1. FEMA UPDATE John Woytak National Preparedness Region IX Exercises Planning Training FEMA HQ Regional Response Team Meeting June

2. RIX REGIONAL EXERCISE UPDATE Wa´ma´ gayam (Lightning Strikes) Typhoon Pakyo REP Exercises

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4. 4  Deployment/Setup  Test the Emergency Communications Box  Transmit situational awareness to:  County  State  RRCC  Replace and Package

5. 5 Duck Valley Sho-Pai TribeDuckwater Shoshone Tribe Ely Shoshone CouncilFallon Paiute Shoshone Tribes Fort McDermitt Pai-Sho Tribe of Nevada & Oregon Confederated Tribes of the Goshute Reservation Las Vegas Paiute TribeMoapa Band of Paiutes Reno-Sparks Indian ColonyBattle Mountain Band Council South Fork Band CouncilElko Band Council Wells Band CouncilDresslerville Community Council Woodfords Community CouncilYomba Shoshone Tribe

6. 6 What is a Mobile Emergency Operations Box A means to rapidly create an EOC anywhere or anytime without having to scavenge for equipment.

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13. 13 Mar 12 Simple Truth Anthrax - Full Scale FEB/APR/Aug 12 Golden Guardian - Southern California Catastrophic Earthquake Task Force Workshops and Functional Exercise Jun 12 - Typhoon Pakyo Guam Full Scale Aug 12 Medical Counter Measure Exercise - Los Angeles, CA May 13 Golden Guardian - San Francisco Earthquake Functional Exercise San Francisco Bay

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15. 15 Scenario involves a 9.0 magnitude earthquake, ground shaking for 5 minutes with subsequent tsunami. Wave heights could reach 80 feet. The Cascadia fault line runs for 800 miles from just off Mendocino to British Columbia. Ground shaking expected to impact as far south as the Bay Area and also Sacramento.  Began planning effort in April 2011, partnering with Cal EMA.  FEMA RX is conducted their Cascadia Plan on the same time line. Plans are being coordinated, but are not joint.  Conducted Information Analysis meetings in Del Norte, Humboldt, and Mendocino Counties  Course of Action brief to Senior Leadership Steering Committee in August 2012  Draft Plan expected in September 2012  Final Plan expected in December 2012  California will exercise this plan as Golden Guardian 2014.

16. 16  The authority is the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). of 1980, as amended. The Plans are required to be reviewed by the Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) on an annual basis and are approved at the State Emergency Response Commission (SERC)  Provide technical expertise from Region IX  All encompassing review of the HazMat ERPs  Work with Karen Pabon the NV SERC  Comprehensive Preparedness Guide

17. 17  Region IX will host seats for applicants in collaboration with Cal EMA, the Master Exercise Practitioner Program (MEPP) in southern California starting in January of 2013.  Starting this October, FEMA Position Specific (OPS, Plan, etc.) courses will begin to be taught throughout California

18. 18  FEMA Qualification System  FEMA Reservist Program  FEMA Corps

19. 19  Purpose – FQS establishes the system for qualification and certification of the FEMA workforce through experience, training, and demonstrated performance  The system was developed in order to: Ensure a qualified workforce based on performance standards Establish minimum, consistent, and fair qualification requirements for all workforce positions regardless of employment status Strengthen the training and qualification standards for all workforce positions Professionalize the workforce similar to other emergency response professions Create a pathway to leadership positions Improve federal assistance to disaster impacted families and communities

20. 20  Purpose – To build and sustain a robust, well-trained, deployable, and fully-capable corps of intermittent “Reservists” who can effectively and efficiently perform mission functions in accordance with our statutory authorities Progress to Date Potential courses of action for the Reservist program were presented to Deputy Serino on March 14 in the following areas: Equipment Benefits Pay Grade Distribution Reservist Workforce Management Structure Training Deployment Medical Assessment

21. 21 Purpose – To train and build a FEMA-devoted unit of 1600 service corps members operating in support of Federal emergency and disaster response and recovery efforts to be established within the AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (“NCCC”) program FEMACorps will advance the President’s management and national security priorities, including job creation, service, and working across government FEMACorps will promote better mission outcomes by supporting FEMA’s ability to meet its all hazards mission through a scalable and reliable force structure