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Protection Strategies Incorporated (PSI) currently provides emergency planning support to the Department of State, Office of Emergency Management (OEM). The OEM requires expertise in developing and implementing a comprehensive Facility Emergency Action Plan (FEAP) for the Harry S. Truman (HST) Building. The FEAP must include implementation of the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and Incident Command System (ICS) requirements. Homeland Security Presidential Directives 5 and 8 and the Department of Homeland Security have directed that these systems be used as the national standard for all Federal, State, and local emergency planning efforts.

The FEAP is essential to the protection of the thousands of people working in the nearly 2 million square foot HST Building. The FEAP will ensure that the emergency plans and processes for the HST Building are operational, current, and coordinated with other Federal, State, and local emergency preparedness plans. The resulting plan will be an “All-Hazard” document, covering any emergency, from fire to terrorist incidents.

PSI will also provide training for the Incident Commander, Floor Wardens, managers, Department of State emergency personnel, and employees, to ensure that they are familiar with their roles and responsibilities. The training will include the essentials of the NIMS/ICS systems and prepare the volunteers to execute their responsibilities as voluntary emergency personnel. In addition, PSI will produce manuals for the Incident Commander, the Building Response Team Members, Floor Wardens, and other members of the emergency team for use during emergency situations.