11

SEMS/NIMS TRAININGSEMS Introduction, IS 100, IS 200, IS

700

Instructor: Frank Ramos BS, MPAManager, Emergency

Preparedness and Workplace Safety

22

TOPICS: Introductions Disaster Service Worker Emergency Preparedness Guide SEMS/NIMS/ICS Instruction Review/Evaluations/Test

33

Overview and intent of Overview and intent of ICSICS

Overview and intent of Overview and intent of SEMSSEMS

Overview and intent of Overview and intent of NIMSNIMS

SEMS/NIMS/ICS COURSE OVERVIEW

44

Course Overview Identify the benefits of using these

systems for incident and emergency management

Identify the organizational principles of these systems:– Five major organizational functions– Purpose of positions and titles– Roles and Responsibilities of Command

and General Staff

55

Why are we teaching three systems?Why are we teaching three systems?

INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM

STANDARDIZED EMERGENCYMANAGEMENT SYSTEM

NATIONAL INCIDENTMANAGEMENT SYSTEM

SYSTEM SIMILARITIES

66

SEMS: CaliforniaSEMS: California

I.I. Incident Incident Command Command SystemSystem

II.II. Multi-Agency Multi-Agency Coordination Coordination SystemSystem

III.III. Master Mutual Master Mutual Aid AgreementAid Agreement

IV.IV. Operational Operational Area Concept Area Concept

NIMS: United StatesNIMS: United States

I.I. Command and Command and managementmanagement

II.II. PreparednessPreparednessIII.III. Resource Resource

managementmanagementIV.IV. Communications Communications

and information and information managementmanagement

V.V. Supporting Supporting technologiestechnologies

VI.VI. Ongoing Ongoing management and management and maintenancemaintenance

SYSTEM SIMILARITIES

77

ICS – Malibu Fire 1970 ICS – Malibu Fire 1970

NIMS – Attack on U.S 2001SEMS – East Bay Hills Fire 1991

WHY WE HAVE THEM

88

TRIED AND PROVEN“Best Practices”

99

ICS BENEFITS: System Application:

– Appropriate for all types of incidents– Multi-Agency and Multi-jurisdictional– Proven on-scene, all hazard concept– Used to manage emergency and

non-emergency events– Can be used on planned events:

Parades, Conventions, Concerts

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Disaster Service WorkerCalifornia Government Code, Section 3100

declares:“all public employees are hereby declared to be

disaster services workers subject to such disaster activities as may be assigned to them by their superiors or by law”

Important: All District employees are automatically a Disaster Service Worker

PUBLIC EMPLOYEES AND DISASTERS

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What Will My Role Be?You may be asked to perform duties that you are not accustomed to such as:• Providing shelters• Feeding students

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A DISASTER SERVICE

WORKER?

Video: DSWVideo: DSW

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RoutineRoutine Normal day-to-day Normal day-to-day

departmental operations.departmental operations. Routine daily activities and Routine daily activities and

events.events. Typically single discipline and Typically single discipline and

two or less agencies.two or less agencies.ExtraordinaryExtraordinary Impacts day-to-day Impacts day-to-day

departmental operations.departmental operations. Significant commitment of City Significant commitment of City

and possibly mutual-aid and possibly mutual-aid resources.resources.

Typically multiple discipline.Typically multiple discipline.

ROUTINE vs. EXTRAORDINARY

EMERGENCY OPERATIONS

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DisasterDisaster Impacts day-to-day operationsImpacts day-to-day operations Full commitment of Colleges and Full commitment of Colleges and

mutual-aid resourcesmutual-aid resources Long term recovery issuesLong term recovery issues

CatastrophicCatastrophic Ceases day-to-day Colleges Ceases day-to-day Colleges

operationsoperations Full and permanent resource & Full and permanent resource &

infrastructure failureinfrastructure failure Limits or cripples ability to respond Limits or cripples ability to respond Long term recovery issuesLong term recovery issues

DISASTER vs. CATASTROPHIC EMERGENCY

OPERATIONS

1414CLPCCD EOC

Alameda County EOC

Coastal Regional EOC

(REOC)

State OC FEMA

EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTERS

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LEVEL ONE – Management Watch • Severe Weather Advisory• Minor Earthquake 4.0 - 4.9• Terrorism Threat

LEVEL TWO – Limited EOC Staff• Moderate Earthquake 5.0 to 5.9• Any Large incident• Local declared emergencyLEVEL THREE – All EOC Staff• Major earthquake 6.0 +• Any Major emergency

EOC ACTIVATION LEVELS

1616

Flow of information Alerts and warnings Emergency policies Continuity of government Damage assessment Resources Care and shelter Evacuations Search and rescue Medical treatment Recovery

EOC ROLESCoordinates, Manages, Coordinates, Manages, Develops and Provides:Develops and Provides:

Operations SectionOperations Section

1717

EOC POLICY GROUP

Chancellor and Board of Trustees College Presidents EOC Director EOC Section Chiefs, as needed EOC Manager

During Emergencies:During Emergencies:Formulates Formulates EMERGENCYEMERGENCY ordinances and ordinances and policies in support of operationspolicies in support of operations

Day-to-Day Duties:Day-to-Day Duties:Establishes policies, ordinances and Establishes policies, ordinances and resolutions to support the District/College’s resolutions to support the District/College’s role in emergency managementrole in emergency management

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Incident Command Incident Command Post (s)Post (s)

Area CommandsArea Commands Care & SheltersCare & Shelters Animal SheltersAnimal Shelters Evacuation CentersEvacuation Centers Incident BasesIncident Bases Staging AreasStaging Areas Mobilization Mobilization

CentersCenters

Disaster Recovery CentersDisaster Recovery Centers Local Assistance CenterLocal Assistance Center Joint Information CenterJoint Information Center

CLPCCD may activate and/or support:

EMERGENCY OPERATIONS SUPPORT FACILITIES

1919

2020

FIRESCOPE was organized after the disastrous 1970 wildland fires in southern California.

The goal was to create and implement new applications in fire service management, technology and coordination, with an emphasis on incident command and multi-agency coordination.

INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM

ICS VideoICS Video

2121

Proven on-scene, all-Proven on-scene, all-hazard concept.hazard concept.

Used to Used to managemanage emergency and non-emergency and non-emergency eventsemergency events

Works well for both small Works well for both small and large situationsand large situations

Interdisciplinary and Interdisciplinary and organizationally organizationally flexibleflexible

WHAT IS ICS?

Emergency response Emergency response during disaster drillduring disaster drill

ICS History VideoICS History Video

2222

Using management Using management best practicesbest practices, , ICS helps to ensure:ICS helps to ensure:– The The SAFETYSAFETY of responders and of responders and

others.others.– The achievement The achievement

of tactical objectives. of tactical objectives.– The efficient use The efficient use

of resources. of resources.

ICS PURPOSES

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– Common Common terminologyterminology

– Modular Modular organizationorganization

– Management by Management by objectivesobjectives

– Incident Action Incident Action Plan (IAP)Plan (IAP)

– Chain of Chain of command and command and unity of commandunity of command

– Unified commandUnified command– Manageable span Manageable span

of controlof control

– Pre-designated Pre-designated incident facilitiesincident facilities

– Resource Resource managementmanagement

– Information Information managementmanagement

– Integrated Integrated communicationscommunications

– Transfer of Transfer of commandcommand

– AccountabilityAccountability– Deployment Deployment – DemobilizationDemobilization

ICS FEATURES

2424

Using common terminology helps Using common terminology helps to define:to define:– Organizational functions.Organizational functions.– Incident facilities.Incident facilities.– Resource descriptions.Resource descriptions.– Position titles. Helps reduce Position titles. Helps reduce

confusion between a person’sconfusion between a person’s day to day position.day to day position.

COMMON TERMINOLOGY

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ORGANIZATIONAL LEVELS & TITLES

ORGANIZATIONAL LEVEL

Incident Command Command Staff General Staff Branch Division/Group Unit Strike Team/Task

Force

TITLE

Incident Commander

Officer Section Chief Director Supervisor Leader Leader

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– Develops in a top-down, Develops in a top-down,

modular fashion. modular fashion. – Is based on the size and Is based on the size and

complexity of the complexity of the incident.incident.

– Incident objectives Incident objectives determine the determine the organizational size. organizational size.

– Only functions/positions Only functions/positions that are necessary will that are necessary will be filled. be filled.

– Each element must Each element must have a person in have a person in charge.charge.

TOPDOWN

MODULAR ORGANIZATION

2727

– ICS is managed by objectives.ICS is managed by objectives.– Objectives are communicated Objectives are communicated

throughout the entire ICS throughout the entire ICS organization through the incident organization through the incident planning process.planning process.

Basic Business Principles

MANAGEMENT BY OBJECTIVES

2828

Incident objectives are Incident objectives are established based on established based on the following priorities:the following priorities:

#1:#1: Life Saving Life Saving #2:#2: Incident Incident

StabilizationStabilization #3:#3: Property Property

PreservationPreservation

OVERALL PRIORITIES

2929

Every incident must have an Every incident must have an Incident Action Plan (IAP) that:Incident Action Plan (IAP) that:– Depends on Management by Depends on Management by

ObjectivesObjectives– Specifies the incident objectives.Specifies the incident objectives.– States the activities to be States the activities to be

completed. completed. – Covers a specified timeframe, Covers a specified timeframe,

called an operational period. called an operational period. – May be oral or written—except May be oral or written—except

for hazardous materials incidents, for hazardous materials incidents, which require a written IAP.which require a written IAP.

INCIDENT ACTION PLAN

Action Plan Action Plan VideoVideo

3030

OPERATIONAL PERIOD TIME PERIOD (4 HRS, 8 HRS, 12

HRS) SET BY INCIDENT COMMANDER WRITTEN IN INCIDENT ACTION

PLAN MEETS INCIDENT OBJECTIVES

3131Activate as NeededActivate as Needed

PlanningSection

Finance/Administration

SectionLogisticsSection

OperationsSection

Branches

TeamsTask ForceSingle Resources

UnitUnitUnit

Unit

BranchBranchBranch

Unit

Unit

Unit

Unit

Divisions/Groups

INCIDENT COMMANDER ORUNIFIED COMMAND

(Fire, Police, EMS, Public Works)

Information OfficerSafety OfficerLiaison Officer

ICS ORGANIZATION

ICS ORG CHARTICS ORG CHART

3232

Chain of command is an orderly line of Chain of command is an orderly line of authority within the ranks of the incident authority within the ranks of the incident management organization. management organization.

Authority

Ensures SafetyFacilitates Decision Making

CHAIN OF COMMAND

3333

Under unity of Under unity of command, personnel:command, personnel:– Report to only Report to only oneone

supervisor. supervisor. – Receive work Receive work

assignments only from assignments only from their supervisors. their supervisors.

Don’t confuse Unity of command with Unified Command!

UNITY OF COMMAND

3434

– Enables all Enables all responsible agencies responsible agencies to manage an to manage an incident together by incident together by establishing a establishing a common set of common set of incident objectives incident objectives and strategies. i.e. and strategies. i.e. HAZ MATHAZ MAT

– Allows Incident Allows Incident Commanders to make Commanders to make joint decisions.joint decisions.

– Maintains unity of Maintains unity of command. command.

Incident Command Post

Agency 1 Agency 2 Agency 3

Agency 1 Incident

Commander

Agency 2 Incident

Commander

Agency 3 Incident

Commander

UNIFIED COMMAND

Unified Command Unified Command VideoVideo

3535

AREA COMMAND

Set overall strategy and priorities Allocate resources Ensure proper management Ensure objectives are met Ensure strategies are followed No Operations Section Example: Public Health Emergency

AreaCommand

ICP UCP ICP

3636

Manageable Span Manageable Span of control is:of control is:– The number of The number of

individuals or individuals or resources that one resources that one supervisor can supervisor can effectively manage effectively manage during an incident.during an incident.

– Is between 3 and 7 Is between 3 and 7 subordinates.subordinates.

– Optimum 1 to 5Optimum 1 to 5

SPAN OF CONTROL

3737

Resource management includes Resource management includes processes for:processes for:– Categorizing resources. Categorizing resources. – Ordering resources. Ordering resources. – Dispatching resources. Dispatching resources. – Tracking resources. Tracking resources. – Recovering resources.Recovering resources.– Resource typing involves categorizing Resource typing involves categorizing

based on performance based on performance It also includes processes for It also includes processes for

reimbursement for resources.reimbursement for resources.

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

3838

– Tactical Resources:Tactical Resources: Personnel and major Personnel and major items of equipment items of equipment used in the operationused in the operation

– Support Resources:Support Resources: All other resources All other resources required to support required to support the incident (e.g., the incident (e.g., food, communications food, communications equipment, or equipment, or supplies)supplies)

Operations Section Chief

RESOURCES: TACTICAL SUPPORT

3939

RESOURCE STATUS CLASSIFICATIONS

Assigned: Currently working under the direction of a supervisor

Available: Ready for immediate assignment and issued all required equipment

Out-of-Service: Not available or ready for assignment (maintenance, rest period, etc.)

4040

The following principles must be The following principles must be adhered to:adhered to:– Check-In.Check-In. All responders must All responders must

check in to receive an assignment. check in to receive an assignment. – Incident Action Plan.Incident Action Plan. Response Response

operations must be coordinated as operations must be coordinated as outlined in the IAP.outlined in the IAP.

– Unity of Command.Unity of Command. Each individual Each individual will be assigned to only one will be assigned to only one supervisor.supervisor.

ACCOUNTABILITY

4141

– Span of Control.Span of Control. Supervisors must Supervisors must be able to adequately supervise be able to adequately supervise and control their subordinates, as and control their subordinates, as well as manage all resources under well as manage all resources under their supervision. Between 5 to 7. their supervision. Between 5 to 7. Optimum 1 supervisor to 5 Optimum 1 supervisor to 5 subordinatessubordinates

– Resource Tracking.Resource Tracking. Supervisors Supervisors must record and report resource must record and report resource status changes as they occur.status changes as they occur.

ACCOUNTABILITY (cont.)

4242

SafetyOfficer

LiaisonOfficer

Public InformationOfficer

IncidentCommander

OperationsSection Chief

PlanningSection Chief

LogisticsSection Chief

Finance/AdminSection Chief

INCIDENT COMMANDER AND COMMAND STAFF

FUNCTIONS

Command Staff

General Staff

4343

Implements policy on the incident.

Oversees all incident activity.

Accountable to the EOC Director.

May assign command and general staff.

Can have one or more Deputy Incident Commanders.

INCIDENT COMMANDER/EOC DIRECTOR

College Presidents College Presidents Chancellor Chancellor

Depending on the Depending on the incident at the incident at the

college/district, the college/district, the incident commander/EOC incident commander/EOC Director will typically be a Director will typically be a

senior administrator; senior administrator; Chancellor, College Chancellor, College

Presidents or Directors of Presidents or Directors of Campus SafetyCampus Safety

4444

The Incident Commander The Incident Commander performs all command and staff performs all command and staff responsibilities unless the ICS responsibilities unless the ICS functions are delegated and functions are delegated and assigned.assigned.

INCIDENT COMMANDER (cont.)

IC Who’s in Charge videoIC Who’s in Charge video

4545

Command may change when there Command may change when there is a:is a:– Increase or decrease in size or Increase or decrease in size or

complexity.complexity.– Change in jurisdiction or discipline.Change in jurisdiction or discipline.

Transfer of command requires:Transfer of command requires:– A briefing for the incoming Incident A briefing for the incoming Incident

Commander. Commander.– Notification to all Notification to all

personnel that a personnel that a change in command change in command is taking place. is taking place.

TRANSFER OF COMMAND

4646

Public Information Officer (PIO)

Advises IC on media

relations. IC approves

information that the PIO

releases.

Advises Incident

Commander (IC) on safety

issues. Ensures safety of all incident

personnel.

Serves as the point of

contact for agency

representatives that

support the incident.

Safety Officer

Liaison Officer

COMMAND STAFF

4747

SafetyOfficer

LiaisonOfficer

Public InformationOfficer

Command Staff

IncidentCommander

OperationsSection

PlanningSection

LogisticsSection

Finance/AdminSection

General Staff

General staff is assigned at the discretion of the Incident Commander.

GENERAL STAFF FUNCTIONS

4848

Expanding Expanding incidents may incidents may add supervisory add supervisory layers as layers as needed.needed.

Divisions Groups

UnitsBranches

Single Resources

Sections

Incident Commander

Operations Section Chief

Command

AA BB

EXPANDING INCIDENTS

4949

– Develops and Develops and implements strategies implements strategies to carry out incident to carry out incident objectives.objectives.

– Organizes, assigns, Organizes, assigns, and supervises and supervises tactical tactical resources.resources.

OPERATIONS SECTION CHIEF

5050

– Directs and coordinates all Directs and coordinates all incident tactical operations.incident tactical operations.

– Is typically one of the first Is typically one of the first sections to be assigned. sections to be assigned.

– Expands from the bottom Expands from the bottom up. up.

– Has the most incident Has the most incident resources.resources.

– May have Staging Areas and May have Staging Areas and special organizations.special organizations.

RescueGroup

InvestigationGroup

OperationsSection

Staging Area

IncidentCommander

OPERATIONS SECTION

5151

The following supervisory levels The following supervisory levels can be added to help manage can be added to help manage span of control:span of control:

Divides an incident geographically.

Describes functional areas of operation.

Used when the number of Divisions or Groups exceeds the span of control. Can be either geographical or functional.Divisions Groups

Branches

MAINTAINING SPAN OF CONTROL

5252

AA BB

– Divided geographically based on Divided geographically based on the needs of the incident. the needs of the incident.

– Labeled using alphabet characters Labeled using alphabet characters (A, B, C, etc.). (A, B, C, etc.).

– Managed by a Supervisor.Managed by a Supervisor.

Planning Section

Division A Division B

Operations Section

OPERATIONS: DIVISIONS

5353

– Established based on the Functional Established based on the Functional needs of an incident ex. Search & needs of an incident ex. Search & Rescue Group. Rescue Group.

– Labeled according to the job that Labeled according to the job that they are assigned.they are assigned.

– Managed by a Supervisor.Managed by a Supervisor.– Work wherever their assigned task is Work wherever their assigned task is

needed and are not limited needed and are not limited geographically.geographically.

Health & Safety Group

Public WorksGroup

Operations Section

OPERATIONS: GROUPS

5454

Divisions and Groups:Divisions and Groups:– Can be used together on an Can be used together on an

incident. incident. – Are at an equal level in the Are at an equal level in the

organization. One does not organization. One does not supervise the other. supervise the other.

Water SanitationSpecialist

Electric UtilitiesSpecialist

Public WorksGroup

Health &Safety Group

Division A(East Side)

OperationsSection

DIVISIONS AND GROUPS

5555

– Established if the number of Divisions Established if the number of Divisions or Groups exceeds the span of control or Groups exceeds the span of control (3 to 7)(3 to 7)

– Have functional or geographical Have functional or geographical responsibility for major parts of responsibility for major parts of incident operations. incident operations.

– Managed by a Branch Director.Managed by a Branch Director.

Emergency ServicesBranch

Law EnforcementBranch

Public WorksBranch

PerimeterControlGroup

InvestigationGroup

DebrisRemoval

Group

UtilityRepairGroup

Health &MedicalGroup

Shelter &Mass Care

Group

OperationsSection

OPERATIONS: BRANCHES

5656

Task Force

Operations Section

Task Forces are a combination of mixed resources with common communications operating under the direct supervision of a Task Force Leader.

USAR California Task Force 6 (CA-

TF6)

OPERATIONS: TASK FORCES

5757

Strike Team

Operations Section

Strike Teams are a set number of resources of the same kind and type operating under the direct supervision of a Strike Team Leader.

Fire Strike Team with Strike Team Leader

OPERATIONS: STRIKE TEAMS

5858

Single Resource

Operations Section Single Resources may be:Single Resources may be:– Individuals.Individuals.– A piece of equipment A piece of equipment

and its personnel and its personnel complement. complement.

– A crew or team of A crew or team of individuals with an individuals with an identified identified supervisor.supervisor.

Sheriff HDT and Crew

OPERATIONS: SINGLE RESOURCE

5959

– Gathers, analyzes, Gathers, analyzes, and disseminates and disseminates information and information and intelligence.intelligence.

– Manages the Manages the planning process.planning process.

– Compiles the Compiles the Incident Action Incident Action Plan (IAP).Plan (IAP).

– Manages Technical Manages Technical Specialists.Specialists.

Planning Section Chief

PLANNING SECTION CHIEF

Planning and Planning and Intelligence SectionIntelligence Section

6060

– Maintains resource status.Maintains resource status.– Maintains and displays Maintains and displays

situation status.situation status.– Prepares the Incident Action Prepares the Incident Action

Plan (IAP).Plan (IAP).– Develops alternative Develops alternative

strategies.strategies.– Provides documentation Provides documentation

services.services.– Prepares the Demobilization Prepares the Demobilization

Plan.Plan.– Provides a primary location Provides a primary location

for Technical Specialists for Technical Specialists assigned to an incident.assigned to an incident.

PLANNING SECTION

6161

Planning Section

ResourcesUnit

DemobilizationUnit

SituationUnit

DocumentationUnit

– Conducts all check-in Conducts all check-in activities and activities and maintains the status maintains the status of all incident of all incident resources. resources.

– Plays a significant Plays a significant role in preparing the role in preparing the written Incident written Incident Action Plan.Action Plan.

PLANNING : RESOURCES UNIT

6262

Planning Section

ResourcesUnit

DemobilizationUnit

SituationUnit

DocumentationUnit

Planning Section

– Collects and Collects and analyzes information analyzes information on the current on the current situation.situation.

– Prepares situation Prepares situation displays and displays and situation summaries.situation summaries.

– Develops maps and Develops maps and projections.projections.

PLANNING: SITUATION UNIT

6363

– Provides duplication services, Provides duplication services, including the written Incident including the written Incident Action Plan. Action Plan.

– Maintains and archives all incident-Maintains and archives all incident-related documentation.related documentation.

PLANNING: DOCUMENTATION UNIT

6464

Assists in ensuring that resources are released from the incident in an orderly, safe, and cost-effective manner.

PLANNING: DEMOBILATION UNIT

6565

– Provide special expertise useful in Provide special expertise useful in incident management and incident management and response.response.

– May be assigned to work in the May be assigned to work in the Planning Section or in other Planning Section or in other Sections. Sections.

– Examples:Examples: Damage assessment, Damage assessment, Environmental, GIS, Environmental, GIS, Resource management. Resource management.

PLANNING: TECHNICAL SPECIALISTS

6666

Responsible for:Responsible for:– Communications.Communications.– Medical support to Medical support to

incident personnel.incident personnel.– Food for incident Food for incident

personnel.personnel.– Supplies.Supplies.– Facilities.Facilities.– Ground support.Ground support.

GroundUnit

FoodUnit

FacilitiesUnit

MedicalUnit

SupplyUnit

Commun.Unit

SupportBranch

ServiceBranch

Logistics Section

LOGISTICS SECTION

6767

– Provides resources Provides resources and services required and services required to support incident to support incident activities.activities.

– Contracts for and Contracts for and purchases goods and purchases goods and services needed at services needed at the incident.the incident.

Logistics Section Chief

LOGISTICS SECTION CHIEF

Logistics SectionLogistics Section

6868

The Service Branch may be made The Service Branch may be made up of the following Units:up of the following Units:

CommunicationsUnit

MedicalUnit

FoodUnit

Service Branch

LOGISTICS: SERVICE BRANCH

6969

– Prepares the Prepares the Communication Plan (ICS Communication Plan (ICS Form 205).Form 205).

– Distributes and maintains Distributes and maintains communications communications equipment.equipment.

– Supervises the Incident Supervises the Incident Communications Center.Communications Center.

– Ensures adequate Ensures adequate communications over communications over the incident. the incident.

SERVICE BRANCH: COMMUNICATIONS UNIT

7070

– Develops the Develops the Medical Plan (ICS Medical Plan (ICS Form 206).Form 206).

– Provides first aid Provides first aid and light medical and light medical treatment.treatment.

– Prepares Prepares procedures for a procedures for a major medical major medical emergency.emergency.

SERVICE BRANCH: MEDICAL UNIT

7171

– Supplies the food Supplies the food and potable water.and potable water.

– Obtains Obtains equipment and equipment and supplies to supplies to operate food operate food service facilities.service facilities.

SERVICE BRANCH: FOOD UNIT

7272

Supply Unit

Facilities Unit

Support Branch

Ground Support Unit

LOGISTICS: SUPPORT BRANCH

7373

– Assists in determining the type and Assists in determining the type and amount of supplies needed to support amount of supplies needed to support the incident. the incident.

– Orders, receives, stores, and distributes Orders, receives, stores, and distributes supplies.supplies.

– Services equipment. Services equipment. – Maintains inventory Maintains inventory

of supplies and of supplies and equipment. equipment.

LOGISTICS: SUPPORT BRANCH

7474

– Sets up and maintains facilities. Sets up and maintains facilities. – Provides managers for Base and Provides managers for Base and

Camps.Camps.– Provides facility security and Provides facility security and

maintenance services (sanitation, maintenance services (sanitation, lighting, cleanup).lighting, cleanup).

SUPPORT BRANCH: FACILITIES UNIT

7575

– Prepares the Prepares the Transportation Plan. Transportation Plan.

– Arranges for, Arranges for, activates, and activates, and documents the documents the fueling and fueling and maintenance of maintenance of ground resources.ground resources.

– Arranges for Arranges for transportation of transportation of personnel, supplies, personnel, supplies, food, and food, and equipment.equipment.

SUPPORT BRANCH: GROUND SUPPORT UNIT

7676

– Is responsible for Is responsible for financial and cost financial and cost analysis.analysis.

– Oversees contract Oversees contract negotiations.negotiations.

– Tracks personnel and Tracks personnel and equipment time.equipment time.

– Processes claims for Processes claims for accidents and injuries.accidents and injuries.

– Works with Logistics to Works with Logistics to ensure resources are ensure resources are procured.procured.

Finance/Administration Section Chief

FINANCE/ADMINISTRATION SECTION CHIEF

Finance SectionFinance Section

7777

– Contract Contract negotiation negotiation and monitoring and monitoring

– Timekeeping Timekeeping – Cost analysis Cost analysis – Compensation Compensation

for injury or for injury or damage to damage to propertyproperty

Finance/AdminSection

TimeUnit

Compensation/Claims Unit

ProcurementUnit

Cost Unit

FINANCE/ADMINISTRATION SECTION

7878

Time Unit is responsible for: incident personnel time recording.

Procurement is responsible for vendor contracts, leases and fiscal agreements.

Comp/Claims is responsible for claims-related activities

Cost Unit is responsible for: collecting cost data, providing cost estimates and making cost savings recommendations.

FINANCE/ADMINISTRATION UNITS

7979

Established by the Incident Commander Established by the Incident Commander based on the requirements and based on the requirements and complexity of the incident. complexity of the incident.

Incident Command Post

BaseStaging Area

Base

Camp

PREDESIGNATED INCIDENT FACILITES

8080

The location where the The location where the Incident Commander Incident Commander oversees all incident oversees all incident operations. operations.

May change locations May change locations during the event. during the event.

Should be positioned close Should be positioned close enough to the incident to enough to the incident to maintain command but maintain command but away from hazards.away from hazards.

Every incident must have Every incident must have some form of an Incident some form of an Incident Command Post.Command Post.

Symbol

INCIDENT COMMAND POST

8181

Temporary locations for Temporary locations for availableavailable personnel and personnel and equipment waiting for equipment waiting for assignments.assignments.

Located close enough to Located close enough to the incident for a timely the incident for a timely response, but far response, but far enough away from enough away from hazards.hazards.

May be located with the May be located with the ICP, Bases, Camps, ICP, Bases, Camps, Helibases, or Helispots. Helibases, or Helispots.

Symbol

S

May be more than one Staging

Area

STAGING AREAS

8282

– Is the location where Is the location where logistics and logistics and administrative functions administrative functions are coordinated.are coordinated.

– There is only one Base There is only one Base per incident.per incident.

– May be located with the May be located with the Incident Command Post. Incident Command Post.

– Is established and Is established and managed by the managed by the Logistics Section. The Logistics Section. The resources in the Base resources in the Base are always are always out of out of service.service.

Symbol

B

BASE

8383

Multiple Camps may be Multiple Camps may be used, but not all used, but not all incidents will have incidents will have Camps.Camps.

Are temporary Are temporary locations that are able locations that are able to provide food, water, to provide food, water, sleeping areas, and sleeping areas, and sanitary services. sanitary services.

Are designated by Are designated by geographic location or geographic location or number. number.

SymbolC

Incident Base Camp = ICP + Base

+ Camp

CAMPS

8484

– A A HelibaseHelibase is helicopter- is helicopter-centered air operations centered air operations are conducted. Helibases are conducted. Helibases are generally used on a are generally used on a more long-term basis and more long-term basis and include such services as include such services as fueling and maintenance. fueling and maintenance.

– HelispotsHelispots are temporary are temporary locations at the incident, locations at the incident, where helicopters can where helicopters can safely land and take off. safely land and take off. Multiple Helispots may be Multiple Helispots may be used.used.

SymbolsH-3

H

HELIBASE AND HELISPOTS

8585

COMMON RESPONSIBILITIES

8686

Physical location Physical location where public where public information staff information staff collocate.collocate.

Provides the Provides the structure for structure for coordinating and coordinating and disseminating disseminating critical information.critical information.

Organizations Organizations retain their retain their independenceindependence

Multiple JICS must Multiple JICS must follow JIC system follow JIC system protocolsprotocols

JOINT INFORMATION CENTER

Joint Information Joint Information CenterCenter

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– Make sure that you receive a complete deployment briefing.

– Personnel and equipment should Personnel and equipment should respond respond ONLY when requested or when dispatched ONLY when requested or when dispatched by an appropriate authorityby an appropriate authority..

Just say no to self dispatchin

g

Order & Request #AssignmentReporting Date & TimeReporting LocationTravel InformationHealth & Medical Info.Deployment PeriodLogisticsCommunications

MOBILIZATION

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Descriptive Descriptive location and location and response arearesponse area

Incident check-in Incident check-in locationlocation

Specific Specific assignment (e.g., assignment (e.g., position, team position, team designation, etc.)designation, etc.)

Reporting timeReporting time

Communications Communications instructions (e.g., instructions (e.g., incident incident frequencies)frequencies)

Special support Special support requirements (e.g., requirements (e.g., facilities, equipment facilities, equipment transportation and transportation and off-loading, etc.) off-loading, etc.)

Travel Travel arrangements (if arrangements (if needed)needed)Everyone gets

one!

DEPLOYMENT BRIEFING

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The check-in process helps to:The check-in process helps to:– Ensure personnel accountability. Ensure personnel accountability. – Track resources. Track resources. – Prepare personnel for assignments Prepare personnel for assignments

and reassignments. and reassignments. – Locate personnel in case of an Locate personnel in case of an

emergency. emergency. – Establish personnel time records Establish personnel time records

and payroll documentation. and payroll documentation. – Plan for releasing personnel. Plan for releasing personnel. – Organize the demobilization Organize the demobilization

process.process.

CHECK-IN

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Current situation Current situation assessment and assessment and objectivesobjectives

Specific job Specific job responsibilitiesresponsibilities

Location of work Location of work areaarea

Procedural Procedural instructions for instructions for obtaining additional obtaining additional resourcesresources

Safety hazards and Safety hazards and required safety required safety procedures/Personal procedures/Personal Protective Protective Equipment (PPE), as Equipment (PPE), as appropriateappropriate

Make sure that you receive an Make sure that you receive an initial incident briefing. (all initial incident briefing. (all personnel must be briefed)personnel must be briefed)

INITIAL INCIDENT BRIEFING

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– Print or type all entries. Print or type all entries. – Enter dates in Enter dates in

month/day/year format. month/day/year format. – Use Use military 24-hour military 24-hour

timetime..– Enter date and time on Enter date and time on

all all forms and records. forms and records.

– Fill in all blanks. Use Fill in all blanks. Use N/A as appropriate. N/A as appropriate.

– Section Chiefs and Section Chiefs and above assign a above assign a recordkeeper (scribe). recordkeeper (scribe).

KEEP ACCURATE RECORDS

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If you are a supervisor, you If you are a supervisor, you mustmust::– Maintain a daily Unit Log (ICS Form Maintain a daily Unit Log (ICS Form

214) indicating the names of 214) indicating the names of personnel assigned and a listing of the personnel assigned and a listing of the major activities that occurred during major activities that occurred during the operational periods to which you the operational periods to which you were assigned. were assigned.

– Provide briefings to your Provide briefings to your subordinates, adjacent subordinates, adjacent forces, and replacement forces, and replacement personnel. personnel.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

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Complete all work assignments and required Complete all work assignments and required forms/reports. forms/reports.

Brief replacements, subordinates, and Brief replacements, subordinates, and supervisor. supervisor.

Evaluate the performance of subordinates. Evaluate the performance of subordinates. Follow incident and agency check-out Follow incident and agency check-out

procedures. procedures. Provide follow-up contact information.Provide follow-up contact information.

DEMOBILIZING

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Demobilizing (continued)

– Return any incident-issued equipment or Return any incident-issued equipment or other nonexpendable supplies. other nonexpendable supplies.

– Complete post-incident reports, Complete post-incident reports, critiques, evaluations, and medical critiques, evaluations, and medical follow up. follow up.

– Complete any administration issues. Complete any administration issues. – Upon arrival at home, notify the Upon arrival at home, notify the

home unit (i.e., whoever is home unit (i.e., whoever is tracking you) of your tracking you) of your arrival and ensure your arrival and ensure your readiness for your next assignment.readiness for your next assignment.

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As a result of events during the 1991 East Bay Hills fire, Senator

Petris introduced Senate Bill 1841

Government Code § 8607 - Emergency Government Code § 8607 - Emergency Services Act, effective January 1, 1993Services Act, effective January 1, 1993

• 25 dead & 150 injured • 10,000 people left homeless• $1.5 billion in damage • 3354 homes & 456 apt units destroyed• 2000 vehicles destroyed

STANDARDIZED EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

SYSTEM SEMS VideoSEMS Video

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Organizational LevelsOrganizational Levels Incident Command System (ICS)Incident Command System (ICS) Inter-Agency CoordinationInter-Agency Coordination California Master Mutual Aid California Master Mutual Aid

AgreementAgreement

SEMS COMPONENTS

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Operational Area

State

Local Regional

Field

ORGANIZATIONAL LEVELS

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The Incident Command System (ICS) is

required at the Field Level

Emergency Response Personnel with Authority to Carry out Tactical Decisions

and Activities Establishing Incident Establishing Incident

Command PostCommand Post Requesting support Requesting support

from the Local from the Local Government EOCGovernment EOC

Responsible For:

FIELD LEVEL

Fire Field Level ResponseFire Field Level Response

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City or Special Districts Declares a LOCAL emergency when

local resources are exhausted. Activates the local EOC. Supports field activity. Requests support from

the Operational Area. Restores City services.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT LEVEL

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Includes the county and all jurisdictions within the County

Coordinates information and resources within the County.

The Operational Area EOC is the link to the Regional Level EOC.

County EOC

OPERATIONAL AREA LEVEL

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Operational Area

County Area

LIVERMORE LIVERMORE

HAYWARDHAYWARD

PLEASANTONPLEASANTON

ALAMEDA ALAMEDA Co. Sheriff Co. Sheriff

OESOES

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Region II is comprised of the northern coastal counties.

Our Regional EOC (REOC) is located in Oakland.

REOC Coordinates info/resources among the Operational Areas

They are the link to State Level.

There are 6 regions

Alameda County is Located in Region II – the Coastal Region

REGIONAL LEVEL

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The Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (OES) in Sacramento oversees coordination and manages State resources within the various regions.

State can make a Gubernatorial Declaration

They are the link to Federal Level

State Operating Center (SOC)

STATE LEVEL

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OperationsSection

LogisticsSection

Finance/Administration

Section

ManagementSection

Planning & Intelligence

Section

EOC ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

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Sets policy for the Sets policy for the jurisdictionjurisdiction

Provides for continuityProvides for continuity Directs the overall Directs the overall

emergency responseemergency response Overall coordination and Overall coordination and

supportsupport Ultimate accountabilityUltimate accountability

MANAGEMENT SECTION

Management Management SectionSection

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– Provides direct Provides direct support for next support for next lowest SEMS levellowest SEMS level

– Coordinates inter-Coordinates inter-agency responseagency response

– Keeps Keeps Management Management informed informed

– Provides Provides information to all information to all SEMS FunctionsSEMS Functions

OPERATIONS SECTION

Operations SectionOperations Section

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– Collects / analyzes Collects / analyzes informationinformation

– Develops Situation Develops Situation ReportsReports

– Documentation Documentation ServicesServices

– Action PlanningAction Planning– Advance PlanningAdvance Planning

PLANNING SECTION

Planning SectionPlanning Section

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– PersonnelPersonnel– Equipment & Equipment &

SuppliesSupplies– CommunicatioCommunicatio

n Supportn Support– TransportatioTransportatio

n and n and FacilitiesFacilities

– PurchasingPurchasing

LOGISTICS SECTION

Logistics SectionLogistics Section

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Budget & Accounting Procurement Compensation & Claims Cost Recovery

FINANCE SECTION

Finance SectionFinance Section

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Is discipline specific, e.g. Public Works Dept. Coordinates departmental operations in support of field response. Coordinates with the EOC. Does NOT have command authority over incidents.

DEPARTMENT OPERATIONS CENTER (DOC)

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Used by cities, counties, special districts, and the state to provide resources, manpower, management. The three state wide mutual aid agreements:

• Fire & Rescue• Law Enforcement• Emergency Management

MUTUAL AID SYSTEM

Mutual Aid agreements and EMACS help Mutual Aid agreements and EMACS help facilitate the timely delivery of assistance facilitate the timely delivery of assistance during incidents.during incidents.

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TENETS OF MUTUAL AID Self-Help Mutual Aid

– The jurisdiction/agency where an incident has occurred shall remain in charge

– Agencies receiving mutual aid are responsible for logistical support to all mutual aid personnel and equipment received

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SELF HELP Officials have the basic responsibility for

preparing their communities for potential threats

The Responsible Agency will reasonably commit local resources before requesting Mutual Aid.

Does not preclude an early Mutual Aid Request, when likely exceed local resource capability.

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INTERSTATE AID Interstate Agreements

(Oregon, Washington, Nevada) Emergency Management

Assistance Compact(EMAC)

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• Coordinated Decision-Making Between Agencies

• Facilitates Communications and Information Sharing

• Facilitates Priority-Setting for Resource Allocation and Responses.

• Receives requests from Incident Commanders when no local resources are available

Multi-Agency Coordination Entity

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Play NRP Video

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Homeland Security Presidential Directive - 5 (HSPD-5)

Requires that:

• Federal preparedness assistance funding for states, territories, local jurisdictions and tribal entities be dependent on NIMS compliance.

WHY NIMS?

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A comprehensive, national approach to A comprehensive, national approach to incident managementincident management

Applicable at all jurisdictional levels and Applicable at all jurisdictional levels and across disciplinesacross disciplines

WHAT IS NIMS?

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Command & ManagementCommand & Management PreparednessPreparedness Resource Resource

ManagementManagement Communications Communications

and Information and Information ManagementManagement

Supporting Supporting TechnologiesTechnologies

Ongoing Management and Ongoing Management and MaintenanceMaintenance

NIMS COMPONENTS

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Incident Command System Multi-agency Coordination System Public Information System

COMMAND AND MANAGEMENT

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Planning Training and Exercises Standards and Certification Mutual Aid Information/Publications

PREPAREDNESS

Community Emergency Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Response Team (CERT)

TrainingTraining

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Identify and type resources typing resources based on performance Certify and credential personnel Inventory, acquire, mobilize, track and recoverResource tracking from mobilization to demobilization

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

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• Communications and Information Management

• Supporting Technologies• Ongoing NIMS Management

OTHER COMPONENTS OF NIMS

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Provides strategic direction and oversight of NIMS Serves as Executive Agent for the National Response Plan.

NIMS INTEGRATION CENTER“NIC”

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NIMS National Standard Curriculum

ICS Training Guidance

NIMS Capability Assessment

Resource Management Initiative

NIMS INTEGRATIONS CENTER RESPONSIBILITIES:

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National Planning Scenarios

Credentialing NIMS ICS Courses IS-700 NIMS Training IS-800 NRP Training Universal Task List Target Capability List 120 Typed Resources

NIMS INTEGRATIONS CENTER RESPONSIBILITIES

(cont.):

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PERSONNEL QUALIFICATIONS AND CERTIFICATION

NIC Development of standards, including: Training Experience Credentialing Currency requirements Physical and mental fitness

(NIMS ensures individuals possess a minimum level of training, experience, fitness, capability, and currency by establishing certification and credentialing standards)

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SEMS, NIMS and ICS has important SEMS, NIMS and ICS has important principles that emergency response principles that emergency response

agencies and government organizations agencies and government organizations must use in order to properly and must use in order to properly and

effectively respond to emergencies and effectively respond to emergencies and large-scale disasters.large-scale disasters.

SUMMARY

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For questions or for more information: Please Contact:Frank Ramos, 925.485.5512 framos@clpccd.orghttp://www.clpccd.org/emerinfo/training