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Introduction

to the

National Mass Care National Mass Care Strategy

Your Presenter Today

Kam Kennedy Kam Kennedy

North Central Division Division Disaster State Relations Director

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A Short History

MOA signed between FEMA and American Red

Cross in 2010

MOA named ARC as Co-lead of Mass Care

portion of ESF-6 portion of ESF-6

MOA called for ARC and FEMA to develop and

promulgate a National Mass Care Strategy with the National VOAD and other mass care support agencies

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Partners in Development

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Relying on our Roles and Missions

Ensuring our nation’s ability to provide life- sustaining services immediately following disaster events is a fundamental responsibility of government at all levels, as well as the mission of many nongovernmental and private sector

• rganizations. Additionally, it is an inherent value

embedded in the culture of this country to assist each other during times of need.

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Building on Our Strengths

Our current Mass Care delivery system relies on

collective action from multiple groups.

The National Mass Care Strategy embraces this

Whole Community approach and seeks to Whole Community approach and seeks to further enhance and expand the resources and capabilities currently available.

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Recognizing our Future

“Our country must build a system that encourages individuals, families, communities, states, and the private sector to all participate in building resiliency and capacity.” “For such a system to be effective, it must be built on a foundation of common terminology; well-defined position and foundation of common terminology; well-defined position and roles, responsibilities, and qualifications; and training programs that are flexible in design to adapt to various delivery methods and organizational needs but reflect standardized system fundamentals.”

—Introduction to the National Mass Care Strategy —

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How was the NMCS How was the NMCS Developed?

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NMCS Timeline

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National Mass Care Council

Co-led by: American Red Cross Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster

(National VOAD)

Includes representatives from: Mass Care service provider organizations State and Local emergency management Representatives from the private, faith, children’s,

health and mental health, academic, functional needs populations, household pets, and technology sectors

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Informing the NMCS

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ESF-6 Capabilities

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Preliminary Targets for Mass Care Services

Move and deliver resources and capabilities to meet the

needs of disaster survivors, including individuals with access and functional needs and others who may be considered to be at risk

Establish, staff and equip emergency shelters and other Establish, staff and equip emergency shelters and other

temporary housing options (including accessible housing) for the affected population

Move from congregate care to non-congregate care

alternatives and provide relocation assistance or interim housing solutions for families unable to return to their pre-disaster homes

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Preliminary Targets for Mass Care Services

Consider and assess the “maximum of maximums”

planning factors, and the National Preparedness Goals and how the Mass Care Strategy will align

Clarify how future assessments of mass care and

emergency assistance capabilities and capacities, at emergency assistance capabilities and capacities, at FEMA and across the whole community, will be coordinated with other national level planning factors.

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What does the NMCS What does the NMCS say?

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Whole Community

A philosophical approach on how to think about

conducting emergency management

Engages the full capacity of:

Nonprofit and private sectors including:

NGOs NGOs Community Based Organizations Faith Based Organizations Businesses The General Public

Local, tribal, state territorial and federal government

partners

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National Mass Care Strategy

• The National Mass Care Strategy will provide a unified approach to

the delivery of mass care services to all communities, including underserved populations, by establishing common goals, fostering inclusive collaborative planning, and identifying resource needs to build a national mass care capacity, focusing on:

Individual or congregate temporary shelters (including household Individual or congregate temporary shelters (including household

pets)

Fixed or mobile feeding operations Distribution of relief supplies Family reunification Health and/or Mental Health Services Information Recovery Assistance

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Policy Goals & Recommendations

Build Scalability into Service Delivery Strengthen & Unify Mass Care Legal & Create the Opportunity for improved Coordination

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NMCS Care Legal & Policy Foundations Standardize Mass Care Practices Engage the Whole Community Coordination & Participation

Strategic Goal 1

Build Scalability into Service Delivery

Create an integrated National Mass Care Plan Support local and state engagement in building mass care

capacity (gap analysis)

Implement strategies for tiered response to expand available Implement strategies for tiered response to expand available

mass care resources

Improve the effectiveness of disaster exercises in building mass

care capacity including scenario planning

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Strategic Goal 2

Create the Opportunity for Improved

Coordination and Participation

Create national platform community of practice with common

templates and definitions Implement an integrated Mass Care resource deployment

Implement an integrated Mass Care resource deployment

strategy that leverages the capability of all organizations while reducing duplication and improving resource visibility

Implement Mass Care asset management and coordination Improve communications and coordination including EOC

coordination and partners

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Strategic Goal 3

Engage the Whole Community

Identify and remove barriers that limit volunteer, community

agency and private sector involvement

Create a mass care virtual volunteer portal to support the

creation of a mass care community of practice through creation of a mass care community of practice through information sharing

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Strategic Goal 4

Standardize Mass Care Practices

Recommend and adopt mass care standards of practice Implement a standardized mass care incident management

training program

Promote the use of existing mass care tools Promote the use of existing mass care tools

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Strategic Goal 5

Strengthen and Unify Mass Care Legal

and Policy Foundations

Modify the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency

Assistance Act (Public Law 93-288) as amended. Modify or implement Federal Non-Stafford legislation that directly

Modify or implement Federal Non-Stafford legislation that directly

affects the provision of Mass Care services to meet whole community needs.

Modify existing doctrine, policies and regulations to increase

national mass care capacity

Standardize legislation across state lines to enhance the sharing

• f mass care resources

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What does the NMCS What does the NMCS mean to us?

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Whole Community

In YOUR jurisdiction:

Who is responsible for the activities in the National Mass Care

Strategy?

Who are the stakeholders?

“As a concept, Whole Community is a means by which residents, “As a concept, Whole Community is a means by which residents, emergency management practitioners, organizational and community leaders, and government officials can collectively understand and assess the needs of their respective communities and determine the best ways to organize and strengthen their assets, capacites, and interest.” (Source: National Mass Care Strategy, Ver. 4.0, June 18, 2012)

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Coming Soon

NMCS is a grass roots efforts!

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NMCS In Action—Hurricane Sandy

NMCS Goal: Engage the Whole Community

Occupy Sandy, a non-traditional

• rganization established to support the

response: response:

Was integral in providing other relief organizations with

information about the location of people with needs

Coordinated assistance with other relief operations to ensure

needs were met

Serves as a member of the Multi-Agency Feeding Task Force

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NMCS In Action—Hurricane Sandy

NMCS Goal: Create the Opportunity for Improved Coordination and Participation Hurricane Sandy Multi-Agency Feeding

Task Force Task Force

Developed a common operating picture Advocated for affected population Disseminated information Analyzed gaps –feeding area saturation and areas

with feeding needs

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NMCS In Action—Moore, Oklahoma

NMCS Goal: Engage the Whole Community Spontaneous Volunteers

Volunteer Reception Centers stood up 1,500+ spontaneous volunteers utilized 1,500+ spontaneous volunteers utilized

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Find Out More

https://nmcs.communityos.org/cms/mission

Kam Kennedy American Red Cross American Red Cross Division Disaster State Relations Director, North Central Division Kam.Kennedy@redcross.org 816-283-7520

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