Transcript Indiana District 7 AHIMT Deployment Lessons Learned for

Lessons Learned
for Local Governments
Indiana District 7 AHIMT Deployment
Clark County Tornado, March 2012
This presentation has been created by
members of the Taskforce 7
All Hazards Incident Management
Team to help improve responses
within our communities
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Indiana Department of Homeland Security
District Organization
Program
The District Concept
To assist local emergency responders and
government officials, as well as improve
overall coordination, the State of Indiana
has developed the District Planning Council
(DPC) and District Task Force (DTF) Programs
Homeland Security Districts
• The Indiana Department of Homeland
Security and the Indiana State Department of
Health have established ten Homeland
Security Districts within the State of Indiana.
• Each District is comprised of multiple
counties and the numerous local
communities within them.
• Each District is unique in character, needs
and capabilities.
District Organizations and Membership
• District Planning Oversight Committee
– Local Elected Officials
• District Planning Council
– EMA, Fire, EMS & Law Enforcement
– Public Health & Public Works
– Volunteer & Private Sector Organizations
• District Response Task Force
– Emergency Responders
District Response Task Force
The District Response Task Force (DRTF) is a
multi-disciplinary, all-hazards emergency response group capable
of rapidly deploying to a variety of incidents.
District Response Task Force
Core Elements Include:
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Incident Management
Fire Suppression
Law Enforcement
Emergency Medical
Service Support
THE DEFINITION OF
AN ALL-HAZARDS INCIDENT
MANAGEMENT TEAM
A comprehensive resource either to
augment ongoing operations through
provision of infrastructure support or,
when requested, to transition to an
incident management function to include
all components/functions of a Command
and General Staff.
A Type 3 AHIMT is comprised of the following
Command and General Staff ICS positions:
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Incident Commander
Public Information Officer
Liaison Officer
Safety Officer
Operations Section Chief
Staging Area Manager
Planning Section Chief
Logistics Section Chief
Finance/Administration Section Chief
• Additional ICS Positions may be added as necessary
depending on the kind and type of event or incident.
Is your community NIMS Compliant?
• Q. What is the National Incident Management System
(NIMS)?
• A: NIMS is a comprehensive, national approach to incident
management that is applicable at all jurisdictional levels
and across functional disciplines. It is intended to:
• Be applicable across a full spectrum of potential incidents,
hazards, and impacts, regardless of size, location or
complexity.
• Improve coordination and cooperation between public and
private entities in a variety of incident management
activities.
• Provide a common standard for overall incident
management.
Is your community NIMS Compliant?
• Q: Is the NIMS Training Program just for firefighters
and law enforcement officers?
A: No, the training is intended for all personnel who
are directly involved in emergency management and
response. This includes all emergency services related
disciplines such as EMS, hospitals, public health, fire
service, law enforcement, public works/utilities, skilled
support personnel, and other emergency management
response, support and volunteer personnel. This
training is intended to aid people who don't usually
work together or even know each other to seamlessly
respond to and recover from a disaster either natural
or man-made.
• www.fema.gov/nimscast
Is your community NIMS Compliant?
• Q: Which courses are recommended for Elected and
appointed officials?
• A: Elected and appointed officials should have a clear
understanding of their roles and responsibilities for
successful emergency management and incident response.
To that end, it is vital that elected and appointed officials
understand and receive NIMS training. Therefore, FEMA
recommends the following training for senior elected and
appointed officials:
• G-402 Incident Command System (ICS) Overview for
Executives/Senior Officials
• G-191 Incident Command System/Emergency Operations
Center Interface
• Additional training based on jurisdiction risk and/or specific
interest
Is your community NIMS Compliant?
Communications in a Disaster
• Does your community utilize the Project
Hoosier SAFE-T communications network?
• During the Clark Co. Tornado incident,
responder communications were supported
by one of the State of Indiana’s mobile
repeater trailers, allowing all responders on
the SAFE-T network to communicate across
the incident.
Communications in a Disaster
• What is Project Hoosier SAFE-T?
• Project Hoosier SAFE-T (Safety Acting For Everyone-Together)
is an initiative of the Integrated Public Safety Commission
(IPSC). The Commission is working with local, state and federal
public safety agencies, to implement a statewide,
interoperable, digital 800 MHz trunked voice and mobile data
communications network for public safety officials. SAFE-T will
provide 95% statewide mobile coverage through a baseline
design of 126 communication sites. SAFE-T seeks to replace
inadequate, obsolete and incompatible communications
systems and allow interagency coordination and response to
routine, emergency and catastrophic events. Public safety
agencies independently choose whether or not to participate
in SAFE-T.
Communications in a Disaster
• What benefits do agencies receive from participating in
SAFE-T?
• SAFE-T will help save lives and save money. Our public safetyfirst responders deserve no less than the best tools to serve
and protect Hoosier families, businesses and property.
Interagency communication will allow quicker, more efficient,
and more effective response and coordination, while
minimizing system redundancy and separation. Also, the
backbone of the network is funded and supported by the
IPSC, excluding specific local enhancements if necessary.
Agencies will receive 20-25% off Motorola list prices on
equipment, no price increases for 7 years from contract
signing in 2000, volume maintenance discounts and there are
no user fees to agencies joining SAFE-T.
Communications in a Disaster
• What evidence is available showing that the SAFE-T network
works?
• In both 1996 and 2002, tornadoes hit Johnson County. In 1996, first
responders were hampered in their ability to respond either by
being on disparate communications systems or, for those who could
access a common radio system, by having only two radio
frequencies, making tactical communication nearly nonexistent.
During the 2002 tornado, all Johnson County public safety agencies
had joined SAFE-T, which allowed nine fire departments and four
police departments to interoperate, thereby coordinating their
response and optimizing their resources. The results show that
what took 24 hours in 1996, took only 7 hours in 2002 due in large
part to the SAFE-T network supporting the responding agencies.
Do you know your EMA?
• Your County EMA office holds a wealth of
information you’ll need in a disaster.
• Get to know and work with them.
Are your tax rolls current?
• Are they available 24/7?
• Are they backed up off-site or available
online?
• Tax Rolls are critical for accurate and timely
damage assessment and disaster declarations.
County Highways & City Streets
County Highways & City Streets
• What are your current clean-up
responsibilities?
• White Line to White Line?
• Do you clean up a certain distance from edge
of roadway?
• Do you pick up debris if citizens place in at
roadway edge?
County Highways & City Streets
County Highways & City Streets
County Highways & City Streets
• Do you have a policy or ordinance in place to
justify your current actions?
• Can you show any documentation to
demonstrate this action in the past?
• If it’s a policy or ordinance and is verifiable,
you may be able to recover expenses.
Waterways, Ditches and Inlets
Waterways, Ditches and Inlets
• Do you have a policy or ordinance in place to
clean waterways, ditches and inlets?
• Is that action put into practice?
• Do you document that action when it occurs?
• If it’s a policy or ordinance and is verifiable,
you may be able to recover expenses.
Local fire departments
• Are they NIMS compliant?
• Do you interact with them, ever?
• Are your fire departments or your community
prepared if asked to provide facilities during a
large scale incident?
Local Fire Departments
Monroe Township Fire Dept. training room, Incident Command Post
Local Fire Departments
Monroe Township Fire Dept. training room, Incident Command Post
Area Maps
• Does your county or city
have a GIS service?
• Is it current?
• Responding resources
will request numerous
maps of all sizes and
detail. Can you fill
those requests?
• Are those maps recent
or years old with no
updates?
Delegation of Authority
• Are you familiar with a Delegation of
Authority?
• Responding resources can only act and
perform within the authority you’ve granted
them.
Reimbursement for Costs
• It is very important that your community
accurately track time for persons and
equipment, fuel costs, and other costs
associated with the incident response.
• 1st 72 hours are critical for accurate tracking.
• If you don’t have accurate documentation,
you can’t submit it for reimbursement.
• Only documented costs can be submitted.
Clark County
Emergency Operations Center
Sellersburg