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IMS Manual ========== Definitions: - Intent of the IMS manual is to... implement a common approach to addressing and mitigating emergency incidents among all fire service providers throughout PBC. - Future revisions should be... biennial basis. - Designed to meet the proced...

IMS Manual ========== Definitions: - Intent of the IMS manual is to... implement a common approach to addressing and mitigating emergency incidents among all fire service providers throughout PBC. - Future revisions should be... biennial basis. - Designed to meet the procedures of... NFPA 1561 Fire Department IMS and compatible with NIMS Presidential Directive-5. - An expansion of the IC function primarily designed to manage a major or complex incident that has the need for additional command staff... Area Command. - Location where personnel coordinate and administer logistic functions for an incident, only one per incident, in HR it is prior to entering the incident scene... Base. - Organizational level having functional, geographical, or jurisdictional responsibility for major parts of the incidents, organizationally between Section and Div/Group in the Operations Section, identified by using Roman Numerals or by Functional Areas... Branch. - Building Constructions Types: - Non-combustible or limited combustible with a higher fire rating... Type I (Fire Resistive). - Non-combustible or limited combustible with less fire rating... Type II (Non-Combustible). - Entirely or partially of wood of smaller dimensional than a heavy timber and of approved noncombustible, limited combustible or other approved combustible... Type III (Ordinary). - Noncombustible or limited combustible AND other interior elements, arches, floors, roofs shall be solid or laminated wood without concealed spaces and have dimensions as outlined in NFPA 220 section 4.5.5... Type IV (Heavy Timber). - Type in which structural components walls, arches, floors and roofs are entirely or partially of wood or other material... Type V (Wood Frame). - CANS... Conditions, Actions, Needs, [Statement of Command.] - Refers to the orderly line of authority within the ranks of the IMS... Chain of Command. - Single unit resource at the rank of EMS captain of higher... Command Officer. - Report directly to the IC and consist of Safety, Liaison, PIO and command staff advisors... Command Staff. - Person responsible for a single company... Company Officer. - Outside use of large-capacity fire streams placed between the fire and the exposures to prevent fire extension... Defensive mode. - Organizational level having responsibilities for operations within a defined [geographic] location, organizationally between branch and unit... Division. - Advise personnel of imminent danger requiring the evacuation of the scene or area to an established safe rally point... Emergency Evacuation. - Advise personnel of imminent danger, which is announced by dispatch and can be requested by any company that has an immediate communication that needs broadcasted... Emergency Traffic. - Formal written plan, developed by sponsoring agency of the event and the responsible municipal, county, and state officials, which identifies potential emergency conditions at the event site and prescribes the procedures followed to minimize or prevent loss of life and property... Event Action Plan (EAP). - (Length x Width)/3 x % involved.... Fire Formula. - Incident personnel organized according to function and reporting to the IC or Unified Command: Ops Section Chief, Planning Section Chief, Logistics Section Chief, Finance/Administration Section Chief and Intelligence/Investigation Section Chief (if established)... General staff. - Are established to divide the IMS into [functional] areas of operation, organizationally between branch and unit... Groups. - Oral or written plan containing objectives established by the IC or Unified command addressing tactics and support activities for the planned operational period, generally 12-24 hours... IAP. - ICS organizational element responsible for overall management of the incident and consisting of the IC or Unified command... Incident Command. - Field location where the primary function of the IC are performed, may be co-located with base or other incident facilities... Command Post. - A standardized approach to the command, control, and coordination of emergency response providing common hierarchy within which responders from multiple agencies can be effective with five major functional groups: Command, Operations, Planning, Logistics, Finance/Administration... ICS. - The position responsible for every phase of the incident, assumes all responsibilities for the protection of lives and property at the emergency scene... Incident Commander. - Statement of guidance and direction that are specific, measurable, attainable, results oriented, timely, and necessary for the selection of appropriate strategy and tactics... Incident Objectives. - Broad Spectrum of activities and organizations providing operations, coordination, and support applied at all levels of government, using both governmental and nongovernmental resources to plan, respond to, and recover from an incident regardless of cause, size, or complexity... Incident Management. - Rostered group of ICS-qualified personnel assigned to key ICS positions... IMT. - A systematic, proactive approach to guide all levels of government and nongovernment organization, and private sectors to work together to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to, and recover from the effects of an incident... NIMS. - Provides stakeholders across the whole community with the shared vocabulary, systems, and processes to successfully deliver the capabilities described in the [National Preparedness System (NPS). ] - Provides consistent foundation for dealing with all incidents, ranging from daily occurrences to incidents requiring federal responses. - Organized process to achieve the National Preparedness Goal of a secure and resilient Nation... National Preparedness System. - [NIMS Components] that work together and include... Command/management, Preparedness, Resource Management, Communications and information Management, Supporting Technologies, Ongoing Management and Maintenance. - Mode involves taking direct action to mitigate problem... Offensive Mode - Used to help develop strategies at an incident... RECEOVS (Rescue, Exposures, Confine, Extinguish, Overhaul, Ventilation, Salvage). - ICS organizational element having responsibility for major functional area of the IMS, organizationally between IC and Branch... Section. - The number of subordinates for which a supervisor is responsible for, usually expressed in a ratio... Span of Control. - A temporary location for available resources in which personnel, supplies, and equipment await operational assignment... Staging Area. - Steps needed conclude the incident and establish lessons learned... STEALTH (Set time, Tone, Execution, Analyze, Lessons, Transfer Lessons Learned, High Note). - Same kind and type with minimum number of personnel, common communications and a leader... Strike Team. - Deploying and directing resources on an incident to accomplish objectives... Tactics. - Different type of resources with minimum number of personnel, common communications and a leader... Task Force. - An ICS application used when more than one agency has incident jurisdiction or when incidents cross political jurisdictions... Unified Command. - Concept that each individual take orders form only one person... Unity of Command. - Describes a fire that shall require the use of all of the first alarm units... Working Fire. - Cornerstone to managing an emergency incident... pre-incident planning. - Responsible for the overall incident response effort and the implementation of the appropriate portions of the plan... IC. - ICS is not rank structured and can be filled from whatever positions are best suited for the needs of the individual organization. - Modular fashion based on the size and type of event with modular escalation allowing for manageable span of control for all participants throughout the incident. - Under the IC are two type of staff positions... Command Staff and General Staff. - Appointed by command, [technical specialists] may serve as... [Command Staff Advisors]. - 5 General Staff positions: - In charge of all resources, conducts tactical operations to carry out plan, developer operational organization, and participates in daily planning meetings... [Ops Section Chief.] - Responsible for collecting evaluating, and disseminating materials for the incident response... [Logistics section Chief.] - Responsible for all financial, administrative, and cost analysis aspects of incident... [Finance/ Administration Section Chief]. - Function within ICS is to determine the source or cause of the incident, to control its impact and/or help prevent the occurrence of similar incidents[... Intelligence/ Investigative Section Chief.] - Collecting/ analyzing/sharing information and intelligence, informing incident operations to protect the lives and safety response personnel as well as public, and interfacing with counterparts outside of the ICS organization to improve situational awareness. - Functions typically operate in the Operations or Planning sections. - Command Staff as Command Staff Advisor - Planning section as a unit. - Within Ops as a Branch. - As separate General Staff as a Section. - Established to maintain span of control and are physical or geographical areas of operation and designated as Supervisor... Division and Groups. - Divisions typically Alphabet Characters in clockwise manner (Alpha, Bravo, etc.). - Used to describe functional areas of operation and usually named by task they are assigned... Groups. - When the number of divisions and groups exceeds the span of control, may be necessary to establish another level of organization within the Ops Section with a Director... Branch. - The number of subordinates for which a supervisor is responsible, ratio, [optimal for ICS is 5 with 3-7 acceptable]... [Span of control]. - Situations not yet under control shall not have a span of control of more than... 5. - Rule of Engagement (Best practices for IC). 1. Rapidly conduct o obtain 360 to determine the safest approach to tactical operations *before FF's are placed at substantial risk.* 2. Determine Rescue Profile. 3. Conduct initial risk assessment and implement a Safe Action Plan (before FF in harm's way). 4. If insufficient resources to safely support and protect FF's, Defensive mode of operation should be seriously considered. 5. Do not risk FF lives for lives or property that cannot be saved, consider defensive based on Risk vs Benefit. 6. Extend Limited risk to protect Savable property. 7. Extend vigilant and measured risk to protect and rescue savable lives. 8. Act upon reported unsafe practices and conditions that can harm (Stop, Evaluate, and Decide). 9. Maintain frequent two-way comms and keep interior operating companies informed of changing conditions. 10. Obtain frequent progress report and revise action plan. 11. Ensure accurate accountability of every FF location and status. 12. If after the completion of primary search, little to no progress towards the fire has been achieved, seriously consider a Defensive Mode of Operation. 13. Always have a RIC in place on working fires. 14. Always have FF rehab service in place on all working fires. - Responsibilities of the IC include... gathering and evaluating information relative to preplanning, size-up, as well as development and communication of the IAP. - A response organization shall be developed to ensure proper incident management by... coordination of command, tactical operations, and support functions. - Responsible for the development of an IAP... IC. - Should be continuously evaluated and ensure that Operational decisions are correct and properly applied. - A person presenting themselves as someone with authority, trusted and respected... Command Presence. - Critical to successfully overcoming difficult incidents especially in early stages of incident. - Done through message conveyed by... Hoe you look, how you carry yourself, how you act, how you speak. - 4 questions every officer should ask of themselves regarding command presence... Look like you are in control, carry yourself like you have the ability to resolve the issue, act like you are in control, speak like you are in control? - Requires that you convey... confidence and self-assuredness. - Required to acquire the competencies and develop confidence in one's ability to take charge of a scene and resolve a situation quickly and safely... Training and Preparation. - Any incident, with exception of typical medical, involving two of more companies requires activation of ICS. - ICP shall be located outside of the incident with two views if possible. - Mobile radio is preferred over portable radio due to greater output to improve emergency communications. - Functions of IC include: - Assumption, Confirmation, and positioning of IC. - Initiate and monitor personal accountability. - Situation Evaluation (Size-up). - Initiate, maintain and control the communication process. - Developing an IAP. - Organizational and Resource Management. - Review, Evaluate and Revise IAP. - First 5 are required immediately. - IC remains in command until command is transferred, assumed, or terminated. - Anytime there is a non-collaborative/ face-to-face change of command, it will be considered assumed command. - May also be used on the radio anytime there is a transfer of command to acknowledge transfer. - Process of moving the responsibility for incident command from one incident commander to another is called... transfer of command. - Must be present on scene and utilize the formal transfer of IC procedure. - First arriving Chief Officer is expected to assume command if... incident is unstable or escalating quickly. - Can be by radio but preferred face-to-face. - Transfer of command should include... Mode of Operation, current situation, current unit locations, current assignments, what has been done and what is planned. - Provides written record for the incident for any large scale, long duration, or complex incident... ICS 201 form. - Chief or Company officer being relieved of IC, may be advantageous to remain with the new IC as... IC Aide, Ops Section Chief, or Planning Section Chief. - Advantages... they established the initial IAP, retain first-hand knowledge at the incident site, observed the progress of the incident and gained experience. - Transfer of Command should be uses as the incident escalates as well as during the demob phase. - Critical to safe and effective fire ground performance... Good radio communications. - Speak clearly at a practiced rate, deliberately control your emotions and breathing when speaking on the radio. - All communications to the comm center shall be done through the IC. - When an assignment is given to s single resource (unit), the unit ID shall be used for all radio transmissions. - When a group of division is established, the radio designation for that group of division will be used instead of the unit ID of the group/division supervisor. - All fire ground and tactical orders should be [echo backed] to ensure they are understood. - Brief and concise summary. - Sender has an opportunity to detect the error and make corrections before inappropriate action is taken. - Span of control encompasses span of communications, except for emergency traffic, all positions in the ICS communicate only with those positions directly above or below them in the chain of command. - Any time entering or exiting IDLH, Comm center, IC or person holding their passport shall be informed entering or exiting. - May be on a tach channel or face-to-face. - During complex incidents, face-to-face is typically performed. - When additional alarms are added, they shall go enroute on the battalion tac channel or MDC and then switch to the appropriate tac channel. - Should be used to advise personnel of imminent danger which is announced by the dispatcher and can be requested by any company that has immediate communication that needs to be broadcast... Emergency Traffic. - Released with term... Emergency Traffic All Clear. - Advises personnel of imminent danger requiring the evacuation of the scene or area to an established safe place... Emergency Evacuation, - Radio alert tones and message repeated twice. - Units on scene air horn for 50 seconds, 1-10 seconds on 1-10 seconds off. - When an offensive mode is in effect, many actions shall occur in a very short period of time and as a result it is very easy to... fall prey to tunnel vision and miss unnoticed events and hidden dangers. - 10-minute timeframe for companies operating interior under marginal conditions based on... building can stay longer, victim can survive, FF air supply. - If still marginal conditions after 10 minutes, consider defensive attack. - Emergency Traffic in effect for change of tactics and ongoing until PAR of all units is complete. - NIST study for exterior water application in offensive mode... dramatically reduce heat within flow path, improved occupant survivability, and creates safer interior suppression conditions. - Not intended to extinguish the fire, rather cool the fire compartment. - Progress report shall occur either greater frequency in the early stages of the incident, typically [5-10 minutes], or as major parts of the job are completed. - Recommended that IC give Progress Report and every 10-minute bench mark. - Progress reports need to be... timely, complete, and concise. - The ICS is designed to control personnel, facilities, communications and equipment throughout the incident. - Command sequence is the logical process to guide the IC to... gather and analyze information, set objectives, prioritize problems, define solutions, and select strategy and tactics to control and mitigate the incident. - The command sequence consists of... Incident priorities, situation evaluation (size-up), development of the IAP (strategic mode of operations, tactical priorities RECEOVS, scene control, tasks), evaluating the IAP, demobilization, and termination. - At every incident, IC is responsible for four incident priorities... Life Safety, Incident Stabilization, Property Conservation, and Evidence Preservation. - All strategies and tactics should support a safe, effective and efficient operation. - IC is responsible for ensuring assignments are based on the incident priorities. - A systematic process consisting of the rapid, yet deliberate consideration of incident factors which leads to the development of an incident action plan based on [critical incident factors]... Situation Evaluation (Size-Up). - Critical Incident Factors Mnemonics... - Size-Up... BELOW. - Building Construction, Extent/location, Life safety, Occupancy, Water Supply. - On-going fire ground Ops... COAL WAS WEALTH. - Construction, Occupancy, Area of Fire, Life Safety - Water Supply, Apparatus/ personnel, Street conditions. - Weather, Exposures, Auxiliary Appliances, Location/Extend of fire, Time (day, burn, reflex), Heights/ Hazards. - These are not listed in any order, main function of incident commander is to line up incident factors in priority order based upon consequences, which range from minor to catastrophic. - Before committing firefighters to high risk rescue operations, IC must consider... hazardous conditions in relation to possible occupant survivability. - Risk Benefit Analysis... do not risk FF lives for lives or property that cannot be saved, extend vigilant and measured risk to protect and rescue lives, and extend limited risk to protect savable property. - Aldridge-Benge FF Safety Act became law on 12/13/2009 requiring signage for truss construction. - Required on any commercial, industrial or residential with 3 units or more using light-frame truss-type construction. - Should be assumed every building has light-weight construction. - Anything with exposed wood or metal connectors is inherently dangerous due to its inability to withstand today's hydrocarbon, plastic based, fuel loads. - A floor built using lightweight construction becomes unstable when exposed to fire within... 3 minutes. - Loss of mass is more hazardous now than the worry of gusset plates. - Construction methods changing so often that gusset plates are now the most robust thing used in lightweight construction. - After the size-up, the IC develops the IAP based on the... incident priorities. - The IAP reflects the objectives of the overall incident... strategy, tactics, risk management, and member safety. - Two major components of the IAP are... determination of the appropriate strategy to mitigate an incident and development of tactics to execute the strategy. - General and equivalent to goals... Strategies. - Specifics, measurable, and the objectives used to meet goals... Tactics. - Large incidents requiring a formal written IAP, it is the responsibility of the... Planning Section Chief. - IC shall select the appropriate goals to... Command the overall incident, establish major objectives, set priorities, allocate resources, predict outcomes, determine mode (off. Def.), and assign tactical priorities. - The IAP contains incident objectives reflecting the overall incident strategy and specific tactical action and supporting information for the next operational period. - Operational periods can be various lengths but typically... no longer than 24 and 12 are common on large-scale incidents. - IC determines the length of operational period based on... complexity and size of the incident. - Provides a list and an order of priority for dealing with the most important critical concerns at an incident... Tactical Priorities. - IC will prioritize resources for RECEO (in order), VS. - Rapid extinguishment eliminates or significantly reduces the need for rescue, exposure, confinement priorities making the priority order more important when rapid extinguishment is not feasible. - The specific assignments that are typically performed by one company or a small number of companies working together... Tasks. - Removal of victims from an IDLH to a place of safety... Rescue. - Rescue should be a tactical priority for resources when... an indication of salvageable life and no evidence of imminent structural failure or a hostile fire event. - Defined as a person known to be in the structure with conditions tenable for a person without protective gear... Salvageable life. - Not conducted in fully involved structure fires... Primary Search. - Based on conditions, may be required to perform tactical priority of rescue... team up first rescue with engine. - Should be used to direct search and rescue as well as fire attack... TIC. - Primary search is a rapid search. - Primary search areas based on... location of reported victims, most severely threatened, largest number of victims, remainder of the fire area, exposed areas. - Performed when conditions permit and is more thorough and methodical, ensuring all potential victims have been located... Secondary search. - When encounter a victim, notify IC of... location and number. - Obviously deceased due to fire should not be disturbed or moved. - Used to keep any property not involved in fire from becoming involved... Exposure Protection. - Factors that influence potential exposures... Distance, Radiant Heat, Wind. - A building is classified as an exposure if it within up to... 30'. - Exposure line should be a minimum... 2.5" @ 200gpm. - Exposure protection with ground monitors or mounted deck guns. - Intent of stopping the progress of fire... Containment. - Method of preventing fires from extending into unburned portions of structure, provide time to conduct search, protect exit stairways and corridors so civilians may safely be removed. - Intended to bring the fire under control by reducing the temperature of the burning material below the ignition temperature and stopping combustion... Extinguishment. - Requires gpm's be applied at a greater rate than the combustion process BTU's. - Hose line placed as quickly as possible between the fire and endangered occupants or between fire and means of egress... Object is retrieval and removal of victims, not extinguishment. - Most initial fires (one room)... 1 ¾" \@150gpm. - Large fires (expanded passed room of origin)... 2.5" @ 200gpm. - Often the initial attack line has the most impact on the outcome of the incident. - Back up hose line should be same capability and size of initial. - Not a secondary attack line rather protects the first line. - The action taken to expose hidden fire and assure complete extinguishment... Overhaul. - Should follow the incident priorities of Life Safety, Incident Stabilization, Property Conservation and Evidence Preservation. - Should include total extinguishment of all smoldering fires and checking for and extinguishing all hidden fire extension. - Designed to remove the products of combustion from a fire area and allow cool, fresh air to enter... Ventilation. - Can improve the survival chances for occupants as well as conditions that would allow firefighters to enter and operate inside a building. - When operating on a limited ventilation fire, controlling the door and coordinating ventilation with water application are vital to controlling the flow path early in suppression operations. - The tactical priority of protecting property from damage... Salvage. - Can be placed where ever it is appropriate in a particular situation and is often performed parallel with other tactics. - Basic salvage principals include minimizing damage to building and contents caused by fire, smoke, water, or firefighting operations. - Allows responding units to ID and declare an appropriate staging location, based on type of incident, so that resources are ready for immediate deployment... Level 1 Staging. - Located at a development entrance or several streets away. - Utilized on all multiple company responses to fire and ems incidents. - IC has the authority to alert this procedure in order to facilitate\... incident objectives. - Unit should announce to the communications center... arrival at staging location. - Formal process directed by the IC or Ops Sec Chief, where responding units are assigned a specific location to stage in anticipation of future deployment. - Typically several block from the incident. - Should be sufficient size for all anticipated units like large parking lots. - Takes 8 parking spaces for each apparatus. - Adequate access routes, egress routes, and traffic flow patterns. - Should respond directly to the command post and bypass Level 2 staging... Command and General staff positions. - When two or more staging areas are used, they can be ID'd by... function or location. - Staging in a high-rise incident should be... two floors below the fire. - Term for staging of resources outside of the incident scene at a high-rise fire... Base. - The most distant control point or boundary of the incident... perimeter. - Often easier to reduce a perimeter than extend it after operations are set up. - Perimeter boundaries with access and egress points should be clearly identifiable. - Required to manage CBRNE incidents... a thorough understanding of the Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan(s) and Hazardous Materials. - Resources used... ERG and WISER. - Exclusion zone: where risks outweigh the benefits, Hot zone: high risk, Warm zone: little risk, Cold zone: no risk. - Decision making for isolation is based on... potential to harm life, critical systems and property. - [Initial Isolation Zone] shall be determined by the hazard and information provided by the... ERG and WISER. - The Initial Isolation Zones becomes the hot zone when the product is confirmed and additional reference materials confirm the distances. - Unknown Hazard, Guide 111 recommends 100 meters (330') in all directions. - Identified and evaluated to determine if victims within this area should be evacuated or protected in place... Downwind Protective Action Zone. - Evacuation consists of the following considerations for the IC... determine civilian danger based on risk assessment, identify availability of resources needed to evacuate the affected, resources to notify the public and provide instructions before and during evacuation, identify safe evacuation routes and shelters for the evacuees. - LE should control all evacuation routes and provide security at destination points so these areas do not become additional targets for terrorists. - Alternate shelters and evac routes should be prepared in case primary ones become endangered. - Always anticipate delays when planning evacuation, strongly consider contacting EM to assist with evac and shelters. - Some situations, best decision is to have the public protect in place (airborne chemicals, line-of-sight exposures, explosives). - Consider shutting down HVAC systems based on hazard and research. - Decision to evacuate or shelter-in-place based on the lesser degree of danger to protect the public. - IC shall continue to perform a situation evaluation (size-up) and evaluate the effectiveness of the IAP every... 10 minutes. - Involves the release and return of resources that are no longer required for the support of an incident... Demobilization. - May occur during or after the incident is over. - IC should be terminated when the incident has deescalated to a point where all units have returned to service. - Analysis of the events that transpired during an incident and a review of the actions used to mitigate... AAR. - Delivered in a constructive manner and should take time to recognize exceptional performances by personnel. - Goals of an AAR to... ID and disseminate critical lessons learned, provide personnel with impacts their actions had on the event, analyze and compare how different S&T affect the incidents, ID trends and patterns, serve as a catalyst for revising SOG/policies/protocols, help ID additional or remedial training for personnel, provide precise documentation and reference material, improve safety/performance/customer service, ID positive behaviors and actions. - 3 types of AAR's... Informal Debriefing AAR, Informal Battalion AAR, Formal AAR. - May be held at the tailboard or station... Informal Debriefing AAR. - Conducted by company or command officer, may request OOS time if back at the station. - Should be held ASAP, handled at company level, moderated by Company or Chief Officer involved at incident, and consists of a simple discussion of company actions and outcomes. - May be held at Fire station of Battalion HQ... Informal AAR. - Should be held within a few shifts or immediately after the incident, handled and moderated by CO or Chief Officer level and consists of an in-depth discussion of actions and outcomes. - Should be held at Battalion HQ or HQ... Formal AAR. - All critical personnel placed OOS, notified of the date/time/location at least 1 shift prior, should include Comm Center/ Admin/ LE/ other involved outside agencies. - CQI officer and IC shall review... WAV file, incident chronology, incident report, investigators report, fire or EMS CQI questionnaire, videos and photos. - AAR should be... scheduled as soon as all information is reviewed and within 30-90 days, be handled by CQI Officer of Chief Officer, be moderated by the CQI Officer or IC, and consist of a detailed review and analysis of the incident. - Follow-up is done to assure all identified recommendations are carried out in conformance with established timelines. - Final report on the incident analysis including lessons learned, pictures and wav files from the incident is compiled in a STEALTH Report. - Set Time... specific time and location of debriefing/AAR - Tone... nameless and rankles debriefings, this means anyone can bring up issues without fear of reprisal. - Execution vs. Objectives... Were they clear, measurable and did we execute properly to meet all objectives? - Analyze... causes of successes and errors in execution, identify system issues, root causes. - Lessons Learned... pick several errors and reinforce their meaning by stating them as lessons learned so they can be utilized properly in future incidents. - Transfer Lessons Learned... shared with the entire department, accelerates the experience pf the entire organization by allowing others to learn from this experience. - High note... positive summation, after analyzing the incident, admitting errors and highlighting successes always end the debriefing with an optimistic outlook and move on with department mission. - Systems and protocols for communicating timely and accurate information to the public are critical during crisis or emergency situations. - Represents and advises the IC and all public information matters relating to the management of the incident... PIO. - Handles... Media and public inquiries, media monitoring, rumor monitoring and response, emergency public information and warnings, other functions required to disseminate of accurate and timely information related to the incident. - Also responsible for coordinating public info at or near the incident site and serving as the on-scene link to the... Joint Information System (JIS). - In large scale ops, on-scene PIO serves as the link to the JIC, which is typically located at the federal, state, regional, department, or tribal EOC tasked with primary incident coordination responsibilities. - JIS provides a mechanism for integrating public information activities among JIC's, across jurisdictions, and with private-sector and nongovernmental organizations. - JIC provides a physical location where public affairs professionals from organizations involved in incident management activities can collocate to perform critical emergency information, crisis communications, and public-affairs functions. - Provides the organizational structure for coordinating and disseminating official information... JIC. - Establishes the framework to ensure PBC will be adequately prepared to respond to, and recover from, any hazards that threaten the lives and property of residents and visitors of PBC... Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan (CEMP). - Defines the organizations WHO, their responsibilities WHAT and points to supporting documentation to detail HOW these responsibilities will be implemented. - Guiding document for the County's response to and recovery from a disaster. - Procedures include... Local Mitigation strategy (LMS), Disaster Recovery Plan, Post Disaster Redevelopment Plan (PDRP), Section Coordinating Procedures, Hazard Specific Plans (HSP), Incident Support Plans (ISP), Program plans, SOG's. - Together they all provide the framework for all phases of EM. - Formal written plan (typically robust) for specific threatening hazards that identifies potential emergency conditions and prescribes the procedures to be followed to minimize or prevent loss of life and property damage... Hazard Specific Plan (HSP). - PBC has HSP's for 12 most likely to affect PBC...Natural including: Severe weather, floods, agricultural pests/diseases, fire, communicable diseases. Technological Hazards including: Transportation incidents, HazMat, Nuclear Plant St Lucie, Dike Failure (Herbert /Hoover). Human-Caused: Domestic security, Workplace/school violence, Mass Migration. - Support the response to emergencies and disasters... Incident Support Plan (ISP). - Mass fatality/ MCI Incident Plan, general population shelter procedures, Continuity of Operation Plan (COOP). - Written plan (typically short), for special or campaign events that ID's potential for emergency conditions and prescribes the procedures to be followed to minimize or prevent loss of life and property damage... Event Action Plan (EAP). - A special or campaign event is a planned and organized activity or contest, which will place a group of known or estimated participants or attendees (typically 10,000 or more), in a defined geographical area where access by emergency vehicles may be delayed due to crowds or traffic congestion at or near an event. - Annual events such as Honda Classic, SunFest, and South Florida Fair bring in over 600,000 visitors to PBC. - Part of the US standardized ICS that provides the basic architecture for facilitating the allocation of resources, incidents prioritization, coordination, and integration of multiple agencies for large, complex incidents... Multi-agency Coordination Systems (MACS). - PBC EOC is primary MACC for the county (Multi-Agency Coordination Center). - The efficient function of the EOC's most frequently depends on the existence of mutual-aid agreements and joint communications protocols among participating agencies. - Represent the physical location at which the coordination of information and resources to support on-scene incident management activities... EOC. - Field ICP's under the direction and control of the EOC that utilize an [Area Command Structure]... [Emergency Operations Area]. - PBC has 6 EOA's. - Role of EOA is to provide comms and resource coordination between... EOC, Municipalities, other governmental agencies, non-profit organizations, the public. - 5 levels of IMTs: - Local or Regional (Type IV or V) IMT, single or multi-agency team for expanded incidents and are typically formed and managed by a city, county, or pre-determined regional entity. - 7-10 trained personnel that responds to incidents and are typically contained within one operational period or a few hours after resources initially arrive. - Major structure fires, MCS with multiple patients, armed robbery operations, Hazmat Incidents, Special and Campaign events. - May initially respond prior to the arrival of an All-Hazard IMT or Type 1 or 2. - All-Hazard (Type 3) IMT: multi-agency/ multi-jurisdictional team for extended incidents formed and managed at the state, regional or metro level. - Trained personnel from different departments, organizations, agencies, and jurisdictions within a state or DHS UASI region, activated to support incident management at incidents that extend beyond 1 operational period. - 10-35 members to manage... large, complex incidents requiring a significant number of local, regional, and state resources as well as incidents that extend into multiple operational periods and require written IAP's. - Tornado, earthquake, flood, multi-day hostage standoff, planned mass-gathering. - Type 2 IMT: Self-contained, all-hazard or wildland team recognized at the National and State level, coordinated through the state, the Geographic Area Coordination Center (GACC) or National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC). - 20-35 members and include incidents with Ops Sections of 200 per operational period and up to 500 total incident personnel. - Type 1 IMT: National and State level coordinated through State, GACC, NFIC, 35-50 to manage incidents of national significance. - Ops Section with 500 per ops period and 1,000 total incident members. - 18 in existence and operate through the US Forest service. - Activated only if necessary, depending on the complexity of the incident and incident span of control considerations... Area Command. - Decision usually made by the agency administrator or other public official with jurisdictional responsibility. - Established either to oversee the management of multiple incidents that are being handled by a separate ICS organization. - Also used when there are a number of incidents in the same area and of same type, such as two or more Hazmat incidents, oil spills, wildland fires. - When incidents do [not] have similar resource demands, handled separately through the EOC and areas command is [not] necessary. - If incidents under the authority of the Area Commander are Multi-Jurisdictional then a... Unified Area Command. - Area Command- management of incidents, EOC coordinates support of functions and provides resources support. - Informal Debriefing Outline... [Incident review and discuss]: dispatch and response, arrival and size-up, command, accountability, S&T, Water supply, comms, and safety issues. [Personnel Injuries/Illness:] Treatment or transport required or follow-up needed, assignment when happened, what happened, remind officer to complete injury report and FF casualty page. [Gear or Equipment problems/failures/damage:] What/Why/How, result in injury, repair/replace/decon required or follow-up needed, remind to complete damage report. [Questions/Reminders for Incident Review:] What went well, what could be improved, anything left to do before clearing. - Any results of debriefing, safety issues, system issues, unique lessons learned, the information shall be forwarded through the chain of command to [Deputy Chief of Operations. ]