State of MassachusettsTools for Disaster

Planning, Preparedness, Response & Recovery

Millie Garcia-Serrano

Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection

ASTSWMO Mid-Year Meeting

New Brunswick, New Jersey

May 1, 2019

Massachusetts: Thumb-Nail

• Population: 6.9 million people (15th of 50)

• Land mass: 10,500 sq. miles (44th of 50).

• Capital: Boston

• No county government. 351 home rule towns and cities

• Centralized Emergency Coordination through Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency by Emergency Support Functions (ESF)

The Greater Springfield, MA TornadoJune 1, 2011

Storm Riley & the String of Nor’eastersMarch 1-3, 2018

Massachusetts Emergency Management AgencyState Emergency Operations Center (SEOC)

Framingham, MA• MEMA’s SEOC

• Central location providing interagency coordination & executive decision making in support of incidents or planned events

• Operates at 3 Levels• Steady State/Monitoring, Partial,

Full Activation

• Emergency Support Function (ESF) • Supports disaster response

coordination & recovery• Part of the National Response

Framework• MAESF Team broken down into

17 emergency functionsHon. Charlie Baker, Governor

Framingham, MA

Massachusetts ESF Team’s 17 FunctionsESF-1 Transportation

ESF-2 Communications

ESF-3 Public Works and Engineering

ESF-4 Fire Fighting

ESF-5 Business and Industry

ESF-6 Mass Care, Emergency Housing, and Human Services

ESF-7 Volunteers and Donations

ESF-8 Public Health and Medical Services

ESF-9 Search and Rescue

ESF-10 Hazardous Materials and Environmental Protection

ESF-11 Agriculture, Animals, and Natural Resources

ESF-12 Energy

ESF-13 Public Safety and Security

ESF-14 Recovery

ESF-15 Public Information and External Affairs

ESF-16 Military Support

ESF-17 Cybersecurity

Samantha Phillips, MEMA Director

https://www.mass.gov/lists/comprehensive-emergency-management-plan

Supporting MAESF-10 Through MassDEP’s

Emergency Resources

• 365/24/7 Emergency Response Program

• One Statewide Notification # (888) 304-1133

• 24 full-time & 22 after-hours ER staff

• HazWoper 40 + OSHA Hazmat Technician

• National Incident Management System ICS 300/400

• 10 ER contractors statewide

• Field Assessment Support Team (mobile lab)

• Close field coordination

• Mass Fire Service HazMat Teams

• US EPA/ US CG Emergency Response

• 21E Cleanup Bond Fund & Cost Recovery

MassGIS Geospacial Web Mapping for Disaster Planning & Response Support

• MassGIS: State’s “One Stop” Shop• Interactive base maps & spatial data• Available to the public

• ArcGIS Software Application

• Public Accessible Layers (examples)• Sensitive receptors• Natural resources• EPCRA chemical facilities• Underground storage tanks• Permitted waste facilities• Waste site cleanup locations

Tiffany Skogstrom, Outreach & Policy, Office of Technical Assistance

Tiffany.Skogstrom@Mass.Gov

Example 1 –High Risk Areas & EPCRA

Chemical Facility

Locations

Example 2 –High Risk Areas &

Underground Storage Tanks

Example 3 – High Risk Areas & Massachusetts Mapped Waste Site Cleanup (21E) sites

Water Utility Resiliency Program

• ArcGIS platform

• 1,700 public water supplies in state

• 100+ done or signed up so far

• RFQ => Consultant to do leg work

• Scanning & digitizing existing plans

• Pipe sizes, age & material, interconnections, pump houses, storage tanks, etc.

• Electronic & PDF maps to local water supplier

• Information security concerns

Kristin Divris, WURP Coordinator, MassDEP

Kristin.Divris@Mass.Gov

From This

To This

Infrastructure service area

Surge Inundation

Geographic Response Plans

• ArcGIS platform

• Coastal and Major coastal rivers

• Major inland rivers (proposed)

• Key Plan Elements• First 24-48 hours of response

• Location specific map/diagrams

• Exercise & training foundation

https://www.mass.gov/files/documents/2017/09/05/MOSPRA%20Trailer%20Deployment.pdf

Julie Hutcheson, MOSPRA Coordinator, MassDEP

Julie.Hutcheson@Mass.Gov

Geographic Response Plans

Geographic Response Plans

MassDEP GRP Web Page

• Contact names and phone numbers

• GRP regional maps

• All location specific GRP plans

• Training information

• Exercise information

• Tactical Guide – GRP specific

https://www.massdepgrp-nukaresearch.com/

Coastal Spill Trailers

• Provided to local cities and towns for quick action response to spills via MOA

• Surface spill trailers regionally located at fire departments• 83 – shore trailers

• 10 – inlands trailers

• 6 – big 42” boom trailers

• 2 – fixed locations (Mass Maritime & Boston)

• MassDEP provides replacement equipment as needed

Coastal Storm Damage Assessment

• Part of our MAESF-10 Mission

• Lead by Our Coastal Zone Management (CZM) Program

• Coastal Storm Team:• Conducts visual assessments

• Assesses damage

• Observes and documents extent of damage & refine forecasting

• Information entered into the public Damage Reporter and WebEOC used by MEMA

Rebecca Haney, Coastal Geologist, MassCZM

Rebecca.Haney@Mass.Gov

MyCoast:Massachusetts –A StormReporter Tool

• ArcGIS platform

• Web tool that enables rapid delivery and archiving of reports from the MA Rapid Response Coastal Storm Damage Assessment Team

• Informs state and federal emergency response & recovery

• Helps the National Weather Service refine forecasting

• Informs project review & planning

• https://myCoast.org/ma

Rapid Damage Assess Tool

• Lead by our Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency

• Multiagency teams• Situational Awareness• Arc GIS platform• Smart phone/tablet loaded• Submit on the fly in field• Location pins to report• Can attach photos• Automatically feeds SEOC

• Desiree Kocis, GIS Coordinator, MEMA

• Desiree.Kocis@Mass.Gov

Emergency Management Assistance Compact

• Florida – Hurricanes 2017, 2018 – Florida EMA

• Puerto Rico – Hurricanes 2018 – FEMA – disaster assessment

• Washington, DC – Hurricanes 2018 – National Response Coordination Center

• Hawaii – Volcano 2018 – Hawaii County – Field Safety/ Monitoring

Disaster Management

Projects “in the works”

Nick Child, Chief Emergency Planning & Preparedness,

MassDEP Nick.Child@Mass.Gov

• Research - Statewide bulk oil & hazardous material transportation study

• Planning - Inland river geographic response plans

• Field tool development - HPAI/Bird Flu field tracking application

• Municipal disaster debris/snow staging and disposal site designation

“Prepare for the Worst – Hope for the Best”

Special Thanks to Mr. Nick Child, MassDEP’s Chief Emergency Planning & Preparedness Officer

THANK YOU!

Millie Garcia-Serrano, MPH

Regional Director

MassDEP - Southeast Regional Office 20 Riverside Drive, Lakeville, MA 02347

Millie.Garcia-Serrano@mass.gov

(508) 946-2727