RCPGP
Dec 18, 2015
RCPGP
How We Got Here
Grants Overview
RCPGP Sites OverviewSeattle
New York/New Jersey
National Capital Region
Norfolk
Chicago
Bay Area
Los Angeles/Long Beach
Houston
Honolulu
Tier 1
Tier 2
Boston
Presidential Directives“Program intended to enhance regional preparedness and continuity of operations efforts. Urban Areas
must use these funds to employ regional approaches to overall preparedness to address catastrophic incidents and are encouraged to adopt regional response structures whenever appropriate.”
RCPGP Guidance & Application Kit, p. 16
DHS: PPD-8
• Replaces Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD)-8 (National Preparedness - issued Dec 2003) and HSPD-8 Annex I (National Planning - issued Dec 2007)
• Presidential Policy Directive / PPD-8: National Preparedness– National Preparedness Goal
– National Preparedness System
– Building and Sustaining Preparedness
– National Preparedness Report
– Roles and Responsibilities
PPD-8
PPD-8: Recovery
PPD-8: Recovery
PPD-8: Recovery
PPD-8: Recovery
Stafford Act Support to States
Multiagency Coordination
RCPGP Funding
Organize and Staff - Develop plans to organize and staff catastrophic plans to ensure adequate support to review, develop, implement, and revise plans as needed.
Train - Develop and implement plans to effectively train newly developed regional catastrophic plans with communities, States, nonprofit organizations, and the private sector, as well as other regional partners.
Exercise - Develop and implement plans to exercise regional catastrophic plans to test capabilities and interdependencies between jurisdictions based on regional threats.
Evaluate and Improve - Assess ability of plans to address regional catastrophic needs, evaluate findings, and develop corrective action plans to improve plans based on lessons learned.
Plan, Train, Exercise
1. Fix shortcomings in existing plans– Assess current capabilities– Identify gaps– Identify & address conflicts, omissions & disparities
between plans
2. Build regional planning process & planning communities– Establish simplest achievable process, network,
community– Integrate with other established planning efforts
3. Link operational & capabilities-based planning for resource allocation
– Identify capability requirements (shortfalls) & establish requirements for resource allocation
CENTRAL GRANT PROGRAM PRIORITIES
Combined Statistical Area
• 5 counties• 35,000 square miles• 18 million people• Over 1 million tourists• Over 150 countries &
languages
Roles & Responsibilities
• Regional Catastrophic Planning Team (RCPT) – Membership includes direct or indirect representation
of all jurisdictions from CSA for regional planning– Coordinates the development & implementation
of RCPGP initiatives– Develops & maintains the RCPT Charter– Cultivates sustainment strategies
Projects Overview
www.catastrophicplanning.org
RCPGP Fiscal Funding in Review• FY07/08 (24 month performance period + extension)
– Medical Dispensing (M-PODS)– Mass Evacuation Guide & Template
• Area B South– Mass Care & Shelter Guide & Template
• Plan Development: City of LA, Whittier, and Santa Clarita• FY09 (24 month performance period + extension)
– Mass Reception– Commodity Distribution (C-PODS)– Disaster Housing
• FY10 (36 month performance period)– Regional Recovery
• Disaster Housing• FY11 (36 month performance period)
– Training & Exercises
FY10: Recovery
• Timeline: – 2010-11 Application & Award Phase– 2011-12 Technical Assistance:
Guide/Template Development– 2012-13 Contracted Support:
Annex/Plan Development
VJPO / Lync
Key Dates
• July 28, 2011 - MARAC Meeting• August 25, 2011 – RCPT Quarterly Meeting• September 28, 2011 – Technical Assistance Awarded• October 12, 2011 - Regional T&E Committee established• November 14, 2011 - Recovery Kickoff Workshop• November 28-30, 2011 – CSTI Disaster Recovery Course• December 5-7, 2011 – CSTI Disaster Recovery Course• December, 2011 – Guide Development Workshop Part I• December 12-14, 2011 – RCPGP Planning Workshop (NY)
Recovery Timeline
Organization
FY11: Train & Exercise
• Integrate with 3 Year Plan development efforts• FY11 Funding – Training & Exercises
– 2012 - Implementation• Exercise Design & Training
– 2013 – Tabletop Exercise• Disaster Housing; Recovery
– 2014 – Full Scale Exercise• Evacuation -> Reception -> Mass Care & Shelter
– M-POD / C-POD Incorporation
Thank you
Ryan RockabrandLA County OEMProgram Manager, Allianceryan@catastrophicplanning.orgwww.catastrophicplanning.org