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<br /> Public Information and Warning
<br /> WORK PLANNED WHY THE WORK IS BEING DONE RESULT OF THE WORK
<br /> 1 Develop and update Standard Operating The City of Everett must have the capability to All key personnel in each of the city departments
<br /> Procedures(SOPs)and conduct training on quickly recall its employees and emergency which utilize the AlertSense system will be trained
<br /> Everett's alerting platforms,including internal worker volunteers after a large emergency or and repeat the trainings for their department
<br /> notifications,reverse 911,public alerts through disaster.Additionally,the City of Everett needs the staff.Emergency Management Duty Officers are
<br /> IPAWS,and city website alerts. capability to disseminate critical information, all trained to disseminate public alerts through all
<br /> warnings,and alerts to the public in an effective platforms the City has access to.Customized SOPs
<br /> and efficient manner.Everett uses the AlertSense and guides will be available for the users to
<br /> platform(which also includes IPAWS)and supplement their training.Routine non-emergency
<br /> Everett's OEM office is the point of contact for all alerts and notifications disseminated through the
<br /> City departments which utilize this system for AlertSense system will assist in familiarization with
<br /> technical assistance and training. the system and what to expect in a disaster.
<br /> 2 Collaborate with the Everett Office of Some CERT members are not familiar or engaged Emergency/disaster preparedness will be
<br /> Neighborhoods to promote sharing of with their respective neighborhood associations, increased and efforts will be more efficient
<br /> information,develop new outreach materials and some of which are conducting their own through overlap and cross-sharing of trainings and
<br /> methods,and facilitate joint outreach activities. emergency preparedness events and drills. programs(CERT,MYN,and Neighborhood
<br /> Additionally,some pockets of neighborhoods are Associations);there are also additional
<br /> requesting and/or developing Map Your opportunities for people to connect and leam.
<br /> Neighborhood.Neighborhood Associations have
<br /> requested greater collaboration with the CERT
<br /> members in their areas bringing together the
<br /> various,and sometimes disconnected,programs.
<br /> 3 Continue to provide emergency preparedness Public information,education,and outreach is Residents will be better prepared and self-
<br /> presentations,trainings,outreach events, critical for creating a community that is prepared sufficient,resulting in less of a burden for first
<br /> workshops,etc.to any business,government for any and all types of emergencies and disasters. responders and critical services.
<br /> office,citizen group,etc.as requested.
<br /> Program Area. 4 _
<br /> Preparedness Planning
<br /> WORK PLANNED WHY THE WORK IS BEING DONE RESULT OF THE WORK
<br /> 1 Exercise and train Parks staff with Disaster Mobile During the last full activation exercise of the city's By conducting a thorough assessment of the
<br /> Shelter operations.Inventory and assess Disaster Mobile Shelter,a few components of the Disaster Mobile Shelter components,supplies and
<br /> components,supplies,and equipment.Replace or soft-sided shelter tents were found to be equipment,the City can identify which items,if
<br /> repair any necessary items.It is anticipated these deteriorating.Last year,an inventory was done of any,are in need of repair,replacement,
<br /> will include additional sheltertent(s),sanitation the shelf-stable food,water,and other supplies replenishing,etc.It is imperative that the Disaster
<br /> and hygiene items,and additional types of shelf- which are stored in the Disaster Mobile Shelter Mobile Shelter be constantly ready to deploy,
<br /> stable emergency food and water supplies. trailers.
<br /> 2 Prepare and exercise non-city structural engineers After a major earthquake,buildings in.Everett will Having an identified,trained,and credentialed
<br /> to function on behalf of the City in regards to post-have varying degrees of damage.Without a group of engineers to evaluate buildings for the
<br /> earthquake building damage to a degree above proper evaluation,it would be hard to determine City will help the Building Department to assess
<br /> ATC-2D. whether or not a building was safe for reentry. more buildings in less time.This allows people to
<br /> Everett's'Building Department is small and,on its reenter buildings sooner in response and recovery
<br /> own,it would take a significant amount of time to efforts and marks unsafe buildings sooner to
<br /> evaluate even just the most critical buildings. prevent potential injury.
<br /> 3 Exercise and train Transit Services staff to conduct Following a major disaster,it is important for By training and exercising Transit Services staff to
<br /> damage assessments and windshield surveys after situational awareness and resource allocation to conduct damage assessments and windshield
<br /> a major disaster. have a widespread assessment of what the surveys,the EOC can more quickly receive
<br /> damage is across the city.While some information they need to begin setting priorities
<br /> departments have their own resources they plan and objectives.With Transit staff conducting these
<br /> to assess,transit buses and their operators could assessments,other departments can focus on
<br /> be used to collect information on a broader scale more immediate response responsibilities.
<br /> as they are already spread out across the City and
<br /> are familiar with the roadways.
<br /> DHS-FEMA-EMPG-FY 19 Pay?22 of 35 City of Everett OEM, E20-142
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