Emergency Management Team
CDR Jantzen, Chief, Emergency Management & Force Readiness; Sector Puget Sound, recently stated that they were moving ahead with establishing a Sector Puget Sound Auxiliary Emergency Management Team. This team will work directly with the SPS EM staff to support contingency exercises, ICS training, and contingency planning initiatives. A few examples of projects envisioned for auxiliarists include:
- A project currently underway and supported by Auxiliary includes identifying emergency supplies and the appropriate management systems to outfit outlying units in the event of a natural disaster.
- Assist in exercise development and execution (this includes attendance at the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program course).
- Assist in ICS course development and training throughout the AOR.
This team will be incorporated into the Active Duty Emergency Management team and we will meet monthly (typically Friday). The meeting will include a one-hour hybrid business meeting that aligns active projects and Aux support. For those who can attend in person, the meeting will be followed by lunch in the galley to promote team unity and fellowship.
Auxiliarist Stephen Hueffed is the SPS Auxiliary Emergency Management Team Coordinator. Any Auxiliarist interested in joining the team should contact him directly. Once an Auxiliarist is added to the team roster, Stephen will communicate meeting details and provide virtual links as needed. The next meeting is currently scheduled for 15 Aug.