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National Incident Management System (NIMS)
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Part of Homeland Security Presidential Directive-5, February 28, 2003.
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Campuses must be NIMS compliant in order to receive federal DHS
grant monies.
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NIMS provides a consistent nation-wide template to enable
government, private-sector, and non-governmental organizations to
work together during domestic incidents.
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Applicable across a full spectrum of potential incidents and hazard
scenarios, regardless of size or complexity.
Incident Command System (ICS)
What is ICS?
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ICS is primarily a command and control system delineating job responsibilities
and organizational structure for the purpose of managing day-to-day
operations for all types of emergency incidents.
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Using management best practices, ICS helps to ensure:
 The safety of responders and others.
 The achievement of tactical objectives.
 The efficient use of resources.
Unified Command
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Enables all responsible agencies to manage an incident together by
establishing a set of incident objectives and strategies.
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Allows Incident Commanders to make joint decisions by establishing
a single command structure.
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Maintains unity of command. Each employee only reports to one
supervisor.
ISU’s Incident Command Structure
Campus Concept of Operations
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Initial Response
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Command Post
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Emergency Operations Center (EOC), if necessary
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Executive Policy Group
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Continuity of Operations Planning (COOP)
Campus Concept of Operations
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Initial Response
› Scene Isolation & stabilization – First responders (i.e. Public Safety,
police, fire).
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Command Post Operations
› Scene management & resolution – Incident Commander from
ISU, and depending on size, Incident Commanders from other
local entities (police/fire), including their command staff, as
needed (i.e. Liaison Officer, Safety Officer, Public Information
Officer).
Campus Concept of Operations
Command Post Operations – Consists of the following:
The Incident Commander – Provides overall leadership for incident
response. Delegates authority to others. Takes general direction from
agency administrator/official.
 Public Information Officer – Information dissemination and media
relations.
 Liaison Officer – Assists Incident Commander by serving as point of
contact for agency representatives who are helping to support the
operation (i.e., Executive Policy Group, other agencies, etc.)
 Safety Officer – Advises Incident Commander on issues regarding
incident safety. Works with Operations Section to ensure safety of
field personnel.
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Campus Concept of Operations - The EOC
Campus Concept of Operations - The EOC
Campus Concept of Operations - The EOC
Campus Concept of Operations - The EOC
Campus Concept of Operations
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Executive Policy Group provides overall guidance (President, VPs,
General Counsel, Human Resources)
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Focus on impact to ISU
Organize and direct policy decisions
Insulate
Inform and update Deans & Directors
Politics
Senior Administrators must understand the Unified Command System
Incident Command Checklists for VPs, Deans & Directors can be
found at the following webpages:
http://www.isu.edu/pubsafe/errp/Management_Command.shtml &
http://www.isu.edu/pubsafe/errp/Univ_Manage_and_Build_Coord.shtml
VP Incident Command Checklists
Deans & Directors Incident Command Checklists
What is COOP?
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COOP = Continuity of Operations
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COOP is an effort within individual departments to ensure the
continued performance of minimum essential functions
during a wide range of potential emergencies.
Purpose of COOP Planning
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Continue essential operations
Ensure survivability of critical equipment, records and other
assets
Minimize business damage and losses
Achieve orderly response and recovery from incident
Ensure succession of key leadership
Campus Concept of Operations
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Provides an “All Hazards” campus wide operational plan
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Provides effective and efficient incident management, from preplanning initial response through recovery
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Provides effective communications, internally and externally
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System for incident management while providing critical campus
operations
Conclusion: What We Should be Doing
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Collaborating: Within ISU
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Cooperating: With our local first responders, other county/state
government response agencies
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Creating: Innovative approaches to enhancing campus safety
We must share the responsibility of protecting and preparing our
community through inclusion and open lines of communication.
That’s what coordinated response is all about.