James Lee Witt Associates Emergency Management

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James Lee Witt AssociatesEmergency Management
Damage Mitigation

• Florida Public Service Commission
• Electric Utility Infrastructure Workshop
• January 23, 2006, Tallahassee
• Charles Fisher, Managing Director
• Utility and Critical Infrastructure Practice

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Background

• James Lee Witt Associates
• Utility and Critical Infrastructure Practice
• Experience

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Emergency Management Cycle
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Damage Mitigation

• Vegetation Management
• Pole Assessment
• Underground wires

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Preparation

• Emergency Management Culture
• Incident Command System
• Relationship with local emergency management
  officials
• Joint planning
• Exercise
• All Hands Culture

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Response Recovery

• Damage Assessment
• Joint Operations
• Restore and Communicate
• Mutual Assistance

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• Charles E. Fisher, Managing Director
• Utility and Critical Infrastructure Practice
• James Lee Witt Associates
• 202-585-0780 (DC)
• 919-960-3821 (NC)
• cfisher_at_wittassociates.com
• www.wittassociates.com