Missouri All Hazard Incident Support Teams

A Community Disaster Resource

Developed and Coordinated by the Missouri State

Division of Fire Safety

Primary Purpose of an IST The purpose of an Incident Support Team is

to assist in the management

of an incident or multiple incidents when the complexity or span of control has

exceeded the local agency administrator’s capacity to effectively manage the event.

Missouri All Hazard Incident Support Teams

The IST is designed to provide personnel who are trained and organized to support disaster response operations by operating alongside local, county and state government and response agencies within the framework of the National Incident Management System (NIMS).

Missouri All Hazard Incident Support Teams

The MO-IST System currently is comprised of three All Hazard Incident Support Teams operating out of regions

C, D and F.

These teams respond statewide.

The ISTs may be used for:Incidents that may overwhelm the capability of the local jurisdiction

Incidents that pose unique tactical and/or incident support requirements

Incidents involving terrorism or hazardous materials

Special events that may require the coordination of multiple agencies and organizations

In support of mutual aid activations

An IST assists the requesting agency by:

• Meeting operational objectives

• Providing oversight, direction, coordination and evaluation

• Striving for cost effective incident management

• Maintaining positive relationships

• Providing short and long term planning capabilities

The documentation and incident management skills provided by the IST

allow multiple jurisdictions and disciplines to communicate and work together to

provide a more organized and focused response.

This allows the response and recovery portions of the disaster to be completed

more effectively with much less confusion and duplication of effort.

The record keeping and documentation work of the IST becomes particularly important

when federal reimbursement becomes available for the affected

jurisdiction.

The MO-IST arrives on the scene prepared to be operationally and

logistically self-sufficient for 72 hours in order not to deplete resources from

the local requesting jurisdiction.

The goal is to add no further burden to the affected - and already taxed -

community.

Equipment

The ISTs arrive with a cache of equipment necessary for the team to

maintain self-sufficiency and to operate at an optimal level.

Training/Qualifications

Team members attend All Hazards Incident Management training, as well as ICS 700, 100, 200, 300 and 400.

Additionally, members participate in Position Specific Training to perform optimally in their assigned positions.

Teams offer additional topic specific training and participate in tabletop, functional and full-scale exercises.

Real world events, volunteer and on the job training and work experiences enhance the expertise of the IST participants.

DeploymentsRegion C:

2007 - 6 deployments

2008 - deployments

2009 - New Madrid ice storm

2011 - St Louis Co tornado, New Madrid area floods

2012 – Members included in EMAC response to Nassau

County, NY for Hurricane Sandy recovery

Region D:  

2007 - Barton Co and Joplin ice storms

2008 - Piedmont flood, Gainesville ice storm, Newton Co tornado

2009 - Ozark Co ice storm, Dallas Co wind storm

2011 - Joplin tornado, Springfield Music Festival- planned event with weather evacuation

2012 – EMAC response to Nassau County, NY for Hurricane Sandy recovery

Region F:

2007 - Springfield ice storm

2007 - Lebanon ice storm

2008 - Piedmont flood

2008 - Clarksville flood

2009 - New Madrid ice storm

2011 - Joplin tornado

QUESTIONS?Contact:

Randy Cole - State Fire MarshalRandy.Cole@dfs.dps.mo.gov

573-751-2930Or

Sherril Gladney - State Mutual Aid Coordinator

Sherril.Gladney@dfs.dps.mo.gov573-751-1601