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114 APPENDIX E List of Interviewees and Case Examples List of Case Study Interviewees State Position and/or Division Arizona Emergency Manager California Branch Chief, Homeland Security Office of Emergency Management Iowa Director, Statewide Emergency Operations, Office of Traffic Operations Missouri Central Office Traffic and Highway Safety Rhode Island Division of Highway and Bridge Maintenance Tennessee Emergency Services Coordinator, Office of Emergency Operations Texas Emergency Management Coordinator, Congressional Liaison, Maintenance Division Vermont Program Development Division, Operations Division, Finance and Administration Washington Assistant State Maintenance Engineer Public Works Agency Position and/or Division City of Keene, New Hampshire Public Works Director Plant City, Florida Traffic and Street Stormwater Superintendent ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (ADOT) CASE STUDY State Arizona Population 6,500,180 Size 113,635 sq.
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115 sources. The catalog is also useful for other audiences, including public works personnel and local responders, but is currently not available for public viewing.
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116 Matrix containing ADOT training requirements for various levels of M&O field personnel and supervision. The Maintenance Roadway/Signing/Striping Matrix is presented in TABLE 2.
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117 In 2007, ADOT created a training requirements matrix for National Incident Management (NIMS) and Incident Command System (ICS)
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118 Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station • January 16th – Government Orientation • February 6th – Rehearsal Exercise • March 6th – Federally Evaluated Exercise • June 26th - 2014 Exercise Planning Meeting Arizona Department of Health Services 2013 Strategic National Stockpile • February 27– Full-scale Exercise (ADOT coordinated with AZDPS and US Marshals Service) Others • February 13th and 14th – Propane Industry Conference • February 20th – Logistics Capability Assessment Tool Workshop • March 26th and 27th – sessions of Highway Incident Command Overview at the ADOT Equipment Safety Roadeo • April 2nd – Arizona Wildland Fire Season Briefing and Tabletop • April 23rd – Mt.
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119 Scenarios In choosing scenarios, ADOT attempts to select scenarios that enhance an all-hazards approach. ADOT also participates in exercises hosted by other organizations.
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120 FIGURE 1 ADOT's Emergency Action Guidelines ("Emergency Action Guidelines," ADOT 2012)
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121 CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (CALTRANS) CASE STUDY State California Population 36,756,666 persons Size 155,959 sq.
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122 NEW EMPLOYEE MAINTENANCE ORIENTATION (NEMO) New employees receive a 2-week-long training program, New Employee Maintenance Orientation (NEMO)
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123 TABLE 3 MANDATED COURSES FOR NEW EMPLOYEE MAINTENANCE ORIENTATION (NEMO) Course Titles Day of the Wk Hours Maintenance Employee Safety Orientation Monday 3 Standard First Aid (14 students each group)
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124 could be liable if personnel are injured during a disaster or emergency and adequate training had not been provided. This course is expected to be 3 ½–4 hours long, and up to 15 percent of the field personnel can take it at one time.
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125 Iowa Emergency Response Plan (Iowa HSEMD 2010)
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126 EXERCISES Iowa DOT plans three to four regional tabletop exercises per year. In spring of 2013, two regional tabletop exercises were held with 50–60 personnel.
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127 TRAINING AND EXERCISE PRACTICES MoDOT has developed a Training Plan for Overall Emergency Response, which is attached with this case study. MoDOT's Training Plan contains course descriptions and recommendations for those with incident response responsibilities.
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128 Descriptions of the IS-100, IS-200, and IS-700 courses can be found both in the FEMA Emergency Management Institute's catalog and in the two MoDOT documents attached with this case study (the MoDOT Training Plan and the MoDOT NIMS Training Recommendations)
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129 Purpose of the Measure The measure tracks the number of disaster and emergency responses and the number of related exercises in which MoDOT is involved. Some of the exercises are limited to Central Office staff only – for example, State Emergency Operations Center tabletop exercises.
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130 Response, ICS 300, and web EOC training. Missouri SEMA also holds an annual Missouri Severe Weather Awareness Week in conjunction with the National Weather Service and Missouri's local emergency management offices.
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131 RHODE ISLAND DOT (RIDOT) CASE STUDY State Rhode Island Population 1,050,788 persons Size 1,045 sq.
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132 TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (TDOT) CASE STUDY State Tennessee Population 6,495,978 persons Size 42,146 sq.
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133 The training provided by TDOT includes details of both programs, including purpose; administration; damage assessment process, forms, and documentation; eligibility criteria; identification and definition of eligible routes; damage assessment team composition and necessary equipment; and definition of emergency repairs, permanent restoration, and betterments. The TDOT personnel that successfully complete the program receive credentials issued by TEMA.
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134 REFRESHER TRAINING For NIMS and ICS courses, field personnel are required to take a 4-hour refresher course every 5 years. The refresher training is provided by the Emergency Service Coordinator at monthly field crew meetings.
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135 TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (TXDOT) CASE STUDY State Texas Population 24,326,974 persons Size 261,231 sq.
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136 FIGURE 3 Bastrop, Texas, following a wildland fire (Source: "Texas Drought and Wildfires," Huffington Post 2011)
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137 Training on communications during emergencies and web EOC training are also provided but are not required for field personnel. For wildland fires, TxDOT field personnel are responsible for traffic control and incident response, providing water to firefighters, providing fuel to volunteer fire departments, debris removal, and repairs to their facilities.
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138 ISSUES Personnel turnover makes training a challenge. Training and exercise gaps may occur when there is leadership turnover, especially in coastal areas.
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139 3. Trucks and/or trailers of various types, sizes, and combinations with drivers/operators to be used for various transportation missions.
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140 VTrans is also the lead agency for the Infrastructure and Environmental Restoration Task Force ("Appendix III," Vermont DEMHS 2013, p.
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141 EXERCISES The State Emergency Operations Center organizes full-scale exercises. All field personnel undergo 4- to 5-day full-scale exercise in hurricanes and weapons of mass destruction (WMDs)
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142 1. Supervisory roles and expectations, how to foster an environment that motivates employees to excel and communicate effectively.
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143 Vermont Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security (DEMHS) , "Agency Annex H: Agency of Transportation," State of Vermont Emergency Operations Plan, Department of Public Safety, Waterbury, 2013.
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144 Needs Assessment Questionnaire Name: Title: Date: Division: What is the need?
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145 14. What ways can we document and measure progress after the initiative is implemented?
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146 Washington State is subject to many human-caused, technological, and natural hazards. WSDOT has identified the following hazards that pose the greatest potential to adversely affect the state transportation system: • Earthquake • Flood • Severe storms • Tsunami • Wildland Fire • Civil disturbance • Volcano • Tornado • Pandemic influenza • Mudslide and/or landslide • Hazardous materials spill/release • Major accident • Terrorism • Radioactive materials release • Infrastructure failure WSDOT undertakes the building block approach to training and exercises.
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147 National Incident Management System (NIMS) and Incident Command System (ICS)
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148 TRAINING METHODS Most training is done in-house using WSDOT trainers and qualified staff because the training is WSDOT-specific. In-house methods use regional safety/maintenance trainers, WSDOT Office of Emergency Management staff, and online classes.
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149 CONTRACTORS There is no WSDOT emergency training program given to contractors other than safety briefings each morning prior to beginning work. While there would be benefits to including contractors and PWs in WSDOT emergency exercises, this is not done at this time.
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150 NIMS TRAINING All field personnel are given training on the basic IS-700 NIMS course through FEMA's online independent study program training. HURRICANE TRAINING Once a year in-house training on various hurricane-related scenarios is provided prior to the start of the hurricane season (in May)
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151 IMSA is a nationally recognized professional organization which was established in 1896. It offers educational and certification programs in traffic signals, signs and markings, work zone traffic control, municipal and interior fire alarm systems, and public safety dispatcher and flagging and has issued more than 100,000 certificates.
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