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The Engineering Aspects of Emergency Management

The Engineering Aspects of Emergency Management. Maine Society of Professional Engineers Educational Symposium February 26, 2010 Maine Emergency Management Agency www.maine.gov/mema. Emergency Management Structure.

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The Engineering Aspects of Emergency Management

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  1. The Engineering Aspects of Emergency Management Maine Society of Professional Engineers Educational Symposium February 26, 2010 Maine Emergency Management Agency www.maine.gov/mema

  2. Emergency Management Structure • Federal -- Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and FEMA Region 1 • State -- Governor, Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management (DVEM), Maine Emergency Management Agency (MEMA), Emergency Response Team (ERT), Disaster Assistance Team (DAT) • Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee • Legal and Veterans Affairs Committee

  3. Emergency Management Structure • County -- 16 County EMA Directors, Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC), Incident Management Assistance Team (IMAT), Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) • Metro Areas -- Portland, South Portland, Lewiston-Auburn, Augusta and Bangor • Local -- Town EMA Directors

  4. Incident Response Coordination Incident Recovery Coordination Disaster Assistance Education and Training Vulnerable Populations State’s Mitigation Program Dam Safety Program Grants Management Hazardous Material Storage and Reporting Debris Management, Evacuation and Shelter Programs Emergency Management StructureMEMA’s Roles and Responsibilities HomelandSecurity

  5. Emergency Response Structure(Regional Aspects) • 6 Emergency Response Regions • 13 Regional Response Teams (RRT’s) • 7 Decon Strike Teams (DST’s) • Incident Management Assistance Teams • National Guard Regional Liaison Teams • 11th Civil Support Team (CST) • Civil Air Patrol

  6. Emergency Management Resources(MOU’s/MOA’s) • Local/County • State (public and private) -- IAFC Initiative • Federal (including DoD) • NorthEast States Emergency Consortium (NESEC) • Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) • International Emergency Management Assistance Compact (IEMAC)

  7. The Four Phases of Emergency Management • Preparation • Training, Education, Exercises, Planning, planning and more planning • Response • Coordination and leveraging of local, State, Federal and Private Sector Partners • Recovery • Putting things upright not making them whole • Mitigation • An ounce of prevention versus a pound of cure

  8. Engineering Aspects of Preparation • Development of building codes • Community planning • Evacuation efficiency assessments • Dam safety -- Structure and inundation analysis • Debris removal • Public outreach • Local Emergency Planning Committees

  9. Engineering Aspects of Response • Infrastructure threat assessments • International Bridge in Ft. Kent • Camp Ellis • Infrastructure damage repair and alternatives • Bethel reservoir • South Portland fuel storage power • Kennebec River ice jam

  10. Engineering Aspects of Recovery • Infrastructure damage assessments – buildings, bridges, levees, embankments • Long-Term community recovery • Mass housing planning and development

  11. Engineering Aspects of Mitigation • Reactive to non-reactive mode • Towns have projects but need expertise to do hydrology and hydraulics analysis • Reducing vulnerabilities – buildings, bridges, levees, embankments • Cost/Benefit Analysis • Oxford County 21 significant events in last 30 years • Knox County RR slide and Old County Road • $500K mitigation allocation

  12. The Engineering Aspects of Emergency Management Maine Society of Professional Engineers Educational Symposium February 26, 2010 Maine Emergency Management Agency www.maine.gov/mema

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