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The National Incident The National Incident Management System, Management System,

The Incident Command System, The Incident Command System, Our Served Agencies, and Our Served Agencies, and Wisconsin ARES/RACESWisconsin ARES/RACES

Why it is we do some of the Why it is we do some of the crazy s@#$$ we do !crazy s@#$$ we do !

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September 11, 2001:September 11, 2001:

America Attacked:America Attacked:A band of 19 Islamic terrorists from A band of 19 Islamic terrorists from

al Qaeda organized and funded al Qaeda organized and funded by Usama Bin Ladin hijacked 4 by Usama Bin Ladin hijacked 4 airliners and crashed them into airliners and crashed them into the World Trade Center and the the World Trade Center and the Pentagon and killed 3,000 Pentagon and killed 3,000 peoplepeople

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February 8, 2003:February 8, 2003:

Homeland Security Homeland Security Presidential Directive Presidential Directive 55

Established a single, Established a single, comprehensive national system comprehensive national system enabling emergency enabling emergency management partners to management partners to effectively and efficiently effectively and efficiently together in prevention, together in prevention, preparation, response, and preparation, response, and recovery from terrorist attacks, recovery from terrorist attacks, major disasters, and ‘routine’ major disasters, and ‘routine’ emergencies.emergencies.

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March 1, 2004:March 1, 2004:

NIMS:NIMS:Provides a consistent nationwide Provides a consistent nationwide

template for emergency template for emergency management.management.

Enables all levels of Enables all levels of government, the private government, the private sector, and nongovernmental sector, and nongovernmental organizations to work organizations to work togethertogether

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Preparedness:Preparedness:

NIMS provides the mechanisms NIMS provides the mechanisms for emergency for emergency management/response management/response personnel and their affiliated personnel and their affiliated organizations to work organizations to work collectively by offering a collectively by offering a consistent and common consistent and common approach to preparedness approach to preparedness

Ongoing preparedness efforts Ongoing preparedness efforts among all those involved in among all those involved in emergency management and emergency management and incident response activities incident response activities ensure coordination during ensure coordination during times of crisis. times of crisis.

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Interoperability:Interoperability:

Effective emergency management Effective emergency management and incident response activities and incident response activities rely on flexible communications rely on flexible communications and information systems that and information systems that provide a common operating provide a common operating picture. picture.

Communications interoperability Communications interoperability allows emergency allows emergency management/response management/response personnel and their affiliated personnel and their affiliated organizations to communicate organizations to communicate within and across agencies and within and across agencies and jurisdictions via voice, data, or jurisdictions via voice, data, or video in real time, when video in real time, when needed, and when authorized. needed, and when authorized.

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Resource Resource ManagementManagement

Emergency management and Emergency management and incident response activities incident response activities require carefully managed require carefully managed resources (personnel, teams, resources (personnel, teams, facilities, equipment, and/or facilities, equipment, and/or supplies). supplies).

The resource management The resource management process can be separated into process can be separated into two parts: two parts:

The preparedness activities The preparedness activities (typing, credentialing, and (typing, credentialing, and inventorying) are conducted on inventorying) are conducted on a continual basis. a continual basis.

Resource management during an Resource management during an incident is a finite process with incident is a finite process with a distinct beginning and ending a distinct beginning and ending specific to the needs of the specific to the needs of the particular incident.particular incident.

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

A standardized, all-hazards incident A standardized, all-hazards incident management approach that: management approach that:

>Allows for the integration of facilities, >Allows for the integration of facilities, equipment, personnel, procedures, and equipment, personnel, procedures, and communications operating within a communications operating within a common organizational structure. common organizational structure.

>Enables a coordinated response >Enables a coordinated response among various jurisdictions and among various jurisdictions and functional agencies, public, private, and functional agencies, public, private, and non-government. non-government.

>Establishes common processes for >Establishes common processes for planning and managing resources. planning and managing resources.

>Is useful for incidents of any type, >Is useful for incidents of any type, scope, and complexity. scope, and complexity.

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166.03(2)(a)(1) “The {emergency management} plan shall specify equipment and personnel standards, and shall require the use of the incident command system by all emergency response agencies during a state of emergency … or in any other multi−jurisdictional or multi−agency emergency response.”

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March 2004:

Volunteer Emergency Volunteer Emergency “Communications “Communications Support PlanSupport Plan

“The purpose of this Volunteer Emergency Communications Support (VECS) Plan is to supply authority and guidance for the participation of all unpaid volunteers in providing essential communications and communications support in the State of Wisconsin during periods of national, state or local emergency.”

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August 29, 2005:August 29, 2005:

Hurricane KatrinaHurricane Katrina

66thth strongest hurricane on strongest hurricane on record.record.

55thth deadliest hurricane on deadliest hurricane on recordrecord

At least 1,836 people died.At least 1,836 people died.

$81 billion in damages.$81 billion in damages.

Post Katrina, the nation’s Post Katrina, the nation’s emergency management emergency management philosophy changed philosophy changed placing more emphasis on placing more emphasis on natural disasters.natural disasters.

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March 25, 2006:March 25, 2006:

Required NIMS Required NIMS Training:Training:

Communicators:Communicators:IS-100.b Introduction to Incident IS-100.b Introduction to Incident Command SystemCommand SystemIS-700 National Incident IS-700 National Incident Management System IntroductionManagement System Introduction

Emergency Coordinators:Emergency Coordinators:As above, plusAs above, plusMembership In ARRLMembership In ARRLARRL EmComm Level IARRL EmComm Level IIS-200 Basic Incident Command IS-200 Basic Incident Command SystemSystem

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March 25, 2006:March 25, 2006:

Required NIMS Required NIMS Training:Training:

District Emergency Coordinators:District Emergency Coordinators:As above, plusAs above, plusARRL EmComm Level IIARRL EmComm Level IIIS-300 Intermediate Incident IS-300 Intermediate Incident Command SystemCommand SystemIS-800.b National Response IS-800.b National Response Framework IntroductionFramework Introduction

Section Emergency Coordinators:Section Emergency Coordinators:As above, plusAs above, plusARRL EmComm Level IIIARRL EmComm Level IIIIS-400 Advanced ICSIS-400 Advanced ICS

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September 2007:September 2007:

Communications Communications Reference PlanReference Plan

“The purpose of the {plan} is to provide authority and guidance for the participation of all unpaid volunteers in providing essential communications and communications support in the State of Wisconsin during periods of national, state or local emergency or other public service need. The volunteers specified in this plan are a vital resource to Wisconsin …”

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Mission:Mission:“The general mission for volunteers covered

under this plan is to augment or replace normal communications and warning operations, during times of emergency when normal communications channels are overloaded or no longer exist.

The primary mission of volunteers is to provide essential primary and secondary communications services or communications support among the Wisconsin State Emergency Operations Center, State Regional EOCs, local government EOCs, neighboring state EOCs and/or any field site.”

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NIMS Compliance:NIMS Compliance:“The provisions of this plan serve to support

Annex B (Communications) of the Wisconsin Emergency Operations Plan.

All volunteers operators have completed their NIMS (National Incident Management System) training requirements.”

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2009:

Wisconsin statutes, Wisconsin statutes, Chapter 323 Chapter 323 Emergency Emergency Management:Management:

323.13(1)(a) “Subject to approval by the governor {the adjutant general shall}, develop and adopt a state plan of emergency management for the security of persons and property. The plan shall specify equipment and personnel standards, and shall require the use of the incident command system by all emergency response agencies during a state of emergency declared under s. 323.10 or 323.11.”

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Connecting the Dots:Connecting the Dots:o HSPD 5 mandates a uniform means of emergency HSPD 5 mandates a uniform means of emergency

management.management.

o NIMS establishes umbrella standards for emergency NIMS establishes umbrella standards for emergency management.management.

o Chapt. 323, WI statutes mandates ICS in Wisconsin.Chapt. 323, WI statutes mandates ICS in Wisconsin.

o VECS Plan and WI ARES/RACES leadership sets standards for VECS Plan and WI ARES/RACES leadership sets standards for membership and participation.membership and participation.

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We’re playing chess, not checkers!We’re playing chess, not checkers!o Members at all levels must meet training and participation Members at all levels must meet training and participation

standards.standards.

o Local, District, and State leadership must establish and maintain Local, District, and State leadership must establish and maintain a ‘Trusted Partner’ relationship with shared agency leadership.a ‘Trusted Partner’ relationship with shared agency leadership.

o Resource typing and credentialing standards must be Resource typing and credentialing standards must be established.established.

o The Incident Command System must be institutionalized The Incident Command System must be institutionalized throughout Wisconsin ARES/RACES.throughout Wisconsin ARES/RACES.

o Incident action plans are necessary for all incidents and events.Incident action plans are necessary for all incidents and events.

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