Planning and Disaster Recovery Planning and Disaster Recoverygg yy The Vermont Experience
The Vermont Experience
Northern New England Chapter of the American Planning Association
October 4, 2012 Annual Meeting Joe Segale, P.E./PTP
Vermont Agency of Transportation Vermont Agency of Transportation Policy and Planning Manager
Presentation Presentation Presentation Presentation 2011: A Wake-up Callp Planners’ Role in Planners Role in
Disaster Response & Recovery
Recovery
Pl i f R ili
2011: A Wake
2011: A Wake--up Callup Call
At Burlington International Airport, it was the wettest year on record
with 50 92" of precipitation with 50.92 of precipitation. Burlington also had its 3rd snowiest
winter on record with 128.4".
March 6 - 7, 2011 Winter Storm April 13 - June 19, 2011 Lake April 13 June 19, 2011 Lake
Champlain Record Flooding
May 26 - 27, 2011 Flash
Fl di d S W h Flooding and Severe Weather
IRENE IRENE
13 isolated towns
2,000 Road Segments 300 Bridges
Rail line and
telecommunications
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Jct. of VT 100 and VT 73 Jct. of VT 100 and VT 73
Pre and Pre and Post
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Response Response Response Response
Non-traditional role
for planners but all hands-on-deck
Planners offered:
Local knowledge and
local contacts
Communication skills
D t d GIS
Data source and GIS
ICS ~ (I
ICS ~ (INCIDENTNCIDENT CCOMMANDOMMAND SSYSTEMYSTEM))
The ICCs are operated by a Unified Command (UC) in Montpelier. The UC role was to set priorities, provide overall management through directives, and
take the lead on communication and public information. The UC was given direction by the Secretary’s Office.
Di t f O ti & Di t f P D l t
Director of Operations & Director of Program Development
Northern Regions Dummerston
Northern Regions
Incident Commander
Safety Officer Information Officer
Operations Planning Administration Liaisons
Logistics
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Utilities District
Garages Communications Time
g Resident Engineers Private C Inspectors RPCs Supplies/ Equipment Facilities Procurement Contracts Compensation Claims Environmental Hazmat Contractors Food Basic Needs Bills Records Staging Areas National Guard ICC Commanders
Recovery: Operational Lessons Recovery: Operational Lessons Learned
Recovery: Policy Lessons Learned Recovery: Policy Lessons Learned Recovery: Policy Lessons Learned Recovery: Policy Lessons Learned
PPLANNINGLANNING FORFOR RRESILIENCEESILIENCE W Wetter Trends The wettest days are wetter
Since 1927 Vermont has experienced a large scale experienced a large-scale disastrous floods once every 14 years.
From 1973-2011, Vermont has suffered approximately s su e ed pp o e y 25 disastrous floods of
regional-scale as depicted on this map
on this map.
Data Source:
Resilience Planning Initiatives Resilience Planning Initiatives Resilience Planning Initiatives Resilience Planning Initiatives
Long Term Flood Recovery
and Statewide Resiliency and Statewide Resiliency
Planning Project Commerce and Agency of Community Development Agency of Commerce and Community Development Vermont Economic Resiliency Initiative Development Development
Focus on Floods-VT Agency of Natural Agency of Natural ResourcesResources Transportation System Agency of Agency of
Resilience Planning Resilience Planning Resilience Planning Resilience Planning Vulnerability Assessment Watershed Based Assessment Risk Risk Assessment Adaptation Strategies
Risk Assessment Example Risk Assessment Example Risk Assessment Example Risk Assessment Example
Planning’s Role Planning’s Role Planning s Role Planning s Role
Phase Roles
Response • Place in Incident Command System
Response • Place in Incident Command System • Local Knowledge
• Multi-jurisdictional environment • Information
• Communication
Recovery • Assessment and lessons learned
Recovery • Assessment and lessons learned • Strategic Direction
• Priorities
Adapt & Rebuild
• Applying lessons learned
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Resources
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VTransEmployees: To date approximately 700 have been assigned to IRENE recovery tasks
Hundreds of National Guard Troops:
• Vermont – 200 people, numerous equipment
• Maine – 220 people, numerous equipment, Command & Control function for out-of-state troopsp p , q p , p • Illinois - 145 troops, 8 aircraft, 23 vehicles
• Ohio– 93 people, 29 pieces of equipment • New Hampshire – 8 people, 2 aircraft
• South Carolina – 51 people, 23 pieces of equipment • W t Vi i i 30 l 10 i f i t • West Virginia – 30 people, 10 pieces of equipment • Virginia – 16 people, 6 pieces of equipment
DOT Partners
• Maine – 150 people, 145 pieces of equipment
• New Hampshire – 75 people, 60 pieces of equipment
Over 200 Private Contractors and Consultants
• Approximately 1800 people from the private sector, primarily from Vermont
In The First 30 days In The First 30 days
Summary of
Summary of StateState Highway Roads and Bridges Highway Roads and Bridges
August 28, 2011
State Road Segments Closed = 146 ~ 531 miles Bridges Closed = 34
September 28, 2011
State Road Segments Closed g = 6 ~ 13 miles Bridges Closed = 6
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Municipalities Municipalities
Local Highway Asset Damage Local Highway Asset Damage
September 30, 2011
Road Segments Damaged = 2,260
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Road Segments Closed = 175
Bridges Damaged = 289 Bridges Closed = 90 Bridges Closed 90 Culverts Damaged = 963 Culverts Closed = 335 December 7, 2011
