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An Evolving National Weather Service … Working with Partners to Build a Weather-Ready Nation

Your Ohio-serving NWS Offices:Wilmington, OHCleveland, OHPittsburgh, PA

North Webster, INCharleston, WV

Ohio EMA Spring Conference 2017

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Agenda

Weather-Ready Nation & Ambassadors: Fred McMullen; Pittsburgh, PA

Decision Support Services: Brandon Peloquin; Wilmington, OH

HazMat Support: Julie Dian-Reed; Wilmington, OH

Exercise Planning & Participation: Michael Lewis; North Webster, IN

Panel Discussion – ALL – Moderated by Ken Haydu; Wilmington, OH

Building a Weather-Ready Nation

Weather-Ready Nation Ambassadors

Building a Weather-Ready Nation

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WRN Ambassador InitiativeHow is this different from StormReady?

Internally-focused

Efforts

Externally-focused Efforts

WRN Ambassadors StormReady

* opening of door * higher level of commitment

* aspirational * verified requirements/recertified

* contribute as able * standardized level of participation

* organization based * site location based

WRN Ambassadors & StormReady

* Both are ways external partners can

contribute to WRN

* Both stress value of partnership

* Both are additive…not duplicative

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Ambassadors Expanding NWS Reach#LightningSafety

Building a Weather-Ready Nation

WRN Ambassador InitiativeEstablished Partners

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Building a Weather-Ready Nation

wrn.feedback@noaa.govwww.weather.gov

www.noaa.gov/wrn

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WRN AmbassadorsEasy-to-fill-out form

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What are Decision Support Services?

Provision of relevant information and interpretive services to support the decision making by the EM community and other government core partners before, during and after eventscaused by or impacted by weather and water conditions … particularly those that may threaten lives and property.

Weather support comes in many forms…

What We Can Do For YouDecision Support Services

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What We Can Do For YouDecision Support Services

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What We Can Do For YouDecision Support Services

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What We Can Do For YouDecision Support Services – “Heads Up” Email Blast

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What We Can Do For YouDecision Support Services – Full Briefing Package

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What We Can Do For YouDecision Support Services – Full Briefing Package

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What We Can Do For YouDecision Support Services – Full Briefing Package

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What We Can Do For YouSpecial Event Support

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What We Can Do For YouHazMat Support

Otis Warehouse Fire – Lima OhioOctober 2014

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What We Can Do For YouHazMat Support

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What We Can Do For YouExercise Planning & Participation

Can provide injects given enough advanced notice

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Thank You

PANEL DISCUSSION

- ASK QUESTIONS & PROVIDE FEEDBACK TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE

- MODERATED BY: KEN HAYDU, METEORLOGIST IN CHARGE, NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON, OH