Central Virginia
Urban Areas Security Initiative
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING
STAFF
RICHMOND REGIONAL PLANNING DISTRICT
COMMISSION
NOVEMBER 2010
What is the UASI program?
 Department of Homeland Security grant program
focused on expanding regional collaboration
 Assists participating jurisdictions in developing
integrated regional systems for prevention,
protection, response, and recovery
 Over $800 million appropriated nationally in FY
2010
 At least 25% of UASI appropriated funds are
dedicated to law enforcement terrorism preventionoriented activities
Who Gets to Be a UASI?
 UASI areas are selected
according to a DHS risk
formula
 64 UASI areas
nationwide
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10 Tier I areas
54 Tier II areas
 UASI regions are based
on Metropolitan
Statistical Areas
Central Virginia UASI
 Formed in 2008 as a Tier II UASI area
 DHS provides over $2 million in funding annually
 The Central Virginia UASI includes 20 localities:
 16 Counties:
Amelia
Henrico
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4 Cities:
Caroline
Charles City
Chesterfield
Cumberland
Dinwiddie
Goochland
Hanover
King and Queen
King William
Louisa
New Kent
Powhatan
Prince George
Sussex
Colonial Heights
Hopewell
Petersburg
Richmond
The Central Virginia UASI Area: Localities
The Central Virginia UASI Area:
Planning District Commissions
Planning District Commissions
How is the CVUASI organized?
 All 20 jurisdictions come together to form the Central Virginia
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Urban Area Work Group (CVUAWG), which serves as the
organizing body for the CVUASI
The CVUAWG is run by an elected chairperson and has a
committee structure
The CVUAWG is made up of representatives from each of the
localities in many disciplines (public works, emergency
management, public safety, etc.)
State agencies that provide support to the CVUAWG are also
represented (VDEM, VSP, etc.)
The CVUAWG meets monthly to share information, discuss
projects, allocate UASI funds, and track progress
An Executive Committee made up of jurisdictional CAOs
provides oversight to the CVUAWG
CVUASI Committee Responsibilities
Public Information &
Education
Public Safety
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CBRNE detection
Explosive device response operations
WMD/Hazmat response and
decontamination
Citizen evacuation and shelter in-place
SAR (land based)
EOC management
Emergency public safety and security
response
Regional IMT
On-site incident management
Responder safety and health
Fire incident response support
Fatality management
Critical resource logistics and
distribution
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Community preparedness and
participation
Emergency public information and
warning
Citizen Corps Councils
Citizen evacuation and shelter in-place
Volunteer management and donations
CVUASI Subcommittee Responsibilities cont’d.
Communications
Intelligence and information sharing
and dissemination
 Communications
 EOC management
 Emergency public information and
warning
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Information Analysis &
Infrastructure Protection
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Intelligence and information sharing
and dissemination (shared with
Communications subcommittee)
Information gathering and recognition
of indicators and warnings
Intelligence analysis and production
Counter-terror investigation and law
enforcement
CIKR protection (including Mass
Transit security)
CVUASI Subcommittee Responsibilities cont’d.
Planning
Recovery
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Structural damage assessment
Restoration of lifelines
Regional recovery operational planning
Economic and community recovery
Volunteer management and donations
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Regional emergency operations
planning
Training and exercise program
coordination
Capability assessments
Risk management
Regional COOP & COG
Strategic planning
CVUASI Subcommittee Responsibilities cont’d.
Health & Human Services
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Food and agricultural safety and defense
Epidemiological surveillance and
investigation
Laboratory testing
Animal disease emergency support
Environmental health
Isolation and quarantine
Responder safety and health
Emergency triage and pre-hospital treatment
Medical surge
Medical supplies management and
distribution
Mass prophylaxis
Mass care (shelter, feeding, and related
services
Fatality management
Mass casualty management
Projects funded to date by the CVUASI
 Equipment upgrades for two local bomb squads
 100-unit regional public safety communications
radio cache
 Distribution of three portable shelter systems to
localities throughout the region
 Planning and conducting two large scale regional
training exercises
 Three staff planners to provide technical assistance
to CVUASI localities and assist in regional planning
and coordination
Central Virginia UASI
For more information, contact
• TOM DUNN, PRINCIPAL PLANNER
(804) 921-5027
TDUNN@RICHMONDREGIONAL.ORG
• TRAVIS LINDSEY, SENIOR PLANNER
(804) 913-7316
TLINDSEY@RICHMONDREGIONAL.ORG
• KATHY WRIGHT, SENIOR PLANNER
(804) 921-5001
KWRIGHT@RICHMONDREGIONAL.ORG