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US Army Corps of Engineers
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HQ USACE Planning for an Earthquake
in the New Madrid Seismic Zone
Rick Howley
HQUSACE G-3
8-10 March 2010
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Purpose: To provide an update on
development of the HQ USACE OPLAN for a
catastrophic earthquake in the New MadridSeismic Zone
Background: Planning began in March 2009
4of 5 USACE Divisions had draft plans, developedHQ USACE plan from bottom up
MAEC Report provided damage estimates perimpacted state
Provided Mission Analysis, and follow on OPLANbrief to DCG-CW in June 2009
Received FEMA draft OPLAN in August 2009,updated specified and implied tasks
Clarified lead and supporting USG agencies for TF Riverine
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Specified/Implied Tasks
Specified Tasks
Support to FEMA under the NRF Repair and maintain flood control
infrastructure under PL 84-99
Continue on-going operating andconstruction projects
Support TF Riverine
Support ARNORTH/NORTHCOMJTFs with Engineer staff cells
Implied Tasks
Account for personnel in impactedareas
Execute COOP for impacted USACEactivities
Reestablish COMMS
Coordinate access to impacted areaswith law enforcement agencies
Support initial reconnaissance effortsto develop the common operatingpicture
Deploy and establish C2 elements
Assess and conduct immediate repairof USACE infrastructure
Provide visible leadership to the
citizens Support DoD efforts to restore
Defense Critical Infrastructure
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Commanders IntentPurpose: Fully support local, state and federal efforts in order to save lives, provide services to citizens relateto public works, and re-establish infrastructure to support long-term economic recovery in the event of a
catastrophic earthquake in the NMSZ.Key Tasks:- Conduct initial reconnaissance to support DHS/FEMA efforts to determine the scope of the impacted area
- Conduct engineer reconnaissance of critical infrastructure and provide assessments to facilitate repair
- Restore flood protection infrastructure
- Restore Civil Work and navigation infrastructure
- Support restoration of navigable waterways through the Riverine Task Force
- Execute public works missions as directed by FEMA under ESF#3 and support to other Federal agencies
under the NRF- Reconstitute Planning and Response Teams (PRT) as they deploy in anticipation of a response phase that is
longer than typical emergency response
- Ramp up training at the Readiness Support Center (RSC) in order to support training of additional PRTs,
ESF#3 Team Leaders (TLs) and Assistant Team Leaders (ATLs)
-Provide NORTHCOM/ARNORTH Joint Task Forces with initial task force engineering staff
End state:- Immediate threats to life and safety for the earthquake and its aftermath have been removed
- Basic services of physical and social infrastructure have been restored to a functional level
- Damaged Civil Works infrastructure is restored to its authorized operational condition
- Infrastructure is repaired to enable economic recovery
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Areas of USACE Support
Support to FEMA under the National Response
Framework, USACE Main Effort is to Tennessee
Support to USACE Civil Works Projects Will Be Within
Current Civil-Works Boundaries, USACE Main Effort is to
CW infrastructure on the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers
Support TF Riverine, a USG interagency TF led by the US
Coast Guard, in order to restore navigable waterways
Provide initial JTF engineer augmentation to NORTHCOM
JTFs
Provide support to others (DA IMCOM, other federal
agencies) as requested
USACE Concept of Operations
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USACE Support to FEMA
LRD support to
Tennessee isthe USACE
Main Effort for
support to
FEMA.
SPD and SAD are designated the supporting
divisions to LRD
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Description
X - Few structures
surviveIX - Heavy damage to
most structures
VIII - Major damage
to ordinary
structures
VII - Slight to
Moderate damage to
ordinary structures
VI - Slight damage
X
VI
IX
VIII VII
MVDs efforts to restore
flood control and civil
works infrastructure along
the Mississippi River is
the Main Effort for Corps
work within our own
authorities. NAD is designated the supporting division to MVD
or n s wn
Authorities
LRDs efforts to restoreflood control and civil
works infrastructure along
the Ohio River is the
Main Effort for Corps
work within our own
authorities.
SAD and SPD are the
supporting divisions to LRD
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Support to TF Riverine
TF Riverine
X
Interagency TF
TF Riverine
Mission: Restore
navigation on the
Mississippi River.
TF Riverine will be
an Interagency
Task Force
composed of the
Coast Guard, DOT,
USACE, other
federal agencies,
and state and localgoverning bodies.TF Riverine operations:
Hazardous Materials
Debris clearance
Bridging
Ferrying
Opening Ports
Navigation
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Support to ARNORTH/NORTHCOM JTFS
MCPXXX
ARNORTH
FWDJTF CS
XX
JTF 1
XX
USACE will support
ARNORTH/NORTHCOMJTFs with engineer staff
augmentation cells:
NWD supports the MCP
LRD supports JTF CS
POD supports a third
JTF that is established.
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Command and Control
The USACE TF Commander will initially
deploy to Jackson, TN and co-locate with the
LRD forward command post to provide
national level command and control.
The USACE Director of Contingency
Operations will operate from HQ USACE to
facilitate national level coordination withDHS/FEMA.
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Concerns
Trigger to move in the event there is no
communications
Expeditionary communications capabilities
in the impacted area Adjudication of resources, how resources
be prioritized recognizing that demand will
exceed supply?
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Discussion
[email protected], 202-761-0394