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Protecting Natural andCultural Heritage Under the

US National ResponseFramework

Ann Hitchcock

National Park Service

US/ICOMOS International Symposium

March 11-15, 2009

New Orleans

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Changes to National Response

Paradigm After 9/11

New mandates

National Response Plan/FrameworkCore all-hazards, all-disciplines plan for

national incident management,regardless of the cause, size, orcomplexity of the incident (NRF)

National Incident Management SystemStandardized incident management

processes, protocols and procedures forall responders (NIMS)

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National Response Framework

Content

Base plan 15 Emergency Support Function

Annexes (ESFs) 8 Support Annexes

7 Incident Annexes

4 Partner Guides

See http://www.fema.gov/NRF

http://www.fema.gov/NRFhttp://www.fema.gov/NRF

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NRF Scope

Prepare Respond

Recover

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NRF Scope: Prepare

Plan Organize

Equip Train

Exercise Evaluate and Improve

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NRF Scope: Recover

Short-term recovery Note: Long-term recovery is outside

the NRF scope.

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NRF Implementation

Secretary, DHS has overall responsibilityfor implementation, including taskingother federal agencies during a federalresponse

Departments and agencies have defined

roles as Coordinating, Primary orSupport Agencies for each Annex

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ESF #11, Agriculture and

Natural Resources

Includes 5 separate functions: Nutrition assistance

Animal and plant disease and pestresponse

Food safety

Natural and cultural resources and historicproperties (NCH resources) protection

Safety and well-being of household pets

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ESF #11 NCH Primary and

Support Agencies

DOI is the designated Primary Agencyfor NCH

Support Agencies include NOAA, USDA,

NARA, ACHP, and HENTF.

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NPS Emergency Response

Responsibilities

Respond to emergencies in parks Respond to other agencies needs

Respond to emergencies under NationalResponse Framework and NCH part ofESF #11 under FEMA direction

At request of DOI, coordinate culturalresources response under NCH part of

ESF #11

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Examples of Response

Activities

Identify and assess cultural properties Provide archeological and wetlands surveys

prior to installation of trailers and debris

removal Assist in emergency compliance with the

National Historic Preservation Act and the

Endangered Species Act during emergencyresponse.

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ESF #11-NCH

Katrina Response: ArcheologySubsurface testing in

proposed trailer court

Excavation at proposed

trailer court

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ESF #11-NCH Katrina Response:

ArcheologyField notes Map by hand, compass,

tape measure, GPS

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ESF #11-NCH Katrina Response:

Historic PropertiesSurveyors 9 th Ward

(CRGIS)

SurveyorsCarrolton

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ESF #11-NCH Katrina Response:

Historic PropertiesFort Jackson bastion

wal l

Fort Jackson casements

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ESF #11-NCH Katrina Response:

Historic PropertiesRapid Building

Assessment Form

Removing plaque, Fort

Jackson

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ESF #11-NCH Katrina Response:

Museum CollectionsSalvage, Fort Jackson,LA

Cleaning, drying,documenting

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ESF #11-NCH Katrina Response:

Museum CollectionsCollections damage, So.

Univ. of New Orleans

Mold

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Lessons Learned in Katrina

NCH Response Need to ensure informed, coordinated,

and expedient responses

Responders from different sources

government, NGOslacked coordination Many NCH responders lacked basic

emergency management trainingandIMTs lacked NCH sensitivity

Need to expand roster of responderswith natural and cultural resources skills

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Improvements Federal Coordination--New partners

added to ESF #11 NCHACHP, NARA,Heritage Emergency National Taskforce

(NGO) State CoordinationCOSTEP, Alliance

for Response TrainingHENTF promotes FEMA online

training and CERT training; AIC offersemergency response training

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Beyond the NRF: Ideas for

International Assistance

US Committee of the Blue Shield Could assistance in response and

recovery for natural and culturalheritage be modeled on existinginternational agreements for wildfire?

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Protecting Natural and CulturalHeritage Under the US National

Response Framework

Questions?

ann_hitchcock@nps.gov 202-354-2271

mailto:Ann_hitchcock@nps.govmailto:Ann_hitchcock@nps.gov