IPR Briefing

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What Is Lessons Learned Information Sharing?
Online since April 19, 2004
Over 25,000 members
134 Best Practices
259 Lessons Learned
52 Good Stories
Over 4,000 Documents
The national online network of Lessons Learned
and Best Practices for emergency response
providers and homeland security officials
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Program Sponsors
Preparedness Directorates Office of Grants and
Training (GT)

• GT is responsible for assisting states and local
  jurisdictions to prevent, plan for, and respond
  to acts of terrorism.

• MIPT sponsors research to discover equipment,
  training, and procedures that might assist first
  responders in preventing terrorism and responding
  to it.

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LLIS.gov Program Overview

• LLIS.gov Content
• LLIS.gov Original ContentBest Practices,
  Lessons Learned, Good Stories
• Other DocumentsAARs, Reports, Federal
  Guidelines, Emergency Operations Plans
• LLIS.gov Initiatives
• Topic Specific Dynamic Pages
• System Enhancements LLIS.gov Channels
• LLIS.gov Partnerships
• Organizational and Academic Partnerships
• Collaboration Tools
• Secure e-mail, Message Boards, Feedback Tools

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Best Practices Methodology and Definition
1. Convene multi-disciplinary working group (WG)
2. Commence research analysis develop draft BPs
3. Convene subject-matter-specific WG for
validation
4. Revise BPs based on WG comments re-circulate
5. Publish Best Practices on LLIS.gov
Best Practices are peer-validated techniques,
procedures, good ideas, or solutions that work
and are solidly grounded upon actual experience
in operations, training, and exercises.
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Best Practices Example

• A Best Practice series includes links to
• Subject-matter specialists and their contact
  information
• Related documents and publications
• Other Best Practices within the series
• Related websites

Best Practices are part of a series of documents
that examine a specific topic and link
the reader to additional
resources and information
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Lessons Learned Definition and Examples
A Lesson Learned is knowledge and
experiencepositive or negativederived from
actual incidents such as the 1995 Oklahoma City
bombing and the 9/11 attacks as well as
observations and historical study of operations,
training, and exercises.
Incident Site Security Erecting Barrier Fences
(2003 Rhode Island Station Club Fire, Warwick,
RI) Access Control at Hospitals During a Major
Emergency (2003 Top Officials 2 Exercise,
Chicago, IL) Mutual Aid Agreements Understanding
Partner Capabilities (September 11, 2001 World
Trade Center Attack, New York, NY)
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Lesson Learned Fire Department Operations
Regional Logistics Resource Team

• Context
• ACFD was not prepared to perform long-term
  logistics functions in the immediate response to
  the Pentagon attack on 9/11. Fairfax County Fire
  and Rescue Dept Logistics team stepped in to help
  the ACFD organize, staff, and manage long-term
  logistics functions throughout the operations.

• Lesson Learned
• Regions should organize experienced fire
  department logisticians into a regional logistics
  resource team that could augment the logistics
  staff of the responsible jurisdiction in case of
  a large-scale emergency.

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Good Stories Definition and Examples
Good Stories are exemplary, but
non-peer-validated, initiatives implemented by
various jurisdictions that have shown success in
their specific environments and that may provide
useful information to other communities and
organizations
Illinoiss Mutual Aid Box Alarm System Linn
County, Iowas Program to Evacuate Individuals
with Special Needs Maines Galen Cole
Foundations Thermal Imaging Camera
Program Illinoiss Radio Authentication Matrices
Ensuring Radio Security
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Good Story Bostons Use of Special Events as
Planned Disasters

• Program Overview
• The greater Boston area conducts special events
  as "planned disasters" by employing ICS and
  Unified Command, and integrating portions of the
  regions disaster plans into the events
  operations plans.
• Goals
• Improve preparedness for large-scale incidents
  by
• Continually testing and improving emergency
  plans
• Spreading the institutionalization of the ICS and
  UC among the many organizations and agencies
  involved in emergency response and
• Building and sustaining relationships among those
  same organizations and agencies.

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LLIS.gov Feature Information Repository
LLIS.gov houses federal guidelines, local
emergency operations plans, and other homeland
security-related documents
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LLIS.gov Resources After-Action Reports

• Examples Include
• Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building Bombing Final
  ReportOklahoma City, OK 1995
• An Assessment Virginias Response to Hurricane
  IsabelVirginia - 2003
• California Spills of National SignificanceCoast
  Guard - 2004
• Pandoras Jar A Tabletop ExerciseNew Jersey
  Business Force - 2004
• Cascade Resolve ExercisePierce County, WA - 2005
• Exercise Team Spirit Response to an Air
  DisasterJefferson County, CO 2004

LLIS.gov houses over 400 after-action reports on
domestic and international incidents and exercises
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LLIS.gov Resources EOPs

• Key features of this page
• Plans are searchable by state
• Includes Best Practices, Lessons Learned, and
  Good Stories relevant to EOPs and emergency
  planning
• Displays pertinent Federal-level plans and
  planning guides
• Provides links to additional resource pages

LLIS.gov houses over 1,000 emergency plans from
state and local government offices as well as
other public institutions and
private sector entities.
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LLIS.gov Program Overview

• LLIS.gov Content
• LLIS.gov Original ContentBest Practices,
  Lessons Learned, Good Stories
• Other DocumentsAARs, Reports, Federal
  Guidelines, Emergency Operations Plans
• LLIS.gov Initiatives
• Topic Specific Dynamic Pages
• System Enhancements LLIS.gov Channels
• LLIS.gov Partnerships
• Organizational and Academic Partnerships
• Collaboration Tools
• Secure e-mail, Message Boards, Feedback Tools

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Topic Specific Pages Mass Evacuation

• Documents Include
• Evacuation plans
• Planning guidance
• Public communications plans
• Evacuation, behavioral, and traffic management
  studies
• Evacuation modeling.
• Special Needs Populations
• Policy Issues
• State Evacuation Information
• After Action Reports
• Recent News
• Other evacuation research

The LLIS.gov Mass Evacuation page provides
emergency planners with a source for information
on mass evacuation planning and lessons learned
during past evacuations
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New Feature LLIS.gov Channels

• Channels are distinct areas of LLIS.gov dedicated
  to specific communities and topics of interest
• Facilitate collaboration among members in a
  secure environment
• Features include
• Channel specific listservs and message boards
• Ability to upload and comment on Channel
  documents
• Post upcoming events and relevant links
• Access contact information for other Channel
  members

Channels support the LLIS.gov mission to provide
the emergency response community with the tools
necessary to effectively share their knowledge
and experiences
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LLIS.gov Program Overview

• LLIS.gov Content
• LLIS.gov Original ContentBest Practices,
  Lessons Learned, Good Stories
• Other DocumentsAARs, Reports, Federal
  Guidelines, Emergency Operations Plans
• LLIS.gov Initiatives
• Topic Specific Dynamic Pages
• System Enhancements LLIS.gov Channels
• LLIS.gov Partnerships
• Organizational and Academic Partnerships
• Collaboration Tools
• Secure e-mail, Message Boards, Feedback Tools

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LLIS.gov Partnerships

• Partnership Goals
• Increase amount and type of information on
  LLIS.gov by featuring research and analysis from
  other organizations
• Collaborate on research and analysis with
  
  like-minded partners
• Facilitate information sharing on a wider scale

• Current partnerships include
• Homeland Security Information Network
• Transportation Security Administration
• Marine Corps Center for Lessons Learned
• Center for Army Lessons Learned
• Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center

LLIS.gov develops partnerships with other
programs and organizations in an effort to expand
the information on the system
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LLIS.gov Educational Outreach

• Educational Outreach Goals
• Provide LLIS.gov content to academic programs for
  incorporation into curricula
• Expand the presence of academic research on
  LLIS.gov
• Integrate academic community into LLIS.gov
  membership

• Academic Partnerships In Progress
• Ohio State University
• Purdue University
• Duke University
• University of Denver

• Provide online forum for academics and students
  interested in homeland security
• Develop internship programs with educational
  partners

Lessons Learned Information Sharing is developing
educational partnerships to create stronger links
between the academic and professional homeland
security communities
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LLIS.gov Program Overview

• LLIS.gov Content
• LLIS.gov Original ContentBest Practices,
  Lessons Learned, Good Stories
• Other DocumentsAARs, Reports, Federal
  Guidelines, Emergency Operations Plans
• LLIS.gov Initiatives
• Topic Specific Dynamic Pages
• System Enhancements LLIS.gov Channels
• LLIS.gov Partnerships
• Organizational and Academic Partnerships
• Collaboration Tools
• Secure e-mail, Message Boards, Feedback Tools

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LLIS.gov Feature Member Collaboration

• Member directory
• Secure email
• Message boards

Collaboration tools, such as the member
directory, secure email, and message boards,
connect responders from across the country
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LLIS.gov Feature Feedback Tool
Lessons Learned Information Sharing encourages
member contribution and actively seeks user
feedback
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Takeaways

• Free and secure
• Responders set the priorities
• Member directory and feedback tools
• Peer-validated original materials
• Clearinghouse of documents, reports,
  news, and events

www.llis.gov
Lessons Learned Information Sharing is the
official repository of lessons learned for the
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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Contact Information
Emilie Earnshaw Outreach Coordinator and
Researcher Lessons Learned Information
Sharing 1717 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, DC
20006 Phone [phone] E-mail
eearnshaw_at_llis.dhs.gov