Jessica Sherwood - Nebraska Department of Roads (NDOR) Earl Imler - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

 Jessica Sherwood - Nebraska Department of Roads (NDOR)  Earl Imler - Nebraska Emergency Management Agency (NEMA)

 Local Emergency Management and Government Officials are in charge of all related activities at the local level when there is an event.  The Village or City will direct their resources to respond and resolve the issue(s) of the event.  If the local entity becomes overwhelmed they will request assistance from the county.  If the local entity and the county are unable to meet the needs of the event they can call upon the state to assist.  The local entity as well as the county must issue a emergency declaration.  The Governor then authorizes state resources to be utilized.

 1) Transportation (NDOR)  2) Communications  3) Public Works & Engineering (NEMA & NDOR)  4) Fire Suppression  5) Emergency Management (NEMA)  6) Mass Care, Housing & Human Services (Red Cross)  7) Infrastructure Protection  8) Health & Human Services  9) Urban Search & Rescue  10) Environmental Quality  11) Agriculture  12) Energy  13) Public Safety & Security (NSP)  14) Long Term Recovery & Mitigation  15) Military Support

 2011 Missouri/Platte River Valley’s Flooding  2012 Nebraska Panhandle Wildfires  September 2013 South Platte Flooding  October 2013 Severe Storm System

 Coordinated information pertaining to resourcing and unmet needs of local entities  Information regarding public safety and traffic control  Provided technical and direct assistance  Provided on-scene support and coordination for incident command  Act as a liaision to facilitated inter-local and Incident Management Team (IMT) agreements

 Local and State  Emergency- federal assets deployed to assist the State  Major- all categories of work authorized & funded  FMAG- fire fighting costs funded

The Disaster Event Occurs Natural or Man Made • Local and county resources become overwhelmed; state assistance requested • State resources respond and can meet the needs of the event • If the state’s resources cannot, federal assistance can be requested.

 Initial PDA conducted by the State to determine dollar figure of damages and impacts to the effected location(s); may remain a state level disaster  If State believes the damages and impact should reach the level of a federal declaration a joint NEMA/FEMA PDA is conducted  Once the joint PDA is completed the dollar figures and impacts are calculated and a report is sent to NEMA; based on this information a request is or isn’t sent to the President by the Governor.

 After the Preliminary Damage Assessment(s), if the damages reach the state threshold dollar amounts and have exceeded the State’s capability, the Governor can request a Major Disaster Declaration  Current State threshold amount is $1.39 per capita in loss.  Current County threshold amount is $3.50 per capita in loss.

 The President agrees with the Governor’s request and issues a Major Disaster Declaration.  The date of the declaration is the starting point for all disaster time limits.  Request for Public Assistance (RPA)  Project Completion Deadlines

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