Mason Fire Department

Chief Kerry Minshall

Are You Prepared?

It’s not a matter of if there is a large scale

emergency…

It’s a matter of what and when.

When an emergency happens, the

public expects to see the uniformed

service providers.

• Fire

• Police

• Medical

However there is another crucial

member of the team…

•Public Works

• Interagency collaboration is vital to the

success of any emergency management

operation.

•How will we communicate with each

other?

Incident Command

System

Introduction and Brief Overview

CHAOSCHIEF

HAS

ARRIVED

ON

SCENE

The first

FIVE MINUTES

of an emergency….

Will dictate how the next

FIVE HOURS

will operate.

Definitions

• Incident

– An occurrence that requires action by

emergency service personnel in order to

prevent or minimize loss of life or damage

to property and/or the environment

Definitions

• Incident (cont.)

– Can be a natural occurring event:

Severe weather

Tornado

Flood

Earthquake

Fire

Definitions

• Incident

– Can be accidentally man made :

Fires

Search and Rescue Missions

Hazardous materials incidents (HAZMAT)

Oil spills (Tankers, Pipelines, Storage)

Accidents (Trains, Planes and Automobiles)

Definitions

• Incident

– Can be intentionally man made :

Fires (Arsons)

Search and Rescue Missions (Abductions)

Terrorist or Weapons of Mass Destruction

(WMD) events

Planned events (Parades, Festivals etc.)

Definitions

• Incident Command System (ICS)

– A standardized, on-scene, all-hazard

incident management concept

Definitions

• Incident Command System (ICS)

– Allows for the integration of facilities,

equipment, personnel, procedures, and

communications operating within a

common organizational structure

ICS Features and Principles

Common terminology:

Only one IC (Incident Commander)

Only heads of sections are called

Chiefs

Only one supervisor to answer to

ICS Features and Principles

Consistent organizational structure:

No matter where you are or what the

incident, the ICS structure and its

elements are the same

ICS Features and Principles

Consistent position titles

The person may change but the title

stays with the position

ICS Features and Principles

Integrated Communications:

Interoperability of radio systems

ICS Features and Principles

Common incident facilities:

Command Post

Staging

Rehabilitation

Camp

Base

ICS Organization

• Five Major Management Functions

Operations Section

Planning Section

IncidentCommand

LogisticsSection

Finance/Administration

Section

Span of Control

Refers to the number of individuals or

resources that one person can effectively

manage

Effective span of control ranges from 3 to 7

reporting elements per supervisor

If the number of reporting elements is not

within this range, expansion or consolidation

of the ICS organization may be needed

ICS Organizational Components

• Sections – Responsible for major functional

areas of the incident (Chief)

• Divisions – Responsible for certain

geographic areas of the incident (Supervisor)

• Group – Responsible for functional areas of

operations (Supervisor)

ICS Organizational Components (con’t.)

• Branches – Used when the number of Divisions or Groups exceeds the span of control (Director)

• Task Force – Mixed resources with common communications (Task Force Leader)

• Strike Teams – Resources of the same kind and type with common communications (Strike Team Leader)

ICS Organizational Components (con’t.)

• Unit – Has responsibility for a specific

incident planning, logistics, or

finance/administration activity

• Single Resources – Individuals, a piece of

equipment and its personnel complement, or

a crew or team of individuals with an

identified supervisor

Expanded ICS Organization

Operations Section

PlanningSection

UnitsUnits

SingleResource

SingleResources

CommandStaff

GeneralStaff

SingleResource

LogisticsSection

Finance / Administration

Section

TaskForce

StrikeTeam

SingleResource

Group(function)

Division(geography)

Incident Command

BranchBranch

BranchBranch

UnitsUnits

Incident Command

• Incident Commander may have one or

more deputies from same agency or

from agencies in another jurisdiction

Operations section

PlanningSection

LogisticsSection

Finance/ Administration

Section

LiaisonOfficer

SafetyOfficer

PublicInformation

Officer

IncidentCommand

Operations Section

• Where tactical fieldwork is done

OperationsSection

Individual Assistance Group

Public Works & Engineering Group

Temporary Housing Task Force

Mass Care Task Force

Portable WaterTask Force

Debris Task force

Potable Water

Planning Section

• Prepares the Incident Action Plan

Planning Section

ResourceUnit

Situation Unit

Documentation Unit

Demobilization Unit

TechnicalSpecialists

Logistics Section

• Handles all service and support needs

Service Branch

CommunicationsUnit

Medical Unit A(Triage)

Medical Unit B(Treatment)

Support Branch

Facilities Unit

Logistics Section

Finance Administration Section

• Monitors costs

Finance/Administration Section

ProcurementUnit

Time Unit

Cost Unit

Compensation/Claims Unit

Unified Command

Operations Planning Logistics Finance/Administration

Unified Command(Fire, DEP, Public Works)

Area Command

Planning Logistics Finance/Admin.

Area Command

Emergency Operations Center

• Typically a pre-designated facility

• Maintained by a jurisdiction

• Staffing includes:

– Department heads

– Government officials

– Volunteer agencies

• It is not a part of on-scene management

Joint Operations Center

• A separate, off-site entity that

coordinates the federal crisis and

consequence management response

• Established by the FBI

Integrated Operations

Information Liaison

Safety

Unified

Command

PD, FIRE, FBI

FBI

Operations

FIRE/EMS

Operations

JOC EOC

Planning Operations Logistics Finance

Incident Command

System

Where does Public Works fit in?

Public Works responsibilities:

• Designing

• Building

• Operating

• Maintaining

• Protecting

Our nation’s infrastructure and facilities.

Severe Weather

• Deemed “not a tornado”

• Fire department received 22 calls

within a few minutes

Unified Command

Operations Planning Logistics Finance/Administration

Unified Command(Fire, DEP, Public Works)

+3:00 =

AMERICHEM SALES CORPORATION

August 6, 2010

ON ARRIVAL

INCIDENT COMMAND

POST

Notifications:

LEPC Local Emergency Planning Commission

SERC State Emergency Response Commission

NRP National Response Center

MSP Michigan State Police

PEAS Pollution Emergency Alerting System

MIOSHA

DNRE/DEQ

County Health Department

County Drain Commission

Public Works Department

And some I probably missed!

TOWER 808 PLACEMENT

TOWER 808 IN

OPERATION

INVESTMENT IN

APPARATUS

TOWER 808

ENGINE E809

MUTUAL AID DELHI ENGINE

LADDER TRUCK COOLS TANKS

Tower 808 2000 gpm

Engine 809 1250 gpm

Engine 221 1250 gpm

+ Ladder 741 500 gpm

_____________________

= 5000 gpm

WATER SUPPLY INFRASTRUCTURE

MAINTENANCE AND FUTURE PLANNING

LARGE DIAMETER HOSE

THIS TYPE OF FIRE IS HOTTER THAN A TYPICAL STRUCTURE FIRE

INGHAM COUNTY HAZ-MAT TEAM

HAZ-MAT TEAM GOES INTO TANK FARM TO

SHUT OFF VALVES

½ Million

Gallons of

water on the

ground.

Nobody knows

the system

better than you!

HAZ-MAT AND DPW COORDINATE

FIRES AND EXPLOSIONS ARE SPECTATOR EVENTS CAUSING

MUCH TRAFFIC AND CONGESTION.

Cost

Recovery

Ordinance

THANKS TO EVERYONE INVOLVED FOR A JOB WELL

DONE