Barnstable County Incident Management Team

Delivering ICS-based Incident Management

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Barnstable County

Incident Management

Team

Agenda

q  IMT Overview q  Barnstable County IMT

q  Operating Environment

q  Deployments

q  Summary

Barnstable County Incident Management Team 2

IMT Concepts

•  A comprehensive National Incident Management System (NIMS)

Incident Command System (ICS) resource

•  Either augments ongoing operations through provision of infrastructure support or, when requested, transitions to an incident management function

•  Includes all components/functions of a Command and General staff


An Incident Management Team (IMT) --


IMT Command and General Staff

Agenda


q  The Operating Environment

q  Deployments

q  Summary


Barnstable County IMT

•  Operates under the authority of the Barnstable County Regional Emergency Planning Committee (REPC)


•  Team members – employed and retired – are drawn from the ranks of fire, police, health, public works, utilities, medical, and private-sector organizations -- diversity is key to a successful team

Leadership

•  Team Leader: Bob Brown, Dennis Fire Department Deputy Chief •  Assistant Team Leader: Dan Silverman, Wellfleet Fire Chief (retired) •  Coordinator: Mike Walker, Chatham Police Captain (retired)

Team Mission

Provide communities and organizations with Type 3 IMT services for


Disasters Emergencies

Planned events

ICS Compliant

The Team follows FEMA Incident Command and Incident Management standards and uses ICS standard operating procedures within the framework of the National Incident Management System (NIMS).

Flexibility + Standardization


Agenda



q  Deployments

q  Summary


An IMT deploys…

When local resources are overwhelmed by an incident’s


Duration

Size and Scope

Complexity

When incidents…


An IMT deploys…

Require technical specialists or ICS-specific positions

Pose unique response challenges

Involve the coordination of multiple agencies

Incident Types


Haz-mat spills and environmental disasters

Civil disorder, pandemics, long-term hostage situations Large, planned

events – parades, festivals, clinics

Long-term search-and-rescue operations

Ship or aircraft accidents

Hurricanes, Nor’easters, ice storms, floods, or other natural disasters

Flexible Deployment

•  Team deployment is not an all-or-nothing proposition


•  Every incident or planned event does not require full deployment

•  The Team can allocate position-specific players as

needed for both planned and unplanned incidents

Operational Principles

•  Overall responsibility for any incident will always remain with the Authority Having Jurisdiction


•  The Team will provide support and consultation to Incident Command or Unified Command

•  The Team would assume incident command only by delegation of authority from the local Authority Having Jurisdiction

Agenda



q  Deployments

q  Summary


BCIMT Deployments 2006 - 2014

2006 •  July - Fourth of July Fireworks - Provincetown

2007

•  July - Fourth of July Fireworks - Provincetown

2008 •  July - Fourth of July Fireworks - Provincetown •  November - EDS - Sandwich

2009

•  March - Wildland fire training - Brewster •  June - Sheltering exercise - Regional •  July - Fourth of July Fireworks - Provincetown •  July - Xiarhos funeral - Centerville •  October - EDS - Dennis •  November - Vigilant Guard exercise - NY State •  December - Winter storm - MACC

2010

•  March - Wildland fire training - North Truro •  March - Floods - MEMA Framingham, Bridgewater •  May - Water main break - MEMA deployment •  June - Mustard Gas decontamination - New Bedford

•  July - Fourth of July Fireworks - Provincetown •  September - Hurricane Earl - MACC •  November - Operation Patriot Guard - MMR

2011

•  May - Canal Power Plant Exercise - Sandwich MA •  July - Fourth of July Fireworks - Provincetown •  August - Hurricane Irene - MACC

2012

•  January - Airplane crash - Regional •  November - Hurricane Sandy - MACC •  November - Hurricane Sandy - NYC deployment

2013

•  February - Nor’easter “Nemo” - MACC •  March - Wildland fire training - Joint Base Cape Cod •  June - Tech Rescue Drill – Bridgewater (with the counties of

Bristol, Norfolk, and Plymouth)

2014 •  January – Nor’easter “Hercules” –- MACC •  February – Nor’easter “Quintus” –- MACC


Drive-through EDS 2008


November 2008 Sandwich, MA Nationally recognized drive-through clinic served 1,000 citizens Handled planning and staffed all six levels of logistical support over a 10-hour operational period Operated jointly with the MA Fire Marshal, National Guard, and county resources

Hurricane Sandy Relief 2012

In November 2012 team

members traveled to New

York City to assist in relief

activities after Hurricane

Sandy devastated many

coastal communities.


February 2013 Blizzard “Nemo”


February 2013 Multi-Agency Coordination Center Joint Base Cape Cod The BCIMT stood up and managed

the Barnstable County MACC in

cooperation with other civilian and

military resources for multiple

operational periods.

Agenda



q  Deployments

q  Summary


Incident Management Philosophy

Incident management is not about who is in charge...


It’s a way for all responders to work together safely to achieve their objectives.

To apply for membership in the BCIMT an applicant will fill out and submit an application and resume. The applicant will be subject to a one-year probationary period and must meet the following criteria: •  Must be 18 years of age •  Must have a valid Massachusetts driver’s license •  Must be willing to have a background and CORI (Criminal Offender Record

Information) check •  Must be dedicated and available for monthly meetings, drills, and

deployments as set forth in the BCIMT Operational Guidelines •  Must have or obtain CPR and basic first aid certification •  Must have completed ICS 100, ICS 200 and ICS 700 (online courses*) *These courses are located at https://training.fema.gov/IS/NIMS.aspx


Membership

For More Information


BCREPC.org For membership information – [email protected]

Barnstable County Incident Management Team

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