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Arizona: One Approach to doing a THIRA Presented by: Lisa Hansen, Assistant Director, Planning and Preparedness, Arizona Department of Homeland Security Steve Davis, Project Consultant, All Hands Consulting Session 5-5 Program Management and Sustainment Session 5-5 Program Management and Sustainment 1

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Lisa Hansen - Assistant Director, Planning and Preparedness Arizona Department of Homeland Security Steve Davis Project Manager, Phoenix Strategic Planning Project All Hands Consulting 2

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Preparedness is based on strengthening our collective security and resilience through systematic preparation for the threats that pose the greatest risk. Adapted from the Strategic National Risk Assessment - 2011 3

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The Arizona Department of Homeland Security (AZDOHS) conducted a Target Capabilities Assessment. Arizona Division of Emergency Management (ADEM) conducted a Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (HIRA) AZDOHS completed the 2011 State Preparedness Plan (SPR) 4

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6 Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (Does not include Adversarial Threats)

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7 Not assessed (5) 100% Capable (4) (3) (2) (1) No Capability 0% Arizona SPR Capability Scores

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State Strategy Goals: Enhance Arizonas Common Capabilities (Plans, Comms, etc.) Prevent Terrorist Attacks Enhance Border Security Protect Critical Infrastructure & Key Resources Respond to Incidents Recover from Incidents 8

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Phoenix needed to update their Urban Area Homeland Security Strategy. Phoenix asked to include a THIRA as part of the process. THIRA guidance was not yet issued. So, working with the State, we decided to validate the 2011 SPR as a means of doing the THIRA. 9

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November December October September August JulyJanuary February March April May June Final UASI Investment Justifications THIRA DHS Guidance Funding Allocation Prioritize Core Capabilities Prioritized Core Capability Targets Develop Investment Justifications Inner Ring Time Middle Ring Process Outer Ring Product Develop Initial Budget UASI Initial Budget to SAA UASI Homeland Security Grant Lifecycle Draft UASI Investment Justifications Guidance Summary & Budget Guide Review DHS Guidance Training & Exercise Plan Workshop Draft Regional T&E Plan Final Regional Training & Exercise Plan Planning Begins for New Grant Cycle UASI Strategy Assessment/ Review Revised Homeland Security Strategy Capabilities Assessment Capability Assessment Improvement Plan Improvement Plan Conference New Budget Conduct THIRA 10

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Phoenix Strategy: Focused on Rapid Response Teams Goals largely achieved Needed to be updated Phoenix wanted a fresh start and asked that the new Strategy be based on an assessment of threats and capabilities. 11

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Research Stakeholders THIRA Threat Assessment Capabilities Assessment (Estimation) Gap Analysis Update Strategy 12

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1. Assesses your threats and hazards 2. Assesses the vulnerability to those hazards 3. Estimate the consequences of those threats and hazards impacting the community 4. Establish capability targets 5. Estimate current capability vs. target 6. Captures the results of the THIRA and use it to update your Strategy 13

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Objective: Conduct a State Preparedness Report (SPR) Validation Exercise to: Conduct a Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment Conduct a Capabilities Estimation Perform a Gap Analysis Prioritize Select Capabilities to Sustain and Enhance Build and Resource Implementation Steps - Allocate Resources Based on Results 14

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We all have been doing threat assessments, capability assessments, analyzing gaps, and updating Strategies for almost 10 years now. Now we do THIRA, capability estimation, and gap analysis to update the Strategy. This should be part of the grant lifecycle. The difference is: How will the THIRA data be used? 15

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What are they going to do with the data? Will it impact funding allocation? Inquiring minds want to know! 17

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