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FEMA Lifelines Research: Capstone Project Group 1, Exams of Public Health

The problem statement, discussion, and findings of a capstone project group focused on improving the consistency and effectiveness of lifeline analysis and reporting for Federal, State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial governments and organizations. a survey of respondents' familiarity with the Community Lifelines construct and their perception of its usefulness.

What you will learn

  • What is the problem with the inconsistent analysis and reporting of lifeline components across different organizations?
  • What are the essential elements of a lifeline and why are they important?
  • What are the stabilization targets for each lifeline and why are they important?
  • How did the survey respondents perceive the usefulness of the Community Lifelines construct?
  • How do responders determine the status of a lifeline or component during an incident?

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The Lifelines
Research : EMPP-EA-Capstone Project Group 1
Toolkit: EMPP-EA-Capstone Project Group 5
FEMA Lifelines Toolkits V1.0&V2.0
National Emergency Management
Executive Academy
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The Lifelines

Research : EMPP-EA-Capstone Project Group 1

Toolkit: EMPP-EA-Capstone Project Group 5

FEMA Lifelines Toolkits V1.0&V2.

National Emergency Management

Executive Academy

UNCLASSIFIED - FOUO

The Research Team-Capstone Group 1

  • Hakim Allah
  • Terence Calloway
  • Jermaine Frazier
  • Brian Hastings
  • Judy Kruger
  • Michelle Lloyd
  • Jess Powers
  • Chasity Schmelzenbach

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Problem Statement

The problem is that Federal, State, Local, Tribal, and

Territorial (SLTT) governments, the private sector, and

volunteer organizations do not perform lifeline component

analysis and roll-up of all the component analyses of the

overall lifeline the same.

 Capstone Group Discussion

 Identified Customers- Federal, State, Local emergency managers

and first responders

 Some members/customers had never heard of Lifelines

 Locals were not sure it would provide any benefit and may

duplicate efforts increasing workload at critical times

 Trigger points and understanding of the Lifeline was ambiguous

even with those who had heard of the concept

Lifeline Description

 Tool for Examining Disasters and Large Scale Emergencies
 Complex Environment: Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, Ambiguous
(VUCA)
 Assists in Operational Prioritization
 Brief Description of Problem: Identified Issues, Solutions Available,
Solutions Implemented, Stabilization
 Simplifies Analysis of the Situation
 Demonstrates the Severity and the Stage of Progress to Stable with
Symbols and Colors in a Dashboard
 Unifies Efforts
 Uses a System of Essential Elements of Information (EEIs)to Ensure
Efforts are Targeted/Directed by Situational Awareness

The Survey

Question Total
Strongly
Agree
Agree Neutral Disagree
Strongly
Disagree
Total
I am familiar with the Community Lifelines construct. 196 15% 33% 22% 18% 12% 100%
The Community Lifeline framework can be applied to the functions of my organization. 196 17% 57% 23% 3% 0% 100%
I agree with the definition of a GREEN Lifeline. 195 17% 62% 14% 6% 1% 99%
I agree with the definition of a YELLOW Lifeline? 194 13% 62% 17% 5% 2% 99%
I agree with the definition of a RED Lifeline? 194 17% 62% 15% 3% 2% 99%
I agree with the definition of a Gray Lifeline? 194 13% 58% 20% 5% 3% 99%
A Community Lifeline Dashboard is useful to my organization. 196 21% 59% 17% 2% 1% 100%
A Community Lifeline Dashboard is useful to the elected official of my subdivision of
government (local, county, state, tribal, federal)? 196 21% 54% 21% 4% 1% 100%
The status of seven Community lifelines is more useful than the status of the 14 ESFs to report
recovery progress and risks to elected officials. 195 19% 38% 32% 8% 3% 99%

I Agree The Community Lifeline Dashboard Is Useful To My

Organization

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Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree

Familiarity-Federal And State Stakeholders

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Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree

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Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree

Strongly Disagree

I am familiar with the Community
Lifelines construct. (Fed)
I am familiar with the Community
Lifelines construct. (State)

Familiarity- Local – County And Municipality

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[CATEGOR Y NAME] [PERCENT AGE]

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Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree

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Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree

I am familiar with the Community
Lifelines construct. (Municipality)
I am familiar with the Community
Lifelines construct. (County)

Findings From Survey

 Distributed Across All 50 States and DC with < 1

week turnaround =196 respondents from 26

States and DC

 48% Familiar with Lifelines

 80% agreed it would be useful to my organization

 75% Useful to their elected officials

 75% agreed with the wording and definitions as

written in the toolkit

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 Permeation to Federal and State Stakeholders

is Significant, but More Needed with County,

Municipal and First Responders

 Specific Interpretation of Color Coding and

Trigger Point Indications

 Color Coding Only of Icons is Problematic for

the Color Blind

 Full Adoption at All Levels

Examining The Seven (7) Lifelines

A lifeline enables the continuous operation of critical government and business
functions and is essential to human health and safety or economic security.
  • Lifelines are the most fundamental services in the community that, when
stabilized, enable all other aspects of society to function
  • Lifelines are the integrated network of assets, services, and capabilities
that are used day-today to support the recurring needs of the community
  • When disrupted, decisive intervention (e.g., rapid service re-
establishment or employment of contingency response solutions) is
required to stabilize the incident

Community Lifeline Components

Multiple components establish the parameters of and key assessment elements for each of
the lifelines; component-level analysis is required to determine if each lifeline is stable
  1. Safety and Security  Law Enforcement/Security  Search and Rescue  Fire Services  Government Service  Responder Safety  Imminent Hazard Mitigation

2. Food, Water, Sheltering  Evacuations  Food/Potable Water  Shelter  Durable Goods  Water Infrastructure  Agriculture 3. Health and Medical  Medical Care  Patient Movement  Public Health  Fatality Management  Health Care Supply Chain 4. Energy  Power (Grid)  Temporary Power  Fuel 5. Communications  Infrastructure  Alerts, Warnings, Messages  911 and Dispatch  Responder Communications  Financial Services 6. Transportation  Highway/Road way  Mass Transit  Railway  Aviation  Maritime  Pipeline 7. Hazardous Material  Facilities  Hazardous Debris, Pollutants, Contaminants

Applying the following questions and understanding the incident is
critical in determining the status of a lifeline or component:
  • Did the incident disrupt services to survivors provided by component capabilities?
  • What is the extent of the disruption and impact on response and survivors?
  • Has a solution to the disruption been identified?
  • Has that solution been converted into a plan of action?
  • Has that plan of action been resourced?
  • Are there limiting factors that are preventing stabilization? To what extent are they limiting services?
  • Have the services to survivors been stabilized? If not, how long to reach stabilization?
  • Are there services enabling stabilization? How long will these services be provided to sustain stabilization?
  • Have circumstances changed since the lifeline was last assessed?

During an incident, response personnel assign a status to each lifeline and component by integrating situational awareness reports and impact assessments from state, tribal, territorial, local, regional, federal, private sector, and non-profit or community partners