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1. Joint Emergency Preparedness Program (JEPP) PROGRAMME CONJOINT DE PROTECTION CIVILE (PCPC) |
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
That Council
approve the contribution of $61,975 from the Emergency Management Program (EMP)
capital project 901037 to leverage $185,926 in funding from the Joint Emergency
Preparedness Program to support the purchase of Urban Search and Rescue
equipment.
Recommandation DU Comité
Que le Conseil approuve le versement d’une contribution de $61,975
provenant du projet d’immobilisation 901037 du Programme de gestion des
situations d’urgence, dans le but d’obtenir des crédits de $185,926 du Programme conjoint de
protection civile pour l’achat d’équipement de recherche et de sauvetage en
milieu urbain.
Documentation
1.
Deputy
City Manager, City Operations report dated 8 September 2011 (ACS2011-COS-EPS-0033).
Report to/Rapport au :
Community and Protective Services Committee
Comité des services communautaires et de protection
and Council / et au
Conseil
September 8 2011/le 8 septembre 2011
Submitted by/Soumis par : Steve Kanellakos,
Deputy City Manager/Directeur municipal adjoint, City Operations/Opérations
municipales
Contact
Person/Personne-ressource : John Ash, Chief/Chef,
Security and Emergency Management/Sécurité et gestion des mesures d’urgence
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OBJET : |
PROGRAMME CONJOINT
DE PROTECTION CIVILE (PCPC) |
That the Community and
Protective Services Committee recommend Council approve the contribution of
$61,975 from the Emergency Management Program (EMP) capital project 901037 to
leverage $185,926 in funding from the Joint Emergency Preparedness Program to
support the purchase of Urban Search and Rescue equipment.
Que le Comité des
services communautaires et de protection recommande au Conseil d’approuver le
versement d’une contribution de $61,975 provenant du projet
d’immobilisation 901037 du Programme de gestion des situations d’urgence, dans
le but d’obtenir des crédits de $185,926
du Programme conjoint de protection civile pour l’achat d’équipement de
recherche et de sauvetage en milieu urbain.
Executive
Summary
The City of Ottawa
has received confirmation of $185,926 in funding from the federal government pursuant to the Joint Emergency
Preparedness Program subject to confirmation of 25% funding from the City of
Ottawa.
Receipt of the 2011/2012 Joint Emergency
Preparedness Program funding will allow the City to enhance its emergency
capability, with a reduced cost to the City of Ottawa. The project approved for 2011/2012 will allow
the City greater capacity to enhance Urban Search and Rescue operations at the
medium level. This equipment will also further increase the preparedness of the
City of Ottawa to respond to and safely mitigate incidents following
earthquakes, tornados or acts of terrorism that result in collapsed buildings
or other structures.
RÉSUMÉ
La Ville d’Ottawa a obtenu
confirmation du fait qu’elle recevra des crédits de $185,926 du gouvernement fédéral
dans la cadre du Programme conjoint de protection civile, à la condition
qu’elle puisse établir qu’elle fournira 25 % du financement.
Le fait d’obtenir des crédits pour
2011/2012 dans le cadre du Programme conjoint de protection civile permettra à
la Ville d’accroître sa capacité d’intervention en cas d’urgence à moindre
coût. Grâce au projet approuvé pour 2011/2012, la Ville sera davantage en
mesure d’améliorer les opérations de recherche et de sauvetage en milieu urbain
à l’aide d’équipement moyen. Le nouvel équipement permettra aussi d’accroître
la capacité de la Ville d’Ottawa d’intervenir et d’atténuer les dommages en cas
d’effondrement de bâtiments ou d’autres structures à la suite de tremblements
de terre, de tornades ou d’actes de terrorisme.
Background
The Joint Emergency
Preparedness Program is a national program initiated by the Federal government
in 1980 and designed to enhance national emergency response capability. The aim of the program is to establish a
reasonably uniform level of emergency services across the country. It is a joint undertaking with the
provinces/municipalities, and is administered by Public Safety Canada.
The Joint Emergency
Preparedness Program is structured to accommodate project proposals that can be
completed within a Federal fiscal year, April 1st to March 31st. Application for funding takes place in the
year prior to project implementation and it is also in that year that the
project is planned, structured, and organized.
In the year following the completion of the project the claim for
reimbursement of funds is finalized and processed.
In order to
be considered in the Joint Emergency Preparedness Program, project proposals
must be sponsored by a municipality, community or ministry and must be
supported by Emergency Management Ontario.
Administration
of the program is conducted by Emergency Management Ontario and this function
includes the preparation of guidelines, the annual province-wide call for
project proposals for the next fiscal year, the receipt and review of
proposals, the prioritization of projects, and the day-to-day administration of
the project.
Normally the
funding formula for Joint Emergency Preparedness Program grants is a 55%
community / 45% Federal government split. The federal government has confirmed
that they will fund 75% of Urban Search and Rescue projects.
DISCUSSION
The City
submitted one application to be implemented during the 2011/2012 fiscal
year. Confirmation of funding for the
project was received from Emergency Management Ontario on 25 May 2011.
A summary of
the project is set out below:
Urban Search and Rescue
Project
The Emergency Management Program
Steering Committee formally approved the Urban Seach
and Rescue Project (511-27) in November 2005 with a mandate to formalize the
development and coordination of a locally deployable, multi-disciplined,
68-member Medium Urban Search and Rescue team.
Urban Search
and Rescue is the general term for a group of specialized rescue skills
supplemented by search, medical and structural assessment resources combined in
a mobile, highly integrated team to rescue victims from major structural
collapse or other entrapments.
Key deliverables identified in the project plan included:
· Identification
of Team Members
· Reviewing Best Practices
· Development of a
Multi-Agency Urban Search & Rescue Response Plan
· Developing Interagency
Policy, Procedures and Protocols
· Identification and Procurement
of Urban Search and Rescue Equipment Maximizing Matching Fund Opportunities
· Planning Common Exercises
and Training Activities
This
project is tracking well with both provincial and federal support for the
development of the team.
Public
Safety Canada provides national leadership for Urban Search and Rescue
development to ensure that Urban Search and Rescue program development is
coordinated, and appropriately shared, among the federal government, provinces,
major urban centres, and other national, and international stakeholders. They have recognized Urban Search and Rescue
as a funding priority for the past 4 years and have provided 75% funding for
approved projects. Annually, the
City has been successful at securing and leveraging 75% Joint Emergency Preparedness
Program approvals for the Urban Search and Rescue program since 2005.
The acquisition of equipment and materials with this year’s grant will provide the City of Ottawa with capacity to further develop, refine, and maintain an Urban Search and Rescue capability at the Medium level. The acquisition of this equipment will enable the City of Ottawa to better mitigate rescues that fall under the Medium Urban Search and Rescue capability as defined in the Canadian Urban Search and Rescue Classification Guide (Public Safety Canada). This equipment will also further increase the preparedness of the City of Ottawa to respond to and safely mitigate incidents following earthquakes, tornados, floods, explosions or acts of terrorism that result in collapsed buildings, collapsed structures, or confined space environments.
Specific examples of types of
equipment to be purchased through the grant program include: personal protective equipment for Urban Search
and Rescue members, hydraulic core drills, Harris 7300 Enhanced Digital Access Communication
System capable radios, field desks, emergency sites vests, a full scale Urban Search
and Rescue exercise, and an E Series Zoll Monitor Defibrillator.
There are no rural implications
to implementing the recommendation in this report.
There is no consultation required to
implementing the recommendation in this report.
Comments by the Ward Councillor(s)
The recommendation of this report has city wide implications.
LEGAL IMPLICATIONS
There are no legal impediments to implementing the
recommendation in this report.
There are no risk
management implications to implementing the recommendation in this report.
The approved Joint Emergency Preparedness Program project totaled $247,902 with the Federal government providing $185,927 (75%) of the funding with the balance of funding $61,975 (25%) provided by the City of Ottawa. Funding for the City's share is available in capital project 901037 Emergency Management Program and, upon Council's approval of the recommendation, will be transferred to the Joint Emergency Preparedness Program 2011/2012 capital project.
Environmental
Implications
There are no environmental
implications to
implementing the recommendation in this report.
Technology
Implications
There are no technological implications to implementing the
recommendation in this report.
City
Strategic Plan
By leveraging City funding to access federal grant funds,
Ottawa will be able to deliver agreed-to level of service at the lowest
possible cost per the City’s strategic Directions.
There are no supporting documents.
The
City Operations Department will coordinate implementation of any direction
approved by Council with respect to this report.