DHSEM Update ~ December 2, 2015 Information and Updates 2016 Colorado Emergency Management Conference and Call for Speakers

Call for Speakers for the 2016 conference. This year’s theme is “Capability and Capacity: Preparedness isn’t by Coincidence.” Presentations that focus on current issues, Whole Community, creative best practices, and participant reaction are strongly encouraged and will be given preference. Multiple submissions are welcome. Breakout Group Tracks and Session Types This year’s conference will be focused on four breakout group tracks: Best Practices, Whole Community, Changing Conditions, and Leadership. Each track will have an opportunity for 40 and 60 minute sessions. The proposals are due to the conference committee at the close of business on December 15, 2015. Submit proposals online with this form. The dates for the 2016 Colorado Emergency Management Conference hosted by DHSEM and CEMA have been set for March 8-10, 2016 in Colorado Springs at the Hotel Elegante. Information on registration, conference fees and agendas will be shared in future Updates.

CEMA Awards Nominations Deadline December 5

The CEMA Awards Committee will be accepting nominations until December 4, 2015 from its membership, partners, and cooperators for the following annual awards: • “All-Hazards Emergency Manager of the Year” Award (One from each all-hazard region) • “Rookie Emergency Manager of the Year” Award • “The Mike Gelski Award for Outstanding Volunteer Achievement” • “Public/Private Partnership” Award Equally important is the President’s opportunity to recognize one or more CEMA members who has given both time and commitment to the organization and the service it provides through presentation of a “CEMA President’s Award”. Those with nominations for this award are asked to contact Mike Chard directly to share the reasons your nominee has earned this recognition. These nominations can be sent to me directly at [email protected].

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Presentation of the awards will be made at the 2016 Colorado Emergency Management Conference. Should there be any questions regarding the nomination and award processes please contact Jim Krugman, CEMA Awards Committee Chair at [email protected] or 720-548-0893.

DHSEM Grant Information and Updates

Each week an update is posted to the DHSEM website with the follow information: • Mitigation and Recovery Program Report for all grant program coordinated by DHSEM. • Grant Calendar with important deadlines and training events. • Public Assistance Status Update posted to DHSEM website. • Potential Contractor List FEMA has issued a new program and policy guide that goes into effect on January 1, 2016. It is available on the FEMA website. The guide takes the information that was previously spread out through various Public Assistance program publications and condenses it into one location. Please note that this guide is not retroactive and will only apply to declarations that occur after January 1, 2016. DHSEM has very exciting news. FEMA has closed out the first large project on DR-4145 (2013 floods). This is a huge milestone, but hopefully only one of many, many more to come in the near future. The subrecipient, Left Hand Water District, was very responsive and organized, which greatly contributed to the turnaround time. In the next few weeks, we will be working closely with our finance team to determine the process for final payments and grant agreements. Please let us know if you have any questions on the above topics. A big thank you from the DHSEM Public Assistance team to all of you. Our team would not have achieved this milestone without the help we get from all of you. Thank you!

Upcoming DHSEM Committee Meetings • • •

Homeland Security Interface Meeting: January 3, 2016. Contact Ezzie Michaels with questions. Homeland Security and All-Hazards Advisory Committee (HSAC): January 11, 2016 from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Contact Micki Trost with questions. Community Preparedness Advisory Council (CPAC): Jan 7, 2016 from 9-11 a.m. Contact Fran Santagata with questions.

FCC Issues Notice of Rulemaking for Wireless Emergency Alerts

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has recently issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPR) in the matter of Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA). Essentially, they’re listing a number of proposed changes to WEA and are requesting comments from the community on what you think is a good idea, bad idea, and why. The highlights of the proposed changes are: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

Increasing Maximum WEA Character Length Classifying Emergency Government Information Content in WEA Alerts Providing Multilingual WEA Messages WEA Geo-Targeting Promoting State and Local Testing and Proficiency Training Requiring Alert Logging and Test Reporting

If you are interested in providing a comment, you must go to the website 1. Click “Submit a Filing in 15-91” and fill out the form

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2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Enter the Proceeding Number, which is “15-91” Enter your name as Name of Filer Do not click the “Exparte Presentation” box The type of filing is “COMMENT” Enter your business address (not your personal address, as your comment and information will be publicly available) 7. Save your comments in a Word document or similar format, and upload the file to the FCC site by clicking the “Browse” button

FEMA Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program Application Period Opens December 7

This serves as notification that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Fiscal Year 2015 Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program (AFG) will open on Monday, December 7, 2015 at 8 a.m. eastern time. The application period for the FY 2015 AFG Program closes on January 15, 2016 at 5 p.m. eastern time. The Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, (Pub. L. 113-76) provides $306,000,000 in AFG Program funding to assist fire departments and nonaffiliated ambulance and emergency medical service organizations meet their firefighting and emergency response needs. The AFG Program enables these organizations to obtain the tools and resources necessary to more effectively protect the health and safety of the public and emergency response personnel. Grant guidance for this program will be available at www.grants.gov, and at http://www.fema.gov/firegrants/afggrants/index.shtm. Further, the “Get Ready Guide”, available at http://www.fema.gov/pdf/firegrants/Get_Ready_Guide.pdf, may also be useful for potential applicants and is provided to answer questions and to help prepare grant applications. Contact Information: For fire departments / applicants requiring assistance please visit www.fema.gov/grants, or contact the AFG Help Desk at [email protected] or 1.866.274.0960. For congressional inquiries contact the FEMA Region VIII External Affairs office at (303) 235-4908.

Job and Volunteer Opportunities • • • • •

CSP: Victim Advocate Greeley [closes December 11, 2015] CSP: Victim Advocate Las Animas [closes December 11, 2015] DFPC: Helicopter Manager [closes December 18, 2015] DFPC: Assistant Helicopter Manager [closes December 18, 2015] DFPC: Wildland Fire Management Section - Aviation Unit Chief [closes December 4, 2015]

Good News and Kudos

The DHSEM team is pleased to introduce several new staff members and to recognize the hard work of staff members this month.

Kudos to MARS Team Congratulations to the DHSEM Mitigation and Recovery Section for closing the first Public Assistance large project associated with the 2013 Floods.

Stephany Juneau Mitigation Planning Specialist Please join DHSEM in welcoming Stephany Juneau, Mitigation Planning Specialist. She may be reached at [email protected].

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Christe Coleman South Region Field Manager DHSEM welcomes Christe Coleman as the new South Region Field Manager. Coleman’s can be reached by email at [email protected].

Sara Spaulding Communications Specialist Please welcome Sara Spaulding as the new Communications Specialist working on the Strategic Communications Program team. Spaulding can be contacted by email at [email protected].

Matt Arsenault Mitigation Specialist Please join DHSEM in welcoming Matt Arsenault, Mitigation Specialist.

DHSEM Promotions Congratulations to our DHSEM staff members who were recently promoted. Elizabeth Ownsby promoted to Operations Officer and Jeanne Pace promoted Assistant to Emergency Management Director.

Sarena Bonora Integrated Grant Analyst DHSEM is pleased to welcome Sarena Bonora, Integrated Grant Analyst, to division grants team.

Jena Thompson Field Services Section Assistant DHSEM introduces Jena Thompson to the field services section in the Office of Emergency Management. She can be contacted by email at [email protected].

Crystal Christensen Accountant Crystal Christensen joins the DHSEM finance program in accounting.

National Infrastructure Protection Plan Announces Annex for Emergency Services Sector

The National Continuity Programs (NCP), Continuity of Operations Division is pleased to announce the Homeland Security; Emergency Services Sector Specific Plan- Annex to NIPP 2013 is available for review.

FEMA Webinar: National Flood Insurance Plan Changes

FEMA announces the first of the Regional Webinar Series to inform congressional, state, tribal, and local officials, as well as floodplain administrators and other stakeholders, of changes to the National Flood Insurance Program specifically related to those communities that have been newly mapped. We are offering two webinars for this specific audience: December 9th and December 16th. Please click on the link below to sign up online for a date and time that works best for you: http://newlymappedforofficials2015.eventbrite.com/. Registration is limited, so please sign up early. If you are unable to make either of these two webinars, we are offering eight other sessions geared toward insurance agents, lenders, and real estate professionals. If you prefer, you may sign up for one of these sessions: http://newlymapped2015.eventbrite.com/. For more information about the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act, visit http://www.fema.gov/flood-insurance-reform. For additional information about these webinars, please call the FEMA Region 8 External Affairs office at (303) 235-4908.

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DHSEM Volunteer of the Year 2015 Nominee Request

Submit your regional DHSEM Volunteer of the Year Awards. Volunteers are the backbone of Community Preparedness programs. They are invaluable to us during disaster response & recovery efforts as well. The process will be the same as last year. • We are looking for one awardee from each of the nine all-hazard regions. • The selection is best made through your regional citizen corps council/committee and/or regional Board of Directors. Each region is organized differently so it is up to the region to decide which committee would be the best fit to make the awardee selection. • A short narrative is required, explaining why the nominees should receive the award. The regional selection committee should review the narratives and vote to select one volunteer to receive the award. • You MUST work through your Citizen Corps Council/and or Regional Homeland Security Board to nominate worthy individuals. These entities will make the final selection. I will only take nominees from the Homeland Security Coordinators for each region. • The awards will be presented at the Emergency Management conference March 6-8 in Colorado Springs.

Training and Exercise Information Benefit Cost Analysis Training

North Central

12/10/15

Advanced Incident Command System (ICS 400)

South

12/14/15

Anticipating Hazardous Weather and Flooding Preparedness

South Central

12/16/15

Basic Public Information Officer Course (G290)

North Central

12/17/15

Colorado Wildfire & Incident Management Academy

Statewide

01/09/16

Intermediate Incident Command System (ICS 300)

Northwest

01/20/16

Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) - L146

South Central

01/21/16

Emergency Operations Center Management and Operations (G775)

South Central

02/11/16

Basic Public Information Officer (G290)

South

02/16/16

Intermediate Incident Command System (ICS 300)

South Central

02/16/16

Joint Information Center/Joint Information System (G291)

South

02/18/16

Emergency Response to Domestic Biological Incidents (PER-220)

South Central

02/22/16

Advanced Incident Command System (ICS 400)

Northwest

02/24/16

Biological Incidents Awareness (AWR-118)

South

02/24/16

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Central Emergency Operations Center Management and Operations (G775)

South Central

03/01/16

Advanced Incident Command System (ICS 400)

South Central

03/02/16

ICS/EOC Interface (G191)

South Central

03/22/16

Social Meda for Disaster Response and Recovery (PER 304)

Statewide

03/28/16

Social Media Tools and Techniques

Statewide

03/29/16

Social Media Engagement Strategies

Statewide

03/30/16

Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Operations and PLanning for All-Hazards Events MGT 346

South Central

04/27/16

DHSEM Training Courses

View all DHSEM training courses at www.DHSEM.state.co.us on the Preparedness page. Sign up today for the Benefit Cost Training on December 11-12, 2015. This training is required for all those who may be receiving HMGP funds for DR-4229 and the 2015 spring storms.

Important Reminders

Current Fire Restriction Levels

Do you have changes in your current fire restriction levels? Please send me any new information that you have to Micki Trost at [email protected] and it will be added to the Colorado Fire Restriction map and information page posted at COEmergency.com can be updated.

County Emergency Management Contact and Emergency Notification Links

DHSEM Strategic Communications will be completing the quarterly updates of the emergency notification registration links located on COEmergency and DHSEM websites. Please help us ensure the information is correct. If you have a change in staff or a new emergency notification web link please email [email protected] with current contact information for inclusion on our COEmergency webpages. Thank you for your assistance in keeping these community resources up to date.

Information to Share in the Next DHSEM Update

Do you have information that would benefit other agencies in Colorado? Simply send an email to [email protected] with your information and it will be included in the next Update.

DHSEM Update Available Online

Each DHSEM Update is posted to COEmergency.com and is available to view as a PDF or to download.

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