Fairfax County has begun development of a Pre-Disaster Recovery Plan supported by a Department of Homeland Security Urban Areas Security Initiative (UASI) grant. The county and area businesses, nonprofits and faith-based organizations will play a part in this important planning effort.

1. Fairfax County Pre-Disaster Recovery Planning: Community-wide Project Launch August 4, 2010

3. Recovery Overview

4. Facilitated Discussion of Disaster Scenario and Recovery Issues

5. How do we compare nationally?

6. Timeline and Next Steps

7. Vision and Goals for “Disaster Recovery”

10. Project Kick-off (internal): December 2009

11. Expansion of planning to include private sector, non-profits, neighboring jurisdictions, and interested members of the public: today

13. Solidify four-phase emergency management approach (mitigation, preparation, response, and recovery)

16. Continuity: what we do despite a disaster

18. Need to use many sources, often not designed for recovery

20. Different and more Stakeholders

21. Limited resources, less clarity on benefits

23. Recovery Overview Disaster recovery is not just “Response, only more of it.”

24. Recovery Overview Disaster recovery is not just “Business as usual, only after a disaster.”

25. Recovery Overview Not every hazard needs disaster recovery planning …

26. Recovery Overview Getting it done right vs. Getting it done fast Reduces the fundamental tension of disaster recovery:

27. Recovery Overview Flexibility to improvise + Structure to let it work

28. Discussion Scenario: Radiological Dispersion Device (“Dirty Bomb”)

30. No deaths or injuries

31. Driver quickly apprehendedNo text smaller than 18-pt, please – if we can’t fit it on the slide in text big enough to read, we’re trying to put too many words up ...

32. Discussion Scenario Incident + 1 to 4 hours Hazmat team establishes hot zone and exclusion zone based on EPA standards Multiple state and federal partners arrive Evacuation and shelter-in-place guidance issued No text smaller than 18-pt, please – if we can’t fit it on the slide in text big enough to read, we’re trying to put too many words up ...

33. Discussion Scenario Hot zone Exclusion zone Shelter in place

35. Discussion Scenario

37. Many people check themselves into hospitalsThe day after All citizens evacuate from exclusion zone Some evacuate from shelter-in-place zone as well, others from even further away No text smaller than 18-pt, please – if we can’t fit it on the slide in text big enough to read, we’re trying to put too many words up ...

39. How would the public weigh in on these issues? Recovery Issues Where does temporary housing get set up, if needed? Where do students who had attended impacted schools go? No text smaller than 18-pt, please – if we can’t fit it on the slide in text big enough to read, we’re trying to put too many words up ...

40. Discussion Scenario Recovery Issues Who will determine “how clean is clean,” and by what process? Whose data will be used? Will thresholds be the same all uses (residential, commercial, infrastructure) When can repopulation begin? Where will repopulation be allowed? What are the implications of declaring areas to be “permanently closed”? How do federal and state partners plug in? How are stakeholders and the public heard? No text smaller than 18-pt, please – if we can’t fit it on the slide in text big enough to read, we’re trying to put too many words up ...

42. Uncertainty grows for neighborhoods nearby

43. Contributions of housing labor and material pour in. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No text smaller than 18-pt, please – if we can’t fit it on the slide in text big enough to read, we’re trying to put too many words up ...

44. Discussion Scenario Recovery Issues How will major land-use impacts be managed relocation of infrastructure or housing the “jack-o-lantern” effect land acquisition How are stakeholders/ the public plugged in? How will contributions of time, personnel, and materials be coordinated? Need to ensure continuity over time Need to prevent gaps and overlaps No text smaller than 18-pt, please – if we can’t fit it on the slide in text big enough to read, we’re trying to put too many words up ...

46. Discussion Scenario Recovery Issues Will there be a business retention strategy? Who will define and manage it? How will Fairfax County regain its reputation as place to live and do business? How will Fairfax County convince residents and businesses that the event is over? What role does the private sector play in this? No text smaller than 18-pt, please – if we can’t fit it on the slide in text big enough to read, we’re trying to put too many words up ...

48. Pressure builds for recovery planning to change the Comp Plan,zoning, and transportation and infrastructure prioritiesSPRINGFIELD REDEVELOPMENT MASTER PLAN No text smaller than 18-pt, please – if we can’t fit it on the slide in text big enough to read, we’re trying to put too many words up ...

49. Discussion Scenario Recovery Issues How will conflicting community interests in the redevelopment be mediated? Will mitigation be applied to rebuilt/ relocated housing, infrastructure, and other facilities? No text smaller than 18-pt, please – if we can’t fit it on the slide in text big enough to read, we’re trying to put too many words up ...

50. Discussion Scenario We deliberately went “small” for this scenario, but what if it were BIG? … What if supply chains were compromised county- or region-wide? What if recovery-critical firms (Home Depot, Wal-Mart, gas stations) couldn’t reopen? What if childcare, salaries, benefits were held up for weeks? What if construction labor was unavailable? What if personal decisions were overwhelming or impossible to make? No text smaller than 18-pt, please – if we can’t fit it on the slide in text big enough to read, we’re trying to put too many words up ...

51. National Context & Comparison

53. Establishes federal and state leads and defines responsibilities across agencies

54. Reinforces role of local leads

56. Hurricane

57. Tsunami

58. Earthquake

59. No federal mandate; only draft federal guidance to-dateFairfax is way ahead of the curve

60. National Context (Note that this survey was not exhaustive – there may be additional Disaster Recovery/Reconstruction Plans)

61. Timeline and Next Steps

63. Research (best practices, EOP, HMP, NCR HIRA, etc., etc.)

65. Existing resources and capabilities

66. Beginning to think about goals and objectivesNo text smaller than 18-pt, please – if we can’t fit it on the slide in text big enough to read, we’re trying to put too many words up ...

67. Timeline and Next Steps Expanding/ Establishing the planning groups (now): Working with private and non-profit sectors, regional partners Additional interviews Roles Recovery Planning Working Group: Steering Committee Subject Matter/ Technical Experts Reviewers No text smaller than 18-pt, please – if we can’t fit it on the slide in text big enough to read, we’re trying to put too many words up ...

68. Timeline and Next Steps Reviewers Working Group Steering Committee Technical Expertise No text smaller than 18-pt, please – if we can’t fit it on the slide in text big enough to read, we’re trying to put too many words up ...

69. Timeline and Next Steps Working Group will utilize existing organizational relationships Intent is to provide conduits for information flow The process needs representation of technical and subject-matter expertise No text smaller than 18-pt, please – if we can’t fit it on the slide in text big enough to read, we’re trying to put too many words up ...

70. Timeline and Next Steps Further out (now through summer ‘11): Internet Survey Working Group Meetings to Develop the Plan Apply our experience, national best practices Apply your local knowledge and understanding of how Fairfax works Open to public whenever appropriate Review and revise Plan Tabletop Exercise No text smaller than 18-pt, please – if we can’t fit it on the slide in text big enough to read, we’re trying to put too many words up ...

72. Economic Development

73. Health, Social, and Community Services

74. Housing

75. Infrastructure and Capital Repairs

77. Recovery Vision & Goals Vision:  What would Fairfax be aiming for after a disaster? Goals:  How will Fairfax achieve that?

78. Recovery Vision & Goals Vision: Getting back to “regular” life, but Safer, Stronger, Smarter Maximize long-term benefits Recognize new risks/ realities Leverage “catalyst” projects with recovery, social, and economic development benefits Holistic approach: Economic, Social, Cultural, Environmental Mitigation, risk-reduction, and resiliency

80. Recovery Vision & Goals Goals: Be Prepared/ Be Proactive Clear out obstacles in advance by pre-establishing ... Leadership structures, potentially outside of normal governance Priorities and direction to guide difficult decisions Decision-making processes Legal authorities Includes NGOs

82. Balance interests

83. Safeguard equity

85. Non-government sectors do the “heavy lifting” of disaster recovery

87. Area and Neighborhood Plans

88. Mitigation and Flood Management Plans

89. Economic Development Strategies

91. Volunteer/ Donations Mgt. Planning

92. Closing thoughts and Q&A