airborne digital imaging

Dept of Local Affairs
Dept of Public Health Environ.il
Governors Office
And Others
Colorado Dept of Agriculture
Dept of Military Veterans Affairs
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Homeland Security StrategyDepartment Activities
Colorado Dept of Public Safety

• Additional Departments
• Continuity of Govt (GOG)
• Continuity of Ops (COOP)
• Securing facility access
• Assess threat levels/risk

Dept of Local Affairs
Dept of Public Health Environ.il
Governors Office
And Others
Colorado Dept of Agriculture
Dept of Military Veterans Affairs
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Homeland Security StrategyDepartment Activities
Colorado Dept of Public Safety

• Dept. of Local Affairs
• Coordinate emergency response
• Coordinate training and exercise
• State administering agency for homeland security
  grants

Dept of Local Affairs
Dept of Public Health Environ.il
Governors Office
And Others
Colorado Dept of Agriculture
Dept of Military Veterans Affairs
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Multi-Agency Coordination Center

• Central location for response to All-Hazards
  emergencies
• Federal agencies
• State agencies
• Local agencies
• Coordinate response and resources
• Training and exercise facility for
  multi-agency/multi-jurisdictional use

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MACC Sharing Resources

• State Emergency Operations Center, Div of
  Emergency Mgt.
• State Mapping Coordinator
• Developing a state-wide Geographic Information
  System (GIS)
• Office of Preparedness, Security, and Fire Safety
• Integration of Resource Mobilization Plan
  Resource Inventory Database
• Sharing Connectivity
• Statewide dispatch via South Metro Fire (access
  to 800 MHz)
• Transportation Operations Center
• Command and control of all state road systems
• Alternate facility for FEMA
• Special Compartmental Information Facility (SCIF)
• Assessment of terrorism across all levels of
  government

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Training and Exercises

• Division of Emergency Management coordinating all
  training
• Collaboration with multiple agencies to develop
  statewide exercises

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Administration of Homeland Security Funds

• Administers Homeland Security grants since July
  1, 2004
• Acting Executive Director Barbara Kirkmeyer
• 30 million available for 2005
• Responsible for the states comprehensive
  emergency management program

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All Hazards Regions

• Designated by executive order
• 9 All-Hazard Regions
• Multi-Agency/multi-discipline
• Reflect regional needs and priorities
• Consistent planning process and information for
  all regions
• Homeland Security Funding
• Shared within region
• Regional Advisory Committee
• Local law enforcement, first responders, public
  health, others

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All Hazards Regions

• Each Region has developed all-hazards
  coordination groups
• Process is bottom-up, locally driven
• Allows solutions to mature, build consensus,
  pooling of resources

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Coordinating Regions
Representatives
Regional Advisory Committees
Governor
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Coordinating Regions
Northeast All Hazards Steering Committee
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Coordinating Regions
Fire
EMS
LAW
Public Health
Hospitals
OEM
Public Works
Elected Officials
LAW
Communications
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National Priorities

• Expand Regional Collaboration
• Implement NIMS and NRP
• National Incident Management System
• National Response Plan
• Implement the NIPP
• National Infrastructure Protection Plan

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NIMS

• National Incident Management System (NIMS)
• Provides a consistent, nationwide approach to
  incident management
• Established as the State standard for incident
  management by Executive Order D011-04
• Uses Incident Command System (ICS)

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Target Capabilities

• 36 National Preparedness Capabilities
• Common
• Prevent
• Protect
• Recover
• Respond

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Target Capabilities

• Interoperable Communications
• Planning
• Responder Health Safety
• Critical Infrastructure Protection
• Community Preparedness Participation
• Intelligence/Information Sharing
• Medical Surge
• CBRNE Detection
• Law Enforcement Investigation
• Response and Decontamination
• Mass Prophylaxis
• EOC Management
• Explosive Device Response

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Northeast All Hazards RegionSuccess Stories

• Interoperable Communications
• Infrastructure
• Radios
• Planning
• Response
• Strategy
• Regional Response Teams
• Enhance Improve Existing Efforts

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Questions
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Your Regional Coordinators

• Kevin Kuretich
• Kevin.Kuretich_at_state.co.us
• 970.679.4503
• Colorado Division of Emergency Management
• 150 E 29th Street Suite 215
• Loveland, Colorado 80538

• Clint Goldenstein
• Clintg_at_pctelcom.coop
• 970.580.8808
• Northeast Colorado All Hazards Region
• P.O. Box 26
• Holyoke, Colorado 80734