Vision
The Northwest
Arkansas Emergency Response Leaders Roundtable (NWAERLR) will
become the catalyst to an effective community response system
and be recognized as experts in preparedness and response
that is essential to Northwest Arkansas’ ability to
prepare for and respond to, and recover from a crisis event.
Mission
The Northwest Arkansas Emergency Response Leaders
Roundtable (NWAERLR) is a vital State and Community asset
comprised of a unique, highly trained cadre of professionals
that represent the key disciplines necessary to successfully
coordinate planning for, responding to and recovering from
emergencies in our community. It is the mission of this organization
to develop process, procedures and intra-agency agreements
designed to enhance the protection of the people, facilities,
and infrastructure in Northwest Arkansas by leveraging
required assets in the public and private sector and effectively
collaborating to identify risks, mitigate threats, and prepare
to respond to emergencies of all types. The NWAERLR supports
the National Response System and Homeland Security by minimizing
the risks to the public and improving response capabilities
across all communities and constituencies in Northwest Arkansas.
Goals
Goal 1: To educate and train
public and private sector emergency response leaders in Northwest
Arkansas regarding aspects of preparedness for a broad range
of catastrophic events such as terrorism, mass casualty, pandemic
and natural disaster events.
Goal 2: To promote community
awareness and the necessity for preparedness utilizing required
community resources, both public and private.
Goal 3: To facilitate the testing
and validation exercises needed to ensure coordination across
all emergency response stakeholders in Northwest Arkansas.
Goal 4: To promote and support
new ideas, progressive topics, and discussions among leaders
as they relate to the NWA region.
Goal 5: To identify the gaps
in our current ability to prepare for, respond to, and recover
from crisis.
Goal 6: To procure necessary
equipment, resources, and support both from public and private
entities in Northwest Arkansas.
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