August 22, 2008
This newsletter is for
public agencies, businesses, non-governmental organizations, and other
stakeholders involved or interested in public-private partnerships for joint
emergency preparedness, mitigation, response, and recovery.
Michigan State University (MSU) produces the newsletter through the Critical Incident Protocol (CIP)-Community Facilitation Program under a grant awarded by the Training & Exercise Integration/Training Operations, Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Department of Homeland Security. This newsletter provides ideas, suggestions, best practices, and lessons learned to establish critical incident protocols using public-private partnerships.
Michigan State University
through the CIP Program will “enhance cities, counties, and region’s
capabilities to prepare for, respond to, and recover from man-made and natural
disasters through public and private sector collaboration, communication, and
cooperation.” MSU facilitates public-private partnerships and the CIP
Program is free of charge to participating communities.
Please visit our website at www.cip.msu.edu for more information about the program.
Participating Communities in the CIP Program
The CIP Program has been
initiated in 42 communities in 23 states with over 3,400 participants
establishing community public-private partnerships for joint management of
critical incidents. We are looking to work with other cities, counties and
regions. Is there a location in the nation that you think may be interested in
developing a public-private partnership? If so, please let us know.
Currently, we are working with the following communities:
Alabama: Hoover
Arizona: Casa Grande
California: Mountain View
Colorado: Littleton
Connecticut: Norwalk
Florida: Western Panhandle
Illinois: Lake-Cook Regional, Libertyville
Indiana: Evansville
Kansas: Douglas County
Maryland: Annapolis, Carroll County, Rockville
Michigan: Marquette County, Monroe, Oakland County
Missouri/Illinois: Gateway Citizen Corps
Coalition, St. Louis
Montana: Lewis & Clark
County
Nevada: Clark County
North
Carolina:
Buncombe County, Greensboro
Ohio: Brooklyn
Pennsylvania: Allentown, Bethlehem,
Northampton County, Perkiomen Valley
South Carolina: Columbia, Horry County
Texas: Dallas
Utah: Layton, Sandy City
Virginia:
Arlington
County, Richmond
Washington: Redmond
Wisconsin: Brown County, Dane County, Eau Claire County,
Milwaukee, Outagamie County, Racine County, Superior, Winnebago County
CIP Program
Activities
September 9, 2008: Norwalk, CT (Facilitating Tabletop Exercise)
September 14/15, 2008: Atlanta, GA (ASIS Conference)
September 26, 2008: Detroit, MI (Initiating the CIP Program)
September 30, 2008: Naperville, IL (Initiating the CIP Program)
October 7, 2008: Dane County, WI (Facilitating Tabletop Exercise)
October 16, 2008: Clark County, NV (Facilitating Tabletop Exercise)
October 21, 2008: Lake-Cook IL Regional (Facilitating Tabletop Exercise)
October 21, 2008: Atlanta, GA (IEDC Conference)
October 29, 2008: Richmond, VA (EPA Conference)
Welcome Columbia, South Carolina to the CIP Program
Columbia, South Carolina has recently joined the CIP Program as our 42nd community. The capital of South Carolina is home to one of the largest populations in the state. The City of Columbia partnered with the University of South Carolina (USC) to lead their public/private partnership. The city and USC has been working diligently with businesses, non-profit organizations and residents on collaborating for crisis management through various programs and initiatives.
CIP Program Partners with American Society of Industrial Security (ASIS)
Over the years, we have collaborated and worked with a number of public and private sector institutions to raise the awareness level on the value of community-wide public/private partnerships for crisis management.
The CIP Program started in 1998 at Michigan State University with a grant from the U.S. Justice Department to research and identify best practices on the public sector and business community working together on how to prepare for, respond to, and recover quicker from the impact of man-made and natural disasters at a community, regional, or state-wide level. In 2000, we published the Critical Incident Protocol – A Public and Private Partnership, a 42-page how-to-guide for agencies, businesses, and non-profit organizations on creating partnerships. The publication provides guidance on critical incident management, joint exercising and training, working with the media, and more. In 2002, MSU staff was approached by the federal government to develop a program where we would work directly with communities around the nation to facilitate partnerships. Today, we have worked with 42 communities (cities, counties and regions) across the nation and looking to work with more.
Through the CIP Program, we also provide other services, including this newsletter and continue to work with other organizations. One of our long-term partnerships is with the American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS), the largest organization for security professionals including more than 35,000 members worldwide. ASIS membership works at the local, state, federal and international levels promoting joint collaboration with the first responder community.
Michigan State University’s CIP Program was honored to be endorsed by Mr. Steve D. Chupa, CPP, 2007 President, ASIS international. Mr. Chupa states in his letter to Mr. Robert Shea, Associate Deputy Administrator, FEMA that,
“The CIP training program enhances the security and safety of our communities by bringing the stakeholders together to exchange information regarding the effectiveness of risk and threat assessment, levels of preparedness and response, and maximizes the sharing of available resources when responding to man-made or natural disasters, including terrorism and weapons of mass destruction.” (Chupa, Dec. 11, 2007).
The CIP staff thanks Mr. Chupa and ASIS International staff and membership for their leadership in making our nation safer.
Palm Beach County, Florida Public/Private Partnership
The CIP staff seeks partnership examples from across the nation to share with readers of this newsletter. In discussions with members of the Palm Beach County Division of Emergency Management we discovered their leadership in partnering with the business community in a county of about 1.5 million people. Among their programs is the Business Addressing Readiness & Recovery Program (BARR). BARR promotes awareness and offers guidance for business disaster planning, survival and recovery strategy development, and mitigation initiatives through presentations, workshops, plan reviews, site assessments, web services, and other means.
Additionally, within the Division of Emergency Management is the Business & Industry Liaison, which is a full-time staff position. Among the many initiatives and programs is the Standard Operating Guideline: Business & Industry Program. For more information, please go to: http://www.pbcgov.com/publicsafety/emergencymanagement/mitigation/barr.htm or contact Sheridan “Butch” Truesdale, Senior Mitigation Planner within the agency.
Producing Emergency Plans by FEMA
FEMA has recently released their Producing Emergency Plans – A Guide for All-Hazard Emergency Operations Planning for State, Territorial, Local, and Tribal Governments, Interim Version 1.0, as of July 11, 2008. The Comprehensive Preparedness Guide (CPC) 101 provides information on the basic plan and supporting annexes of developing an emergency operations plan. Further, it discusses which type of response information is needed, along with information on various federal programs, including the National Response Framework and others. It also provides guidance on disaster intelligence, administration, finance, logistics, communications, purpose, and more. Within the document is a sample hazard profile worksheet, sample department-to-ESF cross-reference matrix and other documents and forms.
This interim release of CPG-101 focuses on the response and recovery planning process. The final release of CPG-101, scheduled for December 2008 will include all mission areas – prevention, protection, response and recovery. To download this 150-page document, go to: http://www.fema.gov/pdf/about/divisions/npd/cpg_101_interim.pdf.
The Resilient Community – Fundamentals of Public-Private Partnerships
One resource for the public and private sectors is a 24-hour television channel dedicated to all aspects of homeland security. The Homeland Security Television (HSTV) channel broadcasts on satellite and cable networks and offers an online television program that utilizes blogging and networking platforming.
On their website, which contains various videos that you may download, includes their recently released video, The Resilient Community. This 14 minute video focuses on Arlington County, Virginia which has a strong public/private partnership program. It also contains interviews with Marc Follmer, Deputy Assistant to the Governor, Virginia Office of Commonwealth Preparedness, Charlotte Franklin, Deputy Coordinator, Arlington County Office of Emergency Management, Kiersten Todt Coon, Principal, Good Harbor Consulting, and Dan Jenkins, Manager Corporate Security, Dominion Resources. This is an opportunity to learn how other professionals work together.
For more information on HSTV or to view the video, please go to: http://www.homelandsecuritytelevision.com. We initiated the CIP Program for Arlington County in April 2008 and they had 100 public and private sector stakeholders working together through our workshop and the break-out sessions.
Critical Employee Emergency Planning (CEEP) - DHS Funded
The Gulf States Regional Center for Public Safety Innovation (GSRCPI), Northwestern State University, Natchitoches, Louisiana is offering the Critical Employee Emergency Planning workshops across the nation.
This one day train-the-trainer workshop is for “emergency responder, government and corporate employees who are required to remain on the job in disaster situations. The training program will guide agency policy, as well as family and personal preparations for evacuations, quarantines, and other scenarios. The goal of the program is to assure, through thoughtful planning and preparation, those we expect to serve and protect of their family’s safety. With the knowledge that families are equipped with the basics of food, clothing, and safe shelter, those who must remain on the job are able to work and serve more effectively (GSRCPI, 2008, para #2).”
The CEEP workshop will be offered across the nation. For more information, please go to: http://www.gsrcpi.org.
2008 Natural Disaster Business Risk Survey
FM Global commissioned this study administered during May-June 2008 on the responses of 100 financial executives from U.S. and Canadian-based corporations with over $1 billion in annual revenue. FM Global is one of the world’s largest business property insurers.
According to Ruud Bosman, executive vice president, FM Global, “The findings reveal a surprising and concerning gap between the levels of natural catastrophe exposure among North America’s largest companies and their level of preparedness.” (FM Global, 2008, para #4). The study found a disconnect across three most common types of natural disasters: hurricanes, floods, and earthquakes. Some of the findings indicated:
o While 80% of companies were located in hurricane areas, nearly 50% reported they are not well-prepared.
o While 90% of companies were located in flood area, nearly 60% reported they are not well-prepared.
o While 80% of companies were located in earthquake areas, nearly 70% reported they are not well-prepared (FM Global, 2008, para #7).
To read the full report, please see the press release at: http://www.fmglobal.com/press_release/2008/FMGStudy_080608.html.
Recent Postings to the CIP Information Exchange Website
The CIP Information
Exchange website is a large database for public and private sector
professionals interested in homeland security, emergency preparedness, business
continuity, disaster recovery, and emergency management. It also contains
research publications, government documents, news items, and more.
To enter the CIP Information Exchange website, please go to https://angel.msu.edu and click on Angel Guest Account from the drop-down menu. Click on proceed and in the next webpage box, enter “msu.msu@angel” and “partnership” (both without quotation marks) as the password. On the next page, click on Critical Incident Protocol (CIP) – Community Facilitation, which launches the main menu.
Located in the folder "Bulletin Board - Information for all Communities" are a variety of recent postings, including:
o 2008 Business Resiliency Survey (iJET)
o Critical Infrastructure Protection JOB Aid & The Virginia Plan
o Legal Risks & Solutions in Disaster Management & Business Continuity
o FEMA Modification of Disaster Aid Rules Stuns Public Entities
There are numerous other resources located on the website. To locate a specific topic, utilize the "search" function.
Past Newsletters
If you are interested in viewing past CIP
Update newsletters, please go to www.cip.msu.edu and select "Newsletters" from the main
menu.
Closing
If you have any topics and/or ideas for a
future CIP Update newsletter, please contact Brit Weber at weberbr@msu.edu or (517) 355-2227 or other MSU staff members. About every three weeks
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Disclaimer
The views expressed here are those of the
author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. Department of
Homeland Security or Michigan State University.
Source
Chupa, S.D. (Dec. 11, 2007). Letter to Mr. Robert Shea, Associate Deputy Administrator, U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency. President, American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS).
GSRCPI. (2008). Critical Employee Emergency Planning (CEEP). Retrieved on August 21, 2008 from: http://www.gsrcpi.org. Gulf States Regional Center for Public Safety Innovations.
FM Global. (August 6, 2008). 2008 natural disaster business risk study findings uncover potential business oversights. Press Release.
Brit
Weber
Program Director
CIP-Community Facilitation Program
School of Criminal Justice
Michigan State University
1407 S. Harrison Rd., 335 Nisbet Bldg.
East Lansing, MI 48823
Work: (517) 355-2227
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