The Barnstable County Regional Emergency Planning Committee Update

For Barnstable County Commissioners

Sean M. O’Brien, Coordinator Barnstable County Regional Emergency Planning Committee

October 22, 2014

What is the BCREPC?• The Barnstable County Regional

Emergency Planning Committee is a Regional “All Hazard” Multi-disciplined Emergency Planning Organization.

• We are a Support Function for the Participating Communities and Agencies.

• On September 11, 2002 the Barnstable County Commissioners Voted to Make the Steering Committee the Barnstable County Interim Emergency Planning Committee

Tasks of BCREPC“All Hazards Planning”

• Hazardous Materials Management• Mutual Aid/MACC Support• Weather Events/ Cape Cod Traffic Plan• Regional Sheltering Plan• Homeland Security Grants Management• Liaison for Preparation and Planning for Public Health

Emergencies• Medical Reserve Corps/ Volunteer• Support Local and Regional Incidents and Exercises

Multi Agency CoordinationCenter

• The MACC would be used for “All Hazard Response”

• Harbor View Conference Room• MACC The community maintains

the Incident Commander Role.• The MACC provides the region with

one voice with regional coordination

• MACC is staffed by the BCIMT. It most often provides support to the communities with storm response. Ex. NSTAR, Shelter, MEMA

• MACC Set up for commissioner Review

Regional Sheltering Initiative• Locations

– Nauset Regional HS, Eastham– Cape Cod Technical HS, Harwich– Dennis Yarmouth Regional HS– Barnstable IS– Falmouth HS– Sandwich HS

• Veterans School Provincetown.• Bournedale School

• Plan was developed to consolidate sheltering in the region– Volunteer Shortages

• Shelters have been opened for many weather events since 2008• Full Service Partner Shelters

– MRC, ARC, CERT, DART, ARES

• Plan Approval By Commissioners 12/14 then Approval by 15 Towns

BCREPC Initiatives

• Cape Cod Citizens Corps Council: Volunteer Reception Center Exercise 10/14

• Cape Cod Medical Reserve Corps: 300 + Volunteers , Choke Saving, CPR, Most Active MRC in the Nation

• Sheltering: Memorandums of Understanding with Medical Supply Vendors, VNA, Volunteer Organizations,

• Cape Wide Purchasing Contracts for Debris Removal and Emergency Management Consulting Services for FEMA Reimbursement

• Tier 2 Season January through March, 350 Hazardous Materials Reporters

• Development of Regional Small Business/Economic Recovery Plan

• Work with Cape Cod Times Needy Fund

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• Any Questions?• Sean M. O’Brien Email

– bcrepc@barnstablecounty.org• Phone (508)-375-6618