EMERGENCY POWER FACILITY ASSESSMENT TOOL (EPFAT)

Amy Aton Emergency Preparedness Program Mgr South Pacific Division, USACE 29 January 2013 Email: amy.aton@us.army.mil Office: 415-503-6611

US Army Corps of Engineers

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Army Corps of Engineers

Temporary Emergency Power Mission Overview
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Temporary Emergency Power Mission Overview

David Bishop, Emergency Power SME (724) 459-4709 Peter Navesky, ESF #3 Permanent Cadre (918) 669-7327

David.A.Bishop@usace.army.milBUILDING STRONG Peter.Navesky@usace.army.mil

Emergency Power Mission

Haul, Install, Fuel, Operate, Maintain, Service, Repair Temporary Diesel Generators at Critical Public Facilities Complete Turn-Key Operation Assessing (determining) requirement of critical facilities

David Bishop, Emergency Power SME (724) 459-4709 Peter Navesky, ESF #3 Permanent Cadre (918) 669-7327

David.A.Bishop@usace.army.mil Peter.Navesky@usace.army.mil

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Typical Power Process

State FEMA
Perform Assessment

Contact Facility POC

Communicate Power Requirement to Staging Area

County

USACE

Local Request

Install Generator Temporary Power

Haul Generator

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Expedited Power Process

Perform Assessment

State

FEMA

Contact Facility POC

Communicate Power Requirement to Staging Area

County

USACE
Install Generator Temporary Power

Local Request

Haul Generator

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Where is EPFAT?
Emergency Power Facility Assessment Tool website is linked through the USACE Public ENGLink Site

http:\\www.englink.usace.army.mil

The EPFAT icon will automatically transfer the user to BUILDING STRONG the EPFAT website

EPFAT LOGIN
http://epfat.swf.usace.army.mil/Welcome.aspx

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EPFAT - Homepage
Website hosted on Public
side to allow access Specific Facility POC User ID and Password required Once entered user taken to an https website Facility data entry & revisions are complete by designated facility POC user ONLY Separate Report Only user ID/PWs can be issued to: Local EMs State EMs USACE FEMA ALL Data Secured by USACE

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EPFAT - Login Page

Disclaimer about entering
facility/POC information Individual User Name and Password required Initial temporary User ID/PW will be provided to Facility Existing ENGLink Power Module Facility assessment data transferred to EPFAT to establish the initial user set Data accessible by USACE EMs, 249th EN BN, Power SMEs, and Senior Leaders Data and Reports shared to other agencies as requested

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EPFAT - User How-To Guide Data Collection First Step

This guide can be printed prior to filling in the data on-line by Facility Manager and/or Facility Electrician Afterwards, this guide can be printed by facility and stored for future reference. Note: Printable PDF (10 Pages)

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EPFAT - FAQs Additional Guidance for User

FAQs will provide additional answers for users for the POC, site facility, geospatial and processes required New FAQs will regularly be added to reflect responses generated as a result for technical assistance Two email addresses have been provided to end users to request both technical electrical support and

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EPFAT - Facility Data Facility Categories

12 Categories are used to classify all types of facilities Category chosen based upon function of facility during crisis events Under each Category, selected are then listed facility Types Reports can be created based upon this data

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EPFAT - Facility Data Entry Facility Information Tab

Six main tabs to navigate data input & assessment Tabs data entry must be completed in order with some data fields Mandatory Facility Category and Type are drop downs and stored Assessment should be completed by a qualified professional electrician Entry date is used to ensure data is validated and/or refreshed on 3-year intervals

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EPFAT - Facility Data Entry Facility Location Tab

Physical Address Information Key Data Fields Lat / Long obtained through web Google map service and/or accurate GPS Unit. Printing the How-to guide will help make data capture and data entry much easier. Map displays the street address entered. User can zoom, move and/or adjust the pin to exact facility site location.
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EPFAT - Facility Data Entry Primary Facility POC Tab

Primary POCs may be regional but local or on-site is preferred Some data fields are Mandatory This data will be used to allow contact to the facility during 3Yr intervals for data updates and data verification Email, telephone and address information are critical data to scheduling data updates and maintaining data accuracy
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EPFAT - Facility Data Entry Alternate Facility POC Tab

Alternate POCs may be regional but local or on-site is preferred. Some data fields are Mandatory. This data will be used to allow contact to the facility during 3Yr intervals for data updates and data verification Email, telephone and address information are critical data to scheduling data updates and maintaining data accuracy
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EPFAT - Facility Data Entry Generator Information Tab

Some data fields are Mandatory Generator size determined by a qualified professional. EPFAT does NOT calculate generator size required (yet?) Actual Lat/Long geo-location of Generator is stored and pin can be moved to exact site location On-site notes about placement and Generator connection stored User can upload photographs or other documents (pdf; gif; jpeg, etc)
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EPFAT - Facility Data Entry Data Summary Tab

Summary page is one-page overview of all information and data collected entered for Facility and Generator Each section can be easily returned to and any information entered edited by user This information and data is used to print various reports and will be used to print a hardcopy of the Facility Assessment Guide for use by facility.
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EPFAT - User Facility Graphic Display

User facility information will be added to national level database and used by Local/State/Federal R&R agencies during crisis events Generator Assessment data will be used to identify/pre-position assets whenever possible and for any generator needed at the facility for any given crisis event E-mail requests will be sent to facility POCs to verify data and information on 3-Yr frequency

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EPFAT - Way Ahead

Future Uses of the Data
Upload facility data for all locations into ENGLink Emergency Power Module (When ENGLink program update replaces existing Power Module). Provide geo-referenced location of facilities and generator locations Plan for pre-event inventory of potential impacted critical public facilities Planning tool for pre-event staging of potential number of facilities with generator requirements and also various generator sizes Improve overall installation response time Improve processes for mobilization / de-mobilization of resources Allow greater flexibility in mission execution Improve overall Federal/State/Local Response & Recovery related to Emergency Power Mission
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Questions

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David Bishop, Emergency Power SME (724) 459-4709 Peter Navesky, ESF #3 Permanent Cadre (918) 669-7327 David.A.Bishop@usace.army.milBUILDING STRONG Peter.Navesky@usace.army.mil