03 Emergency Response Management Briefing — original pdf

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Emergency Management Presented by Kimmi McMinn and Dan Valbracht August 5, 2025 TPW Emergency Management Emergency Management (EM) Program Team • Kimmi McMinn • Arabella Walker Operational Response Groups • Street and Bridge Operations (SBO) • Arterial Management Division (AMD) • Signs and Markings Division (SMD) • Urban Forestry Division (UF) Support Function Groups • Public Information Office (PIO) • Data and Technology Services (DTS) • Logistics • Human Resources and Safety • Finance 2 TPW Emergency Management Activations (Estimated past 12 months) • 3 winter weather this season • 3 severe weather (debris, asst to WPD) • Special events (ACL, F1, SXSW, VIP visits) Scale of Response • EOC activations, DOC activations, Situational Assessment Teams Actions Taken • Road treatment • Debris clearing • Lane/road closures • Sign replacement • Signal repairs for signals in flash or dark • Generator deployment for signals City-wide coordinated efforts • EOC activations, coordination calls 3 TPW Emergency Management Technology Solutions TPW Emergency Response Technology • Emergency On-Call Contact Dashboard • Current Road Conditions Dashboard • Mapping of Critical Assets and Facilities • Signal Status Dashboard • 3-1-1 Customer Service Requests and Workorder Management Systems • Centralized Emergency Response Communications Tool 4 TPW Emergency Management Current Priorities COA Wildfire Planning: • Coordination with HSEM and AFD/APD • Trailer and traffic device preparations in progress • Determining trailer staging areas • Dry run deployment evaluation Winter Weather Preparations: • TPW Operational Plan Updates • Department Tabletop Exercise • New Equipment, Liquid Application Systems (LAS) • Equipment training and field exercise 5 TPW Emergency Management Planning Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) Updated TPW COOP plan inclusive of all functions since TPW’s creation Overarching plan will be developed Quarterly exercises and reviews will be performed Development of a singular guiding document to include appendices on: fire evacuation, winter weather, flood response, and debris management 6 Coordinated Citywide Efforts Hazard Mitigation Action Plan (HMAP) Coordination with HSEM and H2O Partners COA Common Operating Picture Coordinating with AFD/ARR/HSEM on debris management platform Exploring opportunities for inclusion in the VEOCI city-wide application Monthly Coordination Meetings HSEM/Regional Emergency Management CAPCOG Mass Care Coordination TPW prioritizes the clearing of priority routes for access to shelters and other sites 7 TPW Future Plans (FY26) Incident Command System (ICS) Training • Industry Standard Emergency Management structure • Used by public safety entities (APD, AFD, EMS, and HSEM) • Training Plan: • • Prioritize operational divisions Train remaining department stakeholders and support staff • FEMA Training Course Plan: ICS 100 Introduction to the Incident Command System ICS 200 Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response ICS 700 NIMS, an Introduction ICS 800 National Response Framework (NRF), an Introduction ICS 300 Intermediate ICS for Expanding Incidents (For Incident Management Team) • • • • • 8 TPW Future Plans (FY26) Draft Internal Incident Management Team (IMT) 9 Questions / Discussion