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“Saving Lives Together”
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
Building a Weather-Ready Nation 5 5
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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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