The Beacon – February 2017 February 2017 NEMA Holds First of Five Exercises to Update Joint Information System Plan Public information offi- cers from state agencies met at NEMA to begin a series of five exercises designed to update the standard operating pro- cedures for the Joint Information System and to increase awareness. See story on Page 7 Page 1 The Beacon – February 2017 We envision safer, less vulnerable communities in Nebraska A Message from made possible through effective collaborative partnerships NEMA Assistant Director committed to saving lives and reducing the impact of disas- ters. Our mission is to coordinate, support and serve Nebraska Bryan Tuma through an effective and relevant emergency management agency. NEMA Staff Reorganization When the Omaha Public Power District Board voted unanimously to close the Fort Calhoun Nuclear Power Plant last summer, it meant Nebraska Emergency Management Agency needed to evaluate its radiological emergency man- agement (REP) staffing, and our Technical Hazards Section, as well. After evaluation and consideration, the manage- ment team at NEMA decided to establish a technical hazards unit within our Preparedness Section, under the manage- ment of Nikki Weber. A vacant planning position was eliminated and a unit supervisor, instead of a section manager position, was created. This resulted in cost savings for the agency and aligned with Gov. Pete Rickett’s goal to reduce spending in state agencies. In addition, the Technical Hazards Section which has been housed in a separate facility on in Lincoln will now assimilate into the main NEMA office at Joint Forces Headquarters on the Nebraska Air Force Base. Four of the five technical hazards staff members have already moved. Acting Unit Supervisor and State Emergency Response Com- mission Coordinator Tonya Ngotel, Radiological Planning and Training Specialists Deb Robinson and Nazy Chinifo- roushan and Staff Assistant Julie Bergfield have relocated to new offices. Radiological Systems ManagerMike Loftis, and the state calibration lab will move to Joint Force Headquarters by the end of June. Once the lab is moved to a secured location on the base, that will complete the move. Sincerely Director Major General Daryl Bohac Director Bryan Tuma Major General Daryl Bohac Assistant Director Assistant Director Bryan Tuma Organizational Chart Assistant Director Bryan Tuma Organizational Chart Deb Kai Business Manager III Deb Kai Business DRAFT Manager III Preparedness Operations Recovery Section Manager Section Manager Section Manager DRAFT Nikki Weber Earl Imler Donny Christensen Preparedness Operations Recovery Section Manager Section Manager Section Manager Nikki Weber Earl Imler Donny Christensen Jackie Maly Jodie Fawl Federal Aid Public Administrator Information Offi cer Jackie Maly Jodie Fawl Federal Aid Public Administrator Information TonyaTonya Ngotel NgotelOffi cer Dan Hiller Julie Mayers Dave Reisen Sue Krogman Brent Curtis Molly Bargmann Terri Kattes Administrative Asst. III ActingSERC REP* Unit Planning Unit Grants Unit Training and Exercise IT/COMMO* Unit Recovery Administrative CoordinatorSupervisor Watch Center Supervisor Supervisor Unit Supervisor Supervisor Supervisor Unit Supervisor Assistant II TonyaTonya Ngotel Ngotel Dan Hiller Julie Mayers Dave Reisen Sue Krogman Brent Curtis Molly Bargmann Terri Kattes ActingSERC REP* Unit Administrative Asst. III Planning Unit Grants Unit Training and Exercise IT/COMMO* Unit Recovery Administrative Walter Kirkland CoordinatorSupervisor Vacant Debra Robinson LoganWatch LuekingCenter Merci Suarez Mary Baker Supervisor Supervisor Unit Supervisor SupervisorREP Planning/ Unit Supervisor Roger Conrad AssistantChad II Boshart Vacant Public Assistance Program Specialist SERC* SupervisorProgram Federal Aid Exercise GIS/IT Planning Phyllis McCown Training Planning State Hazard Accountant I Coordinator Specialist Administrator Training Offi cer Specialist Specialist Specialist Specialist Walter Kirkland Mitigation Offi cer Vacant Debra Robinson Logan Lueking Merci Suarez Mary Baker REP Planning/ Roger Conrad Chad Boshart Vacant Public Assistance Program Specialist SERC* Program Federal Aid Exercise GIS/IT Planning Phyllis McCown Training Nazy Planning State Hazard Accountant I John Cook Specialist Administrator Training Offi cer SpecialistLeo Larkin Specialist Melissa Wood Karen Heath Coordinator Specialist Julie Bergfi eld ChiniforoushanProgram Leo Larkin Specialist MitigationSean Offi Runge cer Troy Harris Hazard Mitigation Staff Program Exercise Communications Public Assistance Staff REP Specialist Planning/ Planning Specialist Planning Assistant I Training Specialist Specialist Training Offi cer Offi cer Specialist Assistant I Nazy John Cook Leo Larkin Melissa Wood Karen Heath Julie Bergfi eld ChiniforoushanProgram Leo Larkin Sean Runge Troy Harris Hazard Mitigation Staff Program Exercise Communications Public Assistance Staff REP Specialist Planning/ Michael Loftis Patrick RooneyPlanning Specialist Planning Vacant Nicholas Walsh Annette Martin Assistant I Training Specialist Specialist Training Offi cer Offi cer Larry Fichtner Assistant I Radiological Planning SpecialistExercise Training Public Assistance Hazard Mitigation Staff Systems Specialist Offi cer Planning Specialist Planning Specialist Assistant I Manager Michael Loftis Patrick Rooney Larry Fichtner Vacant Nicholas Walsh Annette Martin Radiological Public Assistance Hazard Mitigation Staff Planning Exercise Training James Rashilla Systems Specialist Offi cer Planning Specialist Planning Specialist Assistant I Manager Planning Specialist James Rashilla Planning Ryan Lowry Specialist Citizen Corps Planning Specialist * IT/COMMO = Information Technology/Communications (Public Policy Ryan Lowry Center Contractor) * REP = Radiological Emergency Preparedness Citizen Corps Revised: 17Jan17 * SERC =State Emergency Response Commission Planning Specialist * IT/COMMO = Information Technology/Communications (Public Policy Center Contractor) * REP = Radiological Emergency Preparedness Page 2 Revised: 17Jan17 * SERC =State Emergency Response Commission The Beacon – February 2017 Staff Notes Hazard Mitigation Staff Participates in Funding Workshops NEMA hazard mitigation staff participated in, and presented at, two of three Olsson and Associates Funding 101 workshops held in Norfolk, Kearney and Lincoln. The workshops were designed Molly Bargmann was Regan Block joined the re- Brent Curtis was named to inform communities of different named unit supervisor for covery section part-time. administrative assistant III funding streams available to pay for the recovery section. She is a junior at the Uni- at NEMA and will serve as Bargmann previously versity of Nebraska-Lin- a variety of projects. state watch center super- “The workshops gave local served as a public assis- coln where she is studying visor in the Operations tance program specialist. construction engineering. Section. Previously, jurisdictions an overview of fund- Now she works with both She plans to get her mas- Curtis was a program spe- ing sources that they might need or the hazard mitigation and ters in civil engineering cialist in the Operations that fit as a strategic action to miti- public assistance staff. water resources and wants Center. See page 6 for to work for a nonprofit on gate a risk they have identified in more information on the their local hazard mitigation plan,” clean water initiatives. watch center. said State Hazard Mitigation Officer Mary Baker. “In addition to the Olsson work- shops, we participated in a similar endeavor hosted by JEO Consul- tants on Feb. 21, for the South Platte Natrual Resources District, as a part of their local hazard mitigation planning process,” Baker said. “ The South Platte NRD is about to submit its local plan to the state for initial review prior to NEMA sending it to FEMA for review and approval.” NEMA Offers Liaison Officer Training Todd Manns of The Blue Cell, a company that focuses on educa- tion and training on incident and emergency management activi- ties, instructs (E-956) All-Hazards Liaison Officer course at Nebraska Emergency Management Agency on Feb. 21. The liaison officer is a member of command staff in the Incident Command System, along with the safety and public infor- mation officers. The liaison officer is the conduit for communication between the incident management State Hazard Mitigation Officer Mary team and agency representatives Baker speaks at a funding workshop supporting the incident. hosted by Olsson and Associates in Lincoln. 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