USACE Approach to Developing Emergency Managers of the Future

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USACE Approach to Developing Emergency Managers
of the Future
Presenter Name Presenter Title
Ed Hecker
Chief, USACE Directorate of Contingency Operations
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Overview

• USACE Emerging Initiatives
• Professional Workforce focus Training/Education/Cr
  edentialing
• EM certificate program (GWU)
• EM Program Accreditation
• University Collaboration
• Core Competency identification/cultivation
• Address the challenge of life cycle
  infrastructure system risk management
  convergence of EM and Risk Management

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USACE Emerging Initiatives

• Professional Credentialing
• Systematic alignment of targeted core
  competencies with training/educational/experience
  requirements for formal career progression
• Cadre competencies for SME, ATL, TL, EM, LNO
• EM Cert program (2 year - GWU - 50 students)
• Follow-on Masters Program 2011

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USACE Emerging Initiatives

• EM SCEP Pilot
• Student Career Employment Program
• Six USACE EM offices will pilot
• Undergraduate and Graduate EM degree programs (6
  Universities initially targeted)
• 5 Year follow on plan to place SCEPs in every EM
  USACE office
• University outreach (Simulation and Modeling)
• University of Central Florida
• Georgia Tech

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USACE Emerging Initiatives

• EMAP Pilot
• Emergency Management Accreditation Program
• Builds upon existing EMAP standard
• Three USACE EM offices will pilot
  (August-September 2010) focused on engineer
  contingency missions
• 5 Year follow on plan to assess USACE emergency
  management plans in light of minimal national
  standards

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Flood Risk Management Cycle

• FF Preparation
• Federal, State local coordination
• FDR system assessment / inspections
• Monitoring, forecasting threats

• Monitor report flood impact
• Monitor system performance
• Support state local response
• Emergency strengthening of
• systems

Event
Preparation
Response

• State local partnerships
• Hazard mitigation planning
• Floodplain mgnt planning
• Preparation activities
• Response activities

Mitigation
Recovery

• Identify future mitigation opportunities
• Develop system improvements
• Modify mitigation response plans
• Develop new technologies

• Repair damaged systems
• Assess document system performance
• Implement mitigation measures system
  improvement

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SCEP EM Pilot

• Objectives (Phase I)
• Identify Universities with EM programs for
  undergraduate and graduate level students. Begin
  dialogue and determine feasibility and interest,
  October 2009. Establish MOAs with same, Jan 2010
• Arkansas Tech
• Western Illinois University
• George Washington University
• Jacksonville State University
• Anna Maria College
• University of North Carolina

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SCEP EM Pilot

• Objectives (Phase I) Cont
• Solicit USACE recruitment of interested EM sites
  March-April 2010
• Universities initiate solicitation of candidates,
  May-June 2010
• Determine pilot offices, May 2010
• Review, interview, select candidates, June 2010
• Launch pilots, September 2010 (4 students for
  year 1, 2 additional students for year 2)

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SCEP EM Pilot

• Objectives (Phase II)
• Review each pilot program at a minimum at
  conclusion of each semester.
• Review program and sustain and expand as feasible
  to reach 100 compliance goals, 2012-2015.

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Simulation/Modeling

• Determine a Development Path to USACE Modeling
  and Simulations Initiative
• Development of the Sim Tool for platform delivery
  as a simulation device for planning, response and
  preparedness purposes (accessible via web
  ENGLink). This deliverable has the ability to
  model data from various database sources. It will
  utilize the most valid models as are deemed by
  the work group established for this purpose.
• Development of Simulation deliverable scenarios
  utilizing the Sim Tool functionality (for USACE
  needs, and as reimbursable projects for other
  federal partners).
• Development of a modeling and validation work
  group that will guide the data, model, and
  validation process behind the initiative.
• Development of a Third Gen Sim Tool (Future) with
  analysis of actions capabilities.
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Simulation/Modeling

• Develop a 5 years Plan for the DCO for Modeling
  and Simulations
• The products to be delivered (to include a
  description of who has the lead for each element
  of the development).
• The organizations and leads that are leading and
  contributing to the product development.
• The scope and methodology behind the modeling and
  validation processes utilized in the simulation
  tools development.
• Describe the make up and intent of the EM RD
  workgroup that will support the modeling and
  validation through theory based scientific
  analysis.
• A timeline for the deliverables.
• A description of the scenarios, to include the
  diverse types.
• A full disclosure of the data sources and a
  justification for utilizing each.
• A funding request that accurately estimates the
  requirements to accomplish all the above.

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Simulation/Modeling

• Make the tool distributable The tool should be
  made widely accessible. Internet, Intranet,
  Network and existing enterprise systems will be
  considered for appropriate dissemination.
• Develop a plan for the new or re energized EM RD
  workgroup - expand to include other stakeholder
  participation. This team is key to connect
  academic research, USACE expertise across
  multiple communities of practice, and partner
  stakeholders such as FEMA. FEMA representation
  was anticipated at the workshop but did not
  materialize. They have expressed a great interest
  in attending these planning meetings and we will
  continue to solicit their representation. Other
  private sector stakeholders will also be
  considered for work group membership as are
  deemed appropriate to assist to achieve defined
  objectives.

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Training, Education, Credentialing

• Field Force Engineering (FFE)
• Mission PRT
• Conferences
• Workshops
• Exercises
• Course Hosting
• Facilitation
• Exercise Planning
• Scenario Development
• Credentialing

FFE training
Credentialed 9088 team members since Feb 2002
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Civil Responder Requirements
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Readiness Per Credentialing
since 2003
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Sim Tool