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IncidentCommandSystem(ICS)forEnergyEmergencies

IncidentCommand(ICS)forEnergyEmergencies

MichaelCallanEnergyEmergencies.ComMiddlefield,CT



OverviewofICS

u Communicationu Cooperationu Coordinationu “Neverhaveconflicting

HoseStreams!!!”IncidentCommandSystemICSisthemanagementsystemthatdirectsalloperations attheincidentscene.

IncidentManagement SystemNIMS isastandardizedapproachtoincidentmanagementdevelopedtofacilitatecoordinationbetweenallresponders(governmentwithpublic,private,andnongovernmentalorganizations)



WhoBenefitsMostFromICS?

u YOUu Me– IncidentCommanderu WE- UnifiedCommandinsomecases

providesguidelinestoenableagencieswithdifferentlegal,geographic,orfunctionalresponsibilitiestocoordinate,plan,andinteracteffectivelytoresolvetheemergency



Therealreasonforincidentcommand...

u Youcan'tdoitallyourselfu Youmustbeableto:

u Recognizetheincidentisescalatingandyouareawarethatyourresourcesarenotenoughfortheproblem

u Knowwhenandhowtocallforhelpbeitresourcesorapersonnel

u Andifyoudon'tneedthemyoucanalwayssendthemback



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

notliketheanswer!u “Intheabsenceofanycommand,someonewilltakecharge!”

u NIMSandICSaredesignedsotherightpeopleareincontrolandincommandwithenoughknowledge,resourcesandassetstodothejob



OurGoalsu Enableallemergencyrespondersto

manageenergyemergenciesmoreeffectivelyu Communicateclearlyatthesceneu Cooperateinapositiveconstructivemanner

u Coordinatingallresourcesandassetseffectively

u Finally,Improvethemostimportantthingweallwant- EmployeeandPublicSafety!



u NIMSCompliant

u ICSCompetent

CompliantAndCompetent

“…InitiatetheIncidentManagementSystem”

Knowwhattodo?

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GasLeakInvestigation

EmergencyRiskIndex

Events Emergencies Crisis Disaster/Incident

HighorLowPressure

COCall

PowerOutagesGasExplosion/Fire

Environmental

FacilityDamages

Risk



TypesofEmergencies



LevelsofEmergenciesuEvent- “Somethingisnotright”

§ NonHazardous§ Hazardous

(ElevatedRisk)

uEmergencyuCrisisuIncident

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

1%- 5%



LevelsofEmergencies

Events Emergencies Crisis Disaster/Incident

Risk



OrganizeChaos1

LifeSafetyWheninDoubt– GetThemOut!

2 IncidentStabilization

3 PropertyPreservation



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



“Operations”Command

“Incident”Command

ICS

Event

Positive Negative

Emergency

Crisis

Hazardous



OperationsCommand

IncidentCommand

IncidentManagement

ICSGrowsintoNIMS

Positive Negative

Emergency

Crisis

Incident

ICS

NIMS

NIMS

Event



Whatlevelofcommand?

q UtilityOperations

q IncidentCommand

q IncidentManagement



Whatlevelofcommand?

q UtilityOperations

q IncidentCommand




IncidentCommandTruths...u Allincidents/Emergenciesmust haveanincident

commander(someoneincharge)u Thefirstonthesceneisgenerallyinchargeu Inmostemergenciescontrolandcommandisby

singleindividualu Ifit’s________takechargeandinitialdecisions

must focusonthethreemajorprioritiesu Lifesafetyu Stabilizingtheincidentu Finally,protectingpropertyorthe

environmentu Andthesystemstartsoffintherightdirection



IncidentCommand(ICS)forEnergyEmergenciesCompliantandCompetent

MichaelCallanEnergyEmergencies.ComMikeCallan.Com860.874.2096Middlefield,CT

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