Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Mission Briefing

FEMA Mission Prepare for and lead the Federal Government’s response to emergencies and major disasters, natural and man–made, including acts of terrorism — “all-hazards” Save lives Protect property Ensure basic human needs are met

FEMA Focus Areas Improve ability to define the common domestic operating picture Improve overall situational awareness and communications Improve visibility of actions and resource tracking Implement state-of-the-art logistics support system Continue catastrophic planning Provide better victim care and assistance Ensure better inter-agency coordination

Space Weather Alert and Notification UNCLASSIFIED DHS/FEMA FEMA’s Space Weather Alert and Notification 9/11/2018 UNCLASSIFIED

FEMA’s Network of Operations & Coordination Centers UNCLASSIFIED FEMA’s Network of Operations & Coordination Centers National Response Coordination Center Wash, D.C. FEMA Operations Center Mt. Weather, VA Response Watch Center FEMA Alternate Operations Center – East *Thomasville, GA FEMA Alternate Operations Center – West **Denver, CO Regional Response Coordination Centers Region Watch Centers R1 - Boston R2 - New York R3 - Philadelphia R4 - Atlanta R5 - Chicago R6 - Denton R7 - Kansas City R8 - Denver R9 - Bothell R10 - Oakland MERS Operations Centers FEMA’s diverse Bothell, WA Denton, TX Denver, CO** Frederick, MD Maynard, MA Thomasville, GA* 9/11/2018 UNCLASSIFIED

FOC / FAOCs’ Mission National Response Coordination Center UNCLASSIFIED FOC / FAOCs’ Mission National Response Coordination Center Wash, D.C. FEMA Operations Center Mt. Weather, VA Response Watch Center FEMA Alternate Operations Center – East FEMA Alternate Operations Center – West Regional Response Coordination Centers Operational 24 hours per day, 7 days a week Staffed by four (4) operations teams Augmented by the FEMA Alternate Operations Center (FAOC) East (Thomasville, GA) & West (Denver, CO) MISSION Receive, analyze, and disseminate a wide variety of All-Hazards information utilizing Receipt , Notification, Alert and Warning media with support from the FAOCs and MOCs. Execute plans in support of Civil Continuity of Government Region Watch Centers R1 - Boston R2 - New York R3 - Philadelphia R4 - Atlanta R5 - Chicago R6 - Denton R7 - Kansas City R8 - Denver R9 - Bothell R10 - Oakland MERS Operations Centers Bothell, WA Denton, TX** Denver, CO Frederick, MD Maynard, MA Thomasville, GA* 9/11/2018 UNCLASSIFIED

Notification Framework When?: If a space weather event will likely… Directly or indirectly cause or exacerbate a major disaster or emergency Interfere with or seriously degrade FEMA’s response & recovery capability Create political, public, or media pressure / expectation for FEMA action Why?: Provide broad, timely space weather situational awareness across the agency Answer the “So what?” for potentially high-concern / high-impact events Use plain language messaging to briefly outline possible or probable impacts; expected duration 9/11/2018

Notification Framework How?: SWPC Email Auto-Alerts – Recommend subscription settings for FEMA Network of Operations & Coordination Centers Event Levels: NOAA Scale Alerts - R 2, S 3, & G 3 or higher alerts Action: Situational awareness for subscribers Radio Blackouts (R 2 and above) - interested parties should monitor the SWPC web-site “D-Rap” model SWPC Voice Alerts - Telephone notification to FAOC-West; conference FOC & FAOC-East Event Level: NOAA Scale - S 4, S 5 & G 4, G 5 alerts Actions: Notify FEMA Senior Leadership; Emergency Notification System (ENS) message to agency Watch Centers and other key nodes; Possible broadcast over the National Warning System (NAWAS) & Washington Area Warning System (WAWAS) for S 5 & G 5 events NAWAS – 2,250 Warning Points to City & County Level WAWAS – 125 National Capital Region subscribers 9/11/2018

Space Weather Event Alert & Notification Process UNCLASSIFIED Space Weather Event Alert & Notification Process Subscriber Email Alerts Alert Conference Call Notification Action FOC Notify Leadership FAOC West ENS to Watches FAOC East NAWAS / WAWAS S 5, G 5 only S 5 G 5 S 4 G 4 S 3 G 3 Solar Radiation Storms Geomagnetic Storms Radio Blackouts R 2 R 5 D-Rap Model S 2 G 2 No notifications recommended at these levels S 1 G 1 9/11/2018 UNCLASSIFIED