NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
Director Bill Davis
DHSES-OEM
STRATEGIC INITIATIVES
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NYS Homeland Security Strategy
Emergency Management Certification and Training
County Emergency Preparedness Assessment
Citizens Preparedness Corps
State Homeland Security Strategy
• A requirement to receive federal homeland
security grant funding (updated every 2 years).
• Intended to help guide State and local homeland
security planning and investments.
• State and local grant projects must link back to
the Strategy goals/objectives.
State Homeland Security Strategy
• A Statewide Strategy, not a State or DHSESOEM Strategy. Must reflect State and local
priorities.
• More than a grants document; an
opportunity to explain homeland security in
NYS and outline our collective goals and
objectives.
State Homeland Security Strategy
KEY COMPONENTS
• Overview: Includes vision, mission, scope, framework for
implementing the Strategy, etc.
• Risk Profile: Explains the threats and hazards facing NYS,
including current trends and data.
• Goals and Objectives: Outlines what we want to achieve and
how.
• Appendices: Includes performance measures, summary of
State laws, etc.
2014-2016 Strategic Goals
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Strengthen CBRNE Preparedness and Response
Protect Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources
Strengthen Intelligence and Information Sharing Capabilities
Strengthen Counter-Terrorism and Law Enforcement
Capabilities
Enhance Emergency Management and Response Capabilities
Advance Interoperable and Emergency Communications
Promote Citizen and Community Preparedness
Build Back Better from Disasters and Become More Resilient
Against Future Events
Support Health Emergency Preparedness
Enhance Cyber Security Capabilities
Emergency Management
Certification and Training (EMC T)
OVERVIEW
• Developed to support Governor Cuomo’s strategy of
creating unified training, education, communication, and
response protocols.
• DHSES-OEM worked with NYSEMA and Local Emergency
Managers to develop the curriculum.
• Goal is to provide stakeholders with the same baseline
understanding the State’s emergency management
framework, to include key programs and concepts
Emergency Management
Certification and Training (EMC T)
Three Tiers of Training:
• County Chief Elected Officials (Tier 1)
• County Emergency Managers (Tier 2)
• Local Public Officials, First Responder
Leadership and Other Emergency Management
Partners (Tier 3)
 County Chief Elected Officials and County Emergency
Managers must participate to remain eligible to
receive grants administered by DHSES-OEM.
Emergency Management
Certification and Training (EMC T)
STATUS
• Training has been provided on three occasions, including a
Tier 1/Tier 2 academy in November (next offering is in June)
– 55 of the 58 EMs (or 95%) have completed the program
– 39 of 58 Execs or designees (or 66%) have completed the
program
• Tier 3 training will be rolled out in June in this region.
County Emergency
Preparedness Assessment (CEPA)
OVERVIEW
• A Governor's initiative to obtain a greater understanding of
local preparedness levels and better position the State to
support local disaster preparedness and response efforts.
• It is not intended as a scorecard or ranking system.
• DHSES-OEM has worked to streamline the approach based on
stakeholder feedback. The goal is to develop a flexible,
intuitive and user friendly approach that will work for every
County.
• CEPA is an iterative/ongoing process. All Counties and NYC
must participate to continue receiving grants administered by
DHSES-OEM.
County Emergency
Preparedness Assessment (CEPA)
OVERVIEW
• CEPA is a framework and tool to help State and local
stakeholders assess risk, capabilities, and the potential
need for support and resources during emergencies or
disasters.
• CEPA provides for a standardized and repeatable process
to understand capabilities at the County level and
identify statewide trends.
• The key component of CEPA is an in-person meeting
between State and local subject matter experts to
discuss and analyze local hazard and capability
information and potential resource gaps.
The CEPA Process
Step 1: Schedule CEPA Session
Step 2: Session Preparation
Step 3: The CEPA Session
Step 4: Share Draft for Review and
Comment
Step 5: Final Draft and Analysis of
Trends
New York State
Citizens Preparedness Corps
Governor’s Initiative: announced in the
2014 State of the State Address
OVERVIEW
• A partnership between NY National Guard & NYS DHSESOEM
• Very basic, 2-hour disaster preparedness training session.
• Opportunity to ask questions at conclusion.
• This is not Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)
training, which is 2.5 hour trainings 1x week for 7 weeks
(sometimes more).
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NYS Citizens Preparedness Corps
STATUS
• Goal is to train 100,000 NYS residents by the end
of 2014.
o Current total trained (as of 12 May 2014): 7,090 trained
• Ultimately, training sessions will be delivered on a
smaller stage, working with local emergency
managers.
www.prepare.ny.gov
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