Israel Home Front Command Overview and R&D programs Early Warning and Informa?on Systems

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1 Overview and R&D programs Maj. Alex Blekhman, Ph.D. Head of Development Sec?on LTC Ido Orlov Head of Opera?ons Branch / 26 May 2015

2 - Overview holds the responsibility for civil defense and support, popula?on guidance and large- scale opera?onal response in emergency scenarios. The Home Front Command belongs to the Ministry of Defense and operates under a legal status defined in the Civil Defense Law (1951). This law specifies the mission of the Civil Defense Service (evolved into Home Front Command in 1992) as: " to take all measures required for protec?ng the civilian popula?on capitalizing on saving lives". 26 May 2015 Overview and R&D Programs 2

3 3 Home Front Command in brief First responders: Search and Rescue, CBRNe response, Civil Assistance ResponsibiliAes and RegulaAon PopulaAon guidance (more details from Maj. Sivan Inbar later ) Research and development C&C systems, HFC Simula?ve Training Center Na?onal Informa?on System for Response and Resilience research Interna?onal R&D partnering InformaAon, communicaaon and early warning systems

4 4 HFC First Responders Urban Search and Rescue CBRNe Response Civil Assistance

5 5 Carmel wildfire 2/12/2010 Home front C2 Command post Search and Rescue teams

6 6 Na?onal Search and Rescue Unit Words of the Commander - Col. RamAn SabaA Since the establishment of the Na?onal Search and Rescue Unit in 1984, NSAR unit has become a professional unit of high quality and availability, as a response team to events and disasters in Israel and around the world. NSAR unit has shown its special skills and abili?es in numerous events, saving the lives of many in Israel and abroad. The duty of the soldiers and officers of the unit expresses the value of giving, mutual aid and dedica?on by their willingness to volunteer to serve in the unit, ready to be called up at any moment, and to put their lives in danger in order to save the lives of others.

7 7 NSAR - Past InternaAonal OperaAons 1988 Armenia (earthquake) 1994 Argen?na (bombing of the Jewish Community Center) 1998 Nairobi, Kenya (bombing of the American Embassy) 1999 Greece (earthquake) 1999 Turkey (earthquake) 2001 India (earthquake) 2004 Taba, Egypt (car bombing) 2006 Kenya (collapse of a building) 2008 Mumbai, India (earthquake) 2010 Hai? (earthquake) 2010 Columbia (humanitarian assistance) 2011 Japan (medical assistance) 2012 Ghana (collapse of a building) 2013 Philippines (typhoon) 2015 Nepal (earthquake)

8 8 HFC Responsibili?es and Regula?on 5. Volunteers 4. HAZMAT 3. ProtecAon Plan 2. Training 1. Reference Scenario 10. Quarters 9. Control System 8. ExaminaAon 7. InstrucAon and Guidance 6. Special Needs

9 Israel Home Front Command Research and Development at HFC Command & Control Systems Impact point and crater area decon Road decon 26 May 2015 Overview and R&D Programs Early Warning and Informa?on Systems 9

10 10 Research and Development at HFC CTSC Simulator

11 Na?onal Informa?on System for Response and Resilience Network Technology for Resilience Research Report May 2015 Israel Home Front Command Task lead: Dr. Alex Blekhman Head Coordinator: Maj. Max Goldenberg Head of Development Branch: LTC Ronnen Avny Network Technology for Resilience Research Report May 2015 Israel Ministry of Defense Home Front Command 26 May 2015 Overview and R&D Programs 11

12 12 Partnering in internaaonal R&D programs The Home Front Command is involved in numerous research projects, local and foreign. We welcome the involvement in mutual R&D projects and see this as a tool the development of state- of- the- art technology and building mul?- partner network for knowledge and concept exchange. In technological projects, our classical roles are: Analysis and specificaaon of needs, technologies, products and interoperability - based on prac?cal knowledge and opera?onal experience. System engineering and project management - with close rela?on to opera?onal end users, bringing in the input from the field at early stage of the project. Large scale operaaonal end- user evaluaaon and tesang of products and technology - in diverse scenarios and training facili?es as needed.

13 Informa?on, communica?on and early warning systems: Early Warning mission Mul?ple threat detec?on and assessment Man made [Ballis?c threats, hazardous materials, terror] Natural Disasters [Earthquake, tsunami] Alert distribu?on Selec?vely relevant to threatened zone In?me to facilitate effec?ve self- protec?on To everyone, everywhere via mul?ple plaoorms Reliable + dependable Minimal FAR 24/7/ May 2015 Overview and R&D Programs 13

14 14 Early Warning Opera?onal Concept Threat Detec?on Threat Assessment Target Zone EW AcAvaAon Self Protec?ve Measures Return to Rou?ne Consequence Management Ongoing Instruc?ons

15 Correct, appropriate &?mely execu?on of procedure Fight or Flight mechanism EW Psycho- physiology Decision Making Prior experience Knowledge Icons Text Colour Sound Speech Changes Tac?le vibrate Understanding threat Understanding EW 26 May 2015 Overview and R&D Programs 15 15

16 16 EW Plaoorms in Israel Missile Detec?on systems Integrated mul? channel system Na?onal TV Regional Radio Siren Systems Cell Broadcast Pager Systems

17 17 Phase 1 Integra?ng Exis?ng EW Plaoorms using Exis?ng protocols

18 18 Phase 2 Crea?ng unified bi- direc?onal communica?on protocol

19 19 Unified mul?- plaoorm EW protocol

20 20-92 Sirens - 800,000 people - Irrelevant to most Predefined Zone Ac?va?on vs. Threat Impact Specific Ac?va?on - 7 Sirens - 33,000 people - Relevant to those threatened Made possible by Improved accuracy and selec?vity of EW distribu?on technologies.

21 21 Geographic Grid distribu?on method EW resources and pladorms 1. Exis?ng resources in field 2. Grid overlay 3. Grid associa?on of new resources 4. Threat zone 5. Ac?vated areas and resources

22 22 Cell broadcast field test results Afula Test Arava Test Gezer Test Ramla Test

23 In the past Man in the loop Mul?ple interfaces Different systems, different methods Delays, probability of error, slip- ups From now on Single interface, mul?ple outputs Rule governed EW dissemina?on Backed- up, robust CI systems Online, real?me Operator as supervisor, ready to act if required 26 May 2015 Overview and R&D Programs 23

24 24 Lessons Learned C&C systems One buson = n plaoorms One interface = ac?va?on and monitoring. User Concept EW User - Distributer user à District \ Regional user A new user Profile Informa?on Distributor Crea?ng automa?c and semi automa?c ac?va?on modes. Rule governed EW dissemina?on.

25 Lessons Learned Selec?vity = Resilience = Effec?veness EW infrastructure is a na?onal asset Bringing EW to end- user on their exis?ng and varied plaoorms EW only works if popula?on are trained what to do Effec?ve siren radius in urban sevng m. Widening scope of responsibility to man- made & natural disasters HFC Overview Early Warning and R&D Branch Programs Briefing - 26 May 2015 September Unclassified - 25

26 26 Future Direc?ons Adopt FEMA Integrated Public Alert & Warning System (IPAWS) principles Modular and open architecture (CAP), mul?layer end- to- end solu?on, mul? channel dissemina?on. hsps:// public- alert- warning- system Real?me alert distribu?on Automa?c ac?va?on upon immediate emergency situa?ons. Unified and integrated plaoorm Mul?ple threat detectors. Integrate legacy EW systems with new EW technologies. Distribu?ng EW and informa?onal messages. Collabora?ng with external C systems Na?onal asset Emergency Organiza?ons, Municipality, etc. 2