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Helping Your Community Get Ready for Hurricanes:

Innovations from the Field A 2018 National Level Exercise Community Engagement Webinar

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Agenda

• Technical Walk Though

• Special Remarks - FEMA Regional Administrator MaryAnn E. Tierney

• Presentations – Facilitated by Marcus Coleman, Acting Director, DHS Faith and Opportunity Initiatives

• Cheryl Nelson, TV host, Broadcast Meteorologist, natural disaster preparedness expert and National Disaster Preparedness Training Center (NDPTC) Instructor

• Leslie Chapman-Henderson, President and CEO, Federal Alliance for Safe Homes, Inc. (FLASH)

• Lauren Stienstra, HERricane Project Lead, Department of Public Safety Communications and Emergency Management, Arlington County, VA

• Matthew Lyttle, Individual and Community Preparedness Division, FEMA

• Call to Action

• Question and Answer Period

Helping Your Community Get Ready for Hurricanes: Innovations from the Field

Opening Remarks

MaryAnn E. Tierney

FEMA Region 3 Administrator (Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania,

Virginia and W. Virginia)

About the DHS Center for Faith and Opportunity Initiatives

DHS Center for Faith and

Opportunity Initiatives:

Build bridges and promote long lasting

relationships between faith and community

based organizations and emergency

managers

DHS Center for Faith and

Opportunity Initiatives:

• Established in 2006 via Executive

Order 13397, Responsibilities of the

Department of Homeland Security,

with Respect to Faith-Based and

Community Initiatives.

• One of 12 Centers in the federal

government serving as a bridge

between government and the faith-

based/non-profit community.

FEMA’s mission is to support our citizens and first responders to ensure that as a nation we work

together to build, sustain and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to,

recover from and mitigate all hazards.

Hurricanes: What You Need to Know

2017 Hurricane Season an Unprecedented

Year

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Innovations From The Field

Innovations in Youth

Engagement:

HERricane Arlington

County, VA

Innovations in Community

Preparedness:

Great Hurricane Blowout –

Presented by Federal Alliance

for Safe Homes

Perspectives in

Preparedness:

Cheryl Nelson

Weather Ready Nation

Ambassador

#HurricaneStrong National Hurricane Resilience Initiative

Leslie Chapman-Henderson

President and CEO

Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH)

Twitter: @FederalAlliance & @LCHenderson

Five Key Messages …

1. Personal Safety –

Know your evacuation zone

Visit www.flash.org/hurricane-season/

1. Personal Safety –

Know your evacuation zone

2. Family Preparedness –

Build a disaster supply kit

• Assemble supplies

before disasters

occur

• Include supplies for

various locations

(e.g., home, work,

vehicle)

• Don’t forget non-

perishable food,

water, medications,

pet supplies, and

cash

3. Financial Security –

Have an insurance check-up

• Understanding your insurance is an essential step

• Speak with your insurance agent and discuss your options to determine the

right type and amount of homeowners insurance your family will need to

recover more quickly

• Remember, flood insurance is a separate policy and has a 30-day waiting

period. Where it can rain, it can flood!

4. Damage Prevention –

Strengthen your home

• Preparing your home for hurricanes can mean the difference

between minor damage and complete destruction

• Strengthening your home to withstand high winds can be as easy as

the ABCs:

o Anchor – bring anything from the yard indoors, secure a

home inspection, and change landscaping materials

o Brace – bolt all doors with foot and head bolts, reinforce the

garage door, and brace all gable end walls

o Cover – all doors and windows should be covered with

securely fastened, tested and approved impact-resistant

shutters

o Strap – tie down and free- standing fixtures in your yard and

fasten rafters/trusses to walls with hurricane straps/clips

4. Damage Prevention–

Strengthen your home

One Hour, One Day, and One Weekend Activities

• In one hour, you can:

Create your family’s hurricane emergency plan. Having a

family emergency plan is the first step to getting ready for

hurricane season;

Build your storm kit;

Create a yard and patio inventory so when it is time to

secure these items, you have a checklist to follow; and

Know your evacuation zone.

4. Damage Prevention–

Strengthen your home

• In one day, you can:

Create your home insurance inventory complete with

descriptions and photographs of the items in your home

Make your landscaping more hurricane resistant. Activities

include replacing landscaping rocks with mulch or trimming

back tree limbs hanging over your roof.

Along with strong wind, hurricanes bring heavy rains. Your

gutters are there to direct this rainfall away from your home

and prevent flooding. This only works if your gutters are clear

and in good shape. Clear out leaves or any other debris. While

you’re up there make sure you don’t have any rusted out spots,

holes, or openings.

Properly installed soffits keep water out of your house, and

hurricanes will bring plenty. Suitable caulking and screws will

ensure your soffits are fit for hurricane season.

You can improve your roof’s resistance to uplift, without

removing any of your roof covering! Proper application of the

right caulk can increase the wind uplift resistance of your

plywood roof sheathing by as much as three times!

4. Damage Prevention–

Strengthen your home

• In one weekend, you can:

Measure for temporary emergency plywood shutters. If a

hurricane is headed your way and you do not have pre-

installed hurricane shutters, you are going to want to board up

with plywood shutters. To make the process easier, measure

all of the windows in your home you need to protect. You will

then want to get all of your plywood cut and labeled to make

installation easier if a storm is closing in.

5. Community Service –

Help your neighbor

• Once you and your family are prepared, directly help individual

family members or friends who are especially vulnerable and need

help preparing, surviving, and recovering from hurricanes.

• Be particularly generous with your time and resources to help those

with financial limitations and to help senior citizens you know.

• Volunteer!

New Spanish Language Content

Hurricane Awareness Tour happening this week …

First #HurricaneStrong

Community in the U.S. – Leon County, FL

Engaged Leadership (Elected Officials, Staff)

Current, model building codes adopted/enforced

Excellent BCEGS rating (1-4)

Excellent Floodplain Management/CRS Rating

Widespread Community Awareness/Outreach (multiple programs)

NOAA/NWS StormReady Designation

Resilient Businesses/Organizations

o Completion of the FEMA/FLASH Ready Business

Workshops and protocols)

Resilient School Systems

For more information …

YouTube.com/StrongHomes

www.HurricaneStrong.org

www.flash.org

(877) 221-SAFE

@FederalAlliance

Facebook.com/FederalAlliance

Lauren Stienstra Senior Manager, Policy & Research

Arlington County DPSCEM

Welcome!

• Introduction

• Why, How, What

• Video

Why- The Reason

Why are we doing this?

• Disaster Education • Importance of Educating Children • Women are Disaster Victims

• The United Nations Development Programme recognizes that women are disproportionately affected by disaster, particularly in regards to loss of life, sexual violence, and loss of income.

• However…

• Professional Development • Underrepresentation

• Women underrepresented in leadership positions in EM across the nation.

• Professional Awareness • EM, as a profession, is often “hidden” and awareness about it as a

career is low.

How- The Platform

Vision

HERricane Arlington will be a “key to success” for women exploring and pursuing careers in emergency management.

Mission

• Develop and elevate women as leaders in their community while improving the image of emergency management as a positive force for improving public safety and government.

Support & Partnerships

INTERNAL

• DPR

• DES

• DHS • Public

Health

• APCYF

• ACFD

• CMO

• APS

EXTERNAL

• The American Red Cross

• IAEM

• VDEM

• Fairfax County OEM

• EPAC

• Commission on the Status of Women

NON PROFIT &

PRIVATE SECTOR

• AAUW

• CERT/MRC/ANChoR

• CNA

• Intermedix

• Several small businesses & LLCs

What- The Goal

Major Programs

• HERricane Arlington “Camp” • Week-long enrichment experience

• Continuing Engagement- “The Aftermath”

• Watch Parties, Book Clubs, FB Groups, etc.

• Volunteer Opportunities • Competitive Internships • Awards & Recognition

• Early Career Support • Mentoring

Camp

Continuing Engagement

Early Career Support

Camp Curriculum

Theme Skill Leadership Skill

Monday Preparedness Fire Extinguisher/9-1-1 Character, Resolve, Persistence

Tuesday Communications Public Speaking Confidence, Poise, & Self

Awareness

Wednesday Incident Management ICS-100 Teamwork

Thursday Public Health & Disease CPR Stress Management

Friday Natural Hazards SkyWarn Networking

Daily Breakout

Admin

Free Time

Leadership

Hands-on Learning

Lecture

Certified Skills

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

830

Welcome & Orientation Daily Introduction Daily Introduction Daily Introduction Daily Introduction

845

900 Lecture 5:

Communications Orientation

Leadership 6: Teamwork Lecture 8: Public Health Lecture 9: Natural Hazards 915 Leadership 1: Confident

Introductions 930

945 Lecture 1: What is EM?

BREAK

1000 BREAK

Leadership 7: Leadership Activity

Break BREAK

1015 Activity 1: EM Visioning Collage

Activity 4: Communications

Activity 6: Disease Detectives

Activity 8: SKY WARN

1030

1045 BREAK

1100 Lecture 2: Make a Plan, Get a Kit, Be Informed

Lecture 7: ICS-100 1115

1130 Activity 2: Kit Cook Off

1145

1200

Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch 1215

1230

1245

1300 Lecture 3: Emergency Resources

Lecture 6: Communications

Activity 5: ICS/Lego Game

Activity 7: CPR Training

Activity 9: Damage Assessment Exercise

1315

1330 Activity 3: Fire Extinguisher & 9-1-1 Calls 1345

1400

Lecture 4: Disaster Myths & Kahoot

1415 Break

1430

Leadership Lecture 4: Poise & Self Awareness 1445

1500 BREAK

Leadership 5: True Colors I

Break

1515 Leadership 2: Character, Resolve, Persistence

Leadership 8: True Colors II Leadership 10: Networking 1530

1545 Leadership 3: Activity Leadership 9: Stress Mgmt

1600 Awards and Closing

Ceremonies 1615 Wrap Up and Close Out Wrap Up and Close Out Wrap Up and Close Out Wrap Up and Close Out

1630

The Way Forward

What’s Next ?

• Aftermath

• Planned Expansions

• 2018 Planning already underway

Questions? Lauren Stienstra, M.Sc., CEM

Senior Manager for Policy, Research, & Special Projects

Arlington County Office of Emergency Management

Lstienstra@Arlingtonva.us

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Three Steps You Can Take Today

Access FEMA’s Hurricane

Preparedness Resources

Download FEMA Mobile App

Follow Your State, Local,

Tribal, Territorial

Emergency Management

Agency on Social Media

www.fema.gov/social-hub www.fema.gov/mobile-app www.ready.gov/hurricanes

Helping Your Community Get Ready for Hurricanes: Innovations from the Field

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