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89TH ANNUAL WEST TEXAS COUNTY JUDGES AND COMMISSIONERS ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE

Wednesday, April 25, 2018 3:35-4:25 p.m.

“County Public Works as a First Responder”

• Mr. Tony Crites

Associate Division Director - ITSI

• Mr. Bill Long

Senior Training Specialist

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Recovery

The Forgotten Phase of Emergency Management

MISSION

TEEX makes a difference by providing training, developing practical solutions, and saving lives.

VALUES

Safety T eamwork Adaptability Respect Stewardship

VISION

TEEX is an adaptive and innovative service agency making a difference worldwide.

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TRAINING FACTS & FIGURES

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Total Trained/Served: 173,218

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Served 90% of Texas Communities

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Total Contact Hours: 2.7 Million

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Total Classes: 6,791

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For every dollar of state general revenue TEEX received, TEEX generated $11.

FY 2017

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International Service: 75 Countries

Texas Communities Served FY 2017 FY 2017

Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters

Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 6

The Case for Recovery

5 Nations Served Communities Served 4

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THSSP Goal 5: Recover National Preparedness Goal: Five Emergency Management Areas Four Phases of Emergency Management

Prevention Mitigation Recovery Protection Recovery Preparedness Response Mitigation Response

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Recovery

• How do you define recovery?
• FEMA definition
• Recovery includes the capabilities necessary to assist

communities affected by an incident to recover effectively.

• It is focused on a timely restoration, strengthening, and

revitalization of the infrastructure; housing; a sustainable economy; and the health, social, cultural, historic, and environmental fabric of communities affected by a catastrophic incident.

• Why is Recovery important?

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T exas Landscape

• By 2020 T

exas population expected to grow to 29 million up approximately 15% from 2010.

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exas will remain the most natural hazard- prone state in the nation.

• Droughts
• Wildfire
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• rnadoes
• Flooding
• Hurricanes/Tropical Storms

Source: Texas Homeland Security Strategic Plan 2015-2020 7

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Important Recovery Documents to know about

• Stafford Act
• National Disaster Recovery Framework
• 2018 FEMA Public Assistance Program Guide
• 2 C.F.R. § 200.326 and 2 C.F.R. Part 200,Appendix II,

Required Contract Clauses

• Procurement Guidance for Recipients and Sub-

recipients Under 2 CFR Part 200 (Uniform Rules) Supplement to the Public Assistance Procurement Disaster Assistance Team (PDAT) Field Manual

• Texas Emergency Management Executive Guide FY

2017 Edition

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Questions?

• How many have worked through the recovery phase of

a disaster?

• When does recovery start in a disaster?
• What is your roll in the recovery phase of a disaster?
• What challenges did/could you face?
• What was the biggest lesson learned during recovery?

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Local Steps to Declare a Disaster and Federal Assistance Eligibility

• Step1 - Declare a local state of disaster and submit to

the State Operations Center (SOC).

• Step 2 - Prepare and submit a Disaster Summary

Outline (DSO) to the SOC.

• Step 3 - Preliminary Damage Assessments (PDAs)
• Step 4 - Governor Requests a Federal Disaster

Declaration

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QUESTIONS

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Training

• Emergency Management Institute Online courses.
• TEEX Recovery

Training Program

• 1 hour online Disaster Recovery Awareness
• 4 hour Disaster Recovery for Senior Officials
• 8 hour Introduction to the Public Assistance Program
• Planning for Disaster Debris Management
• Community Planning for Disaster Recovery
• Damage Assessment

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