1. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Mission Briefing

2. 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

5. 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

9. Space Weather Alert and Notification
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DHS/FEMA
FEMA’s
Space Weather Alert and Notification
9/11/2018
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10. FEMA’s Network of Operations & Coordination Centers
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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

11. FOC / FAOCs’ Mission National Response Coordination Center
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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
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12. 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

13. Notification Framework
How?:
SWPC 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

14. Space Weather Event Alert & Notification Process
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Space Weather Event Alert & Notification Process
Subscriber 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