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Home My WebLink About35-Fire Department " " CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO - REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Qm: Larry R. Pitzer, Fire Chief . ~(Q)l?V ~ Subject: Set dinner workshop-October 7,2002 at 5:00 p.m. in the EDA Conference Room-presentation on Homeland Security. Dept: Fire Date: September 9,2002 MCtC Meeting Date: October 7, 2002 Synopsis of Previous Council Action: RECOMMENDA TION: That a dinner workshop be set for Monday, October 7,2002 at 5:00 p.m. in the Economic Development Agency Conference Room to hear a presentation on Homeland Security. o ,"/ ~ "'--:7 /) I~ . /)~.J I) /" !/ .ci el v / Contact Person: Larrv Pitzer, Fire Chief Signatur/<( ,; Phone: (909) 384-5286 Supporting data attached: Staff Report Ward: FUNDING REQUIREMENTS: Amount: $0.00 Source: (Acc!. No) (Acc!. Description) Finance: Council Notes~~ ~/n/ 07-/ ~ /! (\ 10/7/0 L Agenda Item No.~ o o o '. Staff Report SUBJECT Set dinner workshop-October 7,2002 at 5:00 p.m. in the EDA Conference Room-presentation on Homeland Security. BACKGROUND At the direction of Council, requests to schedule dinner workshops during Council meetings shall be approved by Council prior to agendizing the workshop. San Bernardino City Fire Department and Police Department would like to conduct a JOInt presentation on the status of activities to improve the City's Homeland Security and disaster preparedness. The presentation will provide Council with an overview of ongoing efforts with other emergency response agencies, the private sector, and the community to mitigate the consequences of a terrorist incident involving weapons of mass destruction. General topics to be addressed at the workshop include: . New Partnership for Intelligence Gathering . Ongoing Citywide Threat/Vulnerability Assessments . Infrastructure Security Enhancements (i.e. Target Hardening) . Implementation of U.S. Department of Justice Domestic Preparedness Program Implementation of U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Metropolitan Medical Response System .:. Citywide Disaster Preparedness Priorities .:. Training and Equipment .:. Private Sector and Community Participation .:. Future Homeland SecuritylEmergency Preparedness Grant Funding Opportunities FINANCIAL IMPACT The dinner workshop presentation will be made at no cost to the City. RECOMMENDA nON That a dinner workshop be set for Monday, October 7, 2002 at 5:00 p.m. in the Economic Development Agency Conference Room to hear a presentation on Homeland Security. I Overview . New Partnerships for Intelligence Gathering . Ongoing City-wide ThreaWulnerability Assessments . Infrastructure Security Enhancements (Le. target hardening) . Implementation of Federal Domestic Preparedness Program , . 35: 1 New Partnerships for Intelligence Gathering . Police Department Role . Local/State Federal Partnerships - San Bernardino/Riverside Terrorism Early Warning Group (TEWG) - California Anti-Terrorism Information Center (CATIC) - FBI Joint Terrorism Task Forces (JTTF) , 2 I Ongoing City-wide ThreaV Vulnerability Assessments . Identification of potential targets - Government buildings - Communications & utility facilities - Water supply locations - Mass transit facilities - Universities/schools - Private businesses - Large venues (Route 66, Stadium) Infrastructure Security Enhancements . Target Hardening...a city-wide effort -City Hall - Water Supply Facilities - Police/Fire Critical Facilities - Local businesses . Building emergency procedures & supplies Water Facility Security . Increased controls on access to water facilities . Additional patrols provided by Police Department . Regular and random testing of water supplies . Conducting detailed water system vulnerability study , 3 Water Security - Cont. . Water System Vulnerability Study- Cont. - Applied for & received U.S. EPA grant - Contractor to evaluate both engineering & security aspects - Will develop priority list of needed improvements & increased protection Federal Domestic Preparedness Program . Program legislation authored by Senators Nunn,Lugar, Domenici (aka NLD Program) . Program coordination provided by U.S. Department of Justice, Office for Domestic Preparedness Support . Focused on 120 of nation's most populated cities U.S. DOJ Grant . Total allocation= $310,000 . Funding priorities include: Personal Protective Equipment, Detection & Decontamination Equipment . Focused on Fire & Police first responder protection , 4 , Equipment Grant Purchases . Personal Protective Equipment - Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus - Level A HAZMA T Suits - Protective Masks & Filters - Chemical Resistant Gloves - HAZMAT Boots - Nerve Agent Antidote (Mark I Kits) Purchases - Cont. . Detection Equipment - M256A 1 Chemical Agent Detection Kits - M8 Chemical Agent Detection Paper - Radiological Detection Monitors 5 Training Requirements: Responder Awareness Level . Emergency Response to Terrorism~ BasiC Concepts " Tra/ned= 40 City staff. 10 Eldemal agem:y staff . Emergency Response to Terrorism: Traln.the-Tra;ner " Trained= 20 City sta", 7 Exlemal agency staff - Law Enforcement Awareness II Trained'" 60 City staff, 10 Exretnal agency staff . Law Enforcement Awareness Trafn-the-Trainer , Trained" 60 City staff, 6 External Agency staff . Hospit.11 Emergency Management: Concepts & Impllcatlolls 01 Weapons of Mass Destruction # Trained: 60 Local hosp/tal staff Training Requirements: Responder Operations Level - Emergency Responu to Terrorism: Operations , Trained= 60 City staff, 6 Edemal agency staff _ Emergency Response to Domestic Biological Incidents , Trained" 80 City staff, 15 External agency staff _ Public Works: Planning for & Response to TerrorIst Incidents 14 Trained" 115 City staff, 7 External agency staff . Incident Response to Terrorist Bombings (Resldenf course, New Mexico) . Trained: J Flro Dept. HAZMA T captains Training Requirements: Responder Technician Level . WMD Hazardous Materials Technicfan (Resident course) . Trained'" 0 _ Advanced Rad/ation/Nuclear Agents (Resident course) # Trained: 0 . Emergency MediCal Services Operations &. Planning for Weapons 01 Mass Destrucllon # Trained: 12 City slaff, 10 Edemal agency staN . Domestic Prepdredness Equipment Technical Ass/stance Course ". Trained: 0 (pending equipment delivery) , 6 , Facilitated Chern" Weapons Tablet~:a~ and Biological ~ ..relses ~.,.:;' ~ . ,!.pp ~~ ,........Rr1~r.~ '. Ii', w:" ;a. ~ .'_ It . '.I ~. '. ~ .~'-." ~, ....... Exercise Timeline . Chemical Tabletop Exercise - conducted 27 February 2002 . Biological Tabletop Exercise - scheduled 15 October 2002 . Chemical Functional Exercise - estimated for October 2003 , 7 Federal Metropolitan Medical Response System Program . Program coordination provided by U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Office of Emergency Response . Focused on 120 of nation's most populated cities . Contract between City and U.S. DHHS , 8 olitan Medic:! Response Systems Oo.;"in,l MMII<; eMM8.S...1222 . __...._ _....."'_ _c_...... --"_DC. ___... _..... --- -...- -........-- -- ,,---- -'-- a..-._ ___......_ .____ --... -~,- -,-- --'- .'--......~. <-...-... ~"-.__ __T._ __'-- ---... --""",,- ---,-- _.._,,-_ "-_,T_ __....... -"'----..- ::-.~'""- --- ::::..~-- :::..:::= ~T== =~ S::~ ~ --' ".....-- --. ""'-''''- ,,---- =E --- ~~ w-.-..._ MMRS Contract Deliverables #1 . Project Officer meeting (COMPLETED) #2 . Development Plan (COMPLETED) #2a . Pharmaceutical Plan (PENDING) #3 . Basic MMRS concept of operations plan (DUE DEC 2002) _ #4 '" Plan for managing the consequences of a biological event (DUE JAN 2003) #5 . Plan for responding to a chemical, radiological, nuclear event (DUE FEB 2003) 9 I Contract Deliverables - Cont. #6 . Plan for forward movement of patients (DUE NOV 2003) #7 . Plan for integration of local hospitals and regional healthcare systems (DUE NOV 2003) #8 . Plan for training of hospital and first responder personnel (DUE NOV 2003) #9. Plan for equipment acquisition, and maintenance (DUE NOV 2003) #10 . Final report verifying operational readiness (DUE NOV 2003) MMRS Funding Priorities . Basic Pharmaceutical Cache . Personal Protective Equipment . Chemical Detection Equipment . Defibrillators . Nerve Agent Antidote (Mark I Kits) . Emergency Notification Software . Communications Equipment (Radios) . Hospital Response EquipmenVSupplies Linking of Response Systems First Responders MedIcal & Mental Fire/EMS ~, Health Services --~, .~(~) .- Public ~ '-".", Law Health Enforcement Emergency Management 10 f Future Directions . Continued Partnerships with Local, State & Federal agencies . Ongoing Training/Exercise Commitments . Private Sector & Community Participation . Future Grant Funding Opportunities I I II