MB Emergency Measures Organization 2021 Spring Conditions Seminar Response Briefing - Monday, March 8, 2021 Tuesday, March 9, 2021 Wednesday ...

MB Emergency Measures Organization
   2021 Spring Conditions Seminar
   Response Briefing

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    Monday, March 8, 2021
    Tuesday, March 9, 2021
    Wednesday, March 10, 2021

Outline
 • Preparations
 • Information Products / Resources
 • Response Coordination
    – Emergency Social Services
    – Health
 • Local Situation Report, Impact Assessment and
   Resources
 • Equipment
 • State of Local Emergency
 • Advisory Notifications – Alert Ready
 • Wrap-Up

Terminology
DFA    Disaster Financial Assistance
DO     Duty Officer
HFC    Hydrologic Forecast Centre
HFWM   Hydrologic Forecasting and Water Management
MEC    Municipal Emergency Coordinator
MECC   Manitoba Emergency Coordination Centre
MI     Manitoba Infrastructure
SoLE   State of Local Emergency

Preparations

• Monitoring the situation with the HFC and
  HFWM.
• Intergovernmental planning.
• Response planning to focus on areas of
  concern identified by the HFC.
• MECC will be activated as required.
• Determining pre-positioning of equipment
  in conjunction with MI.

Flood Information Products
• Second Outlook for Spring 2021 (TBC by
  HFC, towards end of March).
• Morning Conditions Report (TBC by HFC,
  but prior to 12:00pm).
• Daily Flood Reports and Daily Flood
  Sheets (afternoon).
• https://www.gov.mb.ca/flooding/

Flood Information Resources
https://www.gov.mb.ca/flooding/index.html

Response Coordination

• Department / Agency/ Municipal Updates.
• Engaging with Municipalities:
  – Situation updates from / to.
  – Teleconferences.

ESS Guidelines
• When mutual aid resources are insufficient,
  request for Provincial ESS assistance can be
  made through Manitoba Emergency Measures
  Organization (EMO)
• Provincial ESS expects local authorities to
  develop ESS capacity to support their residents
  in emergencies for a minimum of 72 hours
• During the first 72 hours, evacuees should be
  contacting their insurance agents, family and
  friends, or accessing other possible resources

Decision to Evacuate
• Consult/communicate with EMO
• Coordinate the evacuation
• Give priority to the most vulnerable in
  your community
• Notify community members ahead of time
  (if possible) of the possibility of
  evacuation

Reception Centres
• Encourage virtual reception centres
  (whenever possible)
• ESS operational guidelines during
  COVID 19 were sent to local authorities
  in 2020
• EMO also sent information on Warming
  Shelters and Congregate Facilities during
  COVID 19 in 2020

Registration
• Everyone needs to be registered
  – Using the Provincial form can avoid
    duplication if Provincial ESS is requested
• Critical there is a way to contact
  evacuees and to track how many people
  are evacuated from your community
• Use it for all evacuations no matter the
  size

Registering Evacuees

• Encouraged to use the
  All Hazard Evacuation
  Registration Form
  during COVID 19
• It is simplified and can
  be submitted
  electronically to your
  community

Activation of Provincial ESS
PROCESSES:
• When a local authority is overwhelmed or
  threatened by a potential overwhelming
  emergency and existing mutual aid
  agreements are not sufficient, Provincial ESS
  can be requested through EMO
• In large scale/complex events, ESS may start
  immediately. Requests for immediate
  services must be reviewed and approved with
  the Director of ESS in consultation with the
  Director of Operations at EMO

Activation of Provincial ESS
PROCESSES:
• ESS will make a provincial representative
  available (if requested) to connect with
  affected communities to support ESS
  activities
• ESS supports are subject to a 30 day
  maximum duration or until the activation of
  insurance coverage

Activation of Provincial ESS
ELIGIBILITY:
• Evacuated residents must meet the
  following criteria to be eligible for Provincial
  ESS supports:
• Evacuees must be identified by the local
  authority under a mandatory evacuation
  order
• The local authority has provided a minimum
  72 hours of assistance or the event is larger
  and a request has been made for provincial
  support through EMO

ESS Plans
• Now is the time to review your ESS plans
  and make necessary changes to ensure
  they are COVID compliant
• Contact the EMO or ESS duty officer for
  ESS training in our community or if you
  would like assistance with your ESS
  plans

Provincial ESS
         Brian Malkowich
          Director of ESS
       Mary Stuber Doerksen
           ESS Manager

      essdutyofficer@gov.mb.ca
           204-232-6471
         Fax: 204-945-8397

Questions

Health System
Coordination In
Emergencies
Shared Health, MB
Health and Regional
Health Authorities work
together to ensure health
services continue to be
available for Manitobans.

Help is Always Available
 Health Links – Info Santé
       Can help you find resources through your local regional
health authority or community mental health service office
       788-8200 in Winnipeg; or 1-888-315-9257 toll free
 Manitoba Farm and Rural Support Services
       1-866-367-3276 (1-866-FOR-FARM) toll free
 Klinic Community Health Centre 24-hour Crisis Line
       786-8686 in Winnipeg; or 1-888-322-3019 toll free

“Just because you have experienced
a disaster does not mean that you will
be damaged by it…
•

•
          …but you will be
          changed by it”
               (Weaver, 1995)

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Local Situation Report, Impact
Assessment and Resources
      https://www.gov.mb.ca/emo/

Response Coordination

• MEC to EMO DO              • Critical Information
  – emodutyofficer@gov.mb.ca   Requirements:
  – 204-945-5555                – States of Local
• MEC / EOC to MECC:              Emergency.
                                – Evacuations.
  – mecc@gov.mb.ca
                                – Access Issues.
• Use of WebEOC for
                                – Significant Overland
  information management.         Flooding.
                                – Resource Shortfalls.

Equipment (1)
• Amphibex / Ice Cutters.
• Steamers:
  – MI, commercial
• Sandbag Machines:
  – MI, commercial
• Flood Barriers:
  – tiger tubes/dams, super
    sandbags
• Pumps:
  – MI, commercial

Equipment (2)
• Pre-deployment.
• Requests during Response:
  – EMO Duty Officer / MECC.
  – 204-945-5555.
  – EMO regional staff (Emergency
    Management Advisors).
  – Liaison and Coordination.
  – Assessment to ensure solution
    fits the problem.
  – Deployment.
  – Training.

State of Local Emergency (SoLE)
• SoLE may be declared by a local authority to acquire
  and exercise powers set out in The Emergency
  Measures Act.
• Generally, a SoLE is declared when an emergency is
  imminent or occurring.
• Careful consideration to need during drought:
   – Emergency spending (municipal funds), access, etc.
• Valid for 30 days, beginning the day the declaration is
  made.
• Not linked to DFA.
• https://www.gov.mb.ca/emo/response/sole.html

Advisory Notifications
• HFC High Water Advisory:
  – Issued when a heavy storm or high flows are
    expected and may cause water levels to
    rise, but not necessarily reach flood stage.
  – A high water advisory can be an early
    indicator for conditions that may develop into
    a flood watch or flood warning.

Advisory Notifications
• HFC Flood Watch:
  – Issued when river or lake levels
    are approaching and likely to
    reach flood stage, but likely not
    within the next 24 hours.
• HFC Flood Warning:
  – Issued when river or lake levels
    are exceeding or are expected to
    be exceeding flood stage within
    the next 24 hours.

Questions