2010 Sector Annual Report: Emergency Services Sector This page intentionally blank ii June 2010 2010 Sector Annual Report: Emergency Services Sector 2010 Sector CIKR Protection Annual Report for the Emergency Services Sector Released by: Kory Whalen Chief, Emergency Services Sector-Specific Agency June 2010 iii 2010 Sector Annual Report: Emergency Services Sector iv June 2010 2010 Sector Annual Report: Emergency Services Sector This page intentionally blank June 2010 v 2010 Sector Annual Report: Emergency Services Sector Contents Executive Summary .................................................................................................................. 1 Section 1: Introduction ............................................................................................................. 3 Section 2: Sector Risk Considerations ..................................................................................... 7 2.1 Biological Risks ........................................................................................................... 7 2.2 Cyber Risks .................................................................................................................. 7 Section 3: Sector Goals and Objectives ................................................................................... 9 3.1 ESS Vision Statement .................................................................................................. 9 3.2 Sector Goals ................................................................................................................. 9 3.2.1 Goal 1: Partnership Engagement ...................................................................... 9 3.2.2 Goal 2: Situational Awareness .......................................................................... 10 3.2.3 Goal 3: Prevention, Preparedness, and Protection ............................................ 10 3.2.4 Goal 4: Sustainability, Resilience, and Reconstitution ..................................... 11 Section 4: Activity Progress ..................................................................................................... 13 4.1 Overview of Key Risk Mitigation Activities ............................................................... 13 4.1.1 Information-Sharing Activities .......................................................................... 13 4.1.2 Emergency Services Self-Assessment Tool ...................................................... 14 4.1.3 First Responder Readiness Pilot Project ............................................................ 14 4.1.4 DOT/IAFC, National Hazardous Materials Fusion Center ............................... 15 4.1.5 NSA, Homeland Security Initiatives Training ................................................... 15 4.1.6 Emergency Management and Response – Information Sharing and Analysis Center .................................................................................................. 16 4.1.7 CIKR Resource Center ...................................................................................... 17 4.1.8 DHS S&T Directorate Virtual USA Project ...................................................... 17 4.1.9 DHS S&T Directorate First Responder Coordinating Council and Research and Development Working Group ..................................................... 18 4.1.10 Other DHS IP Protective Programs ................................................................. 18 4.2 Implementation of the NIPP Risk Management Framework ....................................... 20 4.3 Cybersecurity ............................................................................................................... 22 4.4 Partnership ................................................................................................................... 25 4.5 Owners/Operators ........................................................................................................ 26 4.6 Education, Training, and Outreach .............................................................................. 27 4.6.1 DHS IP Programs .............................................................................................. 28 4.6.2 Responder and Family Preparedness Initiative .................................................. 28 4.6.3 Improvised Explosive Device Awareness Training .......................................... 29 4.6.4 InfraGard ............................................................................................................ 29 4.6.5 Tabletops/Exercises ........................................................................................... 29 4.6.6 Conferences and Speaking Engagements .......................................................... 30 4.7 International Coordination ........................................................................................... 30 4.8 Other Programs and Activities ..................................................................................... 32 4.8.1 Personal Identity Verification-Interoperable/First Responder Authentication Credential Technology Transition Working Group .................. 32 4.8.2 Commercial Mobile Alert Service ..................................................................... 32 Section 5: R&D and Other CIKR Protection and Resilience Mission Needs .......................... 35 vi June 2010 2010 Sector Annual Report: Emergency Services Sector Contents (Cont.) 5.1 New R&D and MS&A Capability Gaps/Mission Needs ............................................. 36 5.2 Progress ........................................................................................................................ 43 5.3 Other Mission Needs.................................................................................................... 44 5.4 Other Mission Needs – Progress and Updates ............................................................. 45 Section 6: Funding of CIKR Programs and Activities............................................................. 47 6.1 Planned Agency Investments ....................................................................................... 47 Section 7: Sector CIKR Challenges and Path Forward ........................................................... 49 7.1 Summary of Sector Challenges .................................................................................... 49 7.2 Path Forward to Address Challenges ........................................................................... 49 Acronym List ............................................................................................................................ 51 Attachment A: RMA Information for the Emergency Services Sector ................................... 55 Attachment B: R&D Activities/FRWG Capability Gap List ................................................... 67 Attachment C: 2009 IAB R&D Priorities ................................................................................ 69 June 2010 vii 2010 Sector Annual Report: Emergency Services Sector Executive Summary Pursuant to Homeland Security Presidential Directive 7 (HSPD-7),1 the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is responsible for managing, coordinating, and promoting activities to enhance security and resiliency across the Emergency Services Sector (ESS). Within DHS, this overarching responsibility is delegated to the National Protection and Programs Directorate’s Office of Infrastructure Protection, specifically the Sector-Specific Agency (SSA) Executive Management Office Emergency Services Branch. Under HSPD-7 and the National Infrastructure Protection Plan, each SSA is required to submit a Sector Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources (CIKR) Protection Annual Report to DHS. These reports communicate how CIKR protection is conducted in each sector, what priorities and requirements drive these efforts, and how such efforts are funded. The 2010 Emergency Services Annual Report describes activities conducted from May 1, 2009, to April 30, 2010. Because ESS is mostly a non-regulated sector, the majority of these programs are voluntary and depend on the funding and resources of participating stakeholders. The broad diversity within the sector and the desire of owners and operators to strengthen their protective programs are reflected in the breadth of initiatives undertaken by sector partners. These include an array of activities such as developing mutual-aid agreements to share resources, promoting information sharing and developing training programs, initiating active or passive countermeasures, installing security systems, promoting workforce security programs, and implementing cybersecurity measures, among others. In addition, Federal, State, local, and tribal governments have sponsored a broad range of complementary protective programs including vulnerability and risk assessment processes and methodologies. ESS is defined by the five disciplines that make up the sector: (1) Law Enforcement; (2) Fire and Emergency Services; (3) Emergency Management; (4) Emergency Medical Services; and (5) Public Works. In addition to these disciplines, ESS has the following specialized capabilities: Hazardous Materials, Search and Rescue, Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Special Weapons and Tactics and Tactical Operations, Aviation Units, and Public Safety Answering Points. Each of these disciplines and capabilities contributes to successful performance of ESS’s vital functions, which tend to be organized at the State, local, tribal, and territorial levels of government. Moreover, they form