Montgomery County Critical Infrastructure and Key Resource Assessment Updated August 2014 Final Version 1 Executive Summary The Montgomery County Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security (OEMHS) has prepared the Montgomery County Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources (CIKR) Assessment for Montgomery County, Maryland in its efforts to circumvent further damage followed by a natural or manmade disaster. The purpose of the CIKR Assessment is to respond to all disasters and emergencies and ensure the safety and protection of its citizens. The plan also establishes the policies, plans, guidelines and procedures that will allow for the preservation, maintenance or reconstitution of the County’s ability to carry out its responsibilities under all circumstances that may disrupt normal governmental operations. The CIKR Assessment will assist the County leadership in its protection of citizens, property, and businesses; and the restoration of County operations. It is the policy of Montgomery County Government to provide essential services to the citizens of this County with regard to any manmade or natural disaster. Therefore in accordance with US Department of Homeland Security’s National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP) guidance, this assessment was developed so that the County can continue to serve and protect its citizens during a disaster. With the disruption of essential services such as public health, transportation, police, fire and rescue, County Executive and Council, and other critical municipalities; the CIKR Assessment will enable the County to restore these crucial entities safely and effectively. The CIKR Assessment will map out the County’s critical infrastructure, its key resources and ensuring backup systems for the essential functions. The CIKR Assessment applies the functions, operations, and resources necessary to ensure the continuation of the Montgomery County Government to normal operations if threatened with a crisis. 2 Introduction The CIKR Assessment presents an executive structure establishing operational procedures to sustain essential measures if normal operations have been devastated, and offers a guide to restore government functions to full normal operations. When and where a disaster will occur is never known; however, the County may be able to reduce the impact through preparedness and planning. The purpose of the CIKR Assessment will assist the County in its response and recovery during the post-disaster phase. The Assessment will make clear what actions the County will take in order to sustain operations resulting from a weather related emergency, public health epidemic, or a manmade disaster. The County’s critical infrastructure has been broken into three tiers based on their criticality and significance towards restoring Montgomery County’s normal operations. The first tier is focused on immediate response and recovery, and the preservation of property. The second tier focused on provision of critical services, and the restoration of services needed for day to day operations within 72 hours. The third tier’s agencies are mainly focused on long term recovery issues. During the response and recovery efforts, the CIKR Assessment should also work in conjunction with the County’s Hazard Mitigation Plan, Pre-Disaster Recovery Plan, Continuity of Government (COG) Plan, the County’s Continuity of Operations Plans (COOP), the Emergency Operations Plan (EOP), and the County’s Crisis Communications Plan. Purpose The Montgomery County Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security (OEMHS) is providing a resource for Montgomery County leadership to manage and sustain the County’s level of preparedness in an all hazards environment. The CIKR Assessment will provide a guideline for County’s leadership to minimize the loss of life, injury, and property damage. Objective Create a standard operating guide identifies Montgomery County’s critical infrastructure and key resources (CIKR); distinguishing those owned by the County, private companies, non-profit groups, and regional/state owned entities, by identifying assets within the County that directly or indirectly impact CIKR. Another key element is to assign roles and responsibilities for various CIKR, both within the County, and partners throughout the region that will have a direct impact on Montgomery County. Scope Montgomery County’s CIKR Guidance should include the steps outlined in the National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP); the process outlined in this document will reduce the vulnerabilities in CIKR through a data driven analysis of cross-sector assets and systemic dependencies and interdependencies. Critical Infrastructure Sectors DHS Critical Infrastructure Sectors as Defined in the NIPP is a coordinated process to synthesize the 16 sector-specific plans issued by the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), an action plan accounting for the distinctive 3 US DHS Critical Infrastructure Sectors as Defined in the NIPP Critical Infrastructure Sector Examples of Assets Agriculture and Food Food processing plants, Farm facilities Commercial Facilities Sports stadiums, Shopping malls Banking and Finance Stock Exchanges, Federal Reserve Communications Telephone switching stations, Satellite receivers Chemical Chemical manufacturing plants Critical Manufacturing Primary metal manufacturing, Engine manufacturing Dams Major dams Energy Power plants, Substations Information Technology Fiber optic lines, Server farms Defense Industrial Base Facilities supporting DoD operations Government Facilities Government office buildings Transportation Systems Train stations, Bridges, Tunnels, Ports Emergency Services Fire stations, Police stations Healthcare and Public Health Hospitals, Strategic National Stockpile sites Nuclear Reactors, Materials and Nuclear facilities Waste Water Water treatment plants, Reservoirs, Boundary valves Concept Montgomery County Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security is looking to build a set of County specific critical infrastructure and resilience assets. These efforts build on critical infrastructure efforts already undertaken in the state and are based on economic and vital information, County stakeholder input, and state and local best practices. The guide will prioritize infrastructure in terms of recovery and implement current County plans which are pertinent to the County’s critical infrastructure. Montgomery County’s Infrastructure Montgomery County’s critical infrastructure have been broken into two tiers based on the essential services provided enable County government to provide vital services, exercise civil authority, maintain safety and well-being of the general populace, and what functions must continue in order to continue to serve Montgomery County residents by sustaining government operations. Tier I’s critical infrastructure are focused on the County’s life sustaining and civil order, and will be critical to the first 72 hours post disaster and be sustainable for up to 30 days. Tier I functions also concentrate on the leadership of the County emergency support functions (ESF), and the ability to implement emergency plans and procedures accordingly without delay. 4 Tier I: . Communications . Energy . Information Technology . Dams . Transportation Systems . Emergency Services . Healthcare and Public Health . Water Tier I CIKR are focused on post-disaster assessment and recovery: communications equipment, re-establishment of IT systems, data lines, telephone lines, accounting software, email software, and vital records are only some of the examples of the communication tools required for Tier II agencies, and typically within 72 hours post-disaster. The functions within Tier II identified CIKR will have the knowledge of the County’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC), the County’s Pre-Disaster Recovery Plan, and the County’s Crisis Communications Plan. These County plans will be critical in ensuring the quick response to disaster recovery, and the following agencies will have the expertise in carrying out the tasks required to restore these functions. Tier II CIKR Include: . Agriculture and Food . Commercial Facilities . Banking and Finance . Chemical . Critical Manufacturing . Defense Industrial Base . Government Facilities . Nuclear Reactors, Materials and Waste Regional Partners The roles and responsibilities as identified will be incumbent on County agencies’ relationship with many of the private sector companies that control Montgomery County’s critical infrastructure. Many of the owners and operators of these critical assets should have their own relationships established with County partners and community work groups. First responders should have data readily available to them in terms of the location and capacity of key critical infrastructure, and the data should be available to all county agencies so that any entity may access. Many of the key players and offices that directly impact Montgomery County’s infrastructure are not located within Montgomery County. Although the owners and operators of these key resources are within the County, these critical assets impact the whole State of Maryland and the 5 entire NCR. Many of the subject matter experts are a part of the committees, councils, and members of the state and federal partners. Throughout the National Capital Region and the State of Maryland offers programs that are closely tied in with federal, state, local, and private stakeholders. Many of these programs can be used as a resource for providers, and enable