2004-2012 PROJECTS/ACHIEVEMENTS
Trainings/Exercises
• Reimbursed over $1.3 million to municipalities for NIMS training.
• Enabled hundreds of first responders to participate in over 30 regional multi-jurisdictional exercises.
Web-EOC
• Provided an Internet-based crisis information management system that is available 24/7 to all 85 NERAC municipalities at webeoc.nerac.us.
PPE
• Established Personal Protective Equipment Caches located in Boxford, Hudson, and Saugus.
Regional Cache Sites
• Established Regional Equipment Cache Sites (Beverly, Framingham, and Lexington) to effectively provide over $1 million worth of emergency resources for the entire Northeast Region.
Emergency & Municipal Supplies
• Provided over $3 million worth of emergency response equipment and supplies to the 85 NERAC municipalities to support enhanced municipality-based response and recovery capabilities.
HEART Project & STARS - School Threat Assessment & Response System (Developed by NEMLEC)
• Provided more than 600 schools in the region with free school floorplans.
• Distributed STARS emergency preparation toolkits to all school districts in the region.
• Provided 17 hospitals in the region with Hospital Specific Info Binders that include floorplans.
Communications Interoperability
• Expanded the BAPERN radio network both geographically and to multi-discipline users.
• Improved coverage and reliability of CMED communications.
• Established the first of its kind Portable Emergency Operations Center.
• Implemented a microwave network for the region.
Critical Infrastructure Security Enhancement
• Allocated $500,000 to harden critical infrastructure in the region.
Establishment of Baseline GIS Capabilities Across Entire Region
• Installed Electronic Field Study (EFS) software with dynamic mapper in all 85 communities.
Emergency Planning Templates
• Developed the NERAC Evacuation Mapping Tool to assist communities in evacuation planning.
• Provided templates for Continuity of Government and Planning for First Responder Families.
Flu Campaign
• Developed the “It’s Up to You to Stop the Flu” Campaign which included TV PSAs (in English and Spanish), an Out-of-Home (transit) campaign, and an Educational Kit for local public health departments to use in community outreach.