Onion Creek Presentation

1. DAY TWO

2. THE ONION CREEK FLOOD 2013

3. CODE AND ITS ROLE IN
EMERGENCY RESPONSE
Presented by Austin Code

4. RESPONDING TO THE CALL
 A Natural
Disaster

5. OBJECTIVE
 Having a Contingency Plan
 Training
 Calling your Department to action
 Evaluating and Assessing
 Questions

6. CONTINUITY OF OPERATIONS
(COOP) PLAN ORIENTATION
What is Continuity of Operations (COOP) and Continuity of Government (COG)?
 COOP – Continuity of
Operations
 Capability to continue
essential program functions
and to preserve essential
facilities, equipment and
records across a broad range
of potential emergencies.
 COG – Continuity of
Government
 Capability to ensure
survivability of
constitutional and
democratic government
and the continuity of
essential government
functions

7. WHAT IS A COOP PLAN?
A COOP Plan addresses more than immediate emergency
response.
A COOP Plan must also:
Effectively coordinate and implement the resumption of operations
under “non-normal” conditions;
Consider all departments and business functions, not just IT;
Achieve a timely and orderly recovery from an emergency and
resumption of services to internal and external customers

8. WHAT IS A COOP PLAN?
The first thing to remember about a COOP Plan is that it IS NOT an
emergency response plan. This plan is not intended to describe what
the Department would do in the event a catastrophic disaster struck
the entire City. The purpose of this plan is to describe what the
Department would do if a catastrophic disaster struck us!
The Code COOP Plan describes the plans, arrangements, and
procedures to maintain critical business functions and minimize
interruptions when internal or external influences impact departmental
operations. The purpose of the Code COOP Plan is to ensure the
Department continues to perform it’s essential functions during any
business disruption.

9. WHAT IS A COOP PLAN?
Department COOP plans were developed based on the hazards
identified in the City of Austin Hazard Mitigation Action Plan Update,
September 2010 and as a result is intended to ensure the continued
delivery of essential services in the event of those hazards identified.
 1 Inland Flooding
 2 Wildfire
 3 Hail
 4 Infectious Disease (Pandemic)
 5 Tornado
 6 Hazmat
 7 Pipeline
 8 Hurricane Wind
 9 Winter Storm
 10 Terrorism
 11 Drought
 12 Thunderstorm
 13 Extreme Heat
 14 Dam Failure

10. CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS
 How the Department will implement the
COOP Plan
 Generally consists of three phases:
• Plan Activation and Relocation
• Alternate Facility Operations
• Reconstitution and Return to Normal
Operations

11. PHASE 1: PLAN ACTIVATION & RELOCATION
Activation:
Known threats and emergencies (with warning)
Unanticipated threats and emergencies during non-duty hours
(no warning)
Unanticipated threats and emergencies during duty hours (no
warning)
Decision Process:
If a situation arises that adversely impacts or threatens the City
of Austin or The Austin Code Departments ability to perform
essential functions the COOP plan may be activated by 1)
Director of Austin Code 2) Successor to the Director of Austin
Code 3) Assistant City Manager of Austin Code

12. ALERT, NOTIFICATION, &IMPLEMENTATION
PROCESS
 An alert is the process by which Austin Code personnel
are informed that a continuity situation may arise.
 A notification is the process by which Austin Code
personnel are informed that this plan has been activated
and they should take the appropriate action.
 Implementation: Continuity staff will receive instructions
regarding movement, reporting, and transportation details
to an assembly site or a designated alternate facility.

13. RELOCATION
Some of the relocation objectives that have to be met to result in
the transition of operations to the alternate facility are listed
below:
Notification and deployment of essential continuity personnel.
Transportation of staff and required resources.
Continued maintenance of minimum communication, and
direction and control standards.
Providing staff with deployment instruction and maps.
Notification of critical service providers of the plans activation.
Orientation of personnel at the alternate facility.
Ensuring that all deployment responsibilities outlined in the
section Continuity Planning Responsibilities are met.

14. LEADERSHIP
During an emergency, orders of succession provide for the orderly
and predefined assumption of senior management duties in the
event that any senior management staff members are unavailable
or unable to execute their duties.
Department Director Assistant Director Division Manager Admin Support

15. TRAINING
WHAT IS THE NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (NIMS)?
NIMS is a comprehensive, national approach to incident
management that is applicable at all jurisdictional levels and
across functional disciplines. It is intended to:
Be applicable across a full spectrum of potential incidents,
hazards, and impacts, regardless of size, location or complexity.
Improve coordination and cooperation between public and
private entities in a variety of incident management activities.
Provide a common standard for overall incident management.

16. TRAINING
HOW DOES NIMS RELATE TO LOCAL INCIDENT COMMAND?
A basic premise of NIMS is that all incidents begin and end
locally. NIMS does not take command away from State and local
authorities. NIMS simply provides the framework to enhance
the ability of responders, including the private sector and NGOs,
to work together more effectively. The Federal Government
supports State and local authorities when their resources are
overwhelmed or anticipated to be overwhelmed. Federal
departments and agencies respect the sovereignty and
responsibilities of local, tribal, and State governments while
rendering assistance. The intention of the Federal Government
in these situations is not to command the response, but rather
to support the affected local, tribal, and/or State governments.

17. NATURAL DISASTER STRIKES
ONION CREEK FLOOD HISTORY
RESPONSE 10/31/2013 Radar of 20” Rain

19. CODE RESPONDS TO FLOOD
 10/31/2013 Code responds to a major flood in
Onion Creek ( in Pleasant Valley Road area)
 20” of rain fell in one night causing flood waters 6’
high in some areas
 580 homes were effected
 A command center was set up on Pleasant Valley
Rd for the emergency response team

20. SKY VIEW

21. ONION CREEK FLOOD
 Notifications sent out
 Command Center established
 Relocation of inspectors
 Equipment brought in
 Organization of actions

22.  Notification and reallocation of
personnel
 Conducting a briefing for organization
 Responding to the location

23. SETTING UP A TEMPORARY COMMAND SITE

24. SETTING UP A TEMPORARY COMMAND SITE

25. COMMAND STAFF AT THE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS
CENTER

26. RECEIVING ASSIGNMENTS

27. INSPECTIONS

28. INSPECTIONS

29. PHOTOGRAPHING AND TAGGING

30. DAMAGE ASSESSMENT

31. SECURING SITES

32. FOLLOW UP WITH THE COMMUNITY

33. CODE MANS DOVE SPRINGS REC CENTER FOR
INFORMATION FOR FLOOD VICTIMS
 Dove Springs Rec Center had bilingual Code
Inspectors to help with information for flood victim's
from 11/07/2013 – 11/17/2013

34. VOLUNTEER CLEAN-UPS

35. MEDIA EVENT
 11/5/2013 Code attended media event at Perez
Elementary School

36. WHAT DID WE LEARN?
WHAT CAN WE DO BETTER?

37. ONION CREEK FLOOD STATS
* These stats will change as the properties are bought out or repaired
 Original buy out offers – 116
 Declined offer – 13
 Second group of buy outs – 140
 City owned properties demolished – 33 as of 7/7/2014
 Fenced properties – 37 original – 17 remain as of
7/7/2014
 Active abatement cases – 28 as of 7/17/2014
 City owned abatement cases – 6 as of 7/22/2014
 ROW cuts on Pleasant Valley Rd 7/11/2014
 Closed abatement cases since flood - 119
 Garage conversions not in buy out – (Courtney
Jameson with Watershed working on the number)

38. QUESTIONS?

39. THANK YOU!

40. CODE MONTH KICK-OFF BBQ
 Located at 1520 Rutherford Lane, Bldg 1
 Auxiliary parking will be located in lot next to
Rutherford Building in front of APD
 Volunteers will assist you through the
building
 Check in at the front desk
 Enjoy the BBQ!