Hitchcock Us National Response Network

Protecting Natural and Cultural Heritage Under the US National Response Framework Ann Hitchcock National Park Service US/ICOMOS International Symposium March 11-15, 2009 New Orleans

Changes to National Response Paradigm After 9/11 „ „

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New mandates National Response Plan/Framework Core all-hazards, all-disciplines plan for national incident management, regardless of the cause, size, or complexity of the incident (NRF) National Incident Management System Standardized incident management processes, protocols and procedures for all responders (NIMS)

National Response Framework Content „ „

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Base plan 15 Emergency Support Function Annexes (ESFs) 8 Support Annexes 7 Incident Annexes 4 Partner Guides See http://www.fema.gov/NRF

NRF Scope „ „ „

Prepare Respond Recover

NRF Scope: Prepare „ „ „ „ „ „

Plan Organize Equip Train Exercise Evaluate and Improve

NRF Scope: Respond „

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Gain and maintain situational awareness Activate and deploy resources and capabilities Coordinate Response Actions Demobilize

NRF Scope: Recover „ „

Short-term recovery Note: Long-term recovery is outside the NRF scope.

NRF Implementation „

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Secretary, DHS has overall responsibility for implementation, including tasking other federal agencies during a federal response Departments and agencies have defined roles as Coordinating, Primary or Support Agencies for each Annex

ESF #11, Agriculture and Natural Resources Includes 5 separate functions: „ „

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Nutrition assistance Animal and plant disease and pest response Food safety Natural and cultural resources and historic properties (NCH resources) protection Safety and well-being of household pets

ESF #11 NCH Primary and Support Agencies „

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DOI is the designated Primary Agency for NCH Support Agencies include NOAA, USDA, NARA, ACHP, and HENTF.

NCH Assignments under ESF #11 „

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State Governor requests Federal Assistance Secretary DHS commits to Federal response FEMA coordinates Federal response FEMA issues Mission Assignment to DOI for NCH response NCH support agencies agree to respond

Support Agency Responsibilities „

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Conduct operations when requested, using their own authorities, subject-matter experts, capabilities, or resources; Participate in planning and operations to provide the support requested; Furnish available personnel, equipment, or other resource support as requested; and Participate in preparedness improvement activities, such as training and exercises.

NPS Emergency Response Responsibilities „ „ „

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Respond to emergencies in parks Respond to other agencies’ needs Respond to emergencies under National Response Framework and NCH part of ESF #11 under FEMA direction At request of DOI, coordinate cultural resources response under NCH part of ESF #11

Examples of Response Activities „ „

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Identify and assess cultural properties Provide archeological and wetlands surveys prior to installation of trailers and debris removal Assist in emergency compliance with the National Historic Preservation Act and the Endangered Species Act during emergency response.

ESF #11-NCH Katrina Response: Archeology Subsurface testing in proposed trailer court

Excavation at proposed trailer court

ESF #11-NCH Katrina Response: Archeology House debris on Ramsey As mound might have Mound, MS looked

ESF #11-NCH Katrina Response: Archeology Field notes

Map by hand, compass, tape measure, GPS

ESF #11-NCH Katrina Response: Historic Properties Surveyors 9th Ward (CRGIS)

Surveyors—Carrolton

ESF #11-NCH Katrina Response: Historic Properties Fort Jackson bastion wall

Fort Jackson casements

ESF #11-NCH Katrina Response: Historic Properties Rapid Building Assessment Form

Removing plaque, Fort Jackson

ESF #11-NCH Katrina Response: Museum Collections Salvage, Fort Jackson, LA

Cleaning, drying, documenting

ESF #11-NCH Katrina Response: Museum Collections Collections damage, So. Univ. of New Orleans

Mold

Lessons Learned in Katrina NCH Response „

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Need to ensure informed, coordinated, and expedient responses Responders from different sources– government, NGOs–lacked coordination Many NCH responders lacked basic emergency management training and IMTs lacked NCH sensitivity Need to expand roster of responders with natural and cultural resources skills

Improvements „

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Federal Coordination--New partners

added to ESF #11 NCH–ACHP, NARA, Heritage Emergency National Taskforce (NGO) State Coordination—COSTEP, Alliance for Response Training–HENTF promotes FEMA online training and CERT training; AIC offers emergency response training

Piloting New Concepts „

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Training Resource Advisors (READs) to deploy with first responders Deploying experts from universities, museums, NGOs and other partners under the CESU cooperative agreement For more information on the CESU pilot see http://psaccesu.uga.edu/h/npsemergency-response.html

Beyond the NRF: Ideas for International Assistance „ „

US Committee of the Blue Shield Could assistance in response and recovery for natural and cultural heritage be modeled on existing international agreements for wildfire?

Protecting Natural and Cultural Heritage Under the US National Response Framework

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