# Presentation: 947710

## Seeking Standards for Public-Private Sector Emergency Management CollaborationJune 8, 2006

*Building safer communities through standards of excellence.*

- Philip J. Padgett,Private Sector Commissioner,Emergency Management Accreditation Program

- Contacting the Presenter:
- E-mail:  philip.j.padgett@boeing.com
- Telephone: (703) 414-6417

- Contacting EMAP:
- E-mail:  emap@csg.org
- Telephone: (859) 244-8210

## Emergency Management Accreditation Program is. . .

- A voluntary accreditation process based on collaboratively developed national standards
- For local and state **programs** responsible for preventing, preparing for, mitigating against, and coordinating response and recovery from disaster
- Ready to expand to private sector application

- Looks at a jurisdiction’s whole **program**...not just the emergency management agency
- Assesses programs against consistent standards to demonstrate excellence and accountability
- Serves as a catalyst for building multi-disciplinary, multi-organizational system and improving continuity
- Strengthens preparedness and response system through program self-assessment, documentation, and independent peer review
- Provides a **process** for continuous quality improvement

**EMAP’s Approach**

## The EMAP Standards – 58 Standards in 15 Program Areas

**Program Management **(6)
**Laws and Authorities** (2)
**Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment **(3)
**Hazard Mitigation **(3)
**Resource Management **(5)
**Mutual Aid** (2)
**Planning **(8)
**Direction, Control and Coordination **(4)
**Communications and Warning **(4)
**Operations and Procedures **(6)
**Logistics and Facilities **(2)
**Training **(5)
**Exercises, Evaluations and Corrective Action** (3)
**Crisis Communications, Public Education and Information **(3)
**Finance and Administration **(2)

## EMAP Assessments an d Accreditations, May 2006

- 48 Baseline Assessments completed for States, Territories, several Local jurisdictions (Blue and Yellow)
- 3 Baseline Assessments scheduled (Light Blue)
- 4 Baseline Assessments not scheduled (Red)

- 9 Jurisdictions accredited: Arizona, District of Columbia, Florida, Jacksonville/Duval County, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Illinois, East Baton Rouge Parish (conditionally)

**Notes:**
To date, 49 states and territories have completed a baseline assessment.  Nine jurisdictions are fully accredited (shown here in yellow). 

## The Unmet Need for Public-Private Sector Collaboration Guidance

- Today’s Consensus:
- Post-9/11and post-2005 Catastrophes, the need is urgent for better coordinated public-private sector planning and response to emergencies
- Emerging Consensus:
- Improved public-private coordination will strengthen _*both*_ sectors
*But specifics of the win-win remain to be defined*
- The Challenges:
- Little guidance exists to help emergency management and elected officials identify non-governmental partners and integrate them into the emergency management process
- Private companies often reluctant to engage in the process for multiple reasons: reimbursement, liability, data sensitivity
- Private Sector, too, needs guidance and practice to become a good emergency management partner with its host communities
- Common denominator of cross-sector knowledge is _*low*_

## Stimuli for Better Public-Private Sector Collaboration

- Katrina/Rita experience imposed both positive and negative reinforcement
- + Engagement of Private Sector through EMAC showed what could be achieved
- - Cascading effects of just-in-time interdependencies
- -/+ Private Sector, Public Sector Organizations, and the Public all share in conclusion that “We are on our own.”
- Anticipation of a Pandemic is broadening and deepening intra and inter-sector awareness
- Growing Private Sector awareness of depth of impact of public sector capabilities and actions on employee welfare and business continuity/recovery

- Increasing Public Sector awareness of key role of privately-owned critical infrastructure in maintaining essential services
- Persistent outreach and inclusion by key public and private organizations is achieving positive results
- DHS Private Sector Office, FEMA, Chamber of Commerce, NEMA, BENS
*Public-Private Mutual Aid Agreements work!*

## Initiatives to Develop Better Public-Private Sector Collaboration Guidance

- DHS outreach to and inclusion of the private sector
- LLIS Public-Private Partnership for Emergency Preparedness series of 7 monographs
- FEMA inclusion of private sector in ESF-14 planning
- Invitation to review and comment on major National Preparedness Plans
- Inclusion of private sector in major exercises – TOPOFF 3 and 4
- Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) commitment to increase coordination with private sector
- ISO International Workshop on Standardization for Emergency Preparedness, April 2006 – ISO, ANSI, and InterCep
- U.S. Chamber of Commerce HLS Task Force has topical Working Groups interacting with DHS
- National Pandemic Strategy Implementation Plan “Expected Actions” include many opportunities for private sector inclusion in interagency committees and working groups
- Business Executives in National Security (BENS) project to improve public-private response and recovery collaboration
- EMAP Project to develop Standards-based Guidance

## EMAP’s Proposed Standards-Based Guidance Project

- EMAP Standard can provide an inter-sector bridge
- Private Sector roots – Standard developed from the NFPA 1600 *Standard for Disaster/Emergency Management and Business Continuity Programs*
- Public Sector application – Developed by state, local, and federal practitioners and proven in use by states, counties, and cities
- Goal: Develop best practices-based guidance for public-private collaboration framed by the 15 program categories of the EMAP Standard
- One-year Project in three Phases;
- Identify Needs and Innovative Partnerships and Practices through survey
- Benchmark best practices through analysis by a public-private working group
- Peer Review, Outreach, and Assistance
- Status: Now seeking funding

## EMAP Commission

- Bruce Baughman, Alabama Emergency Management Agency
- Neil Blais, City of Rancho Santa Margarita (Calif.)
- Dave Liebersbach; *Secretary-Treasurer*, Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management
- Chris Logan, National Governors Association
- Gerard Murphy, Police Executives Research Forum
- Philip Padgett; The Boeing Company

- Ellis Stanley, Sr., *Chairperson;* Emergency Preparedness Department, City of Los Angeles (Calif.)
- William Waugh, Georgia State Univ. Dept. of Public Administration & Urban Studies
- Dewayne West; *Vice-Chairperson;* Johnston County (N.C.) Emergency Services
- Beth Zimmerman, Arizona Department of Emergency & Military Affairs