Critical Employee Emergency Planning (CEEP)

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As flood waters rise, the spouse of a police officer watches in terror and waits in vain for instruction from her husband. The destruction of a terrorist attack leaves the loved ones of a doctor with no communication and nowhere to turn for help. As days drag on after an earthquake and food supplies dwindle, panic sets in on the family of a power company employee who cannot leave her post. A firefighter is charged with desertion as he struggles to find a caregiver for his disabled mother.

In natural disasters and acts of terror worldwide, lives have been lost, careers wrecked, and panic caused that could have been prevented with sound prior planning.

In partnership with the Department of Homeland Security, GSRCPI has developed a training program to provide planning tools for agencies and corporations to better provide for the safety and security of their first responder employees and their families.

The one-day train the trainer program provides key information that employers, employees and their families must have to prepare for any of the 15 Department of Homeland Security planning scenarios which include natural disasters and nuclear, biological, chemical, radiological, and cyber attacks. The training will include:

Preparing first responders to care for their families (food, water, medication, documents, and other essentials) while remaining “on the job” through evacuation, quarantine, and other critical incidents;
Developing a personal communications plan and procedures so that families and first responders can maintain or resume contact as soon as possible during or after an emergency;
Identifying and entering into mutual aid relationships with “sister” agencies to facilitate communication, support family members, back-up data, share manpower, equipment, and other resources; and
Providing information on federal and non-profit sector support services available for prevention, protection, response and recovery of the critical infrastructure and first responder families, employees, agencies, and corporations.

The curriculum will be designed with the guidance and assistance of respected subject matter experts. Partnering with GSRCPI in the development of the training program, the Texas Regional Community Policing Institute is conducting focus groups and surveys of responders in previously affected areas of the country. This information will be distilled into a practical and informational training program for employees responsible for the nation’s critical infrastructure, including:

Public Safety (law enforcement, fire, EMS, rescue)
Medical Community
Schools
Banking and Finance
Chemical and Industrial Facilities
Utilities
Food and Agriculture
National Monuments
Postal and Shipping
Telecommunications
Transportation, and
Defense Industries

CEEP Training Course Development - Current Status


	*Four Focus Groups Completed*

Beaumont, TX	Harvey, LA		New York, NY
Complete	Complete		Complete

	Hutchinson, KS
	Complete


	Online Survey for Critical Employees and Families

Critical Employee Survey		Family Member Survey


The Next Phase Has Started

Course Pilots and Final Revisions Currently in Progress