Public Safety The Public Safety department oversees the Tribe’s Office of Emergency Management (OEM) and the Village Public Safety Officer (VPSO) program in Southeast Alaska. The department also provides public safety announcements and assists communities in developing and implementing local emergency preparedness plans.
Jason Wilson Manager
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The OEM was created to enable Tlingit & Haida to provide timely, integrated, and coordinated responses to emergencies.
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2020 Highlights
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A LIN In early 2020, the OEM worked with the Tribe’s Executive Team G IT & H AI D to develop a Tribal Emergency Operations Center (TEOC) to provide emergency management services to tribal communities during crisis situations. The TEOC was stood up during the COVID-19 pandemic to implement the four phases of emergency management: Mitigation, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery.
These actions are aimed at protecting the safety and well-being of Tlingit & Haida’s citizens, clients, employees and communities.
“Providing timely, integrated, and coordinated responses to emergencies."
The OEM serves Tlingit & Haida’s 21 recognized communities:
Anchorage Angoon Craig Haines Hoonah Hydaburg
Juneau Kake Kasaan Ketchikan Klawock Klukwan
Metlakatla Pelican Petersburg San Francisco Saxman Seattle
Sitka Wrangell Yakutat
The OEM was initially funded through the Bureau of Indian Affairs CARES Act and will continue to be funded beyond COVID-19 through Compact funding and other Federal Emergency Management Agency grants. Worked with the Executive Management Team to develop the infrastructure of the OEM and TEOC. » Hired an Emergency Operations Administrator, Coordinator and Administrative Assistant. Ordered, received and distributed over $3.5 million in personal protective equipment (PPE) and other emergency preparedness supplies related to COVID-19. » Deployed COVID-19 Community Care Kits to the Tribe’s 21 recognized communities. The kits included a threemonth supply of PPE, basic necessities and emergency response supplies. » Delivered 42 additional pallets of COVID-19 supplies to 14 communities in need. Visited 10 tribal communities to consult with tribal leaders regarding their COVID-19 response, and to deliver emergency response supplies.
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