U'S' Department of Homeland Security Emergency Preparedness and Response Federal Emergency Managemen

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U.S. Department of Homeland SecurityEmergency
Preparedness and ResponseFederal Emergency
Management Agency NDMS Section Response
Division
Team Leaders Meeting 2005 NDMS Conference May
1, 2005
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U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Executive Secretary
Commandant of Coast Guard
Legislative Affairs
Secretary ---------------------------------- Deput
y Secretary
Inspector General
Public Affairs
General Counsel
State and Local Coordination
Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
Citizenship Immigration Service Ombudsman
Director, Bureau of Citizenship Immigration
Services
Special Assistant to the Secretary (private
sector)
Director of the Secret Service
Privacy Officer
Small Disadvantaged Business
National Capital Region Coordination
Chief of Staff
International Affairs
Shared Services
Counter Narcotics
Under Secretary Science and Technology
Under Secretary Information Analysis and
Infrastructure Protection
Under Secretary Border Transportation Security
Under Secretary Emergency Preparedness and
Response
Under Secretary Management
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Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency
Management Agency

• Major Organizational Elements
• Office of National Security Coordination
• Mitigation Division
• Preparedness Division
• Response Division
• Recovery Division

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Detailees
Response Division
Executive Secretary
Advisory Services
Executive Operational Services
Response Services Branch
Logistics Branch
Operations Branch
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Operations Branch
Military Support Team
NDMS Section Jack Beall Section Chief (S)
Urban Search Rescue Section
Incident Response Section
Field Operations Section
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NDMS Section
Jack Beall
Chief
NDMS Section
Medical Systems
System Development Unit
Medical Field Operations Unit
Operations Unit
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Recent Initiatives

• 2004/2005 MISSIONS
• Strike Teams
• Delivery of Organic Transportation Assets
• Form 40-1 Processing
• Role of Program Managers (PMs)
• Streamlined Administrative Processing
• New Role of Emergency Coordinators (ECs)
• Medical Surge Capability
• Uniform Policy

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NDMS Operations

• 2004/2005 MISSIONS
• Disasters 4 Hurricanes 3 Typhoons, 1 Air
• Crash,1 Earthquake 2,300 NDMS
• Members.
• NSSEs 7 Events 1,500 NDMS
• Members.
• Exercises 35 3,000 NDMS Members.

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NDMS Training

• Changes to NDMS On-line Training Curriculum and
• Requirements
• more accurately reflects the needs of all NDMS
  teams
• Development of the NDMS Academy
• will provide standardized education and
  instruction in
• the skills, roles, and responsibilities as a
  responder in
• the NDMS
• Establishment of the NDMS Training Working Group
• generate team input into training policy and
  procedures
• promote a greater level of direction and
  distribution of
• training information to NDMS teams

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NDMS Training

• New Training Request Form
• streamlined the process of training approval
• Development of the Training Officer Resource Page
• specifically designed for the NDMS training
  officer
• will provide resources to optimize performance
  within
• their position
• Training Officer Conference Calls
• scheduled every month and held in the evenings
• promote better communication and direction to
  NDMS
• training officers

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DMATs Central

• EVALUATION/ASSESMENT PROCESS
• OH-5
• TEAM TYPING
• Type II 10.9
• Type III 12.7
• Type IV 7.3
• CACHES
• 3 Teams (Complete)
• 4 Teams (Partial)
• TRUCK INITIATIVE
• 10 Teams

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DMORTs

• Develop the DMORT Forensic and Morgue Operations
  SOP Group
• Develop the DMORT Field Operations Guide
• Assist with the development of the Mass
  fatalities course, EMI
• DMORT 1 new Team Commander, appointed
• Better working conditions with National
  Transportation Safety Broad

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IMSuRTs

• All three IMSuRTs are now at approximately
• 80 of Required Caches.
• FEMA will be purchasing Rx Caches shortly

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USERRA Coverage for NDMS Intermittent Employees

• NDMS activated or NDMS member participates in
  training authorized by the Secretary of DHS or
  designee
• PROTECTIONS
• Prompt Reinstatement Status
• Accrued Seniority Health Insurance Coverage
• Protection from Discharge Training
• Donor non-seniority benefits

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Training with Industry Program

• MOA with USN/USAF for Medical Service Corps
  Officers.
• Exchange information on NRP/NIMS procedures and
• activities.
• Enhance knowledge of emergency preparedness,
  develop
• response management skills, and promote response
  
• decision making proficiency.
• Augment NDMS MST/JMT with Plans and Operations
• during an event.

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2004 NDMS Hurricane ResponsesDemonstrated
Capability
(Augmentation personnel 316 - Total personnel
800)

• Storms Alerted Teams Deployed Teams Total
  Patients
• Charley 3 12 3,782
• Frances 10 8 1,461
• Ivan 11 13 3,446
• Jeanne 5 2 961
• Totals 29 35 9,740