Brian Montgomery amp Ian Lee NWS Albany WFO BGM SubRegional Workshop 2015 1 Objectives Decision Support Services DSS as a state liaison office Local training initiatives Examples of ID: 397458
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Impact Based Decision Support from a State Liaison Office Perspective
Brian Montgomery & Ian Lee NWS AlbanyWFO BGM Sub-Regional Workshop 2015
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Objectives
Decision Support Services (DSS) as a state liaison officeLocal training initiatives Examples of state liaison activities Benefits of DSS
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Transparent Communications
Decision Support Services (DSS)
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DSS Communication
Channels
*Also coordinate with surrounding NWS offices in NY state (BUF, BTV, OKX, BGM)
BUF
BGM
BTV
OKX
ALY
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NWS Albany DSS Training Plan
Incident Command courses (ICS)
Intro to ICSICS for Single Resource and Initial Action IncidentsNIMS: an IntroductionNational Response Framework: an Introduction
New York State Emergency Operations Courses*EOC Course Disaster-LAN for EOC Personnel
NOAA/NWS CoursesDispersion BasicsHYSPLIT Applications for Emergency Decision SupportBasic Briefing Training for Incident SupportCrisis Communication Module 1&2Media Training
Hurricane
Support
HURREVAC Software
Thin-Client
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For major events (partial or full activations)Usually embedded in the
Planning Section*
NYSOEM On Site Support
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State Liaison DSS Briefings…
Created for a large range of users (e.g. utilities, DOH, DOT, police, Red Cross, Military)Typically, heads of gov’t (e.g. Governor’s office) also present Keep briefings brief – focus on the highlightsUsually provided during shift change or for significant weather changes (ex. track of a hurricane changes)
STAY ON MESSAGEIncorporate thinking from surrounding NWS offices (consolidate the message)*
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What Should The Briefing Contain?
Start with an OverviewFocus on the “3 W’s” of impactsWhat are the impacts
When will the impacts occurWhere will the impacts occurAlways important to incorporate confidence as well
Use probabilistic guidance when available! Use regional-based graphicsGIS allows for greater customization and appealing graphicsEnhanced Digital Display (EDD)
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Briefing Examples
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Hurricane Sandy
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More Recent DSS Activations
Prospect St. in Herkimer, NY, on June 28, 2013
Blizzard Warnings for Long Island
Winter Storm Warnings for Upstate NY
January 2014
Other deployments:
November 2014 Buffalo Lake Effect Snow and Flooding
January 2015 Northeast Blizzard
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State Liaison DSS Benefits
Consolidated and coordinated message allows for 1 forecast voiceOn-site deployments to state EOC allow for person to person interactions with various state agenciesPersonally interact with agency representatives and share information to other NWS officesCo-learning opportunities with state representatives through
Statewide Learning Management System (SLMS)
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Summary
DSS critical to fulfilling the WRN initiativeCommunication Transparency Co-learning Incident Command CoursesBuilding Core Partnerships
From the Governor's Office during Hurricane Sandy:“Brian, thank you for taking a complex science and breaking it down to simplistic standards”
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Thank You!!
Questions?
Brian.Montgomery@noaa.gov | Ian.Lee@noaa.gov
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