Okaloosa County BOCC — July 26, 2016 — Public Safety Presentation — reading text

Public Safety Budget Review Fiscal Year 2017 Emergency Management F.S. Chapter 252, Emergency Management, establishes the requirement for a county emergency management program • FY17 county budget, $389,995 Emergency Management Primary Responsibilities: • Manage and maintain Emergency Operations Center • Manage and maintain mobile incident command trailer • Conduct training and exercises • Coordinate Multi-agency disaster response actions • All Hazards Disaster Planning • Maintain county warning system • Maintain flood warning system • Review all hazard plans for 32 mass care facilities • Conduct hazard analysis of 51 hazardous material storage facilities per year • Public outreach and education • Serve on State Emergency Response Commission (FAC Representative) • Committee member Local Emergency Planning Committee • Committee member Local Mitigation Strategy Committee • Committee member Affordable Housing Committee • Committee member Okaloosa County Disaster Housing Committee • Serve as Region One Governor for Florida Emergency Preparedness Association Emergency Management Major Accomplishments Last Year: • Upgrade of Emergency Operation Center (EOC) equipment ensuring the EOC is ready to serve during emergency situations. • Developed both a SWAT and Pest analysis and strategic plan that has provided the division with a roadmap for improvement. • Organized a newly formed Public Safety, Training and Exercise committee. The committee will identify gaps in training skill sets which will allow training based on needs to eliminate gaps. • Upgraded Web EOC to a much more secure platform, added information boards that will benefit businesses through information sharing. Program Goal: • Provide centrally located coordination efforts for Okaloosa County in order to guide decisions and actions that protect life and property and allow for a well coordinated and efficient operation to prepare for, respond to and recover from the affects of disasters. • Develop the disaster response skills and knowledge required for emergency situations by better preparing individuals to respond to disasters in a prompt, efficient and effective manner through activation of established plans and guidelines and use of available resources and facilities. • Provide needed emergency response, planning, and training for emergency situations and NIMS/ICS programs. • Provide and maintain critical communication equipment and trained communications personnel to ensure disaster communication capabilities continue to be operable under the most severe conditions Emergency Management Key Objectives: • Maintain and upgrade as needed the capabilities of the primary and alternate emergency operations centers and ensure viable warning systems are available to the public during any emergency situation. • Comply with requirements of F.S. 252.35, F.S. 252.38, F.S. 252.44, F.S. 252.365 and Okaloosa County Ordinance No. 79-12, § 1, 4-10-79. • Ensure life, safety and effective evacuations from high hazard and risk areas. • Provide training to responders and managers in their specific response roles when dealing with different types of emergency situations. • Test established plans, procedures, and guidelines to identify any shortfalls in planning. Document shortfalls and establish and initiate fixes to eliminate planning shortfalls. • Meet Federal requirements as outlined in Homeland Security Presidential Directive 5, Homeland Security Presidential Directive 8, and Emergency Management Performance Grant Scope of Work. • Meet State of Florida requirements as outlined in Emergency Management Preparedness and Assistance Grant, Scope of Work Emergency Management Non-county funding • Rule 27P-19 establishes state base grant eligibility for local emergency management programs • Emergency Management Preparedness Assistance (EMPA) annual grant $105,806.00 • State of Florida EMPA trust fund • Grant fund eligibility requires EM funding not be cut a greater percentage than: • 911 Services • Emergency Medical Services • Law Enforcement • Criminal Justice • Public Works • Emergency Management Performance Grant, $84,734.00 • Federal pass through funding administered by the Florida Division of Emergency Management Emergency Management Emergency Management County Warning Point In CY15: • In 2015 - Accredited Center of • Dispatched 25,973 EMS responses Excellence – 204th in World! • Dispatched 20,156 FD responses County Warning Point Key Objectives: • Ensure dispatching functions according to policy and procedures. • Provide quality assurance and improvement practices for division. • Monitor, access, and report statistical trends and current conditions for emergency responders and management. • To dispatch emergency calls under one minute 95% of the time. • To administer Fire Service Dispatch Contract. • To develop local Communication Plans and Alternate Emergency Communication Sites. County Warning Point County Warning Point County Warning Point • We are performing analysis on operations and staffing levels for optimizing effectiveness and efficiencies • Added Text to 911 services in Spring 2016 • Combining North Fire and South Fire Radio Dispatch into a Countywide Fire Dispatch • This designates staff to handle operations channels for critical emergencies • Wireless 911 calls are primary method for receiving emergencies • This leads to longer average 911 call times due to the additional time necessary to verify caller location (address, landmarks, city, etc.) • In 2015, answered 74,604 Wireless/VoIP • In 2015, answered 26,847 Wireline • Average 911 call processing time 1:35 • Average EMS 911 processing time 3:45 Beach Safety MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS LAST YEAR: • Conducted over 150,000 documented preventative actions. • Performed 98 rip current and heavy surf rescues with no drowning fatalities on guarded beaches. • Responded to 147 reports of lost children on the beach. All were found and returned to their families. • Responded to 512 medical calls on the beach. • Continued to develop increases in efficiency and effectiveness of lifeguard operations through the use of the Main Lifeguard Tower on the Okaloosa Fishing Pier. • Performed 16 rescues that would typically be after hours due to longer coverage times 2000hrs or dusk. • Attended or sponsored 45 public education events in local schools providing beach safety education and prevention information to approximately 5000 school age children and community youths. • Instructed 75 youths ages 9 to 17 years in the Junior Lifeguard Program. Beach Safety PROGRAM GOAL: • The goal of the program is to prevent the incidence of death and injury in the aquatic and beach environment as efficiently and effectively as possible through public education, the maintenance of high professional and technical standards, and the maintenance of a constant state of readiness year-round. KEY OBJECTIVES: • Provide public education and preventative oversight to the residents and visitors of Okaloosa County as the primary methods of prevention of death and injury in and around the waterways of Okaloosa County. • Provide rapid and efficient heavy surf, rip current, and flood rescue services in tight coordination with surrounding rescue agencies. • Continuance of professional lifeguard and technical rescue standards through training and professional development programs. • Ensure the visiting public is educated on the flag warning system and rip current hazards – “Know Before You Go” campaign. • Exploit the information delivery capacities of Facebook, and other web-based applications to provide accurate real time information and education to the beach-going public. Beach Safety Performance Measures 2016 2017 Impact 8.5% decrease in staffing: will eliminate the ability to offer Lifeguard services after 6pm during peak summer Staffing Costs $487,554 $449,293 months Memorial Day-Labor Day Decreasing the number of lifeguards on duty restricts Lifeguards on duty: Daily 8 6 active education, surveillance and prevention 1 less lifeguard per mile of guarded beach will impact Lifeguards/Mile: Daily 2.5 1.5 effective beach management Decrease in staffing will impede the ability to make Preventative Actions 106,000ytd TBD contact and educate beach patrons Less educational contact with the public for prevention Rescues 32 TBD increases rescue totals. No funding for After hours patrol and response will After Hours 7 TBD increase the fire responses between 6-8pm Elimination of the Junior Lifeguard and Buddy Programs Junior Lifeguards Trained >50 0 will have a significant impact on future Seasonal staffing Less Guards per mile results in slower response times. Response Times: RR-AED ≤5min >95 <90 Target 5min to respond, rescue, and begin resuscitation. Fatalities 1 TBD One after hours drowning (8:19pm) at the Boardwalk  Monthly Attendance Increasing 250000 Attendance 237450 231000 220000 210000 225750 200000 150000 141750 135000 122850 117000 112350 105000 107,000 100000 72000 75600 62000 63000 66150 57000 56000 58800 53000 48000 50000 42000 32500 28350 27000 12000 13500 14175 13125 3800 3200