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| Mission Statement | Objectives | Opportunities | State of Readiness | Human Resource | TEOC | Emergency Information Management |
Emergency Management involves numerous agencies from the public and private sector and non-profit organizations. The Public Sector includes Emergency Managers and various agencies on the island including Law Enforcement agencies such as the Trinidad and Tobago Regiment, the Trinidad and Tobago Electricity Commission, the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service and the Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard. Divisions of the Tobago House of Assembly, Meteorological Services (M.E.T), Environmental Management Authority (E.M.A), Trinidad and Tobago Fire Service, The (Emergency Medical Services) E.M.S and The National Emergency Management Agency (N.E.M.A) co-ordinates all of the above Agencies.
The private sector is made up of numerous businesses and corporations as well as Airlines, Utility companies, Insurance Agencies, Hospitals, etc. The non-profit organizations are as follows: The Trinidad and Tobago Red Cross Society, The Salvation Army, numerous churches and a host of non-governmental and Community Based Organizations.
Strengths:
Geography Structure Tobago’s geography makes the island particularly vulnerable to a number of natural and man-made disasters. The ability of the island to recover from the impact of any disaster is to a large extent dependent on our state of readiness as an agency. Our state of readiness can be evaluated in a number of ways:
For most of its life, the Fairfield Complex has been home to the Agency and its staff which increased with the expansion of the Agency’s activities. Currently the staff comprises eleven (11) regular employees in its various sections ably supported by four (4) On-the-Job Trainees (OJTs) and twenty (20) Community Emergency Response Technicians (CERT).
The Tobago Emergency Operations Center (TEOC) has continued to see improvement in its infrastructure; to date, the facility is supported by the following:
Emergency Information Management
This software offers the ability of Incident recording; situation reports; Damage Assessment & Needs Analysis; message tracking & resource management among other things.
These communities will be outfitted with the necessary tools, emergency supplies and equipment; these will be embedded in the communities and will support first responders during any emergency event.
Tobago CERT Compressed Air Foam System Truck:
Tobago Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Center The Tobago Community Emergency Response Team was born from the need to have trained and certified personnel responding quickly and in an efficient and reliable manner to save lives in the event of an emergency or disaster in rural communities of Tobago. More Details
Our broadband capability allows us to stream videos from incident sites to the EOC; provides data browsing on the EM2000 software from virtually any part of the world and the ability of Voice Over Internet Protocol, which is independent of the Telecommunications Services of Trinidad and Tobago. This infrastructure is enabled by both fixed and mobile dishes.
The use of an Advanced Medical Post (AMP) during a Mass casualty event is a requirement. The 19’x35’ AMP shelter is insulated from the sun's ultra violet rays and is easily mobilized by a trailer that is outfitted with ASL, BSL, and Trauma Emergency Medical Kits. It is a Generator powered device, has a measurement of 500 gallon water storage and purifications capability, emergency lighting, and can be use as a Portable Isolation Contamination System.
Advance Medical Post Trailers:
Our 79 shelters across the country are clearly marked for easy identification. Of these communities, six have established the necessary infrastructure and organizational structure, and have received community disaster preparedness kits and are outfitted with cots, blankets, first aid kits, forks, shovels, pickaxes, lanterns, generators, chainsaws, tarpaulins battery operated radio. Public Information and Education / website NEMA Tobago continues to promote and foster a growing healthy relationship with the local media. Disaster preparedness advertisements can be heard and seen on the electronic media on a daily basis. Continuous Training Programmes among interested groups including several youth organizations, community groups and members of hotels and the business sectors.
This is augmented by printed material which is distributed to the public and our website, www.nematobago.com which provides the cyber population with disaster related information and provides several links to interesting sites. NEMA Prado SUV is equip with a satellite communication dish which is computer operated; Vhf two-way radio communication; GPS instrument; 12 volt jumpstart power pack; 3 million candle lite spot light, torch; fire extinguisher; inverter etc.
NEMA Mazda 4X4 is outfitted with first aid kit; 2 Inverters; Power Winch; roll bar Spotlights; 100’ rope; Global Positioning System (GPS); portable Spot Lamps; VHF two-way radio communications; mobile laptop stand. Cots, chainsaws, generators, lantern, plastic, axe, pickaxes, torches, batteries, lighted helmets, emergency medical supplies, rope, tarpaulins, sleeping mats & bags, bottle water, soak-a-bag, ply, cutlasses etc, makes up our store house at the Shaw Park location. More Details...
NEMA Tobago Installed A Digital Monochrome Sign on Port Authority Compound:
NEMA Tobago Community Early Warning System
Emergency Inflatable Prism Light:
The Prism Inflatable Light System has many applications: at roadsides or other emergencies for use by first responders (Fire Service, Police, etc), power outages, civil protection, sports and entertainment events, field Hospitals, and many other unique applications. The Tobago CERT has secured three (3) of these fifteen (15) feet Inflatable Prism Lights with the aim of improving our efforts as a team, to operate under challenging lighting conditions as it becomes necessary to execute our duties. Details of the (EIL) System: The Emergency Inflatable Light has a lighting power of (400W/1000W equivalent to 42,000/80,000 lm) of brightness. It reaches a height of 4.5 meters (15 feet) from ground level, without using a metallic structure, in order to provide illumination over a vast area of 3,000 -10,000 sq m (3,600 to12,000 sq yards). A series of axial fans constantly inflates air into the supporting structure generating pressure to guarantee the necessary stability to the system and bring the light source up to the best operative level. The structure is enlarged vertically to operate even in narrow spaces. Ground anchorage of the structure by guy ropes allows the system to operate even with wind gusts up to 40 km per hour (25 mph). Setup and Testing of Portable Isolation and Containment System (PICS)
Should the island ever become threatened by infectious diseases, this easily deployable system creates the capacity for containment, thus reducing the risks of exposure to residents. More details.
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