WRP MRHSDP&A Committee Webinar Featuring FEMA's RECCWG Liaisons and an Opportunity to Discuss Communication Interoperability Issues and Solutions Sets

Date: June 12, 2018

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Tuesday, June 12th WRP Military Readiness, Homeland Security, Disaster Preparedness and Aviation (MRHSDP&A) Committee webinar featuring the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Regional Emergency Communications Coordination Working Group (RECCWG) liaisons and an opportunity to discuss communication interoperability issues and solutions sets.  

Regional RECC Coordinators are located in each of the 10 FEMA regions to coordinate the establishment and administration of the RECCWGs, support the RECCWG’s efforts to meet emergency communications priorities, and help define the RECCWG’s processes to ensure that the membership is representative and meets the needs of the regional environment.  Within the WRP Region, there are three FEMA Regions (Region VI which includes New Mexico; Region VIII which includes Colorado and Utah; and Region IX which includes Arizona, California and Nevada).  Updates will be provided for each of these regions to highlight their respective homeland security/disaster preparedness missions to foster awareness of the interdependence among agencies and address potential issues.

This presentation was conducted by the following Regional Emergency Communication Coordinators: Ms. Pat Sarin, FEMA Region VIII, Mr. David Benoit, FEMA Region IX and Mr. Archie Salters FEMA VI.  They provided:

• An overview of FEMA’s Regional Emergency Communications Coordination Working Group (RECCWG) mission and makeup
• FEMA Region VI lessons learned from 2017 Hurricanes
• FEMA Region VIII update on annual report and activities going on in Region VIII
• FEMA Region IX lessons learned with California Wildfires and current events
• Interoperability issues between border states and how the RECCWG has helped to facilitate solutions
• Current Outreach and Tribal Engagement Efforts
• Emerging issues and recommendations that foster disaster recovery as well as address instabilities and vulnerabilities such as cyber security
• Existing resources and tools to assist WRP Partners.
• Opportunities for further agency involvement with RECCWG efforts.

Please contact amyduffy@westernregionalpartnership.org with any questions.  Thank you! 

A recording of this webinar can be found here.

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