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State of the Countys Preparedness December 6, 2018 Emergency Preparedness Program Goals for the Evening Enhance and improve emergency preparedness in Franklin County Get a snapshot of: Where we are What weve done thus far

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State of the County’s Preparedness

December 6, 2018

Emergency Preparedness Program

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Goals for the Evening

  • Enhance and improve emergency

preparedness in Franklin County

  • Get a snapshot of:
  • Where we are
  • What we’ve done thus far
  • What we need to do in the future
  • Create written report to inform future work of

FRCOG, local responders, local elected

  • fficials, and state/federal legislators
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WHERE WE ARE

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Demographic Context

  • Rapidly aging
  • Low income
  • High rates of substance use disorder
  • Drive far to get to work
  • Not reliable cell or broadband
  • Emergency responders are largely volunteers,

working out of town

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Geographic Context

  • Many rivers

– And many dams – MANY Bridges

  • Many hills
  • Railroad lines
  • Long distances between neighbors
  • Private wells/septic systems
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Climate Context

  • Increasing Near Term Hazards (2030s)

– Hotter: 3.3°F – 4.5°F warmer average temps 9 – 13 more days above 90°F – Wetter: 2.5” – 3” more annual precipitation

  • Increasing Challenges

– Exasperate (v): to increase the gravity or intensity

  • f…

– General threats require flexible plans

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Our Strengths

  • Resilient Yankees
  • Reliance on wood heat
  • Most of us have our own cars
  • Culture of volunteerism
  • Long history of cross-town collaboration
  • Regional structures
  • Significant support for planning over the last

decade

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WHAT WE’VE ACCOMPLISHED

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After Action Reviews Analyzed

  • H1N1 Mass Vaccination -- 2009
  • FC Regional Tropical Storm Irene – 2011
  • Buckland Irene – 2011
  • Colrain Irene -- 2011
  • Greenfield Bioterror/Nuclear Tabletop -- 2011
  • Elected Official Tabletop Exercise -- 2012
  • Franklin/Hampshire REPC HazMat Full Scale Exercise -- 2016
  • FC Mass Casualty Incident Exercise (MCI)Drill -- 2016
  • Baystate Franklin Medical Center Surge Drill – 2016
  • Conway Tornado – 2017
  • Elected Official Tabletop Exercise: Twisted Sister -- 2017
  • Winter Storms HMCC AAR – 2017
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Progress Made on Areas of Improvement In The Last Decade

Multi-Agency Coordination Center DART Trailer, Pet Shelter Protocols Town Reverse 911 systems WRHSAC Resource Caches, Map, Guide HMCC Duty Officer System Real-Time Road Closure Mapping

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MORE Progress Made In The Last Decade

Elected Officials E-Prep Series Debris Management Plan Public Info Officer Training Community Organizations Active in Disasters (COAD) Shelter Plans and Drills Spontaneous Volunteer Management, JIT Trainings

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LOOKING TOWARD THE FUTURE

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Challenges Remain

  • 1. Technology
  • 2. Awareness of, and access to, resources
  • 3. Awareness and customization

(operationalization) of plans

  • 4. Awareness, expectations, and acceptance of

emergency preparedness roles

  • 5. Maintaining commitment to emergency

preparedness

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Challenge #1: Technology

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Challenge #2: Resource Awareness & Access

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Challenge #3: Awareness and customization (operationalization)

  • f plans
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Challenge #4: Role awareness, expectations, and acceptance

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Challenge #5: Maintaining commitment to emergency preparedness

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Challenge #6:

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Small Group Work

  • Each table is for one of the challenges
  • Answer the following questions, realistically

(i.e. something Franklin County could do or influence):

1. What trainings and exercises can address the problem? 2. Are there any plans that need to be written to address the problem? 3. What structural changes in emergency management or local government need to be made? 4. What policy changes at the local, state, or federal level are necessary? 5. What can the FRCOG do to assist?

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Challenges

  • 1. Technology
  • 2. Awareness of, and access to, resources
  • 3. Awareness and customization

(operationalization) of plans

  • 4. Awareness, expectations, and acceptance of

emergency preparedness roles

  • 5. Maintaining commitment to emergency

preparedness

  • 6. ?
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Report Out

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Next Steps Report

  • Presentation online
  • Survey monkey
  • Final report

– Identify policy changes – Identify programming changes – Identify structural changes

  • Reconvene to discuss implementation
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Thank You!

Emergency Preparedness Program

https://frcog.org/program-services/emergency-preparedness/

Tracy Rogers

Program Manager emergencyprep@frcog.org 413-774-3167 x118