NFPA Standard on Mass Evacuation Sheltering and Re-entry Programs

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1 NFPA 1616 Standard on Mass Evacuation Sheltering and Re-entry Programs

2 Lieutenant Jim Reidy SAFD - Quartermaster San Antonio Fire Department 30 years TDEM Multi Agency Sheltering Task Force SME Shelter Management since Hurricane Katrina NFPA 1616 Mass Evacuation Sheltering Re-entry Committee

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7 Pre-Katrina Evacuation Planning

8 2012 International Association of Fire Chiefs wrote to the NFPA Standards Council to propose standard development on Mass Evacuation, echoing the concern of the National Governors Association Later in 2012, a private citizen wrote to propose standard development on Mass Sheltering Three organizations; FEMA, Association Of Venue Managers, and Red Cross publicly opposed creation of the standard.

9 SCOPE: This standard shall establish a common set of criteria for The NFPA Standards Council established the Technical Committee on Mass Evacuation and and Sheltering Re-entry. in Mass Evacuation, Sheltering Committee Scope: This Committee shall establish a common set of criteria for mass evacuation, mass sheltering, and mass reentry programs, hereinafter referred to as the program.

10 1616 Committee Dean R. Larson, Chair Larson Performance Consulting, IN [SE] Jodie Andrew, American Red Cross, WA [U] Pete Brewster, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, WV [U] J. Eric Dietz, Purdue University, IN [SE] Susan M. Dooha, Center for Independence of the Disabled, NY [U] Otto Drozd, Orange County Fire Rescue Dept, FL [E] Rep. Metro Fire Chiefs-IAFC/NFPA Daniel J. Ellis, Chicago OEM [E] Debra M. Gursha, University of Mass-Boston, MA [U] Harold C. Hansen, Venue Management Consultants Group, LLC, IL [SE] James F. Jaracz, Fire Code Guy, IN [SE] Joseph E. Jones, City of Aurora, Illinois, IL [E] Arthur D. Kaplan, The Kaplan Group, Inc., PA [SE] Jeremy Kaufman, TetraTek, Inc., IL [SE] Kevin R. Klein, Colorado Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Management, CO [E]

11 Gini Krippner, University of California Merced, CA [E] Edward W. Lent, III, Upper Marlboro, MD [E] Rep. International Association of Emergency Managers Len MacCharles, City of Nelson Fire Rescue Service, Canada [E] Rep. International Association of Fire Chiefs Michael C. Maloney, Davenport Community School District, IA [U] Stefano Marsella, National Fire Corps, Italy [E] Breanna L. Medina, City of Rancho Cucamonga, CA [E] Amir Mousavi, City of Jeffersonville, IN [U] Teresa A. Newsome, Emergency Response Educators & Consultants, Inc., FL [SE] Jim Reidy, San Antonio Fire Department, TX [L] Rep. International Association of Fire Fighters Rodger Reiswig, Tyco/SimplexGrinnell, FL [M] Larry D. Rietz, JENSEN HUGHES, CO [SE] Lawrence J. Shudak, UL LLC, IL [RT] Mark E. Tinsman, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, DC [E] Erika S. Voss, Microsoft Corporation, WA [U]

12 Interests in the Committee Membership Breakdown Standard Users 6 Enforcers 9 Labor 1 Manufacturer- 1 Research 1 Special Expert - 9

13 Design of NFPA 1616 September 2013: first meeting of the technical committee Decision was quickly reached to base the standard upon the existence of an integrated Emergency Management AND Business Continuity [COOP] Program Make it an International Standard, not just USA specific.

14 Process initiated September 2013 DRAFT finished in February 2014 NFPA Standard Council approved the Draft in August 2014 FIRST DRAFT March 2015 SECOND DRAFT March 2016 Effective December 2016 Published early 2017

15 Chapter 1 Administration Chapter 2 Referenced Publications The Program Chapter 3 Definitions Chapter 4 Mass Evacuation, Sheltering, and Reentry Program Management Chapter 8 Exercises Chapter 5 Planning Chapter 6 Implementation Chapter 7 Training and Education Chapter 9 Program Maintenance And Improvement

16 Chapter 1 Administration 1.1* Scope. This standard shall establish a common set of criteria for the process of organizing, planning, implementing, and evaluating a program for mass evacuation, sheltering, and re-entry 1.2 Purpose. This standard shall provide public officials, private stakeholders, emergency management personnel, and emergency responders the essential elements, common terminology, roles, evacuation stages, sheltering, and reentry phases

17 Chapter 3 Definitions 3.3.3* Assistance Animal * Service Animal People with Access and Functional Needs.

18 Chapter 4 Mass Evacuation, Sheltering, and Re-entry Program Management The leadership commitment shall include the following: (1)Support the development, implementation, and maintenance of the program (2) Provide necessary resources to support the program (3) Ensure the program is reviewed and evaluated as needed to ensure program effectiveness (4) Support corrective action to address program deficiencies (5) Lead and support the program and execution of the evacuation, sheltering, and re-entry The entity shall adhere to policies, execute plans, and follow procedures developed to support the program

19 E V A C U A T I O N

20 Chapter 5 Planning 5.1 Plan Requirements 5.2 Plan Assumptions 5.3 Plan Format 5.4 Planning Process 5.5 Threat, Hazard Identification, and Risk Assessment 5.6 Requirements Analysis 5.7 Resource Needs Assessment 5.8 Communications and Public Information 5.9 Warning, Notifications, and Communications 5.10 Operational Procedure Planning

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22 Chapter 5 Planning The plan shall identify and document the following: (1) Assumptions made during the planning process (2) Responsibilities for carrying out specific actions in an evacuation, sheltering, and re-entry; functional roles and responsibilities of internal and external agencies, organization, departments, and positions; lines of authority (3) Trigger points to activate the evacuation plan (4) Logistics support and resource management requirements (5) Operational communications (6)* Public information, including warnings, notifications, and communications

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24 5.3* Plan Format Plans shall include the following: (1)All hazards approach and risk assessment (2) Evacuation (3) Mass sheltering (4) Re-entry

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26 Chapter 6 Implementation 6.1 Incident Recognition 6.2 Situational Assessments 6.3 Notifications and Activation 6.4 Mobilization 6.5 Evacuation Operations 6.6 Sheltering Operations 6.7 Transition to Re-entry

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30 Annexes Annex A Explanatory Material Contains explanatory material, numbered to correspond with the applicable text paragraphs. Annex B Self-Assessment for Conformity with NFPA self-assessment tool to assist entities in determining conformity with the requirements of NFPA 1616 Annex C Risk Management of Mass Evacuation, Sheltering, and Re-entry- lists risks that might be encountered leading up to and during sheltering-in place, mass evacuation, sheltering, and re-entry, along with strategies for mitigation. Annex D Mass Evacuation Requirements Analysis - Best practice concepts Annex E Sheltering Requirements Analysis - Terminology

31 Annex F Re-entry Requirements Analysis- Following an evacuation, residents and business operators of a community will want to return as quickly as possible. Annex G People with Disabilities and Other Access and Functional Needs- Person with a disability and other access/functional needs are protected by a variety of civil rights laws Annex H Animals- integrating animal response in the pre-disaster planning undertaken by local government. Annex I Mandatory Evacuation- officials put maximum emphasis on encouraging evacuation and limiting ingress to potentially affected areas. Annex J Emergency Communication: Public Alerts and Warnings- First responders, emergency managers, the National Weather Service (NWS), and the media should develop a joint plan

32 Annex K Social Media Support- Social media has grown, not only as another major channel for broadcasting emergency communication to the public, but also as a means of conversing and engaging with the public as a whole community before, during, and after emergencies. Annex L Just-in-Time Training Support- just-in-time training (JITT) is to support evacuation, sheltering, and re-entry management of risk. Annex M Mass Evacuation, Sheltering, and Reentry Data Interoperability- Evacuation and sheltering data needs to be sufficient to support decisions and communications related to sheltering and evacuations. Annex N List of Acronyms Annex O Informational References

33 NFPA 1616 Free Link

34 Contact Information Jim Reidy Lieutenant San Antonio Fire Department