2022/01/19 Council Agenda Packet

2 1 Priority Area #2 4.11 Emergency Public Information and Education Primary Core Capability Community Resilience Secondary Core Capability Public Information and Warning Build or Sustain Building WORK PLANNED IDENTIFIED GAP/NEED ANTICIPATED PROJECT IMPACT Continue to provide emergency preparedness presentations, trainings, outreach events, workshops, etc. to businesses, government offices, community groups, etc. The City's Hazard Inventory and Vulnerability Analysis (HIVA) describes the variety of hazards that may affect the City. The Hazard Mitigation Plan (HMP) identifies the importance of outreach to the community, including businesses, residents, and other organizations to increase community resilience and preparedness for disasters. Residents, businesses, and other community groups will be better prepared and self-sufficient resulting in less immediate need for responders following an emergency. Educate, plan for, and exercise on tsunami threat and alerting/evacuation related to All Hazards Alert Broadcast (AHAB) sirens being installed on the waterfront. Two AHAB sirens were installed in the summer of 2021 through the federal Tsunami Program. The community as well as partner organizations and City departments will need to be educated on what the tsunami threat is to the City, the purpose of the siren, and actions that should be taken in a real event. The City CEMP identifies the need to coordinate activities and communicate information related to hazards. By planning for a tsunami event and offering training and public education materials or exercises the community and responders will be more prepared. Priority Area #3 4.8 Facilities Primary Core Capability Operational Coordination Secondary Core Capability Operational Communications Build or Sustain Sustaining/Maintaining WORK PLANNED IDENTIFIED GAP/NEED ANTICIPATED PROJECT IMPACT Improve the operational readiness of Everett's Emergency Operations Center (EOC) and remote EOC-level coordination activities through training, exercises, and improvements. The City's CEMP identifies the EOC as a key location for operational coordination and resource management. Staff need to be familiar with the EOC and be able to effectively operate within it. The EOC (including remote EOC activations) must be able to support the needs of the staff and field operations. Training and exercising will enable staff to better function in the EOC. More experienced staff and a more efficient EOC will result in better operational coordination and resource management. DHS-FEMA-EMPG-FY21 Page 33 of 37 City of Everett OEM, E22-221