Heavy Urban Search and Rescue (HUSAR), Emergency Exercises & Joint Emergency Preparedness Program (JEPP) Funding

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1 Heavy Urban Search and Rescue (HUSAR), Emergency Exercises & Joint Emergency Preparedness Program (JEPP) Funding

2 Agenda Update on the Johnsons Landing Heavy Urban Search and Rescue Deployment Overview of Upcoming Training Exercises Joint Emergency Preparedness Program (JEPP) Federal Funding Reductions

3 Canada Task Force 1 (TF-1) Responds to Johnsons Landing July 12 - slide occurred approx 10:30 am July 12 3 person team dispatched to Kaslo by late afternoon July 13 CANTF-1 team arrive on-site by 1:00 pm 44 members July 19 CANTF-1 members return back to Vancouver

4 Johnsons Landing Lessons Learned Further training needed in ground search and rescue (SAR) techniques Need to improve alerting/activation protocols with the Province Improve communication systems Work closer with Province on CANTF-1 capabilities

5 Johnsons Landing Slide

6 Shifting Sands

7 Logistical Challenges

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9 Johnston Landing Base Camp

10 Technical Rescue Grid Search

11 Rescue to Recovery Operation

12 2012 Emergency Preparedness Exercises Shakeout BC (Provincial) October 18 Tumbling Dice (COV) October 18 & 19 Magnitude 12 (Federal & COV) October 19 th 21 st

13 SHAKEOUT BC October 18 Annual Provincial exercise Earthquake Drill 10:18 am on 10 / 18 Drop Cover Hold On COV worksites will participate

14 TUMBLING DICE October 18 & 19 Full scale exercise - field staff report to Disaster staging areas (DSA) Oct 0818 hours Staff & Equipment DSA Clinton Park Emergency Operation Center (EOC) partial activation October 18 Policy Group Table Top Exercise (TTX) October 19

15 MAGNITUDE 2012 October National training program for urban search and rescue teams Funded by federal government Hosted by City of Vancouver 3 National HUSAR Teams participating CAN-TF1 Vancouver CAN-TF2 Calgary Can-TF4 Manitoba 3 Regional Fire Departments participating as Medium Search & Rescue (MUSAR) Burnaby New Westminster Coquitlam

16 Magnitude 2012 Exercise Sites Base station will be established in parking lots on the East side of Cambie Bridge at False Creek 4 Glen Drive vacant lot used as training site to simulate a building collapse Much of the materials donated Kiewit, Ocean Cement and others Site can be used as interim training props for : CANTF-1, VFRS, Engineering and other municipalities Material on surface only, able to be removed when the site is needed for other purposes

17 0 ATLANTIC ST 1500 BEGG ST 800 CAMPB 500 CAROLINA ST 1400 CAROLINA ST CHARLES ST 1300 CHARLES ST 1400 CHARLES ST 1500 CHARL CHESS ST CLARK DRIVE 1500 CLARK DRIVE CLARK DRIVE CLARK DRIVE 1500 MCLEAN DRIVE 1300 MCLEAN DRIVE MCLEAN DRIVE MCLEAN DRIVE NAPIER ST 1300 NAPIER ST NATIONAL AV TIONAL AV 1400 ODLUM DRIVE ODLUM DRIVE ODLUM DRIVE PARKER ST PARKER ST 800 PRIOR ST 1200 RAYMUR AV RAYMUR AV RAYMUR AV EVANS AV EVANS AV 700- EVANS AV 700- EVANS AV 1200 GLEN DRIVE 1300 GLEN DRIVE GLEN D GLEN DRIVE 800 GRANDVIEW VIADUCT GRANT ST 1400 GRANT ST 1500 GRAN 1500 GRAVE 800 HAW HAWKS AV 1500 KITCHE 500 MALKIN AV 800- MALKIN AV MALKIN AV 800 MALKIN AV 1500 ST. GEORGE ST 700 TERMINAL AV THORNTON ST 1500 VERNON DRIVE WILLIAM ST 1500 WILLIA WOODLAND STRATHCONA PARK STRATHCONA PARK STRATHCONA PARK STRATHCONA PARK STRATHCONA PARK Training Site

18 00 EVANS AV 700- EVANS AV 1300 GLEN DRIVE COV/VFRS Training Sites C VFRS Chess St. Academy RIVE N DR GLEN 300 G Glen Dr.

19 1451 Training Site Glen Dr GLEN DRIVE

20 Creating training site at Glen Dr. Photo of finished site

21 Trench Rescue Prop

22 Structural Collapse Prop

23 Rope Rescue Prop

24 Heavy Lift Prop

25 Confined Space & Trench Prop

26 VIP and Media Tour Saturday, Oct. 20 9:45am Assemble 85 W. 1 st Ave. Salt Building VIPs provided with personal equip 10:00 Board Bus - Guided Tour Base Operations 200 W. 1 st Ave Observe rescue off of Burrard St. bridge Observe several simulated rescues at the training 12:00pm Bus returns to Salt Building

27 Joint Emergency Preparedness Program (JEPP) Funding JEPP funding represents approx. 33% of the total funding requirement to maintain HUSAR Federal government has announced that program will not continue past 2012 Loss of funding will have a significant impact on our ability to continue HUSAR at current levels Will no longer be on track to be an international team Developing contingency plans due to reduced funding

28 2012 JEPP Funding Total 2012 JEPP funding received: approx. $1M COV match: $271 K Breakdown of the 2012 JEPP funds received: $400K HUSAR team training and equipment $300k one time equipment upgrade $240K one time grants to host exercise $45K grants to support Emergency Management Training

29 Summary Elimination of JEPP will significantly impact current scope and response capabilities HUSAR- not an international team- focus training and equipment for City and Provincial response Maintain 24 / 7 structural collapse capability Reduced response from national HUSAR teams will result in reduced national support in case of emergency in Vancouver Need to seek other sources of funding to continue HUSAR functions

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