Local EMA Meeting Minutes
26 July 2007
Kezar Falls Fire Station, Porter
James Siracuse Hiram EMA
Richard Perreault Brownfield EMA
Mike Grant MEMA Training Officer
Steve Enos Parsonsfield EMA
Lorraine Enos Parsonsfield Deputy EMA
Jeffrey Ray Sacopee Valley Health Center
David Fox So. Hiram Fire Chief
Terry Day Hiram Deputy EMA
Kenneth A Burbank Kezar Fall’s Fire Chief
Robert Heard Porter EMA
Allyson Chase Oxford County EMA Assistant
Teresa Inman Oxford County EMA Assistant
Jeff Sanborn Baldwin EMA
Chris Day Kezar Fall’s Assistant Fire Chief
Scott Parker Oxford County EMA Director
Local Shelters
There are over 40 shelters in Oxford County ranging from warming stations to
fully equipped ARC shelters. We are going to focus on the 7 regional shelters
within our County. We have been working on acquiring generators or generator
hook-ups for each of these 7 main shelters. In addition we are training CERT
shelter ops teams to staff each of these 7 shelters. We are hoping to identify
team leaders and shelter managers for each of these shelters over the next year.
All counties are going to be updating their ARC shelter survey and agreements
this year with the help of a MEMA funded planner for each region who will assist
the shelters in filling out their paperwork and entering that information into
the national database.
NIMS
The National Incident Management System puts all first responders on a level
playing field and gives us all the tools to work together more efficiently.
Municipalities in compliance with NIMS are eligible to apply for a variety of
federal grant funds.
The Federal government is looking in detail at each state and giving them a
number based on the towns within the state and their level of NIMS compliance.
This number is tied to the funding each state will receive in the future.
Currently Maine is at 52% compliance.
Formalized Mutual Aid is a mainstay of Fire departments in the state and NIMS
works to bring EMS, CERT, Public Works, Local government, etc into the Mutual
Aid/working together seamlessly world. Over the last few years the state reports
seeing the results of the NIMS training under taken so far in that incidents
have run much more smoothly and all parties involved were able to work together
more efficiently.
We will be holding two IS-300 and one IS-400 class in 2008. Look for them to be
posted on our website under NIMS Training. We will also send out a notice to all
parties who may need these higher level trainings.
The new NIMS Metrics, if filled out properly, can be used as a planning tool for
the upcoming year. The questions in the metrics detail the training plan that
should be implemented to come into compliance and can be updated continually as
trainings are completed throughout the year.
At the National level they have identified 37 target capabilities for local
municipalities and 15 threats. These are illustrated in the metrics and your
answers become a needs assessment for your town.
Local EOP’s
Look at your hazards within or surrounding your town and focus on what is
needed to handle these hazards within your plan. You need only to concern
yourself with the challenges your town could face and tailor your plan to meet
these challenges.
There are currently three local plan templates on our website under Local EMA
Plans. We hope to add more examples in the near future.
Exercises
Exercises do not need to be a full-scale countywide event. Scott facilitated
a local drill in early June in the Rumford River Valley based on an MCI event
and will facilitate a School Shooter drill at OHCHS in September.
The preparation time for these events was/is approximately 6 months. The
meetings leading up the tabletop and the drill were hour-long meetings with key
players in the drill. Schools, hospitals and hazardous chemical facilities are
perfect examples of your potential base for a drill and the plan should exercise
the facilities needs for response.
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