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FEMA Region 1 “Higher-Education Center of Excellence”: Strengthening the Emergency Management Academic Community
Presented By:
Robert Pesapane, FEMA Region 1Christopher Lynch, FEMA Region 1
14th Annual Emergency Management ConferenceJune 6-9th, 2011
FEMA Regional Offices
HiEd Center of Excellence Program• Works to build relationships with HiEed learning institutions• Develops partnerships with public and private sector• Promotes best practices from within the region • Explores competitive training grant program (CTGP)
opportunities and links existing CTGP recipients to ongoing initiatives in the public/private sector (Community College Citizen Preparedness Program [3CP2] Citizen Preparedness)
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5-Year Vision• Working with State partners, markedly improve New England preparedness culture• Enhance individual preparedness through integrated educational programs• Connect age groups through emergency management/homeland security
programs • Distribute Student Tools for Emergency Planning (STEP) to 100% of 4th or 5th grade
students• Provide alternative emergency management educational programs for high school,
Outward Bound, Scouts• Enhance emergency management/homeland security knowledge base through
HiEd network connecting them with their emergency management communities, exemplars, Federal Centers of Excellence, and others
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FEMA Outreach to HiEds in New England
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CampusEmergency
Plans
Links HiEd Internships to public/private sector
Connecting to other
HiEds and private sector
Provides guidance for emergency management/ homeland security academic program development
Connecting schools with resources needed to draft, practice and adapt emergency plans
Teaches 5th grade students what to do in an emergency and empowers them to implement life-saving preparedness initiatives
Promotes Citizens Corps programs such as CERT to enhance overall HiEd preparedness and response
HiEd OutreachPrior - 2008 – 20 schools
engaged– 1 school as
active partner– Outreach mainly
based on Emergency Management Institute (EMI) academic frame with safety planning6
2009 - 2010– 100 + schools
engaged– 7 schools are
active partners– Outreach
multifaceted, and based on input from HiEd needs
HiEd: Map of EM Programs
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KEY:BS= Bachelor of ScienceCert.= Undergraduate Certificate ProgramGCert.= Graduate Certificate ProgramE = EmergencyEM= Emergency ManagementHS= Homeland SecurityMA= Masters
Hartford Post University—HS
Cert.
Capital Community College—EM Cert. Westfield State
University—HS Cert.
Boston University—MA E + Org Continuity Mgmt,
GCert. Managing Disasters and Complex Humanitarian
EmergenciesStorm Ready
Mass. Maritime Academy— BS & MA in EM
Curry College- Cert. Homeland Defense
Tufts University-—MA Humanitarian Assistance
Salve Regina University— Gcert in HS
Norwich University MA Business Continuity
(COOP)
Anna Maria College—EM MA, GCert.
Keene State College- Safety + EM Cert.
Riviera College Cert.
UMaine—EM Cert.UM-FKUM-S
Daniel Webster—HLS
UCONN-Collaborative
Leadership in HLS
Harvard—NPL
Storm Ready
URI— GCert in HS.
University of New Haven
GCert in EM
CCRI— Associates in EM
Center of Excellence Initiatives• Grants/resource opportunities• Annual HiEd Conference• Quarterly webinars• Integration with local, county, State emergency management/homeland
security hierarchy• Integration of programs (private sector , CERT, STEP, etc.)• Standardize EM plans on/around campuses• Internships and employment opportunities• Involvement with the greater community
– C-CERT– Technical support (volunteers, engineering, GIS, etc.)– College Exemplars/SMEs/Federal Centers of Excellence
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Case Study:University of Rhode Island (URI)• Requested assistance with school emergency management
plans • Competitive Training Grant Program (CTGP) Recipient• Strong leadership as recommended by Rhode Island
Emergency Management Agency (RIEMA)• Standard brief yields added concerns and emphasis areas
(law enforcement officer relations, Virginia Tech scenario, student mental health assessments)
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Results: URI • Pursuing FEMA Emergency Management Curricula (Graduate Cert)• Cross-connect to University of Connecticut (UCONN) school emergency
management plan exemplar (previous CTGP recipient)• Possible C-CERT via Michigan State University CTGP• Referral to Purdue for mental health forms• Coordinate with U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) for
November 2009 URI to host statewide behavioral detection training • Referral to UCONN Department of Education Emergency Management
for Higher Education (EMHE) recipient• Hosted FEMA’s first L-363
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Case Study:Massachusetts Maritime Academy (MMA)
• Longest-tenured emergency management program in New England
• Solid campus emergency management plans• Concern for emergency management students’ motivation
due to employment issues• Interest in STEP• Summer camp program opportunities
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Results: MMA
• Coordination for STEP taught by cadets in nearby schools• Co-development of summer preparedness program for
camp students• New England Disaster Recovery Information Exchange
(NEDRIX) internship opportunities• Collaborate with other HiEd institutions on outreach
initiatives
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Higher-Education Regional Exercise• Intelligence based exercise on information sharing between
law enforcement and fusion centers. • Multiple coordinated attacks throughout the Northeast. • Exercise Three Part Series
Seminar Conducted on March 10th with well over 100 attendees from Higher-Education, Federal, State and Local officials.
Table-Top Exercise Scheduled for June 18th, 2011Full-Scale Exercise September (TBD)
Strengthening Academic Programs
• FEMA Regional Office Providing subject matter expertise in Mitigation, Preparedness, Response and Recovery.
• Serving as Non-Voting Members of academic programs.• Review and write letters of support for curriculum
development.• Conferences, Seminars and Workshop support.
Current School Year: 2009–2010Despite original goal of being in 2.5 % of schools …
Current School Year: 2009–2010Despite original goal of being in 2.5 % of schools …
• 20,000 students signed up
• 300+ schools• 22% of New England's
4th/5th graders
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Within 5 Years• Working with the States, markedly change New England’s
preparedness culture• Enhance individual preparedness through integrated educational
programs• Connect age groups through emergency management/homeland
security educational programs• Provide alternative emergency management educational programs
for high school, Outward Bound, Scouts• Enhance emergency management/homeland security knowledge
base through HiEd “network”; connecting them with their emergency management communities, exemplars, Federal Centers of Excellence, and others
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QUESTIONS?
Robert Pesapanerobert.pesapane@dhs.gov
Christopher Lynchchristopher.lynch@dhs.gov
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