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Florida Division of Emergency Management

 How do you get help?  Mutual Aid Agreements

• What are they?
• Types of Mutual Aid Agreements

 How does EMAC work?  Reimbursement  Logistics

 In a local emergency or day to day operations

there are mutual aid agreements in place at the local level copies are available on CJNET/Mutual Aid.

 When a situation expands

• Florida Sherriff’s Association
• Florida Police Chief’s Association
• State EOC activation

 Three types

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 Activated when an incident or event exceeds

the local capabilities, accompanied by a state executive order.

 ESF 16/Law Enforcement responds to county

requests for state law enforcement.

 Harvey Jones

Florida Department of Law Enforcement harveyjones@fdle.state.fl.us

Presented by the Florida Division of Emergency Management

 Emergency Management Assistance Compact  Agreement between Governors to share

resources and assets across state lines during times of disaster and emergency

 Nationally adopted –All 50 states, Puerto

Rico, Guam, U.S. Virgin Islands and District of Columbia

 Ratified by Congress  State to state only

 What EMAC

AC Does:

• Maximizes use of all

available resources across state lines

• Coordinates deployment
• f resources within an

assisting state

• Expedites and

streamlines delivery of assistance between member states

 What EMAC

AC Does Not Not Do: Do:

• Replace federal support
• Alter operational

direction and control

• Endorse

self-deployment

 Efficiency

• Single document – REQ-A

 Legal

• Liability and workers compensation
• Assisting states guaranteed to be

reimbursed

 Flexibility

• Any resource can be deployed
• Reciprocity of licenses and certifications
• Can be used for real events and

training/exercises

 Speed

• Resources can be found and deployed

quickly via EMAC Operations System

• Resources can be deployed via verbal

agreement- must be followed up with signed REQ-A within 30 days

 Legally binding agreements  Contract for specific terms  EMAC uses a three-part document that constitutes a legally binding

contractual agreement (REQ-A)

 Defines what will be reimbursed by the requesting state

Requesting uesting State Assist isting ing State (FDEM) State Agenc ncy y Emergenc ncy y Coordinat dinating ing Officer icers (FDLE) Other r Agenc ncie ies s and Subordina rdinate Units s (FHP, FWC, Capitol Police) County Emergenc ncy Managers rs (Alachua County EM) County Agencies cies (Alachua County Sheriff’s Office, Gainesville Police Department)

 Requests and offers for assistance must go

through FDEM

 Self deployment and agreements outside

EMAC channels are not protected under EMAC law and reimburseme bursement nt is not gu guarantee ranteed

 Reimbursement for self deployment will not

be processed by FDEM

 Deployed personnel should plan to be self

sufficient for 3 days unless told otherwise

 Deployments are 14 days on ground and 2

travel days unless otherwise specified by requesting state

 All deployed personnel are responsible for

their own expenses

• There are no advance funds from FDEM or the

requesting state

 Daily situation reports must be submitted to

FDEM

 Deployed personnel must carry a copy of the

EMAC Mission Order or the REQ-A

 As a rule- Florida does not send volunteers,

contractors or private enterprises through EMAC

 Personnel sent on EMAC missions are agents

• f the state of Florida and must act

accordingly

 Self deployments are not reimbursable  Reimbursement filed through DEM Finance

• Must have original expense receipts (signed and

dated), time sheets/payroll log signed in ink by supervisor, proof of payment (pay stub), EMAC R-2 form (signed by supervisor), Florida Travel Reimbursement Voucher

• Submitted to FDEM within 45 days of return

 Reimbursement does not go directly to the

team- it goes to the resource provider

 May take several months to a year

Deployed Personnel (Jon Jay) Resource Providers (St. Louis County) Assisting State (MSEMA) Requesting State (FDEM) Requesting State (FDEM) Assisting State (MSEMA) Resource Providers (St. Louis County) Deployed Personnel (Jon Jay)

 MRPs drastically speed up the offer for

assistance by outlining capabilities, assets and associated costs

 Can be uploaded into the EMAC Operations

System

 MRP templates are available on the EMAC

website

 MRP’s are

documents that allow resource providers (county or municipal agencies) to describe a resource or capability they may deploy

 In-state sharing of resources and assets

between parties during times of emergency

 Operates similarly to EMAC, but for in-state

resources

 Parties to the agreement can include

counties, cities, educational districts, colleges, universities, special districts, authorities, Native American tribes and community development districts

 Requests must go through county emergency

management agencies

 Requests can be made orally, but must be

followed up in writing within 5 days by the county emergency management agency of the requesting party

 Requesting party responsible for

reimbursement of costs incurred by assisting party

 Assisting parties responsible for providing

insurance for its employees while providing assistance to another party

 Current agreement is dated August 20, 2007  Not necessary to resign the agreement if your

jurisdiction has previously signed

 If your contact information needs to be

updated fill out Form C and submit it to FDEM

 Requesting party  County emergency management agency  FDEM or other participating parties  All requests for out of state or FEMA

resources and assistance must go through FDEM

 www.emacweb.org

• Official EMAC website
• Training, information, videos, and MRP info accessible to

the public

 http://www.floridadisaster.org/Response/Operat

ions/EMAC/index.htm

• FDEM EMAC and SMAA website

 Savannah Sapienza, State EMAC Coordinator,

FDEM

 Savannah.sapienza@em.myflorida.com  (850) 413-9886