HIED Emergency Management FEMA R 1 Priorities W

HIED Emergency Management FEMA R 1 Priorities W. Russell Webster FEMA, R 1 Federal Preparedness Coordinator 617 -872 -9453

Introduction § Speaker Introduction § FEMA R 1 § Type of HIED EM Involvement § EM Plans § EM Academics § Student Involvement § Network + Partnerships

FEMA, R 1 HIED Outreach Creating Emergency Management Certificate and Degree Programs TY SAFE PLAN Developing And Expanding Campus Safety Plans Networking on EM Principals with other Schools and Business Partners Regionally Providing Emergency Related Community Service Programs for Students

Schools Currently Engaged: HIED Institution Name State Boston University MA Brown University RI United States Coast Guard Academy CT Clark University MA Community College of RI University of Connecticut CT RI Daniel Webster College NH University of Mass: Boston MA Goodwin College CT University of Mass: Medical School MA Lyndon State College VT University of Rhode Island RI Wentworth Institute of Technology MA York Community College ME Massachusetts Maritime Academy MA Naval War College RI Providence College RI Rivier College NH

EM Plans: Why Be Prepared? School Shootings i. e. Virginia Tech Natural Disasters

Emergency Plans • • • Library of Resources Network of School EM planners www. LLIS. gov IS courses and other training State EOC tours and collaboration • General Support

EM Academics “Over the past four years we have seen our EM student population nearly double” [185 declared majors] (Dr. David Mc. Entire, University of North Texas, March 2004) “One of our problems is that some of our graduate students are being hired out from under us – by merely being enrolled in the Crisis and Emergency Management Program. ” (Greg Shaw, George Washington University, July 1999) Top 20 List of Growing Professions in U. S. (Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2004)

Higher Ed: Map of EM Programs KEY: BS= Bachelor of Science Cert. = Undergraduate Certificate Program GCert. = Graduate Certificate Program E = Emergency EM= Emergency Management HS= Homeland Security MA= Masters Norwich University MA Business Continuity (COOP) Riviera College Cert. Keene State College. Safety + EM Cert. Westfield State University- HS Cert. Capital Community College- EM Cert. Hartford Post University- HS Cert. Tufts University- MA Humanitarian Assistance Anna Maria College - EM MA, GCert. Boston University- MA E + Org Continuity Mgmt, GCert. Managing Disasters and Complex Humanitarian Emergencies Curry College- Cert. Homeland Defense Mass. Maritime Academy. BS in EM Community College of RIEM Cert.

Involving Students: STEP • FEMA + S- EMA sponsored • Results in Emergency Kits and Communication Plans • STEP in NE- 4, 400 students, 100 instructors, 40 schools

Involving Students: STEP Connections for hied students • Education students teaching STEP • CCRI students building website • Helping to develop lesson plans and learning materials

Involving Students: CERT • CERT- training students on basic disaster response skills • C-CERT applications • Community CERT, Senior CERT, etc

C- CERT Roles • Assisting with campus evacuations • Crowd/traffic management at special events • Assist public safety with searches, rehab or emergency response • Assist at mass care clinics, shelters, EOCs • Participate in drills, exercises, conferences

Connecting to EM Community • Public and Private Partners • Student Internships in EM • Being Valued Partner for larger community disasters- ie- offering facilities or student work force to disaster operations in the city

Resources www. LLIS. gov www. training. fema. gov/EMIWeb/edu/ : Region 1 www. fema. gov/about/regions/regioni/index. shtm www. citizencorps. gov/cert FEMA-R 1 -STEP@dhs. gov

Questions? W. Russ Webster William. Webster@dhs. gov 617 872 9453