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The Cornerstone of theNation’s Mutual Aid

System

SREMAC - Outcome ofHurricane Andrew in 1992

Key Legal Provisions

• Article V: “…licenses, certificates, orother permits…shall be deemedlicensed, certified, or permitted by thestate requesting assistance.“

• Article VI: “Officers or employees of aparty state rendering aid . . . shall beconsidered agents of the requestingstate for tort liability and immunitypurposes…”

Key Legal Provisions

• Article VII: …”nothing herein containedshall preclude any state from enteringinto supplemental agreements withanother state or affect any agreementsalready in force…”

• Article IV: “…the state rendering aid maywithhold resources to the extentnecessary to provide reasonableprotection for such state."

• Article IX: “. . . any party state renderingaid . . . shall be reimbursed by the partystate receiving aid for any loss or damageto or expense incurred . . .”

EMAC GovernanceStructure

National Emergency Management Association (NEMA)

•EMAC Coordinator•Senior EMAC Advisor•Legal LiaisonExecutive Task

Force (ETF)

EMAC AdministrationMulti-disciplineAdvisory Group

EMAC Operations

National Coordination GroupNational Coordinating Team(s)Regional Coordinating Team(s)A-Team(s)

EMAC Committee

•Chair (North Carolina EMA Director)•14 State Emergency Management Directors•Private Sector Liaison (non-voting)

EMAC Coordination Components

•ETF Chair•ETF Immediate Past-Chair•Chair Elect•10 Lead State Representatives•3 At-large Members

•Legal Liaison (non-voting)•EMAC Coordinator (non-voting)•Senior Advisor (non-voting)

EMAC Levels ofOperations

Disaster Operation ComponentsOperation Levels

Control Function

Action Function

Coordination Functions

Functions

Level 3

Level 2

Level 1

National Coordination Group (NCG)State of current EMAC ETF Chair

National Coordinating Team (NCT)Co-located with FEMA EST at the NRCC

DHS/FEMA HQ, Washington, D.C.

Regional Coordinating Team (RCT)Co-Located with Federal ESF’s at the

DHS/FEMA RRCC

EMAC A-TeamCo-located with State/Federal Personnel

In the Requesting State EOC

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National Coordinating Team

Washington, DC, NRCC

Region VIRCC

EMAC RCT

Region IVRCC

EMAC RCT

FL EOC

EMAC A-TEAM

TX EOC

EMAC A-TEAM

LA EOC

EMAC A-TEAM

MS EOC

EMAC A-TEAM

AL EOC

EMAC A-TEAM

Example of Level 1 Operation

National CoordinationGroup (NCG)

The Key Players

The State Authorized Representative (AR)

•The State official positionally authorizedto execute EMAC documents & obligatestate resources and funds

•The State EM director holds this position(stated in Compact language) or his/herappointee

The Key Players

The State Designated Contact (DC)

•Designated by the AR as the PrimaryPOC for managing EMAC resourcerequests

The State EMAC Coordinator (EC)

•Responsible for coordinating EMACmissions

The EMAC Process…

Pre-Planning to FacilitateAccess and Use of EMAC

• Establish a working relationship withyour State EMAC Coordinators andAuthorized Representatives in advanceof the disaster!

• Establish legal process to deploy local /volunteer and private resources as“agents of the state” (Article VI)

• Organize local / state resources understate sponsorship (examples: intra-stateagreements, State team composition,etc.)

Pre-Planning to FacilitateAccess and Use of EMAC

• Type and credential resources based onNIMS standards

• Establish pre-deployment “packaged”and individual use equipment andpersonnel costs in advance

• Build capacity to deploy & operate self-sufficiently in hazardous operationalenvironments

• Train and exercise use of EMACprocedures

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EMAC Effectivenessis based on…

• Proven Nationwide Application (54Signatories & 92 events)

• Administrative Oversight and SupportStaff

Governance Structure & FormalBusiness Protocols

• Compact Provisions Solves ProblemsUpfront

Reimbursement, Licensure, Liability

EMAC Effectivenessis based on…

• A Common operating framework• Continuity of Operations• Span of Control• Use of Resource Typing/Packaging• Standard Operating Procedures

• Continual Improvement – 5 year StrategicPlan

• Critiques/Training/Exercises/Meetings/After Action Reviews (AARs)

• Utilizing Customized Web BasedTechnology

• An Involved & Committed StateMembership

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