ohio emergency management agency director’s conference april 16, 2009 beth nevel, clermont county

Ohio Emergency Management AgencyDirector’s Conference

April 16, 2009Beth Nevel, Clermont County

Clermont County DemographicsPopulation is 198,000Urban to Rural - 468 square miles

I-275 eastern beltway around Cincinnati, Ohio River, navigational waterway/lock & dam, CSX rail,

County Airport Farm crops: Tobacco, soybeans, hay, corn, cattleOne Hospital, One mall, University of CincinnatiSteeped in history/Under ground railroadInternational Headquarters: International Paper, Midland,

Tata, TQL, etc.Strong Economic Development Program

Power Plants x 2 (coal)

Lessons from the past, warnings of the futureLocal citizens request/assistance monitored9-1-1

53,461 calls received via 9-1-1 120,849 Dispatches

Law enforcement Fire/EMS

205,713 calls received via seven digit Administrative Calls; injured animal, road debris, etc.

Emergency Management AgencyWeapons of Mass DestructionWar on drugsIncreased disastersMore requests for servicesLess self sufficientWhat can you do for me…..

Common DominatorPeople and their welfare

Drought, Potable waterRain, Flash Flooding, Ohio& Little Miami River

FloodingTornados, Wind damagesSnow, Ice, BlizzardsLand slides, wash outsEarthquakes

Project Impact: Building Disaster Resistant CommunitiesFY 2000 Award

Community Kickoff with Stakeholders/Partners Industry Business Insurance Schools Public Safety Services Volunteers Building Official Elected Officials

Hazards Analysis was easy!History

1996 Ohio River Flood

1997 Ohio River Flood8 Million in damages3 Million in mitigation projects

1997 Tornado80 homes, 20 plus destroyed

1996 Flood

1997 Flood

Flooding Probability

Repetitive Flooding-15 years

Tornado-1997

Ice Storms

P I Programs = educationSafe room construction modelMobile Home Park-Churches as Partner SheltersBCP/BEPA with ARCUSGS mapping a portion of Little Miami RiverEOC upgrade to Web EOCAll Hazard Alert Radio - MOU with NOAAStorm Ready PreparationGPS validation of flood levelsGIS: Integration of hazard info; flood levels, EHS,

sirens, nursing homes, schools, hydrants, etc.

Public Education: Purchased display in 2000 and still used today

Safe Room Construction: Vo Tech students built on a trailer. Displayed for five (5) years

53 Sirens: Community owned. Plotted in GIS and used today to ID new locations.

Mobile Home Sheltering

LEAD Clermont 2000 Class project

Identified mobile home parks

Looked for public/private facility

MOU with Churches/schools to open shelters when sirens activated.

Designed and printed flyer

Passed to all current residents

Provided to Park managers

PI funds purchased signage

BEPA with ARC: Seed $$ and Charter member of BEPA Committee

Business Continuity Planning: NFPA 1600Elected Officials: County, Township, Villages Council on AgingBoard of Education-SchoolsDepartment of Job and Families FirstTASC/Treatment Alternatives for Street

CrimesHealth DistrictBuilding OfficialSenior Services

EOC Changes1997 River Flood 2002 Technology/Web

EOC

WeatherFamily Hobby Awareness

Storm Ready: 2004

Guidelines Population Greater than 40,000 Guideline 1: Communication

Established 24 hr Warning Point (WP) Establish Emergency Operations Center

Guideline 2: NWS Information Reception Number of ways for EOC/WP to receive NWS warning,

Guideline 3: Hydro-meteorological Monitoring Number of ways to monitor hydro-meterological data

Guideline 4: Local Warning Dissemination Number of ways for EOC/WP to disseminate warnings1 NWR - SAME receivers in public facilities

Guideline 5: Community Preparedness Number of annual weather safety talks Train spotters and dispatchers biennially Host/co-host annual NWS spotter training

Guideline 6: Administrative Formal hazardous weather operations plan Biennial visits by emergency manager to NWS Annual visits by NWS official to community

NOAA All Hazards MOUFunding 40 radios per year

Public SchoolsNursing HomesState Parks x 2Fair GroundsSeniors homes along River/digital coveragesDoor prizesGift baskets for rafflesParksCinemas

Regional Siren PolicyOut Door Warning Sirens

Tri-State of Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio

Take CoverTune InTake Action

Success to continuing programsAll Hazards approachCommon Denominator is PEOPLEThose that are prepared to help and,Those that need help

Planning, Training, Equipment, ExercisesAdministrative Support staff has been criticalPreparedness is a moving target, always

changing

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Leverage change in Clermont County1997 Mitigation Committee1998 WMD Committee1999 Project Impact Committee2000 OSCAR with 110 participants from

communities2006 Mitigation Planning Committee

Citizens educating CitizensMedical Reserve CorpCommunity Emergency Response TeamsVolunteer Reception Centers County Animal Rescue TeamsRACES

Regional Planning

Regional EMA Directors meet monthlyRegional Emergency Planning CommissionTri-State: (SOSINK) UASI Region 6

Southern Ohio Southern Indiana Northern Kentucky includes 12 counties: 8 in Ohio, 3 in Kentucky, 1 in Indiana

Sirens: Take Cover, Tune In, Take Action

Mitigation Project(s)#1. Residential program includedBuy-outsElevationsFlood Proofing

Buy out of home-green space

Elevation Project

Elevator

All Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan#2. Mitigation Planning

Storm Water ManagementFlooding/flash flood protection/educationStream clearance of debrisTornado/wind protection/educationLandslide terrain identification Subdivision regulationsLand Used PlanningMixture of Programs and Projects

Wind StormSeptember

2008

25 Year Volunteer Civil DefenseEMARACESCERT

2009 Tent City in Flood Plain – Ca.

For an electronic copy/email, please leave your card. Thank you for all you do!

bnevel@co.clermont.oh.us

Clermont County EMA (513)732-7777