Team Norfolk Local Emergency Planning
Committee Meeting Minutes
Huge thanks again to John Roberts and Jeff Orrock for their presentations on amateur radio and tools/resources available through the National Weather Service! Minutes and materials from the meeting are available online at http://www.norfolk.gov/Archive.aspx?AMID=119.
Huge thanks again to John Roberts and Jeff Orrock for their presentations on amateur radio and tools/resources available through the National Weather Service! Minutes and materials from the meeting are available online at http://www.norfolk.gov/Archive.aspx?AMID=119.
Upcoming Events…
Advanced SKYWARN
Team Norfolk partnership between Old Dominion University and Norfolk EOC offering this course Monday (3/20/17) at 6pm at ODU. Details available at http://www.weather.gov/akq/skywarn.
Team Norfolk partnership between Old Dominion University and Norfolk EOC offering this course Monday (3/20/17) at 6pm at ODU. Details available at http://www.weather.gov/akq/skywarn.
FBI / City of Norfolk Active Threat Preparedness Event
The FBI will be hosting a community outreach event (free and open to the public) dealing with critical incidents on Saturday, April 8th, from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. at the Norfolk Fire Training Center located at 7120 Granby Street. The mission is to establish confidence in each agencies’ skills and ability to command and control dangerous situations while educating the public on how to respond. Registration and details available at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/active-shooter-preparedness-event-tickets-32660957804.
The FBI will be hosting a community outreach event (free and open to the public) dealing with critical incidents on Saturday, April 8th, from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. at the Norfolk Fire Training Center located at 7120 Granby Street. The mission is to establish confidence in each agencies’ skills and ability to command and control dangerous situations while educating the public on how to respond. Registration and details available at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/active-shooter-preparedness-event-tickets-32660957804.
Team Norfolk Local Emergency Planning Committee Meeting
Scheduled for Wednesday April 19 from 1-3pm at the Norfolk Department of Public Health, the group will meet to discuss and gain awareness of various volunteer organizations who contribute significantly to response efforts. Some traditional and some not as well known.
EXTENDED POWER OUTAGE EXERCISE – RESPONSE REQUESTED
On Tuesday, May 2 from 9am-12:30pm, the Norfolk Emergency Operations Center will be participating in a tabletop exercise coordinated by the Virginia Department of Emergency Management (VDEM). Without going into the details of the scenario, the outage is human-caused, widespread, and long in duration (~ 1 month). Request for information: the exercise begins 3 days after the outage began with no signs of restoration. As such, what are your concerns? What resources might you be looking for? Think about whether your facility has a generator, what it powers within your facility, fuel capacity and plans for replenishment. Likewise, what are your information needs during such an incident? How would you expect to receive this information? Please send me your plans and/or thoughts at your earliest convenience so we may incorporate them into exercise play and our overarching Team Norfolk materials. If you are interested in participating in the event, please let me know that as well!
On Tuesday, May 2 from 9am-12:30pm, the Norfolk Emergency Operations Center will be participating in a tabletop exercise coordinated by the Virginia Department of Emergency Management (VDEM). Without going into the details of the scenario, the outage is human-caused, widespread, and long in duration (~ 1 month). Request for information: the exercise begins 3 days after the outage began with no signs of restoration. As such, what are your concerns? What resources might you be looking for? Think about whether your facility has a generator, what it powers within your facility, fuel capacity and plans for replenishment. Likewise, what are your information needs during such an incident? How would you expect to receive this information? Please send me your plans and/or thoughts at your earliest convenience so we may incorporate them into exercise play and our overarching Team Norfolk materials. If you are interested in participating in the event, please let me know that as well!
Naval Station Norfolk HURREX 2017
As mentioned during Wednesday’s LEPC meeting, Naval Station Norfolk will also be conducting their annual Hurricane Exercise (HURREX 2017) May 8-19. The Navy has been gracious in allowing us here at the Norfolk EOC to play along with this exercise as well. If your organization is interested in exercising your hurricane plans with us, please let me know and we’ll respond and otherwise communicate as if we were experiencing the incident together. For accreditation needs / proof of exercise, I’m happy to distribute a certificate of participation to those who play. And as we do with all exercises, we’ll conduct an After Action Report.
As mentioned during Wednesday’s LEPC meeting, Naval Station Norfolk will also be conducting their annual Hurricane Exercise (HURREX 2017) May 8-19. The Navy has been gracious in allowing us here at the Norfolk EOC to play along with this exercise as well. If your organization is interested in exercising your hurricane plans with us, please let me know and we’ll respond and otherwise communicate as if we were experiencing the incident together. For accreditation needs / proof of exercise, I’m happy to distribute a certificate of participation to those who play. And as we do with all exercises, we’ll conduct an After Action Report.
Thanks and
have a great weekend!
Jim
Director, Norfolk EOC
james.redick@norfolk.gov
Director, Norfolk EOC
james.redick@norfolk.gov
