Resource Allocation Workshop (RAW) II
Arkansas Brief Out
November 4-5, 2013
N. Little Rock, Arkansas
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ADEM
Oklahoma
Missouri
FEMA
American Red Cross
US DOT
Corps of Engineers (Little Rock)
NORTHCOM
ARMY North
Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department
Arkansas Department of Health
Domestic All Hazard Response Mission (Texas)
Topics of Discussion
• Baseline Resource Gaps – USAR, Rotary Wing, IMT,
EOC Mgmt Team, EMAC A-Teams, Building
Inspection Teams, HazMat, DMAT, Ambulance Strike
Teams, Swift Water Rescue, Etc.
• Coordination in Planning
• The way ahead with IERSP
• Plan De-confliction
• Possible issues with MASS
• Federal Medical Station (FMS) and Strategic National
Stockpile (SNS) coordinating and developing plans
Issues Resolved
• Louisiana National Guard will support
Arkansas
• Arkansas will go with typed resources and
capabilities that fall within the baseline list.
• Bridge inspection trucks (SNOOPER)
• FEMA LOG has deals in place to stage fuel at
LRAFB, this will help with problems regarding
fuel shortages
Issues Pending Resolution
• We still have resource gaps
• Planning regarding supply chains (for example to support
FMS, aero medical evacuation, etc).
• De-conflicting resources
• Mass evacuation vs. pushing resources in to the affected area
• When can evacuee’s return to the affected area (planning)
• FEMA Ambulance Contract and pulling from impacted States
• Identification of needed generators (size, type, etc)
Additional
Clarification/Information
• Clarify and finalize deadline for associate States to share data
with the Federal, DoD, impacted States and private sector
partners.
• How will we incorporate States not using MASS?
• Is it feasible for ESF’s to have login’s to MASS?
• What is the correction process for MASS, which will allow
mission ready packages (MRP) to be directly imported?
• When will additional training be available for MASS
specifically with regards to supporting States.
Status of Resource Needs
• Obtaining status is still a work in progress
• Arkansas National Guard resource needs will
be filled by 12 different States/Territories
Additional Comments
• There is a critical need for State EMA and
National Guard to communicate on resource
needs
• National Guard meets annually to discuss
resource allocations
Questions?