Item #3 Austin Emergency Management Presentation — original pdf

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Public Safety Commission Austin Emergency Management | October 6, 2025 Primus Inter Pares “First Among Equals” Vision Statement: A disaster-prepared and resilient community. Mission Statement: We serve as Austin’s trusted leader in coordinating a unified effort to mitigate, prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters and disruptions - protecting life, property, and the environment by empowering community resilience and all hazards readiness. New Organizational Structure 3 New Team Approach ESF-1 Transportation ESF-2 Communications ESF-3 Public Works & Engineering ESF-4 Firefighting ESF-5 Emergency Management ESF-6 Mass Care ESF-7 Logistics ESF-8 Public Health & Medical ESF-9 Search and Rescue ESF-10 Oil & Hazardous Materials ESF-11 Agriculture & Natural Resources ESF-12 Energy ESF-13 Public Safety ESF-14 Private Sector Coordination ESF-15 Public Information ESF-16 Recovery ESF-17 Military Support ESF-18 Education ESF-19 Operations Technology ESF-20 Cyber Security ESF-21 Emergency Medical 4 New Plans • Not technical documents • Developed for with the Community. • Reflective of the makeup of the community. • Highlights areas of vulnerability. • Living documents 5 Information Sharing Strategies  NEW: IPAWS / WEA Alerting Authority  Unity of Effort  Message Templates  Message Decision Matrix  Emergency Preparedness Outreach: “Market the Storm”  Monthly Emergency Preparedness Pop-Up Events  Quarterly Trainings  CERT Program  Trainings by request  Warn Central Texas  English + Spanish  AustinTexas.gov/Alerts  14 languages  Emergency Operations Center Communications  City Council News Flash  Informal “behind the scenes” updates sent to partner agencies  Blog posts 6 Plan. Train. Drill. Exercise. Repeat.  Professional Development  3-Year Training and Exercise Plan  Cross-Sector Training / Exercises  Discussions regarding Nationwide Incidents “Always one more thing we can do to improve our odds of success, after that, another…” 7 Questions? Jim Redick, MPA, CEM Director, Austin Emergency Management Jim.Redick@austintexas.gov 8