2007 Annual NWTEMC Conference Northwest Tribal Emergency Management Council

NW Tribal Emergency Management Council Where we started

NW Tribal Emergency Management Council (NWTEMC)- brief history A consortium of 8 Tribes in Northwest Washington to address Emergency Management and Homeland Security issues faced by those tribes.

NW Tribal Emergency Management Council (NWTEMC)-3 New Members Lummi Nooksack Samish Sauk-Suiattle Snoqualmie Makah Stillaguamish Swinomish Tulalip Upper Skagit Shoalwater Bay Participating Tribes Several tribes across state have continued to express interest…

NW Tribal Emergency Management Council (NWTEMC) Partners Washington State –DOH –EMD –DOE –WSP Federal –FEMA X –DOT –EPA Regional –Region I Public Health –Snohomish County Health District –IMT –EMS –IHS

NWTEMC Staffing  Lynda Harvey, Chairperson  Fuzzy Fletcher, Vice Chairperson  Lee Shipman, Secretary  Glenn B. Coil, Homeland Security Planner  Lorelei Ranney, Administrative Assistant  Roberta Losik-Welch, MRC Coordinator  Tina Pacheco, R.A.C.E.S. Coordinator  Claude Cox, SERC Representative  Mike Iyall, SERC Delegate  One Representative from each of the Member Tribes

Organization Governing Board –Charter –By-laws Tribal Governments Greater strength in numbers –Politically –Shared Resources –Shared Personnel

What Do We Do? We assist in the development of Emergency Management Plans and grants writing We assist one another in raising awareness to Homeland Security issues and mandates

What Do We Do? We educate our communities –Preparedness We train our responders –Response and Recovery We build teams –MRC, CERT, Blockwatch

What Do We Do? We provide a link to regional, state, and federal Homeland Security and Emergency Management programs We provide a link for access to resources to enhance and supplement your EM and Homeland Security programs –Federal –State –Regional –Local

NWTEMC Provide Templates for Plans –CEMP, PAN FLU Maintain essential databases –Volunteers, resources, shelters, etc. Maintain website as a conduit for sharing information: Meet twice a year to address updates and action items

NWTEMC Organize training Facilitate TERC/LEPC to maintain compliance with the Emergency Planning Community Right-to-Know Act Conduct annual NWTEMC conferences

Tribal Public Health Emergency Preparedness Provide resources for Tribal Clinics to develop Public Health Emergency Management plans Coordinate initial efforts for emergency planning with regional Public Health partners… –Tribes –State –Region –County

Tribal Public Health Emergency Preparedness Public Health issues such as –Quarantine –Isolation –Jurisdiction Tribal Public Health law or codes Training Public education

Tribal Emergency Preparedness The current goal is that tribes will continue to work together to share resources, knowledge, and skills & develop comprehensive emergency planning documents, address training issues, and provide a network of expertise that is culturally relevant and sensitive.

NWTEMC Where do we go next?

Organization Cooperative Agreements Increase participating member Tribes by formal resolution Promote MOU/MOAs with one another & with our local Jurisdictions Future and ongoing goal

NWTEMC Programs NWTEMC Statewide CERT NWTEMC Statewide R.A.C.E.S NWTEMC Statewide Medical Reserve Corps NWTEMC Incident Management Team NWTEMC Trainers

NWTEMC Structure The State of Washington houses nine Homeland Security Regions for the purpose of distributing HLS funding. The NWTEMC has proposed a tenth Region specifically for the Tribes. Region X HLS would become the conduit by which the Tribes in Washington State could facilitate the distribution of HLS monies.

Why create a Region X Current system must be improved to include the Tribes in Washington Tribes have many of the same emergency management/HLS/Public Health responsibilities as the States Much of Washington State’s Critical Infrastructure is located on or near Tribal lands A Region X would enhance Washington State’s ability to protect the homeland by strengthening partnerships

Funding Proposal The NWTEMC has put forth a request to Congress asking for a $3 million “earmark” in 2008 and a $4 million “earmark” in These funds would be used to establish the groundwork for emergency management programs throughout all of the member Tribes of the NWTEMC.

Questions? Lynda Harvey