mark diedrich, st. louis county police department office of emergency management ferguson: the ema...
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MARK D IEDR ICH , ST. LOU IS COUNTY POL ICE
DEPARTMENTOFF ICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
FERGUSON: THE EMA PERSPECTIVE
DOWNTOWN STL VS FERGUSON
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AUGUST 9, 2014
•Michael Brown, Jr. fatally shot by PO Darren Wilson
@TheePharoahI JUST SAW SOMEONE DIE OMFG12:03 PM - 9 Aug 20141,0721,072 Retweets
PRESS CONFERENCE 8-10-15
PEACEFUL VS VIOLENT
“WEEKEND OF RESISTANCE”
•Oct. 10-14, 2014• Protestor’s plan to disrupt “normal” activity• Planning Issues:• Dialysis patients• Home Health Care Workers• Meals on Wheels• Requests from Church leaders for Shelters
GRAND JURY DECISION
• EOC Activation (Nov. 22 – Dec. 2, 2014)
• Decision was expected around this time• Similar issues as the Weekend of Resistance• Longest continuous activation of our EOC
•Grand Jury Announcement 8:00 PM on November 24
EOC ACTIVATION
• ESF 1 Transportation• ESF 2 Communications• ESF 3 Public Works• ESF 4 Firefighting• ESF 5 Information Management• ESF 6 Mass Care• ESF 7 Logistics
•ESF 8 Public Health (SMOC)•ESF 12 Utilities•ESF 13 Law Enforcement•ESF 15 PIO•Corporate Security•University Liaisons
MARCH 11-12, 2015
AUGUST 7-10, 2015
LESSONS LEARNED
• Monitor Social Media• It takes a team (Base Camp)
• Have a written succession plan• Make sure it is known
• Don’t assume “it will be over tomorrow”• COADs are invaluable