US Army Corps of Engineers

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EMERGENCY POWER FACILITYASSESSMENT TOOL (EPFAT)

T.J. FicheraChief, Readiness Office

Emergency Manager

Pittsburgh District

Emergency Power SME

Thomas.j.fichera@usace.army.mil

412 292 2538 cell/blackberry

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Emergency Power Mission Haul, Install, Fuel, Operate, Maintain,

Service, Repair Temporary Diesel Generators at Critical Public Facilities

Complete Turn-Key Operation Assessing (determining) requirement of

critical facilities

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Typical Power Process

FEMA

USACE

Local Request

County

StatePerform

Assessment

Communicate Power

Requirement to Staging Area

Haul GeneratorInstall Generator

– Temporary Power

Contact Facility POC

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Expedited Power Process

FEMA

USACE

Local Request

County

StatePerform

Assessment

Communicate Power

Requirement to Staging Area

Haul GeneratorInstall Generator

– Temporary Power

Contact Facility POC

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Emergency Power Facility Assessment Toolwebsite is linked through theUSACE Public ENGLink Site

http:\\www.englink.usace.army.mil

The “EPFAT” icon will then automatically transfer the user to the EPFAT website hosted at

CESWF

Where is EPFAT?

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• Website hosted on “Public” side to allow access

• Specific Facility POC User ID and Password required

• Once entered user taken to an “https” website

• Facility data entry & revisions are complete by designated facility POC user ONLY

• Separate “Report Only” user ID/PWs can be issued to:• Local EMs• State EMs• USACE• FEMA

• ALL Data Secured by USACE

EPFAT - Homepage

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• Disclaimer about entering facility/POC information

• Individual User Name and Password required

• Initial temporary User ID/PW will be provided to Facility

• Existing ENGLink Power Module Facility assessment data transferred to EPFAT to establish the initial user set

• Data accessible by USACE EM’s, 249th EN BN, Power SME’s, and Senior Leaders

• Data and Reports shared to other agencies as requested

EPFAT - Login Page

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• This guide can be printed prior to filling in the data on-line by Facility Manager and/or Facility Electrician

• Afterwards, this guide can be printed by facility and stored for future reference.

• Note: Printable PDF (9 Pages)

EPFAT - User “How-To” GuideData Collection First Step

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• FAQs will provide additional answers for users for the POC, site facility, geospatial and processes required

• New FAQs will regularly be added to reflect responses generated as a result for technical assistance

• Two email addresses have

been provided to end users to request both technical electrical support and technical EPFAT support

EPFAT - FAQsAdditional Guidance for User

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• 12 Categories are used to classify all types of facilities

• Category chosen based upon function of facility during crisis events

• Under each Category, selected are then listed facility “Types”

• Reports can be created based upon this data

EPFAT - Facility DataFacility Categories

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• Six main tabs to navigate data input & assessment

• Tabs data entry must be completed in order with some data fields Mandatory

• Facility Category and Type are “drop downs” and stored

• Assessment should be completed by a qualified professional electrician

• Entry date is used to ensure data is validated and/or refreshed on 3-year intervals

EPFAT - Facility Data EntryFacility Information Tab

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• Physical Address Information

• Key Data Fields

• Lat / Long obtained through web Google map service and/or accurate GPS Unit.

• Printing the “How-to” guide will help make data capture and data entry much easier.

• Map displays the street address entered. User can zoom, move and/or adjust the “pin” to exact facility site location.

EPFAT - Facility Data EntryFacility Location Tab

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• Primary POC’s may be regional but local or on-site is preferred

• Some data fields are Mandatory

• This data will be used to allow contact to the facility during 3-Yr intervals for data updates and data verification

• Email, telephone and address information are critical data to scheduling data updates and maintaining data accuracy

EPFAT - Facility Data EntryPrimary Facility POC Tab

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• Alternate POC’s may be regional but local or on-site is preferred.

• Some data fields are Mandatory.

• This data will be used to allow contact to the facility during 3-Yr intervals for data updates and data verification

• Email, telephone and address information are critical data to scheduling data updates and maintaining data accuracy

EPFAT - Facility Data EntryAlternate Facility POC Tab

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• Some data fields are Mandatory

• Generator size determined by a “qualified professional”. EPFAT does NOT calculate generator size required (yet?)

• Actual Lat/Long geo-location of Generator is stored and “pin” can be moved to exact site location

• On-site notes about placement and Generator connection stored

• User can upload photographs or other documents (pdf; gif; tiff, etc)

EPFAT - Facility Data EntryGenerator Information Tab

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• Summary page is one-page overview of all information and data collected entered for Facility and Generator

• Each section can be easily returned to and any information entered edited by user

• This information and data is used to print various reports and will be used to print a hardcopy of the Facility Assessment Guide for use by facility.

EPFAT - Facility Data EntryData Summary Tab

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• User facility information will be added to national level database and used by Local/State/Federal R&R agencies during crisis events

• Generator Assessment data will be used to identify/pre-position assets whenever possible and for any generator needed at the facility for any given crisis event

• E-mail requests will be sent to facility POCs to verify data and information on 3-Yr frequency

EPFAT - User FacilityGraphic Display

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Future Uses of the Data• Upload facility data for all locations into ENGLink Emergency Power

Module (When ENGLink program update replaces existing Power Module).

• Provide geo-referenced location of facilities and generator locations• Plan for pre-event inventory of potential impacted critical public

facilities• Planning tool for pre-event staging of potential number of facilities

with generator requirements and also various generator sizes• Improve overall installation response time• Improve processes for mobilization / de-mobilization of resources• Allow greater flexibility in mission execution• Improve overall Federal/State/Local Response & Recovery related

to Emergency Power Mission

EPFAT - Way Ahead

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EPFAT LOGIN

http://epfat.swf.usace.army.mil/Welcome.aspx

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