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Haiti Earthquake

Earthquake in Haiti

Haiti Earthquake – After Action Review

• Search and rescue operations

• Overall safety and law enforcement

• Sustainment / support to the US Department of State and US Agency for International Development efforts in-country

• Support / preparation for potential mass migration

• Transition responsibilities to other agencies and begin withdrawing personnel, as appropriate.

Operation Safe Return Priorities

Strengths – Haiti

• Early activation of the Incident Management Team

• Co-location of key senior leadership within the Incident Management Team

• Maintained detailed list of all deployed personnel

• Deployments / enhanced response time to missions and assistance needed

• Connectivity / maintaining situational awareness

• Continuity of personnel

• Consistency and timeliness of reporting and processing Requests for Information

Areas for Improvement

• Improve efficiencies of Incident Command / Control to streamline decision making and ensure a coordinated response effort

• Increase logistical support and pre-deployment to facilitate the movement of supplies, equipment and personnel

• Standardize incident management practices using concept of Incident Command Structure and the National Incident Management System

Areas for Improvement (cont’d)

• Increase communication

– Information sharing

–Development of stronger

partnerships

• Develop ongoing association with a medical program for pre-deployment vaccinations to ensure the safety and well-being of employees

• Conduct more training and Table Top Exercises

The Common Threads…

Communication / Planning / Coordination Communication / Planning / Coordination

QuestionsQuestions

Thank you!“Assessing, developing, attaining, and sustaining needed

emergency preparedness, response and recovery capabilities is a difficult task that requires sustained leadership and the coordinated efforts of many stakeholders from a variety of first responder disciplines, levels of government, and non-

government entities.

There is no silver bullet, no easy formula.”

William Jenkins

Contact Information

Sharon I. PeyusDirector (former)

National Incident Response Unit

[email protected]

(202) 732-0331

Robert C. HutchinsonAssistant Special Agent in Charge

Homeland Security Investigations

[email protected]

(305) 597-6034