NGA BioTerrorism
Regional Policy
Workshop
A Washington
Framework for
Success
A Strategic Framework
•
Additional
Homeland
Defense/
Security
Threats
All Hazards
Private Sector
Local
State
National
International
•
Expanded Threats
Prosecution
Recovery
Response
Preparedness
Mitigation
Prevention
Detection
Fed/State Roles Expanded, as Required
•
Threats, roles, organizations
expanded, as appropriate,
beyond ‘All Hazards’ to include
Homeland Defense & Security
Incorporates new requirements
with current best practices, using
the expertise of all government
and private sector groups
Provides consistent and wellintegrated foundation for:
– Developing strategies
– Influencing policy
– Making sound investments
in expanded defense and
security measures
HLS Threat Spectrum
Event
Threat Avoidance
Deter
Impact Mitigation
They don’t
even try
Preempt
Prevent
Protect
Respond
Recover
We stop them
before they try
•Cooperation
•Intelligence
•Surveillance
•Data Collection
•Detection to
ensure timely
response.
•Neighborhood
Watch
•Early Warning
•Command &
Control
•Delay to
decrease
probability of
success.
They strike,
we
successfully
defend
They succeed,
we respond
•Planning
•Preparation
•Exercises
•Public
Mobilization
•Simulation &
Training
•Visible Defense
We stop them
before they
strike
They
succeeded,
we responded
and recover
•Threat &
Vulnerability
Weakness &
Gap Analyses
•Built-in
processes &
disciplines
•Seamless
common pictures
•Protective
barriers & clear
zones
•Critical
Infrastructure Protect &
Harden
•Seamless
coordination
•Effective
Reporting
•Any-place Anytime Activation
•Law
Enforcement
Response
•Mutual Aid
•Incident
Management
Strategies and Solutions
•Seamless
coordination
•Law
Enforcement and
Fire Service
Response
•Search &
Rescue
•CERT/VIP/MCR
•HAZMAT
containment
•Emergency
Medical
•Mutual Aid
•Incident
Management
•Mobilization
•Seamless
coordination
•Public & Private
Mobilization
•Mutual Aid
•Lessons
Learned
Washington State Domestic Security Infrastructure
Governor
Emergency
Management Council
State Patrol
Assn of Sheriffs & Police Chiefs
Dept of Ecology
Building Officials
Military Department
Search and Rescue
City Officials
Local EM Directors
Local Fire Chiefs
WHITE HOUSE / DHS / DoD
NGA
TAG/Director,
Military Department
Fire Protection Bureau
State EM Directors
Dept of Health
County Sheriffs
Dept of Natural Resources
Private Industry
Assn of County Officials
Member-at-large
EMC Committee on
Homeland Security
Core Membership
Dept of Ecology
Dept of Agriculture
Dept Social & Health Services
National Guard
Dept of Health
Dept Information Services
Office of Attorney Gen
Office Financial Mgmt
Dept of Transportation
State Patrol
Local Emergency Management
Emergency Mgmt Division
Local Emergency Medical
Fire Protection Bureau
Local Fire Departments
Dept of Labor & Industries
Local Law Enforce (Chiefs)
Assn of Hospitals
Local Law Enforce (Sheriffs)
Local Public Health
Dept of Agriculture
WA Assn of Ports
Assn of WA Business
Advisory
FBI
U.S. Coast Guard
FEMA
Dept of Defense
Public Health Services
EPA
Dept s of Personnel & Employ. Sec
Tribal Liaison
E-911 Advisory
Committee
APCO
Assn of WA Cities-East
Fire Protection Policy Board
Large Urban Counties-East
Member At Large
Qwest Communications
VoiceStream Wireless
WA Fire Commissioners Assn
WA State Ambulance Assn
WA Emergency Mgmt Assn
WUTC
State Assn of Counties-West
State Council of Fire Fighters
Officers
Small Rural Counties-East
Domestic Security
Executive Group
TAG/Director, Military Department (Chair)
Director, Emergency Management Division
Chief, Washington State Patrol
Secretary of Health
Secretary of Transportation
Director, Department of Agriculture
Director, Department of Ecology
Director, Department of Information Services
Director, Office of Financial Management
State Attorney General’s Office
Governor’s Senior Staff
Small Rural Counties-West
Assn of WA Cities-West
King County
Large Urban Counties-West
National Emer. Number Assn
Verizon
WA Assn of Sheriffs & Chiefs
WA Independent Tel. Assn
State Dept of Health
Washington State Patrol
State Assn of Counties-East
State Assn of Fire Chiefs
State Council of Police
As of 09 Feb 04
GOVERNOR
- A System of Systems Approach -
TAG/Director,
Military Department
STATEWIDE LOCAL GOVERNMENT, TRIBAL NATIONS,
PRIVATE SECTOR & NONPROFIT ASSOCIATIONS
WHITE HOUSE, DHS, NGA, DOD, ETC.
Washington State Domestic Security Infrastructure
Regional Homeland Security
1
Coordination Districts (RHSCD)
Whatcom
Region 1
San Juan
Region 7
Island
Region 2
Mason
Region 9
Snohomish
Region
Grays Harbor
6
King
Region
Region 3
Thurston
5 Pierce
Jefferson
Stevens
Pend
Oreille
Skagit
Clallam
Ferry
Okanogan
Kitsap
Chelan
Douglas
Lincoln
Spokane
Grant
Kittitas
Whitman
Adams
Yakima
Pacific
Wahkiakum
Lewis
Cowlitz
Garfield
Franklin
Region 8
Skamania
Region 4
Benton
Columbia
Walla Walla
Klickitat
Clark
1
Note: These regions coincide with the Public Health Emergency Planning Regions
Asotin
Strategic Objectives
Prevent Terrorist attacks within the US
Reduce America’s vulnerability to terrorism
Minimize the damage and maximize the
recovery from attacks that do occur
State Implications re: the National
Homeland Security Strategy
 Establish a HLS Task Force
 Develop a formal statewide strategy
 Identify, assess and prioritize critical infrastructure
and key assets
 Implement and expand mutual aid agreements
 Deploy the Incident Management System
 Adopt broad-based responder training and
evaluation standards
 Deploy interoperable communication systems
 Improve health system response capability
Strategic Framework Relationship Diagram
June 2002
December
2003
National
Strategy
Prevent
Attacks
Reduce
Vulnerability
Minimize
Damage
Respond if
Attacked
Recover from
Attack
Statewide
Strategic
Plan
Vision
Mission
Core
Values
Guiding
Principles
Priorities
Themes
Goals
Objectives
Strategies
Funding
Reactionary
Focused
2004 and
Beyond
State Action
Plans
Baseline
Assessment
End State
Visualization
Gap Analysis
Targets
Initiatives,
Pilots,
Demonstration
Projects
Prioritization
Timelines
Targeted
We Are Here
STATEWIDE STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
• Reduce Washington’s Vulnerability to terrorism.
• Defend against, deter, dissuade and prevent terrorist attacks from
occurring within Washington State.
• Prepare citizens, government, tribal nations and businesses at all levels
to effectively respond in the event of a terrorist attack.
• Minimize the damage and effectively respond to and recover from
attacks that do occur.
STATEWIDE STRATEGIC PRIORITIES
• Fusing and sharing intelligence information among public and private sector
entities.
• Enhancing healthcare and public health systems to ensure a surge capacity
for emergencies and large-scale disasters.
• Training, equipping, and exercising emergency responders to assure their
readiness for complex emergency responses.
• Assessing and protecting key assets and critical infrastructure, including
interdependent physical and cyber information systems.
• Planning for and providing continuity of government and business
operations before, during and after large-scale disasters.
• Assuring elected officials, community and business leaders, volunteers, and
citizens are well informed and fully prepared to operate in an emergency
environment.
• Protecting and supporting continuous functioning of interoperable
communications and public safety information systems.
• Executing proactive prevention, preemption and deterrence initiatives
WASHINGTON HLS STRATEGIC PRIORITY
INTERDEPENDENCIES
Health
Systems
Train, Equip,
Exercise
Prevention
Assessment
Gaps
Targets
Initiatives
Assessment
Gaps
Targets
Initiatives
Intelligence
Infrastructure
Prepared
Leaders
Assessment
Gaps
Targets
Initiatives
Continuity
Interoperable
Communications
Building interdependent, complimentary capacity and capability
Strategic Plan Public Health Strategies
5.4.1 Train and educate health care professionals from all sectors to respond
as part of the statewide medical response capability.
5.4.2 Optimize regional medical surge capacity for victims of terrorism
through concentrated needs assessment, and planning to eliminate gaps.
5.4.3 Build statewide chemical/bioterrorism capability by expanding
laboratory capacity, enhancing continued disease preparedness activities,
urgent disease reporting capability, and education, training exercises and
drills.
5.4.4 Build statewide containment and isolation capacities to respond to
chemical and bioterrorism attacks.
5.4.5 Build hospital decontamination capabilities and capacity statewide.
Strategic Plan Methodology – Collaborative Process
• Document Review
• Meetings
• Interviews
• E-Mail
• Briefings and Discussions
• Teleconferences
• Statewide Template Initiative
• Drafts Vetted Statewide
Regional HLS Council (County & Local Governments)
Committee on Homeland Security
WA Emergency Management Council
FEMA Region X
Washington Emergency Management Association
Region 6 Emergency Management Advisory Council
State Agencies – (MIL, DOH,DIS, WSP, DOT,
AGR,DOE,AGO,OFM)
WA State CEMP – ESF POCs
WA Emergency Management Dept
Office of the State Fire Marshall
Association of WA Business & PNWER
Office of Superintendent of Public Education
WA State Assoc. of Local Public Health Officials
WA State EMS & Trauma Care Steering Committee
Washington Hospital Association
WA Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs
State Association of Fire Chiefs
WA Labor Council
WA Citizens Corps
WA Commission on National & Community Service
Governor's Office of Indian Affairs
WA State Tribes & Tribal Nations
Office of Financial Management
Governor's Policy Advisor
Ports of Tacoma & Seattle
City of Seattle & City of Bellingham
WA State Ferries
WA Association of Contingency Planners
USCG
American Red Cross
WA Civil Air Patrol
Washington Statewide Homeland Security
Action Planning
Gaps
Baseline
End State
Targets
Specific Initiatives, Pilots and Demonstration Projects
Starting or Progress
Slower than Desired
Making Progress or
On Hold/Deferred
Achieved Target or
Action Completed
Progress Indicators
• “Where are we at today?”
• “Where do we need to be in the future?”
• “What are the key overarching target areas that
must be addressed to close the gap”?
• “ What needs to be accomplished, in what order and at what cost?
– timelines & cost”
The Washington Statewide
Homeland Security Strategic Plan
Team Washington
A statewide collaborative partnership
2003
Available on-line at: http://emd.wa.gov
Click the red Homeland Security button
GUIDELINES FOR IMPLEMENTATION
OF THE
STATE OF WASHINGTON
HOMELAND SECURITY
ADVISORY SYSTEM
FOR
TRIBAL, COUNTY AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
BUSINESSES, CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND KEY ASSETS
CITIZENS, NEIGHBORHOODS AND FAMILIES
Developed By The
Washington Military Department
March 31, 2003
Available on-line at: http://emd.wa.gov
QUESTIONS ?
JOE HUDEN
Special Assistant to the Director
Washington Military Department
Camp Murray, Washington
Office: 253-512-8108
FAX: 253-512-8497
joe.huden@mil.wa.gov