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IncidentCommandSystem(ICS)forEnergyEmergencies

IncidentCommand(ICS)forEnergyEmergencies

MichaelCallanEnergyEmergencies.ComMiddlefield,CT

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OverviewofICS

u Communicationu Cooperationu Coordinationu “Neverhaveconflicting

HoseStreams!!!”IncidentCommandSystemICSisthemanagementsystemthatdirectsalloperations attheincidentscene.

IncidentManagement SystemNIMS isastandardizedapproachtoincidentmanagementdevelopedtofacilitatecoordinationbetweenallresponders(governmentwithpublic,private,andnongovernmentalorganizations)

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IncidentCommandSystem(ICS)forEnergyEmergencies

WhoBenefitsMostFromICS?

u YOUu Me– IncidentCommanderu WE- UnifiedCommandinsomecases

providesguidelinestoenableagencieswithdifferentlegal,geographic,orfunctionalresponsibilitiestocoordinate,plan,andinteracteffectivelytoresolvetheemergency

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IncidentCommandSystem(ICS)forEnergyEmergencies

Therealreasonforincidentcommand...

u Youcan'tdoitallyourselfu Youmustbeableto:

u Recognizetheincidentisescalatingandyouareawarethatyourresourcesarenotenoughfortheproblem

u Knowwhenandhowtocallforhelpbeitresourcesorapersonnel

u Andifyoudon'tneedthemyoucanalwayssendthemback

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IncidentCommandSystem(ICS)forEnergyEmergencies

RememberwithoutanICotherproblemsarise...u What’stheworstdecisioninanemergency?u NoDecision!u WhoseinCharge?Becarefulyoumay

notliketheanswer!u “Intheabsenceofanycommand,someonewilltakecharge!”

u NIMSandICSaredesignedsotherightpeopleareincontrolandincommandwithenoughknowledge,resourcesandassetstodothejob

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OurGoalsu Enableallemergencyrespondersto

manageenergyemergenciesmoreeffectivelyu Communicateclearlyatthesceneu Cooperateinapositiveconstructivemanner

u Coordinatingallresourcesandassetseffectively

u Finally,Improvethemostimportantthingweallwant- EmployeeandPublicSafety!

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u NIMSCompliant

u ICSCompetent

CompliantAndCompetent

“…InitiatetheIncidentManagementSystem”

Knowwhattodo?

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IncidentCommandSystem(ICS)forEnergyEmergencies

GasLeakInvestigation

EmergencyRiskIndex

Events Emergencies Crisis Disaster/Incident

HighorLowPressure

COCall

PowerOutagesGasExplosion/Fire

Environmental

FacilityDamages

Risk

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TypesofEmergencies

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LevelsofEmergenciesuEvent- “Somethingisnotright”

§ NonHazardous§ Hazardous

(ElevatedRisk)

uEmergencyuCrisisuIncident

85%- 90%50%5%- 10%

1%- 5%

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LevelsofEmergencies

Events Emergencies Crisis Disaster/Incident

Risk

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OrganizeChaos1

LifeSafetyWheninDoubt– GetThemOut!

2 IncidentStabilization

3 PropertyPreservation

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IncidentCommandStructure- ConditionsDrivesCommandandControlIncidentCommander

u RecognizedSupervisoru IncidentCommanderonSceneu Usuallythe“Super…Something”in

theUtilityIncidentCommandSystem

Operational“incident”Commandu “Hazardous”conditionexistsu Communicateandrequestsupportu Assistanceneededu PossibleProtectiveActions

FirstResponder-“Operations”u Firstonthesceneu Assessthesituationu UtilityRepresentativeu OSHAdefined“SeniorEmployee”

EVENT

GROWS

COMMAND

GROWS

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“Operations”Command

“Incident”Command

ICS

Event

Positive Negative

Emergency

Crisis

Hazardous

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OperationsCommand

IncidentCommand

IncidentManagement

ICSGrowsintoNIMS

Positive Negative

Emergency

Crisis

Incident

ICS

NIMS

NIMS

Event

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Whatlevelofcommand?

q UtilityOperations

q IncidentCommand

q IncidentManagement

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Whatlevelofcommand?

q UtilityOperations

q IncidentCommand

q IncidentManagement

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IncidentCommandSystem(ICS)forEnergyEmergencies

Whatlevelofcommand?

q UtilityOperations

q IncidentCommand

q IncidentManagement

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Whatlevelofcommand?

q UtilityOperations

q IncidentCommand

q IncidentManagement

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Whatlevelofcommand?

q UtilityOperations

q IncidentCommand

q IncidentManagement

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IncidentCommandTruths...u Allincidents/Emergenciesmust haveanincident

commander(someoneincharge)u Thefirstonthesceneisgenerallyinchargeu Inmostemergenciescontrolandcommandisby

singleindividualu Ifit’s________takechargeandinitialdecisions

must focusonthethreemajorprioritiesu Lifesafetyu Stabilizingtheincidentu Finally,protectingpropertyorthe

environmentu Andthesystemstartsoffintherightdirection

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IncidentCommandSystem(ICS)forEnergyEmergencies

IncidentCommand(ICS)forEnergyEmergenciesCompliantandCompetent

MichaelCallanEnergyEmergencies.ComMikeCallan.Com860.874.2096Middlefield,CT