Regional Integrated Planning Update 
December 2011  

The All Hazards Consortium would like to provide you with a brief update on some of its programs, projects and activities within the Mid-Atlantic and North East Regions.

These activities have all been designed to promote coordination and integration of planning efforts on specific projects and investments between state/local governments and the "life line sectors" within the private sector.   

Initiatives, Products & Projects:

1) The Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant Program (RCPGP)

The Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant Program (RCPGP) addresses preparedness issues across the District of Columbia, the states of Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia and the commonwealths of Pennsylvania and Virginia. In order to manage a catastrophic incident that could occur in the region, the region must invest in critical preparedness efforts that support catastrophic planning. The program consists of multiple regional planning efforts that are designed to integrate and coordinate  with the outcome of a more harmonized region-based planning framework. The common components for the framework include; plans, policies, templates, checklists, technologies, SOP's and regional tools. The end state will be a regional catastrophic planning framework that is interoperable, flexible and all-hazards. The projects serve a four fold purpose:

o     Increase regional coordination between states regarding catastrophic event preparedness

o     Identify additional regional gaps in catastrophic event preparedness

o     Engender significant resource savings across the region

o     Coordination of private sector

To view the RCPGP project list please click on the link below:  

Document: RCPGP Projects Overview Document  

2) Regional Integrated Planning Project Listing

The All Hazards Consortium has been compiling a list of Regional Projects Funded by the States and Urban Areas that are susceptible for Integration with the Private Sector Operators.  

These projects range from systems integration to planning. Over the past 11 months the states have been working together with the private sector operators to meet in Integrated Planning meetings to expose the projects introduce the project teams and explore ways to identify Commercial and Federal Projects which will be identified and cataloged as well.  

This is part of the ongoing Regional Integrated Planning Initiative the states are conducting as part of the AHC Program for 2012. (Overview presentation)  

To view the most recent AHC Regional Integrated Projects list please click on the link below:

Document: AHC Intergrated Project Listing 

3) AHC Board Services Policy Announcement

In November of 2011 the Board of Directors of the All Hazards Consortium approved a new policy aimed at developing new services that the Consortium can offer to its Private Sector Members.

These services will be focused on a wide variety of the areas and look to further integrate the Private Sector Operators from a regional perspective into the State Planning and Operations. These services will range in capability from improving communications, sharing information, collaboration, contact directories, and project integration. As the services develop the board will review and improve them to being implementation.

Attached we have provided an overview of the policy that was passed by the board to receive this please click on the list below.

Document:  AHC Approved Services Program (Redacted)   

Meetings: 1) AHC 2012 Planning Calendar As the All Hazards Consortium prepares for 2012 it has created a planning calendar which is now available on the Consortium's website. This calendar will outline the topics tracks that the Consortium is planning to use with each of the Private Sectors. The calendar will outline the Integrated Planning Meetings as well as other status meetings focused on individual projects and initiatives.     NOTE: As always these dates may change slightly for planning purposes so to get the most current version of this please check back with the AHC's website frequently. To view the calendar please click on the link below.   Document:  2012 AHC Annual Planning Calendar

Summary: This update only reflects a small portion of the "private sector integration" efforts going on within the region and around the country. The AHC would like to express its appreciation for the organizations and individuals who have embraced this "integrated planning initiative" so quickly. Future AHC project updates will include: RAIL SECURITY - A regional rail security initiative that is coordinating private sector rail carriers (e.g. passenger & freight) with states to address key rail sector planning topics and jointly funded projects.   FOOD DISTRIBUTION - A new regional food distribution planning project that will help states and the food sector to jointly develop plans to get the food businesses "back to business" sooner after large scale disasters. INFORMATION SHARING - A regional information sharing initiative that is integrating power and rail sector company "systems" with states/local government systems to improve situational awareness and response activities during specific incidents and events. RAPID CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE RESTORATION - A regional critical infrastructure resilience initiative with DHS Office Infrastructure Protection, the states of new Jersey and Pennsylvania, and specific private sector power and telecommunications companies forming to help move utility fleets move faster between states to respond to major events.        Working together, companies and governments will become better prepared to face hazards of any type and develop more resilient "communities and economies" across the region. The All Hazards Consortium     Partner Organizations & Supporters  The AHC would like to thank our Tier 1 corporate members who are supporting the new integrated planning initiative.