New Mexico Federal Executive Board
Continuity of Operations Community of Interest
The nexus for information sharing within the continuity of operations community.

 
Meeting Location and Agenda
Tuesday, August 28, 2018   10:00 AM – Noon, Potter’s Room
2018 New Mexico Homeland Security and Emergency Management Conference
Hotel Albuquerque, Albuquerque, NM 87104
 
Conference Registration:                                                            
https://www.preparingnewmexico.org
 
Meeting Call-In Information:
Conference Line: 866-710-6442
Participant Code: 3307567 (limited to 20 callers)
Please RSVP to Kristen.A.Stasi@hud.gov, Anthony.Elsworth@usdoj.gov, or Mike.Mccoy@cbfo.doe.gov


​Agenda
 
Introductions
 
Updates
Kristen Stasi – Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
§  New Mexico Federal Executive Board Update
Tony Elsworth, U.S. Attorney’s Office – District of New Mexico

• Continuity of Operations Training

Mike McCoy, WIPP Emergency Management – US Dept. of Energy

• Everbridge Alert System

                Presentation: Hurricane Maria – Puerto Rico – Continuity of Operations Lessons Learned
 
Information Exchange
 
Wrap Up

The Dept. of Homeland Security and Emergency Management Statewide Interoperability Working Group will hold an afternoon Annual meeting session at the DHSEM conference on Monday August 27, 2018 from 1:00PM to 4:00PM at Hotel Albuquerque, located at 800 Rio Grande Blvd. NW.
 
The SICWG annual meeting will be open for discussion based topics.  We will have federal speakers on the phone around 2:00 PM to discuss the federal frequencies for use with federal agencies.  The Department of Information Technology will be presenting on the 700 MHz project and FirstNet.  Discussion on the status of the SICWG and the mission moving forward as well as current conditions of communications across the state.
 
Please send your communications people if they are available to attend or please attend this session if you are available.
Any questions please contact Wynn Brannin at wynn.brannin@state.nm.us or 505-469-2929.


Link to register:
https://www.preparingnewmexico.org/DeliveryDetails.aspx?classid=294ba9e7-b7ef-47fa-9662-438d7a456816
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Please note the following pre-conference training opportunities:

PER 294 Testing an Emergency Operations Plan in a Rural EOC
​Downloadable Flyer:

Large Animal Evacuation and Sheltering
Downloadable Flyer:
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FEMA, in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), will conduct a nationwide test to assess the capabilities of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) on September 20, 2018 (primary date) or October 3, 2018 (secondary date). The WEA portion of the test commences at 2:18 p.m. EDT and the EAS portion follows at 2:20 p.m. EDT. The test will assess the operational readiness of the infrastructure for distribution of a national message and determine whether technological improvements are needed.
 
This is the fourth EAS nationwide test and the first national WEA test. The WEA test message will be sent to cell phones.
 
The EAS test is made available to EAS participants (e.g., radio and television broadcasters, cable systems, satellite radio and television providers, and wireline video providers) and is scheduled to last approximately one minute. The test message will be similar to regular monthly EAS test messages with which the public is familiar.
 
The WEA system is used to warn the public about dangerous weather, missing children, and other critical situations through alerts on cell phones. It allows customers whose wireless provider participates in WEA and who own a WEA compatible wireless phone to receive geo-targeted alerts of imminent threats to safety in their area through unique tones and vibration. The national WEA test will use the same special tone and vibration. The test message will read “THIS IS A TEST of the National Wireless Emergency Alert System. No action is needed."
 
The WEA test will be sent through IPAWS, as part of the nation’s modern alert and warning infrastructure that automatically authenticates alerts. Significant coordination has been conducted with EAS participants, wireless providers, and emergency managers in preparation for this EAS-WEA national test. The test is intended to ensure public safety officials have the methods and systems that will deliver urgent alerts and warnings to the public in times of an emergency or disaster.
 
More information on IPAWS and Wireless Emergency Alerts is available at www.ready.gov/alerts.