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DHSES County Emergency
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Preparedness Assessment (CEPA)
is a framework and tool to help
State and local stakeholders assess
risk, capabilities, and the poten-
tial need for support and resources
during emergencies or disasters.
DHSES worked
with the local
first - 39 re-
2019 CHAMPIONS
EDITION
sponder community to develop and
test the CEPA tool and methodolo-
gy, to include pilot testing CEPA with
several Counties.
The goal is to develop a flexible, in-
tuitive and user friendly approach
CEPA provides for a standardized and that will work for every County.
repeatable process to understand
capabilities at the County level and A key component of CEPA is in-per-
identify statewide trends, and  a tool son meetings between State and lo-
to help guide disaster preparedness cal subject matter experts (SMEs) to
and response efforts, but it is not in- analyze and discuss local hazards and
tended as a scorecard or ranking sys- capability information and identify
potential resource gaps.
tem.
NYS Division of Homeland Se- NYS Division of Homeland Se-
curity and Emergency Services curity and Emergency Services
• Best Disaster Preparedness, Di- • Best Emergency Response Pro-
gram for Federal/State or Local
saster Recovery Solution
• County Emergency Preparedness • Swift Water and Flooding Training
(SWFT)
Assessment (CEPA)
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