City of Moreno Valley Emergency Operations Training

Emergency Operations I(SEMS/NIMS/ICS)

Review the City of Review the City of Moreno Moreno Valley’s roles and Valley’s roles and

responsibilities in responsibilities in emergenciesemergencies

Overview and intent of Overview and intent of ICSICS

Overview and intent of Overview and intent of SEMSSEMS

Overview and intent of Overview and intent of NIMSNIMS

COURSE OVERVIEW

Why are we teaching three systems?Why are we teaching three systems?

INCIDENT

COMMAND

SYSTEM

STANDARDIZED

EMERGENCY

MANAGEMENT

SYSTEM

NATIONAL

INCIDENT

MANAGEMENT

SYSTEM

SYSTEM SIMILARITIES

SEMSSEMS

I.I. Incident Incident Command Command SystemSystem

II.II. Multi-Agency Multi-Agency Coordination Coordination SystemSystem

III.III. Master Mutual Master Mutual Aid AgreementAid Agreement

IV.IV. Operational Operational Area Concept Area Concept

NIMSNIMS

I.I. Command and Command and managementmanagement

II.II. PreparednessPreparedness

III.III. Resource Resource managementmanagement

IV.IV. Communications Communications and information and information managementmanagement

V.V. Supporting Supporting technologiestechnologies

VI.VI. Ongoing Ongoing management and management and maintenancemaintenance

SYSTEM SIMILARITIES

ICS – Malibu Fire 1970 ICS – Malibu Fire 1970

NIMS – Attack on U.S 2001SEMS – East Bay Hills Fire 1991

WHY WE HAVE THEM

TRIED AND PROVEN

What powers the train…..and who drives What powers the train…..and who drives it?it?

CITY OF MORENO VALLEY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

Legal Authority:Legal Authority:

Moreno Valley Ordinance No. 325Moreno Valley Ordinance No. 325 Provides for preparation and carrying Provides for preparation and carrying

out of plans for the protection of out of plans for the protection of persons and property in the event of persons and property in the event of an emergency.an emergency.

Authorizes emergency rules and Authorizes emergency rules and regulations.regulations.

Authorizes the requisition of Authorizes the requisition of personnel or material of a City personnel or material of a City department.department.

Disaster Service WorkerCalifornia Government Code, Section 3100

declares:“all public employees are hereby declared to be

disaster services workers subject to such disaster activities as may be assigned to them by their superiors or by law”

Important: All City employees are automatically a Disaster Service Worker

PUBLIC EMPLOYEES AND DISASTERS

What Will My Role Be?You may be asked to perform duties that you are not accustomed to such as:• Sandbagging• Debris Removal

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A DISASTER SERVICE

WORKER?

Pre-Registered Volunteer Role

Registered Disaster Service Worker (DSW) volunteers are persons who have chosen to volunteer their time to assist in a disaster or emergency services agency in carrying out

the responsibilities of that agency.

CITY VOLUNTEERS AND DISASTERS

City of Moreno Valley Pre-Registered DSWs include:

CITY PRE-REGISTERED DISASTER SERVICES

WORKERS

Community Emergency Community Emergency Response Team’s (CERT) Response Team’s (CERT)

Police Station Volunteers and Police Station Volunteers and

Anti-Graffiti PatrolAnti-Graffiti Patrol

Emergency Emergency Communications Communications

(ACES/RACES)(ACES/RACES)

Emergency Emergency Response ForceResponse Force

Citizen’s PatrolCitizen’s Patrol

RoutineRoutine Normal day-to-day Normal day-to-day

departmental operations.departmental operations. Routine daily activities and Routine daily activities and

events.events. Typically single discipline and Typically single discipline and

two or less agencies.two or less agencies.

ExtraordinaryExtraordinary Impacts day-to-day Impacts day-to-day

departmental operations.departmental operations. Significant commitment of City Significant commitment of City

and possibly mutual-aid and possibly mutual-aid resources.resources.

Typically multiple discipline.Typically multiple discipline.

ROUTINE vs. EXTRAORDINARY

EMERGENCY OPERATIONS

DisasterDisaster Impacts day-to-day City Impacts day-to-day City

operationsoperations Full commitment of City and Full commitment of City and

mutual-aid resourcesmutual-aid resources Long term recovery issuesLong term recovery issues

CatastrophicCatastrophic Ceases day-to-day City Ceases day-to-day City

operationsoperations Full and permanent resource & Full and permanent resource &

infrastructure failureinfrastructure failure Limits or cripples ability to Limits or cripples ability to

respond respond Long term recovery issuesLong term recovery issues

DISASTER vs. CATASTROPHIC EMERGENCY

OPERATIONS

MVUSD

City of Moreno Valley EOC

MVUSD

MARB EOC

VVUSD

Special District

s

MVUSD

Hospital’s

MVUSD

Utilities


City of Moreno Valley EOC

County of Riverside EOC

Los Alamitos Regional EOC

(REOC)

State EOCFEMA


MORENO VALLEY EOC

LEVEL ONE – Management Watch

• Severe Weather Advisory

• Minor Earthquake 4.0 - 4.9

• Terrorism Threat

LEVEL TWO – Limited EOC Staff• Moderate Earthquake 5.0 to 5.9

• Any Large incident

• Local declared emergencyLEVEL THREE – All EOC Staff• Major earthquake 6.0 +

• Any Major emergency

EOC ACTIVATION LEVELS

Flow of information Alerts and warnings Emergency policies Continuity of government Damage assessment Resources Care and shelter Evacuations Search and rescue Medical treatment Recovery

EOC ROLESCoordinates, Manages, Coordinates, Manages, Develops and Provides:Develops and Provides:

Moreno Valley Moreno Valley Operations SectionOperations Section

EOC POLICY GROUP

Mayor and City Council EOC Director City Attorney EOC Section Chiefs, as needed EOC Manager

During Emergencies:During Emergencies:

Formulates Formulates EMERGENCYEMERGENCY ordinances and ordinances and policies in support of operationspolicies in support of operations

Day-to-Day Duties:Day-to-Day Duties:

Establishes policies, ordinances and Establishes policies, ordinances and resolutions to support the City’s role in resolutions to support the City’s role in emergency managementemergency management

Incident Command Incident Command Post (s)Post (s)

Area CommandsArea Commands Care & SheltersCare & Shelters Animal SheltersAnimal Shelters Evacuation CentersEvacuation Centers Incident BasesIncident Bases Staging AreasStaging Areas Mobilization Mobilization

CentersCenters

Disaster Recovery CentersDisaster Recovery Centers Local Assistance CenterLocal Assistance Center Joint Information CenterJoint Information Center

Moreno Valley may activate and/or support:

EMERGENCY OPERATIONS SUPPORT FACILITIES

FIRESCOPE was organized after the disastrous 1970 wildland fires in southern California. The goal of this group was to create and implement new applications in fire service management, technology and coordination, with an emphasis on incident command and multi-agency coordination.

INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM

Proven on-scene, all-Proven on-scene, all-hazard concept.hazard concept.

Used to manage Used to manage emergency and non-emergency and non-emergency eventsemergency events

Works well for both Works well for both small and large small and large situationssituations

Interdisciplinary and Interdisciplinary and organizationally flexibleorganizationally flexible

WHAT IS ICS?

Moreno Valley Fire Moreno Valley Fire emergency response emergency response during disaster drillduring disaster drill

Using management best practices, Using management best practices, ICS helps to ensure:ICS helps to ensure:

– The The SAFETYSAFETY of responders and of responders and others.others.

– The achievement The achievement of tactical objectives. of tactical objectives.

– The efficient use The efficient use of resources. of resources.

ICS PURPOSES

– Common Common terminologyterminology

– Modular Modular organizationorganization

– Management by Management by objectivesobjectives

– Incident Action Incident Action Plan (IAP)Plan (IAP)

– Chain of Chain of command and command and unity of commandunity of command

– Unified commandUnified command– Manageable span Manageable span

of controlof control

– Pre-designated Pre-designated incident facilitiesincident facilities

– Resource Resource managementmanagement

– Information Information managementmanagement

– Integrated Integrated communicationscommunications

– Transfer of Transfer of commandcommand

– AccountabilityAccountability– Deployment Deployment – DemobilizationDemobilization

ICS FEATURES

Using common terminology helps Using common terminology helps to define:to define:– Organizational functions.Organizational functions.– Incident facilities.Incident facilities.– Resource descriptions.Resource descriptions.– Position titles.Position titles.

COMMON TERMINOLOGY

– Develops in a top-down, Develops in a top-down,

modular fashion. modular fashion.

– Is based on the size and Is based on the size and

complexity of the complexity of the incident.incident.

– Incident objectives Incident objectives determine the determine the organizational size. organizational size.

– Only functions/positions Only functions/positions that are necessary will that are necessary will be filled. be filled.

– Each element must Each element must have a person in have a person in charge.charge.

TOP

DOWN

MODULAR ORGANIZATION

– ICS is managed by objectives.ICS is managed by objectives.

– Objectives are communicated Objectives are communicated throughout the entire ICS throughout the entire ICS organization through the incident organization through the incident planning process.planning process.

Basic Business Principles

MANAGEMENT BY OBJECTIVES

Incident objectives are Incident objectives are established based on established based on the following priorities:the following priorities:

#1:#1: Life Saving Life Saving #2:#2: Incident Incident

StabilizationStabilization #3:#3: Property Property

PreservationPreservation

OVERALL PRIORITIES

Every incident must have an Every incident must have an Incident Action Plan (IAP) that:Incident Action Plan (IAP) that:

– Specifies the incident objectives.Specifies the incident objectives.– States the activities to be States the activities to be

completed. completed. – Covers a specified timeframe, Covers a specified timeframe,

called an operational period. called an operational period. – May be oral or written—except May be oral or written—except

for hazardous materials incidents, for hazardous materials incidents, which require a written IAP.which require a written IAP.

INCIDENT ACTION PLAN

Activate as NeededActivate as Needed

PlanningSection

Finance/Administration

Section

LogisticsSection

OperationsSection

Branches

Teams

Task Force

Single Resources

Unit

Unit

Unit

Unit

Branch

Branch

Branch

Unit

Unit

Unit

Unit

Divisions/Groups

INCIDENT COMMANDER ORUNIFIED COMMAND

(Fire, Police, EMS, Public Works)

Information OfficerSafety OfficerLiaison Officer

ICS ORGANIZATION

Chain of command is an orderly line of Chain of command is an orderly line of authority within the ranks of the authority within the ranks of the incident management organization. incident management organization.

Authority

Ensures SafetyFacilitates Decision Making

CHAIN OF COMMAND

Under unity of Under unity of command, personnel:command, personnel:– Report to only Report to only oneone

supervisor. supervisor. – Receive work Receive work

assignments only from assignments only from their supervisors. their supervisors.

Don’t confuse Unity of command with Unified Command!

UNITY OF COMMAND

– Enables all Enables all responsible agencies responsible agencies to manage an to manage an incident together by incident together by establishing a establishing a common set of common set of incident objectives incident objectives and strategies. and strategies.

– Allows Incident Allows Incident Commanders to make Commanders to make joint decisions.joint decisions.

– Maintains unity of Maintains unity of command. command.

Incident Command Post

Agency 1 Agency 2 Agency 3

Agency 1 Incident

Commander

Agency 2 Incident

Commander

Agency 3 Incident

Commander

UNIFIED COMMAND

Manageable Span Manageable Span of control is:of control is:

– The number of The number of individuals or individuals or resources that one resources that one supervisor can supervisor can effectively manage effectively manage during an incident.during an incident.

– Is between 3 and 7 Is between 3 and 7 subordinates.subordinates.

SPAN OF CONTROL

Resource management includes Resource management includes processes for:processes for:– Categorizing resources. Categorizing resources. – Ordering resources. Ordering resources. – Dispatching resources. Dispatching resources. – Tracking resources. Tracking resources. – Recovering resources. Recovering resources.

It also includes processes for It also includes processes for reimbursement for resources.reimbursement for resources.

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

– Tactical Resources:Tactical Resources: Personnel and major Personnel and major items of equipment items of equipment used in the operationused in the operation

– Support Resources:Support Resources: All other resources All other resources required to support required to support the incident (e.g., the incident (e.g., food, communications food, communications equipment, or equipment, or supplies)supplies)

Operations Section Chief

RESOURCES: TACTICAL SUPPORT

The following principles must be The following principles must be adhered to:adhered to:– Check-In.Check-In. All responders must All responders must

check in to receive an assignment. check in to receive an assignment.

– Incident Action Plan.Incident Action Plan. Response Response operations must be coordinated as operations must be coordinated as outlined in the IAP.outlined in the IAP.

– Unity of Command.Unity of Command. Each individual Each individual will be assigned to only one will be assigned to only one supervisor.supervisor.

ACCOUNTABILITY

– Span of Control.Span of Control. Supervisors must Supervisors must be able to adequately supervise be able to adequately supervise and control their subordinates, as and control their subordinates, as well as manage all resources under well as manage all resources under their supervision.their supervision.

– Resource Tracking.Resource Tracking. Supervisors Supervisors must record and report resource must record and report resource status changes as they occur.status changes as they occur.

ACCOUNTABILITY (cont.)

SafetyOfficerSafetyOfficer

LiaisonOfficerLiaisonOfficer

Public InformationOfficer


IncidentCommander

IncidentCommander

OperationsSection ChiefOperations

Section ChiefPlanning

Section ChiefPlanning

Section ChiefLogistics

Section ChiefLogistics

Section ChiefFinance/AdminSection Chief

Finance/AdminSection Chief

INCIDENT COMMANDER AND COMMAND STAFF

FUNCTIONS

Command Staff

General Staff

Implements policy on the incident.

Oversees all incident activity.

Accountable to the EOC Director.

May assign command and general staff.

Can have one or more Deputy Incident Commanders.

INCIDENT COMMANDER

Police Chief Police Chief John Anderson John Anderson

Fire Chief Fire Chief John Clark John Clark

Depending on the Depending on the incident, the incident incident, the incident

commander will typically commander will typically be a Chief, Battalion Chief be a Chief, Battalion Chief

or Lieutenantor Lieutenant

The Incident Commander The Incident Commander performs all command and staff performs all command and staff responsibilities unless the ICS responsibilities unless the ICS functions are delegated and functions are delegated and assigned.assigned.

INCIDENT COMMANDER (cont.)

Command may change when there Command may change when there is a:is a:– Increase or decrease in size or Increase or decrease in size or

complexity.complexity.– Change in jurisdiction or discipline.Change in jurisdiction or discipline.

Transfer of command requires:Transfer of command requires:– A briefing for the incoming Incident A briefing for the incoming Incident

Commander. Commander.– Notification to all Notification to all

personnel that a personnel that a change in command change in command is taking place. is taking place.

TRANSFER OF COMMAND

Public Information Officer (PIO)

Advises IC on media

relations. IC approves

information that the PIO

releases.

Advises Incident

Commander (IC) on safety

issues. Ensures safety of all incident

personnel.

Serves as the point of

contact for agency

representatives that

support the incident.

Safety Officer

Liaison Officer

COMMAND STAFF

SafetyOfficerSafetyOfficer

LiaisonOfficerLiaisonOfficer



Command Staff

IncidentCommander

IncidentCommander

OperationsSection

OperationsSection

PlanningSection

PlanningSection

LogisticsSection

LogisticsSection

Finance/AdminSection


General Staff

General staff is assigned at the discretion of the Incident Commander.

GENERAL STAFF FUNCTIONS

Expanding Expanding incidents may incidents may add supervisory add supervisory layers as layers as needed.needed.

Divisions Groups

UnitsBranches

Single Resources

Sections

Incident Commander

Operations Section Chief

Command

AA BBAA BB

EXPANDING INCIDENTS

– Develops and Develops and implements strategies implements strategies to carry out incident to carry out incident objectives.objectives.

– Organizes, assigns, Organizes, assigns, and supervises and supervises tactical tactical resources.resources.

OPERATIONS SECTION CHIEF

– Directs and coordinates all Directs and coordinates all incident tactical operations.incident tactical operations.

– Is typically one of the first Is typically one of the first sections to be assigned. sections to be assigned.

– Expands from the bottom Expands from the bottom up. up.

– Has the most incident Has the most incident resources.resources.

– May have Staging Areas and May have Staging Areas and special organizations.special organizations.

RescueGroup

RescueGroup

InvestigationGroup

InvestigationGroup

OperationsSection

OperationsSection

Staging Area

Staging Area

IncidentCommander

IncidentCommander

OPERATIONS SECTION

The following supervisory levels The following supervisory levels can be added to help manage can be added to help manage span of control:span of control:

Divides an incident geographically. Describes functional

areas of operation. Used when the number of Divisions or Groups exceeds the span of control. Can be either geographical or functional.

DivisionsDivisions

GroupsGroups

BranchesBranches

MAINTAINING SPAN OF CONTROL

AA BBAA BB

– Divided geographically based on Divided geographically based on the needs of the incident. the needs of the incident.

– Labeled using alphabet characters Labeled using alphabet characters (A, B, C, etc.). (A, B, C, etc.).

– Managed by a Supervisor.Managed by a Supervisor.

Planning SectionPlanning Section

Division ADivision A Division BDivision B

Operations SectionOperations Section

OPERATIONS: DIVISIONS

– Established based on the needs of an Established based on the needs of an incident. incident.

– Labeled according to the job that Labeled according to the job that they are assigned.they are assigned.

– Managed by a Supervisor.Managed by a Supervisor.– Work wherever their assigned task is Work wherever their assigned task is

needed and are not limited needed and are not limited geographically.geographically.

Health & Safety Group

Health & Safety Group

Public WorksGroup

Public WorksGroup


OPERATIONS: GROUPS

Divisions and Groups:Divisions and Groups:– Can be used together on an Can be used together on an

incident. incident. – Are at an equal level in the Are at an equal level in the

organization. One does not organization. One does not supervise the other. supervise the other.

Water SanitationSpecialist

Water SanitationSpecialist

Electric UtilitiesSpecialist

Electric UtilitiesSpecialist

Public WorksGroup

Public WorksGroup

Health &Safety Group

Health &Safety Group

Division A(East Side)Division A(East Side)

OperationsSection

OperationsSection

DIVISIONS AND GROUPS

– Established if the number of Divisions Established if the number of Divisions or Groups exceeds the span of control or Groups exceeds the span of control (3 to 7)(3 to 7)

– Have functional or geographical Have functional or geographical responsibility for major parts of responsibility for major parts of incident operations. incident operations.

– Managed by a Branch Director.Managed by a Branch Director.

Emergency ServicesBranch

Emergency ServicesBranch

Law EnforcementBranch

Law EnforcementBranch

Public WorksBranch

Public WorksBranch

PerimeterControlGroup

PerimeterControlGroup

InvestigationGroup

InvestigationGroup

DebrisRemoval

Group

DebrisRemoval

Group

UtilityRepairGroup

UtilityRepairGroup

Health &MedicalGroup

Health &MedicalGroup

Shelter &Mass Care

Group

Shelter &Mass Care

Group

OperationsSection

OperationsSection

OPERATIONS: BRANCHES

Task ForceTask Force


Task Forces are a combination of mixed resources with common communications operating under the direct supervision of a Task Force Leader.

Riverside USAR California Task

Force 6 (CA-TF6)

OPERATIONS: TASK FORCES

Strike TeamStrike Team


Strike Teams are a set number of resources of the same kind and type operating under the direct supervision of a Strike Team Leader.

RivCo Fire Strike Team RVC 6004 A – 2003 Fire Siege (Strike Team Leader – Battalion Chief Jim

Cook)

OPERATIONS: STRIKE TEAMS

Single ResourceSingle Resource

Operations SectionOperations Section Single Resources may be:Single Resources may be:– Individuals.Individuals.– A piece of equipment A piece of equipment

and its personnel and its personnel complement. complement.

– A crew or team of A crew or team of individuals with an individuals with an identified identified supervisor.supervisor.

Riverside County Sheriff HDT and Crew

OPERATIONS: SINGLE RESOURCE

– Gathers, analyzes, Gathers, analyzes, and disseminates and disseminates information and information and intelligence.intelligence.

– Manages the Manages the planning process.planning process.

– Compiles the Compiles the Incident Action Incident Action Plan (IAP).Plan (IAP).

– Manages Technical Manages Technical Specialists.Specialists.

Planning Section Chief

PLANNING SECTION CHIEF

Moreno Valley Moreno Valley Planning and Planning and

Intelligence SectionIntelligence Section

– Maintains resource status.Maintains resource status.– Maintains and displays Maintains and displays

situation status.situation status.– Prepares the Incident Action Prepares the Incident Action

Plan (IAP).Plan (IAP).– Develops alternative Develops alternative

strategies.strategies.– Provides documentation Provides documentation

services.services.– Prepares the Demobilization Prepares the Demobilization

Plan.Plan.– Provides a primary location Provides a primary location

for Technical Specialists for Technical Specialists assigned to an incident.assigned to an incident.

PLANNING SECTION


ResourcesUnit

ResourcesUnit

DemobilizationUnit

DemobilizationUnit

SituationUnit

SituationUnit

DocumentationUnit

DocumentationUnit

– Conducts all check-in Conducts all check-in activities and activities and maintains the status maintains the status of all incident of all incident resources. resources.

– Plays a significant Plays a significant role in preparing the role in preparing the written Incident written Incident Action Plan.Action Plan.

PLANNING : RESOURCES UNIT


ResourcesUnit

ResourcesUnit

DemobilizationUnit

DemobilizationUnit

SituationUnit

SituationUnit

DocumentationUnit

DocumentationUnit


– Collects and Collects and analyzes information analyzes information on the current on the current situation.situation.

– Prepares situation Prepares situation displays and displays and situation summaries.situation summaries.

– Develops maps and Develops maps and projections.projections.

PLANNING: SITUATION UNIT

– Provides duplication services, Provides duplication services, including the written Incident including the written Incident Action Plan. Action Plan.

– Maintains and archives all incident-Maintains and archives all incident-related documentation.related documentation.

PLANNING: DOCUMENTATION UNIT

Assists in ensuring that resources are released from the incident in an orderly, safe, and cost-effective manner.

PLANNING: DEMOBILATION UNIT

– Provide special expertise useful in Provide special expertise useful in incident management and incident management and response.response.

– May be assigned to work in the May be assigned to work in the Planning Section or in other Planning Section or in other Sections. Sections.

– Examples:Examples: Damage assessment, Damage assessment, Environmental, GIS, Environmental, GIS, Resource management. Resource management.

PLANNING: TECHNICAL SPECIALISTS

Responsible for:Responsible for:– Communications.Communications.– Medical support to Medical support to

incident personnel.incident personnel.– Food for incident Food for incident

personnel.personnel.– Supplies.Supplies.– Facilities.Facilities.– Ground support.Ground support.

GroundUnit

GroundUnit

FoodUnit

FoodUnit

FacilitiesUnit

FacilitiesUnit

MedicalUnit

MedicalUnit

SupplyUnit

SupplyUnit

Commun.Unit

Commun.Unit

SupportBranchSupportBranch

ServiceBranchServiceBranch

Logistics SectionLogistics Section

LOGISTICS SECTION

– Provides resources Provides resources and services required and services required to support incident to support incident activities.activities.

– Contracts for and Contracts for and purchases goods and purchases goods and services needed at services needed at the incident.the incident.

Logistics Section Chief

LOGISTICS SECTION CHIEF

Moreno Valley Moreno Valley Logistics SectionLogistics Section

The Service Branch may be made The Service Branch may be made up of the following Units:up of the following Units:

CommunicationsUnit

CommunicationsUnit

MedicalUnit

MedicalUnit

FoodUnit

FoodUnit

Service BranchService Branch

LOGISTICS: SERVICE BRANCH

– Prepares the Prepares the Communication Plan (ICS Communication Plan (ICS Form 205).Form 205).

– Distributes and maintains Distributes and maintains communications communications equipment.equipment.

– Supervises the Incident Supervises the Incident Communications Center.Communications Center.

– Ensures adequate Ensures adequate communications over communications over the incident. the incident.

SERVICE BRANCH: COMMUNICATIONS UNIT

– Develops the Develops the Medical Plan (ICS Medical Plan (ICS Form 206).Form 206).

– Provides first aid Provides first aid and light medical and light medical treatment.treatment.

– Prepares Prepares procedures for a procedures for a major medical major medical emergency.emergency.

SERVICE BRANCH: MEDICAL UNIT

– Supplies the food Supplies the food and potable water.and potable water.

– Obtains Obtains equipment and equipment and supplies to supplies to operate food operate food service facilities.service facilities.

SERVICE BRANCH: FOOD UNIT

Supply UnitSupply Unit

Facilities UnitFacilities Unit

Support BranchSupport Branch

Ground Support Unit

Ground Support Unit

LOGISTICS: SUPPORT BRANCH

– Assists in determining the type and Assists in determining the type and amount of supplies needed to support amount of supplies needed to support the incident. the incident.

– Orders, receives, stores, and distributes Orders, receives, stores, and distributes supplies.supplies.

– Services equipment. Services equipment. – Maintains inventory Maintains inventory

of supplies and of supplies and equipment. equipment.

LOGISTICS: SUPPORT BRANCH

– Sets up and maintains facilities. Sets up and maintains facilities. – Provides managers for Base and Provides managers for Base and

Camps.Camps.– Provides facility security and Provides facility security and

maintenance services (sanitation, maintenance services (sanitation, lighting, cleanup).lighting, cleanup).

SUPPORT BRANCH: FACILITIES UNIT

– Prepares the Prepares the Transportation Plan. Transportation Plan.

– Arranges for, Arranges for, activates, and activates, and documents the documents the fueling and fueling and maintenance of maintenance of ground resources.ground resources.

– Arranges for Arranges for transportation of transportation of personnel, supplies, personnel, supplies, food, and food, and equipment.equipment.

SUPPORT BRANCH: GROUND SUPPORT UNIT

– Is responsible for Is responsible for financial and cost financial and cost analysis.analysis.

– Oversees contract Oversees contract negotiations.negotiations.

– Tracks personnel and Tracks personnel and equipment time.equipment time.

– Processes claims for Processes claims for accidents and injuries.accidents and injuries.

– Works with Logistics to Works with Logistics to ensure resources are ensure resources are procured.procured.

Finance/Administration Section Chief

FINANCE/ADMINISTRATION SECTION CHIEF

Moreno Valley Moreno Valley Finance SectionFinance Section

– Contract Contract negotiation negotiation and monitoring and monitoring

– Timekeeping Timekeeping – Cost analysis Cost analysis – Compensation Compensation

for injury or for injury or damage to damage to propertyproperty



TimeUnitTimeUnit

Compensation/Claims Unit

Compensation/Claims Unit

ProcurementUnit

ProcurementUnit

Cost UnitCost Unit

FINANCE/ADMINISTRATION SECTION

Time Unit is responsible for: incident personnel time recording.

Procurement is responsible for vendor contracts, leases and fiscal agreements.

Comp/Claims is responsible for claims-related activities

Cost Unit is responsible for: collecting cost data, providing cost estimates and making cost savings recommendations.

FINANCE/ADMINISTRATION UNITS

Established by the Incident Commander Established by the Incident Commander based on the requirements and based on the requirements and complexity of the incident. complexity of the incident.

Incident Command Post

BaseStaging Area

Base

Camp

PREDESIGNATED INCIDENT FACILITES

The location where the The location where the Incident Commander Incident Commander oversees all incident oversees all incident operations. operations.

May change locations May change locations during the event. during the event.

Should be positioned close Should be positioned close enough to the incident to enough to the incident to maintain command but maintain command but away from hazards.away from hazards.

Every incident must have Every incident must have some form of an Incident some form of an Incident Command Post.Command Post.

Symbol

INCIDENT COMMAND POST

Temporary locations for Temporary locations for availableavailable personnel and personnel and equipment waiting for equipment waiting for assignments.assignments.

Located close enough to Located close enough to the incident for a timely the incident for a timely response, but far response, but far enough away from enough away from hazards.hazards.

May be located with the May be located with the ICP, Bases, Camps, ICP, Bases, Camps, Helibases, or Helispots. Helibases, or Helispots.

Symbol

SS

May be more than one Staging

Area

STAGING AREAS

– Is the location where Is the location where logistics and logistics and administrative functions administrative functions are coordinated.are coordinated.

– There is only one Base There is only one Base per incident.per incident.

– May be located with the May be located with the Incident Command Post. Incident Command Post.

– Is established and Is established and managed by the managed by the Logistics Section. The Logistics Section. The resources in the Base resources in the Base are always are always out of out of service.service.

Symbol

BB

BASE

Multiple Camps may be Multiple Camps may be used, but not all used, but not all incidents will have incidents will have Camps.Camps.

Are temporary Are temporary locations that are able locations that are able to provide food, water, to provide food, water, sleeping areas, and sleeping areas, and sanitary services. sanitary services.

Are designated by Are designated by geographic location or geographic location or number. number.

SymbolCC

Incident Base Camp = ICP + Base

+ Camp

CAMPS

– A A HelibaseHelibase is helicopter- is helicopter-centered air operations centered air operations are conducted. Helibases are conducted. Helibases are generally used on a are generally used on a more long-term basis and more long-term basis and include such services as include such services as fueling and maintenance. fueling and maintenance.

– HelispotsHelispots are temporary are temporary locations at the incident, locations at the incident, where helicopters can where helicopters can safely land and take off. safely land and take off. Multiple Helispots may be Multiple Helispots may be used.used.

Symbols

H-3H-3

HH

HELIBASE AND HELISPOTS

COMMON RESPONSIBILITIES

Physical location Physical location where public where public information staff information staff collocate.collocate.

Provides the Provides the structure for structure for coordinating and coordinating and disseminating disseminating critical information.critical information.

JOINT INFORMATION CENTER

Moreno Valley Joint Moreno Valley Joint Information CenterInformation Center

– Make sure that you receive a complete deployment briefing.

– Personnel and equipment should Personnel and equipment should respond respond ONLY when requested or when dispatched ONLY when requested or when dispatched by an appropriate authorityby an appropriate authority..

Just say no to self dispatchin

g

Order & Request #AssignmentReporting Date & TimeReporting LocationTravel InformationHealth & Medical Info.Deployment PeriodLogisticsCommunications

MOBILIZATION

Descriptive Descriptive location and location and response arearesponse area

Incident check-in Incident check-in locationlocation

Specific Specific assignment (e.g., assignment (e.g., position, team position, team designation, etc.)designation, etc.)

Reporting timeReporting time

Communications Communications instructions (e.g., instructions (e.g., incident incident frequencies)frequencies)

Special support Special support requirements (e.g., requirements (e.g., facilities, equipment facilities, equipment transportation and transportation and off-loading, etc.) off-loading, etc.)

Travel Travel arrangements (if arrangements (if needed)needed)Everyone gets

one!

DEPLOYMENT BRIEFING

The check-in process helps to:The check-in process helps to:

– Ensure personnel accountability. Ensure personnel accountability. – Track resources. Track resources. – Prepare personnel for assignments Prepare personnel for assignments

and reassignments. and reassignments. – Locate personnel in case of an Locate personnel in case of an

emergency. emergency. – Establish personnel time records Establish personnel time records

and payroll documentation. and payroll documentation. – Plan for releasing personnel. Plan for releasing personnel. – Organize the demobilization Organize the demobilization

process.process.

CHECK-IN

Current situation Current situation assessment and assessment and objectivesobjectives

Specific job Specific job responsibilitiesresponsibilities

Location of work Location of work areaarea

Procedural Procedural instructions for instructions for obtaining additional obtaining additional resourcesresources

Safety hazards and Safety hazards and required safety required safety procedures/Personal procedures/Personal Protective Protective Equipment (PPE), as Equipment (PPE), as appropriateappropriate

Make sure that you receive an Make sure that you receive an initial incident briefing.initial incident briefing.

INITIAL INCIDENT BRIEFING

– Print or type all entries. Print or type all entries.

– Enter dates in Enter dates in month/day/year format. month/day/year format.

– Use Use military 24-hour military 24-hour timetime..

– Enter date and time on Enter date and time on all all forms and records. forms and records.

– Fill in all blanks. Use Fill in all blanks. Use N/A as appropriate. N/A as appropriate.

– Section Chiefs and Section Chiefs and above assign a above assign a recordkeeper (scribe). recordkeeper (scribe).

KEEP ACCURATE RECORDS

If you are a supervisor, you If you are a supervisor, you mustmust::– Maintain a daily Unit Log (ICS Form Maintain a daily Unit Log (ICS Form

214) indicating the names of 214) indicating the names of personnel assigned and a listing of the personnel assigned and a listing of the major activities that occurred during major activities that occurred during the operational periods to which you the operational periods to which you were assigned. were assigned.

– Provide briefings to your Provide briefings to your subordinates, adjacent subordinates, adjacent forces, and replacement forces, and replacement personnel. personnel.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

Complete all work assignments and required Complete all work assignments and required forms/reports. forms/reports.

Brief replacements, subordinates, and Brief replacements, subordinates, and supervisor. supervisor.

Evaluate the performance of subordinates. Evaluate the performance of subordinates. Follow incident and agency check-out Follow incident and agency check-out

procedures. procedures. Provide follow-up contact information.Provide follow-up contact information.Return any incident-issued equipment or other Return any incident-issued equipment or other

nonexpendable supplies. nonexpendable supplies. Complete post-incident reports, critiques, Complete post-incident reports, critiques,

evaluations, and medical follow up. evaluations, and medical follow up. Complete any administration issues. Complete any administration issues. Upon arrival at home, notify the Upon arrival at home, notify the

home unit (i.e., whoever is tracking home unit (i.e., whoever is tracking you) of your arrival and ensure your you) of your arrival and ensure your readiness for your next assignment. readiness for your next assignment.

DEMOBILIZING

As a result of events during the 1991 East Bay Hills fire, Senator

Petris introduced Senate Bill 1841

Government Code § 8607 - Emergency Government Code § 8607 - Emergency Services Act, effective January 1, 1993Services Act, effective January 1, 1993

• 25 dead & 150 injured • 10,000 people left homeless• $1.5 billion in damage • 3354 homes & 456 apt units destroyed• 2000 vehicles destroyed• 1.5 billion in damage

STANDARDIZED EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

SYSTEM

Organizational LevelsOrganizational Levels

Incident Command System Incident Command System (ICS)(ICS)

Inter-Agency CoordinationInter-Agency Coordination

California Master Mutual Aid California Master Mutual Aid AgreementAgreement

SEMS COMPONENTS

Operational Area

State

LocalRegional

Field

ORGANIZATIONAL LEVELS

The Incident Command System (ICS) is

required at the Field Level

Emergency Response Personnel with Authority to Carry out Tactical Decisions

and Activities

Establishing Establishing Incident Command Incident Command PostPost

Requesting support Requesting support from the Local from the Local Government EOCGovernment EOC

Responsible For:

FIELD LEVEL

Moreno Valley Fire Field Moreno Valley Fire Field Level ResponseLevel Response

City or Special Districts Declares a LOCAL emergency when

local resources are exhausted. Activates the local EOC. Supports field activity. Requests support from

the Operational Area. Restores City services.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT LEVEL

Includes all jurisdictions within the County

Coordinates information and resources within the County.

The Operational Area EOC is the link to the Regional Level EOC.

Riverside County EOC

OPERATIONAL AREA LEVEL

Region VI is comprised of the southern counties.

Our Regional EOC (REOC) is located in Los Alamitos.

REOC Coordinates info/resources among the Operational Areas

They are the link to State Level.

Riverside County is Located in Region VI - the Southern Region

REGIONAL LEVEL

The Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (OES) in Sacramento oversees coordination and manages State resources within the various regions.

State can make a Gubernatorial Declaration

They are the link to Federal Level

State Operating Center (SOC)

STATE LEVEL

Operations

Section

Logistics

Section

Finance/Administration

Section

ManagementSection

Planning & Intelligence

Section

EOC ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

Sets policy for the Sets policy for the jurisdictionjurisdiction

Provides for continuityProvides for continuity Directs the overall Directs the overall

emergency responseemergency response Overall coordination Overall coordination

and supportand support Ultimate accountabilityUltimate accountability

MANAGEMENT SECTION

Moreno Valley Moreno Valley Management Management

SectionSection

– Provides direct Provides direct support for next support for next lowest SEMS lowest SEMS levellevel

– Coordinates Coordinates inter-agency inter-agency responseresponse

– Keeps Keeps Management Management informed informed

– Provides Provides information to all information to all SEMS FunctionsSEMS Functions

OPERATIONS SECTION

Moreno Valley Moreno Valley Operations SectionOperations Section

– Collects / Collects / analyzes analyzes informationinformation

– Develops Develops Situation Situation ReportsReports

– Documentation Documentation ServicesServices

– Action PlanningAction Planning– Advance Advance

PlanningPlanning

PLANNING SECTION

Moreno Valley Moreno Valley Planning SectionPlanning Section

– PersonnelPersonnel– Equipment Equipment

& Supplies& Supplies– CommunicatCommunicat

ion Supportion Support– TransportatiTransportati

on and on and FacilitiesFacilities

– PurchasingPurchasing

LOGISTICS SECTION

Moreno Valley Moreno Valley Logistics SectionLogistics Section

Budget & Accounting

Procurement

Compensation & Claims

Cost Recovery

FINANCE SECTION

Moreno Valley Finance SectionMoreno Valley Finance Section

Is discipline specific, e.g. Public Works Dept. Coordinates departmental operations in support of field response. Coordinates with the EOC. Does NOT have command authority over incidents.

DEPARTMENT OPERATIONS CENTER (DOC)

Used by cities, counties, special districts, and the state to provide:

• resources• facilities• personnel

Mutual Aid System

• Coordinated Decision-Making Between Agencies

• Facilitates Communications and Information Sharing

• Facilitates Priority-Setting for Resource Allocation and Responses.

Multi-Agency Coordination

Click on Picture to Play NIMS Video

Homeland Security Presidential Directive - 5 (HSPD-5)

Requires that:

• Federal preparedness assistance funding for states, territories, local jurisdictions and tribal entities be dependent on NIMS compliance.

WHY NIMS?

A comprehensive, national approach A comprehensive, national approach to incident managementto incident management

Applicable at all jurisdictional levels Applicable at all jurisdictional levels and across disciplinesand across disciplines

WHAT IS NIMS?

Provides strategic direction and oversight of NIMS

Serves as Executive Agent for the National Response Plan.

NIMS INTEGRATION CENTER

NIMS National Standard Curriculum

ICS Training Guidance

NIMS Capability Assessment

Resource Management Initiative

NIMS INTEGRATIONS CENTER RESPONSIBILITIES:

National Planning Scenarios

Credentialing NIMS ICS Courses IS-700 NIMS Training IS-800 NRP Training Universal Task List Target Capability List 120 Typed Resources

NIMS INTEGRATIONS CENTER RESPONSIBILITIES

(cont.):

Command & ManagementCommand & Management PreparednessPreparedness Resource Resource

ManagementManagement Communications Communications

and Information and Information ManagementManagement

Supporting Supporting TechnologiesTechnologies

Ongoing Management and Ongoing Management and MaintenanceMaintenance

NIMS COMPONENTS

Incident Command System Multi-agency Coordination System Public Information System

COMMAND AND MANAGEMENT

Planning Training and Exercises Standards and Certification Mutual Aid Information/Publications

PREPAREDNESS

Moreno Valley Community Moreno Valley Community Emergency Response Team Emergency Response Team

(CERT) Training(CERT) Training

Identify and type resources Certify and credential personnel Inventory, acquire, mobilize, track and recover

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

• Communications and Information Management

• Supporting Technologies

• Ongoing NIMS Management

OTHER COMPONENTS OF NIMS

SEMS, NIMS and ICS has important SEMS, NIMS and ICS has important principles that emergency principles that emergency

response agencies and response agencies and government organizations must government organizations must

use in order to properly and use in order to properly and effectively respond to effectively respond to

emergencies and large-scale emergencies and large-scale disasters.disasters.

SUMMARY

For questions or for more information: Please Call LeAnn M. Coletta, CEM

Moreno Valley Emergency Operations and Volunteer Services Program at 951.413.3800

or email: [email protected]

City of Moreno Valley Emergency Operations Training

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