Current Issues in Emergency Management October 2015 Eve Rainey, - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Florida Emergency Preparedness Association Current Issues in Emergency Management – October 2015 Eve Rainey, FPEM Executive Director SEOC – Tallahassee, Florida

FLORIDA EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS ASSOCIATION Established in 1956 2016 is FEPA’s 60 th Year–Golden Jubilee Governed by a Board of Directors Representation from all 7 Areas Area Governors/Alternate Area Governors Elected Officers – 2015-2016 President Mitch Smeykal President-Elect Paul Womble Secretary Mary Blakeney Treasurer Jonathan Lord

FEPA Mission Statement Provide For:  Information and Support Network  Training, Education and Professional Development Opportunities  Information Coordination and Dissemination  Policy Analysis and Evaluation

Member Services  FEPA Programs and Projects  FEPA Committees  FEPA Representation on Statewide Committees/Commissions  FEPA Liaisons to Allied Agencies and Organizations

FEPA 2015 – Events and Projects Annual Meeting – more FEPA Co-Sponsor than 350+ participants Governor’s Hurricane Conference  FEPA 2015 Elections  FEPA Representatives on  FEPA 2015 Awards GHC Governing Board  FEPA County EM Director/Key Staff  FEPA Members on GHC Training Committees  FEPA February  FEPA Members as Committee Meetings Trainers, Speakers,  FEPA Intermediate Facilitators and Academy – Camp Volunteers Blanding

FEPA 2015 – Events and Projects FEPA Mid-Year Work On-Going/New Projects Session – more than 175  FEPA Health Care attendees Certification  FEPA County EM Concentration Director/Key Staff  FEPA Instructor Training Certification  FEPA By-Laws Revision  FEPA Special Needs and Adoption  FEPA Policies and Working Group Procedures Update  FEPA Website Upgrade  FEPA Social Media Policy Adoption

FEPA 2015 Coordination/Service/Technical Expertise  State Emergency Response  Statewide Health Care Commission Coalition Task Force  Domestic Security Oversight  All-Hazards Incident Council Management Team Qualifications – Oversight  Florida Joint Emergency Committee Services Council  DOH – Functional and Access  FEPA Co-Chair – State Needs Work Group Emergency Alert and  DOH – Emergency Notification System Work Group Management Interpreters for the Deaf Work Group  DEM Emergency  DOH – Rural Health Management Advisory Working Group Preparedness Work Group  Interagency Committee on  DEM Current Issues in Special Needs Shelters Emergency Management Sessions  DOH Strategic Planning Oversight Team (SPOT)

FEPA 2015 FEPA On-Going FEPA Sponsored Special Assistance and Programs Communication  FEMA PDAT Training  FEPA Executive  WebEOC Committee Meetings  FEPA Board of Directors Administrator Training Meeting  EMAP Program  FEPA List Serve Manager/Assessor  FEPA Website Training  FEPA Update at Quarterly DEM Region Meetings

FEPA 2015 Highlights Upcoming Events FEPA Recognitions/ Presentations  GHC 2016 Program Committee  Florida Fire Service  FEPA 2016 Annual Awards Ceremony – Meeting February 1-5, Governor and Cabinet 2016 – Golden Jubilee! – FEPA EM  FEPA County EM Professional Award Director/Key Staff  Salvation Army Training Disaster Conference  FEPA Intermediate  Communities of Academy – March 13- Excellence Awards 19, 2016 – Camp Blanding

FEPA Membership Individual Annual Dues: $ 100.00 Student Annual Dues: $ 25.00 Corporate Annual Dues: $ 800.00 For More Information/Membership Application: Eve Rainey – erainey@fepa.org 850-274-1835 fepa@fepa.org

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