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Emergency Management June/July 2015June/July 2015
Volume 2, Issue 3Volume 2, Issue 3
Inside this issue:
EOC Activation 1
Ohio EMA Director 2
Cle EOC Manager 2
LEPC TTX 3
Safety Day at the Zoo 3
RNC Update 4
EMAP Assessment 5
Training & Exercises 6
Contact Corner 7
The Cuyahoga County Office of
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
Cuyahoga County Office of Emergency Management
310 W. Lakeside, Suite 795 | Cleveland, OH 44113
Main (216) 443-5700 | Fax: (216) 443-4923
ready.cuyahogacounty.us
Over the Memorial Day
weekend personnel from
the Cuyahoga County
Office of Emergency
Management (CCOEM)
staffed the City of
Cleveland Emergency
Operations Center (EOC)
during and following the
release of the Officer
Michael Brelo verdict.
Operations of the EOC
began on Saturday, May
30th and maintained 24
hour operational periods
until Monday, June 1st.
During this time CCOEM
had at least one staff
member operating in the
EOC.
CCOEM’s primary role
was to act as the conduit
between the local
jurisdictions and the
Ohio Emergency
Management Agency
(OEMA). This was done
by interfacing with
OEMA’s Assessment
Room using
WebEOC, OEMA’s
incident management
software program.
OEMA also provided a
liaison in the Cleveland
EOC on Saturday, May
30th through the
morning of Sunday, May
31st.
In addition to OEM and
OEMA personnel,
numerous Emergency
Support Function (ESF)
agencies staffed the
EOC as well. These
agencies consisted of
the Greater Cleveland
Regional Transit
Authority (GCRTA), the
Cuyahoga County Fire
Chief’s Association, the
Cuyahoga County
Sheriff’s Department,
the Cleveland
Metropolitan Housing
Authority (CMHA), and
the Cleveland
Department of Public
Health.
These agencies
monitored and
updated Knowledge
Center, as well as,
provided vital
information to the EOC
which assisted in
developing a common
operating picture.
As necessary, CCOEM
will continue to act in
a supporting role in
the City of Cleveland
EOC. The level of ESF
agency support will be
dependent on the size
and complexity of the
incident.
CCOEM Staffs Cleveland EOC for Brelo Verdict
Ohio Department of Public
Safety (ODPS) Director John
Born named Sima Merick
Executive Director of the Ohio
Emergency Management Agency
today. She is replacing Evan
Schumann who resigned as
director to take another position
at EMA that will allow him to
spend more time with his family.
Merick is currently Assistant
Director at EMA and has served
in that capacity since 2011.
Prior to being Assistant Director,
Merick served in various
management positions at EMA
since 1996.
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City of Cleveland Hires a New Emergency Operations Center Manager
Ohio EMA Names New Director
On Monday, June 8, 2015,
Mayor Frank G. Jackson hired
Alex Pellom as the Emergency
Operations Center Manager in
the Department of Public Safety.
Pellom has his master’s degree
in Public Administration and has
spent the past five years with
the Duval County (FL)
Emergency Management and
the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue
Department.
During his career, Pellom
authored more than 80 plans
that spanned all 4 aspects of
emergency management –
preparedness, mitigation,
response, and recovery. He
served as the Project Manager
for Jacksonville’s 2013
Emergency Preparedness Guide
with a 247,000 print run, which
was distributed as an insert in
the June 2nd edition of the
Florida Times-Union. He has also
been a routine guest for a radio
segment to promote emergency
preparedness throughout the
community.
Pellom is the recipient of the
2014 Public Awareness
Campaign Award from the
National Homeland Security
Association and has been
selected to serve on both the
State of Florida’s Gray
Incident Management Team
and the Northeast Florida
Incident Management Team.
Merick has been instrumental in
moving the agency toward a
regional concept that will have
liaisons in areas throughout the
state who can assist county
EMAs as the need arises. She
will also work with private
partners to assure that citizen’s
basic needs are met when
disaster strikes.
Merick holds an Associate
Degree from The University of
Akron and took courses at both
Columbus State Community
College and The Ohio State
University.
LEPC Conducts Annual Tabletop Exercise
Volume 2, Issue 3
On Monday, May 11th, the
Cuyahoga County Local
Emergency Planning
Committee (LEPC) held their
annual exercise with the
Westshore HazMat team
(includes fire departments of
Bay Village, Fairview Park,
Lakewood, North Olmsted,
Rocky River, and Westlake).
The purpose of the TTX was to
evaluate Cuyahoga County’s
readiness to respond to a
railroad accident resulting in a
spill of Bakken Crude Oil in a
populated area. The scenario
revolved around the derailment
of a train carrying Bakken Crude
Oil in Lakewood. The TTX
assessed the affected
jurisdictions’ ability to test the
plans and procedures for
response to a potentially serious
train derailment of a hazardous
material.
The TTX had five objectives:
incident assessment, incident
command, notification of
response and support agencies,
population protective actions,
and response personnel
safety.
The LEPC holds an exercise
annually, each with a
different hazmat team.
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Greater Cleveland Safety Council’s “Safety Day at the Zoo”
CCOEM participated in the Greater Cleveland Safety Council’s 30th annual “Safety Day at the Zoo” event
on Wednesday June 24th at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo. This event brings members and friends of the
Safety Council together to promote safety, good health, and ways to protect the environment. CCOEM set
up a booth to promote safety and personal preparedness. This event is a great and fun way to reach out
to children and their parents.
Planning for the July 2016 Republican National Convention to be held in Cleveland moved forward this
month when the United States Secret Service designated an Event Coordinator for the Convention.
Shortly following the designation of the Coordinator, federal, city, and county officials met to discuss the
make-up of the Executive Steering Group. The Steering Group will determine the member organizations
of the various functional sub-committees that will conduct detailed planning. Although the number of sub
-committee is not yet decided, between 20 and 30 functional groups are expected.
On June 23, Special Agent Bryan Seamour of the Cleveland FBI Office discussed RNC planning at the
Ohio EMA’s Ohio Public Private Partnership (OP3) Northern Conference at Cleveland State University.
Seamour told the conference that Clevelanders should expect the RNC to bring:
As many as 50,000 visitors
Downtown street closures
Creation of an inner perimeter security zone which will be
accessible only to persons with proper credentials
Heavy police presence
Protestors and counter-protestors
Enormous national media presence
Establishment of free-speech zones
Although Cleveland has successfully hosted national-level events
(most recently Gay Games 9 and Senior Games), Cleveland has
never hosted a designated National Security Special Event (NSSE)
before, so some elements of the event planning and execution
may be new to public safety forces in the region. For that reason,
close cooperation between federal, state, and local agencies will
be critical to the success of the 2016 RNC.
Republican National Convention 2016 Update
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EMAP Assesses CCOEM Program
On a calm morning in June,
CCOEM opened its doors to
team of seven emergency
management professionals to
initiate an intensive
assessment of the County’s
Emergency Management
Program.
Lasting for a week, the on-site
assessment marked the
culmination of more than two
years’ worth of work toward
accreditation in the Emergency
Management Accreditation
Program (EMAP).
For those unfamiliar, EMAP is
an independent non-profit
organization that fosters
excellence and accountability in
emergency management
programs by establishing
credible standards. Emergency
management programs like
CCOEM assess all aspects of
their operations against EMAP’s
high standards. Doing so enables
a program to identify deficiencies
along with solutions and best
practices to make improvements.
Once an emergency
management program is
confident that they meet the
EMAP standards, an on-site
assessment is scheduled to
validate the program’s processes
and documentation.
CCOEM participated in the on-
site assessment from June 15 -
19. During which time staff
participated in interviews,
substantiated proofs of
compliance, and demonstrated
how CCOEM meets or exceeds all
of the EMAP standards.
At the conclusion of the on-site
assessment the assessors
briefed CCOEM staff on their
findings. In all, the assessors
were very impressed with
CCOEM’s emergency
management program.
Although a few minor areas for
improvement were identified,
no major deficiencies were
found.
Over the next 30 days, CCOEM
will make the necessary
adjustments to be fully
compliant with the EMAP
standards. Once the final
documentation is completed
and submitted to EMAP,
CCOEM will be the first county
emergency management
agency in the state of Ohio to
be EMAP accredited.
For more information about the
EMAP Program, please visit:
emaponline.org.
TRAINING EVENTS
July 07-08, 2015 MGT-315: Critical Asset Risk Management
Location: NASA-GRC, 21000 Brookpark Road, Cleveland, OH 44135
July 9, 2015 MGT-414: Advanced Critical Infrastructure Protection
Location: NASA-GRC, 21000 Brookpark Road, Cleveland, OH 44135
July 20-24, 2015 Advanced Clandestine Laboratory Training
Location: Cleveland Fire Training Academy, 3101 Lakeside Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44114
July 30-31, 2015 MGT-431: Pediatric Disaster Response and Emergency Preparedness
Location: Cleveland Clinic Twinsburg, 8701 Darrow Rd. Twinsburg, Ohio 44087
UPCOMING EXERCISES
July 20-23, 2015 Northeast Ohio Heroes Full-Scale Exercise
Location: Various Locations throughout the Greater Cleveland Area.
Training & Exercises
Volume 2, Issue 3
Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner’s Office Exercise 2014
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Administrator
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Brandy Carney
Deputy Administrator/CECOMS Manager
216-443-5691
Mark Christie
Plans Manager
216-443-5683
Justin Bechtel
Operations Manager
216-443-3765