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Thank you to the 2015 Virginia Emergency Management Symposium Sponsors Coast Guard Incident Management Handbook (CG-IMH) CG-IMH • All Hazards/All Risk • “How to” manual for ICS • Detailed IAP development Process • Detailed Position Descriptions • Scenario based application IMH Revision • The CG-IMH is primarily developed as guidance for the Coast Guard first. • The CG-IMH is not Policy (Shall use exactly as written) • The CG-IMH is Guidance (Should follow unless incident response requiring judgment in actual application) Coast Guard IMH Revision 96 00 01 06 • 5th Edition of the IMH • Originally based on US Fire Service “T-cards and Radios” • Target Audience is the Tactical Level Incident Command Post members (multiagency) • After Action Reports and Lessons Learned from multiple incidents, events, and exercises since 2006. • Designated as a high priority initiative from CG senior leadership post Deepwater Horizon. IMH Revision - Process • Phase 1 – 18 Focus Area Writing Teams • Phase 2 – 1st Concurrent Clearance – Internal CG Only – 678 comments • Phase 3 – 2nd Concurrent Clearance – Internal CG and External Interagency and maritime response and preparedness committee members • Phase 4 – Intelligence and Investigation Section and Source Control Branch • Phase 5 – Coast Guard Leadership Approval Oct – Jan 13 •160+ members •Internal CG review •Internal and external review •18 Focus Area Writing Teams •Included members from all units/levels of the CG •HQ down to Sector/Base level review • 643 Comments •Several follow on senior level interagency discussions on Information Management Conducted • Interagency & Preparedness Committees • 989 Comments Feb 13 - May 14 I/I and BSEE revisions 3rd and 4th concurrent Jul – Aug 12 2nd Concurrent Feb – Jun 12 1st Concurrent Focus Workgroups Coast Guard Review and Clearance Process Commenter •Revise based FEMA I/I Guide and BSEE changes • 61 comments •Promulgated IMH digitally May 2014 •Distributed print versions of the IMH Sep 2014 Critical Substantive Admin USCG 28 338 430 Federal, State, Local 25 91 21 Non-Government (associations, industry) 2 102 13 55 531 464 Totals 7 External Input Federal, State, & Local Agencies • • • • • • • • • • • HHS-CDC DHS Ops DOI DOI - BSEE DOL-OSHA FEMA EPA NOAA Texas Parks & Wildlife CA Fish & Game (OSPR) NYFD Private Sector • American Petroleum Institute • American Salvage Association • International Tank Owners Pollution Federation • San Francisco Area Committee • British Petroleum • Shell • Chevron • EC Maritime • Clean Caribbean • SEA Consulting • McCarson Response Consulting • Civilian ICS SMEs Major IMH Changes • Intelligence/Investigation • Area Command • Multi-Agency Coordination • Information Management • Logistics technology updates • Liaison • MTS Recovery • Source Control • Salvage & Firefighting • Pollution • Hazardous Substance (incl. CBRN) • Search and Rescue • Maritime Security 9 Major IMH Changes • Cover to cover revision • Added formal Information Management process • Consolidated and updated Mission Area – Scenario Specific Chapters • Modernized Logistics and Finance activities, including Information Technology support • Improved readability 10 Major IMH Changes • • • • • • Liaison Officer (LOFR) Intelligence and Investigation Section Marine Transportation System Recovery Area Command Multi-Agency Coordination Maritime Security Major IMH Changes • Removal of Terrorism and Law Enforcement Chapters • Search and Rescue • Oil Spill (Added Source Control) • Hazardous Substance (incl. CBRN) • Marine Fire and Salvage • Incident Complexity Typing Definitions • Situation Display Symbology NIMS Intelligence/Investigation Function Guidance and FOG • Drafted in 2009 by an Law Enforcement interagency workgroup for FEMA • Primary audience is the local Police Department Intel/Inv Function • Prevent/Deter potential unlawful activity, incidents, and/or attacks • Collect, process, analyze, secure, and appropriately disseminate information and intelligence • Identify, document, process, collect, create a chain of custody for, safeguard, examine, analyze, and store probative evidence Intel/Inv Function • Conduct a thorough and comprehensive investigation that leads to the identification, apprehension, and prosecution of the perpetrators • Serve as a conduit to provide situational awareness (local and national) pertaining to an incident • Inform and support life safety operations, including the safety and security of all response personnel. I/I Implementation Challenges • I/I and Operations Section Technical Specialist roles and responsibilities • Establishing a secure location a "reasonable distance" from the Ops Section and the ICP • IAP development and inclusion of I/I tactics and ICS-204s I/I Implementation Challenges • Intelligence/Investigations Section Chief title abbreviation (IISC, I/ISC, or ISC?), • Three major functions rolled into one Section Chief – Intelligence – Causal Investigation – Criminal Investigation and arrest • I/I Section Chief Training Requirements I/I Implementation Challenges • Definition of Intelligence – Informant and investigation leads/intelligence – National Intelligence and the 17 Federal Agencies of the Intelligence Community • Missing explicit I/I Section Chief Tasks • Life Safety vs I/I functional placement of: – Missing Persons Group – Mass Fatality Management Group I/I Implementation Challenges • Investigative Support Group vs Logistics • Passive language used in NIMS Guide • Separate Situation Status apart from the Situation Unit Leader in Planning • Classified vs Unclassified information and IMT staff clearances • Separate or combined IAP development meetings? Solutions to Challenges Coast Guard Incident Management Handbook Chapter 13 Organizational Integration Solutions to Challenges Coast Guard Incident Management Handbook Chapter 9 Intelligence/Investigation Section Solutions to Challenges Coast Guard Incident Management Handbook Chapter 3 Incident Action Plan Development Solutions to Challenges Coast Guard Incident Management Handbook Chapter 12 Information Management Questions?