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National Preparedness Division

Federal Preparedness Coordinator
Farley Howell
(510) 627-7250
farley.howell@dhs.gov

Regional Integration Branch
Thomas Ridgeway
Branch Chief
(510) 627-7277
thomas.ridgeway@dhs.gov

NIMS
National Incident Management System (NIMS)
National Response Framework (NRF)

Susan Waller
NIMS Coordinator
510-627-7275
susan.waller@dhs.gov

Exercise
HSEEP toolkit website
LLIS website
National Preparedness Guidelines

Fred Wehrenberg, CHMM
Exercise Program Manager
510-627-7020
fred.wehrenberg@dhs.gov

Joel Palmer, MPH, CPH
Exercise Specialist
510-627-7193
joel.palmer@dhs.gov

Training
National Preparedness Guidelines
Technical Assistance
Emergency Management Institute
Center for Domestic Preparedness
National Fire Academy
National Domestic Preparedness Consortium (NDPC)
FEMA Training and Exercise Integration/Training Operations (TEI/TO) approved course lists:

Tomas P. Kaselionis
Regional Training Specialist
(510) 627-7298
tomas.kaselionis@dhs.gov

Planning and Assessments
Federal

Integrated Planning System (IPS)
FEMA 5-Year Strategic Plan

State, Territory, Local

Comprehensive Preparedness Guide (CPG)
State Preparedness Report (SPR)

Current initiatives

C2C
CAS
Target Capabilities List- TCLs
Region E Pan Flu
RCPGP
TFER
IPAWS
EMAP

Daniel Stevens
Planning Specialist
(510) 627-7801
daniel.stevens@dhs.gov

Continuity of Operations (COOP) Program:  

The FEMA Region IX Regional Continuity Manager serves as the regional continuity point of contact for FEMA NCP COOP Division.  The following links provide access to currently COOP planning guidance, evaluation tool, and training information: 

www.fema.gov/about/org/ncp/coop/index.shtm
www.fema.gov/government/coop/index.shtm

James R. Macaulay, CEM
Regional Continuity Program Coordinator
(510) 627-7009
james.macaulay@dhs.gov

Tribal
FEMA Tribal Policy
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Inter-Tribal Council of Arizona
Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada
Inter-Tribal Council of California
California Tribal Nations–Emergency Management Council

Citizen Corps

Tessa Badua-Larsen
Program Coordinator
(510) 627-7185
teresita.badua-larsen@dhs.gov

Technological Hazards Division
Radiological Emergency Preparedness Program (REPP)
Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program (CSEPP)

Harry Sherwood
Branch Chief
(510) 627-7240
harry.sherwood@dhs.gov

Richard Echavarria
Technical Hazards Specialist
(510) 627-7217
richard.echavarria@dhs.gov

Elena Joyner
Emergency Management Specialist
(510) 627-7195
elena.joyner@dhs.gov

Hazardous Materials
Are you ready?
Regional Tribal Operations Committee (RTOC )
Oceania Regional Response Team (ORRT )
Regional Response Team (RRT)- Website coming soon
Continuing Challenge
HazMat Explo
Arizona State Emergency Response Commission
Nevada State Emergency Response Commission

John Woytak
Hazardous Materials Specialist
(510) 627-7167
john.woytak@dhs.gov

Pacific Area Office
(808) 851-7900

Exercise support:
Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program
Lessons Learned Information Sharing

Larry Dove
Training and Exercise Specialist
(808) 851-7906
larry.dove@dhs.gov

Last Modified: Tuesday, 10-Mar-2009 17:44:33 EDT