Latest Northwest Regional Technology Center News
Latest newsletter (November 2011 edition)
Welcome to the Northwest Regional Technology Center website. The Center is a virtual resource, operated by the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), to support local and regional preparedness, resiliency, response, and recovery. The Center enables homeland security solutions for emergency responder communities; federal, state, and local agencies; and private sector stakeholders in the Northwest. This website summarizes current activities related to homeland security in the region, and highlights:
The National Recovery Framework recently issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
In September, 2011, FEMA issued the National Disaster Recovery Framework, a guide for effective recovery support to disaster-impacted states, tribes, and local jurisdictions. The flexible structure is designed to enable disaster recovery managers to operate in a unified and collaborative manner. The framework also defines core recovery principles, roles and responsibilities of recovery coordinators and other stakeholders, and the overall process by which communities can capitalize on opportunities to rebuild stronger, smarter, and safer. For more information, see our October newsletter.
Real-Time Airborne Management System to be Piloted in LA Exercise
The Real-Time Airborne Management System (RAMS) will be piloted in Los Angeles County, California, during the Great Southern California Shake-Out, a full-scale exercise scheduled for October 20, 2011. In support of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T), PNNL met in September with Los Angeles County Fire and Search and Rescue to discuss the possible inclusion of the technology. For more information, see our October newsletter.
DHHS Issues Guidance on Nuclear and Chemical Response Planning
DHHS recently issued guidance to state and local agencies on response planning for nuclear and chemical disasters. The guidance on nuclear response planning provides general issues to consider and specific processes and templates for state, facility, community hospitals, and hospital response team plans. The guidance is meant to provide just-in-time, evidence-based, usable information with sufficient background and context to make complex issues understandable to those without formal radiation medicine expertise. For more information, see our October newsletter.
