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Enhance capabilities of the Everett Everett Emergency Management Duty Better trained and better <br /> Emergency Management Duty Officers. Officers are on call 24/7 to respond to equipped duty officers will result <br /> Provide additional training and tools for emergencies and activate the EOC as in improved response capabilities <br /> responding to emergent situations. needed. Due to staffing changes,there and incident coordination. <br /> are new duty officers that need <br /> training and exercising. Duty officers <br /> must also have appropriate tools to <br /> respond to and communicate during <br /> an emergency. <br /> Program Area#3 4.7 Communications and Warning <br /> Primary Core Capability Public Information and Warning <br /> Secondary Core Capability Operational Communications <br /> WORK PLANNED WHY THE WORK IS BEING DONE RESULT OF THE WORK <br /> Develop and update Standard Operating The City of Everett must have the All key personnel in each of the <br /> Procedures(SOP) and conduct training capability to quickly recall its city departments which utilize the <br /> on Everett's alerting platforms, including employees and emergency worker AlertSense system will be trained <br /> internal notifications, reverse 911, volunteers after a large emergency or and repeat the trainings for their <br /> public alerts through IPAWS,and city disaster.Additionally,the City of department staff. Emergency <br /> website alerts. Everett needs the capability to Management Duty Officers are all <br /> disseminate critical information, trained to disseminate public <br /> warnings, and alerts to the public in an alerts through all platforms we <br /> effective and efficient manner. Everett have access to. Customized SOPs <br /> uses the AlertSense platform (which and guides will be available for the <br /> also includes IPAWS)and is the point users to supplement their training. <br /> of contact for all City departments Routine non-emergency alerts and <br /> which utilize this system for technical notifications disseminated <br /> assistance and training. through the AlertSense system will <br /> assist in familiarization with the <br /> system and what to expect in a <br /> disaster. <br /> Enhance emergency communications In a major disaster,the ability to Adding amateur radio and satellite <br /> between City facilities by setting up communicate may be hindered if phone capabilities to City facilities <br /> amateur radio and satellite phone normal modes of communication are will enable them to continue to <br /> equipment. not available. Currently, many City communicate even if traditional <br /> facilities do not have a backup method methods are inoperable.This will <br /> of communication if phones,cell improve situational awareness <br /> phones, and email are not functioning. and information sharing after a <br /> City facilities need to be able to major event. <br /> communicate to ensure they can <br /> continue to share information and <br /> provide or receive direction. <br /> Program Area#4 4.11 Emergency Public Information and Education <br /> Primary Core Capability Community Resilience <br /> WORK PLANNED WHY THE WORK IS BEING DONE RESULT OF THE WORK <br /> Continue to provide emergency Public information,education, and Residents will be better prepared <br /> preparedness presentations,trainings, outreach is critical for creating a and self-sufficient resulting in less <br /> outreach events,workshops,etc.to any community that is prepared for any of a burden for first responders <br /> business,government office,citizen and all types of emergencies and and critical services. <br /> group,etc. as requested. disasters. <br /> DHS-FEMA-EMPG-FY20 Page 23 of 36 City of Everett OEM, E21-161 <br />