Maryland Agencies Stand Ready to Support States Affected by Hurricane Irma
Governor
"Thankfully,
"The most intense threats from Hurricane Irma are not predicted to hit
The following State agencies are available to support states affected by Hurricane Irma:
* MEMA has staff ready to support local and state emergency operations centers in affected areas and teams available to conduct damage assessments and recovery operations.
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* The resources of the
Maryland State Fire Marshal
* Maryland State Fire Marshal would be able to provide boats, drone, investigation unit personnel, fire protection engineers, and additional first response personnel.
* MIEMSS has identified Advanced Life Support (ALS) Ambulance Strike Teams (AST) ready to assist. Each team has 5 ambulances and a leader with support/response vehicle, each unit staffed for 24/7 operations. MIEMSS has a staffed Medical Ambulance Bus with a supervisor and has personnel with vehicles to lead and support deployed Maryland EMS resources.
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* Homeland Security has proactively contacted counterparts in forecasted affected States offering assistance.
* Homeland Security personnel remain available to assist storm affected jurisdictions with personnel consistent with availability and type.
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* The Eldercare Locator (1-800-677-1116 or http://eldercare.gov) serves as a resource for older adults and long distance caregivers.
* MDA is prepared to respond to requests to assist with intake of companion animals at pet-friendly shelters in an affected state.
* MDA is prepared to respond to requests to assist with animals in distress.
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* The department will conduct economic impact analysis by identifying companies in affected areas and the number of affected people and employees.
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* Technical assistance and support for assistive technology
* Evaluate documents and websites for conformance to universal design and accessibility to assistive technology.
* Train emergency managers on the essential nature of information accessibility, and how to create social media that is accessible to all viewers.
* Assist public information/media officers, as requested, to remediate documents and social media messages for universal accessibility.
* Advise senior leadership and policy teams on emerging issues that impact people with disabilities and others with access and functional needs.
* Examine planning documents to ensure inclusion of the whole community.
* Identify and resolve issues that affect individuals with disabilities and others with access and functional needs.
* Guidance to ensure that response, sheltering, and recovery policies affecting people with disabilities are consistent and appropriate.
* Provide resource referral and information.
* The department's partner organizations have inventories of DME such as wheelchairs, walkers, etc. available for short term loan in the event equipment is destroyed.
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* Provide support and guidance to Local School Systems and families for the immediate enrollment of displaced students into
* Work with the school systems regarding immunization requirements and temporary admission/retention. The MSDE would facilitate communication with the
* Provide support and guidance to student services personnel (Directors of Student Services, school counselors, nurses, psychologists, social workers, pupil personnel workers, etc.)
* Address the needs of students who are in crisis and who are experiencing trauma as a result of the displacement by collaborating with community partners, other Maryland State agencies, and school systems
* Coordinate with appropriate offices to meet the needs of English Learners, migrant and homeless students
* Coordinate the collection of school supplies for students who are displaced
* Work with transportation in order to transport students to schools
* Collaborate with non-public schools as needed
* Post information on the front page of MSDE's website to provide assistance and guidance to families regarding enrollment and resources
* Environment has HazMat response teams and inspectors with various expertise related to emergency and disaster response and recovery.
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* Human Services has communicated with facilities and staff in case it was necessary to open disaster shelters and coordinated planning with the
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* Information Technology is capable of providing the following services to other states in the form of staff augmentation, hardware, and technical assistance in the following IT technical domains:
* GIS Services and Professionals (mapping and analyzing data, mapping disaster areas, this can be done from
* Server and Storage (temporary use of of back end systems)
* End User Computing/Desktop Support (staff augmentation)
* IT helpdesk call center
* Disaster Recovery Management - Assist in DR failover and Reconstitution
* Web applications and content management
* Mainframe COBOL Programmers
* Mainframe zOS and DB2 support
* Radio Technicians
* 57 Handheld Radios P25 Motorola Radios
* Staff of the
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* Equipment and personnel for light debris removal, particularly along and adjacent to highways and roadways
* Technicians to assist with signal light repair
* Bridge Inspectors to ensure bridges and overpasses are not damaged by the storm or flooding conditions
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* If property is damaged by the storm, residents may qualify to have their property assessments reduced. Once it is safe to do so, SDAT assessors will distribute applications to affected areas encouraging residents to apply, and will also perform on-site inspections.
* If a storm occurs and residents qualify to have their property assessments reduced, SDAT will coordinate with local governments to ensure any corrected tax bills or refunds are issued in a timely manner.
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