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Operational Area EOC and the VOAD EOC Liaison

Jay McAmis, Santa Barbara County OES

1 March 2011

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ICS/SEMS/NIMS Overview

Incident Command System

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Basic ICS Features

Modular organizationManagement by objectivesIncident Action PlanChain of command / Unity of commandUnified CommandSpan of controlResource Management

Incident Command System

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Modular OrganizationIn c ide n t

C o m m a n d er

O p e ra tio ns L o g is tics

In c ide n tC o m m a n d er

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P la nn ing

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Incident Command System

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ICS/SEMS/NIMS Overview

Standardized Emergency Management System

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SEMS ComponentsThe Four components of SEMS are:

Incident Command SystemMulti-Agency / Inter-Agency CoordinationState’s Mutual Aid ProgramOperational Area Concept

SEMS

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Five Levels of Response

State of California Region Operational Area Local Government Field

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SEMS Organization

Operations Section

Planning/IntelSection

Logistics Section

Finance/Admin Section

EOC Director(Manager)

Standardized Emergency Management System

Public Info Officer(PIO, JIC)

Safety Officer& Legal Officer

Liaison Officer(Agency Reps, CBOs)

Deputy Director (EOC Coordinator)

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Management

Sets policy for the jurisdiction

Provides for continuityDirects the overall

emergency responseUltimate accountability

SEMS

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OperationsOperations

Coordinates inter-agency response Receive, Evaluate and Respond to Requests for

Assistance/Resources in accordance with the EOC Action Plan.

Participate in setting jurisdiction-wide Priorities Provide Field Status Reports to Command/

Management and Planning Intelligence

SEMS

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Planning / IntelligencePlanning / Intelligence

Collects / analyzes informationDevelops Situation ReportsDocumentation ServicesAction PlanningAdvance PlanningTechnical SpecialistDemobilization

SEMS

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Logistics

Personnel

Equipment

Communications

Transportation and Facilities

Procurement

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Finance / AdministrationFinance / Administration

Provide input in all plans for financial and cost analysis

Prepare all financial obligation documents

Prepare incident cost summaries as needed

Processing Claims & Compensation requests

SEMS

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ICS/SEMS/NIMS Overview

NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

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NIMS National approach to Incident Management Across Functional Disciplines &

Jurisdictional Levels Applies to all events regardless of size or

complexity

National Incident Management System

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Intent of NIMSJust as with SEMS

Improve coordination between responding agencies

But also incorporate support from:Private SectorNon-Government OrganizationsTribal Governments

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NIMS Compliance Federal Agencies must use NIMS.

State, Local and Tribal Governments must comply with NIMS in order to receive federal funding.

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ICS/SEMS/NIMS Overview

ROLE OF THE VOAD

EOC LIAISON

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Operations Section

Planning/IntelSection

Logistics Section

EOC Director(Manager)

Public Info Officer(PIO, JIC)

Safety Officer& Legal Officer

Liaison Officer(Agency Reps, CBOs)

Deputy Director (EOC Coordinator)

Finance/Admin Section

EOC Organization

EOC Liaison reports here!

Role of the VOAD EOC Liaison

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VOAD EOC LiaisonRoles and Responsibilities

Official link between the EOC and VOAD at the organizational level.

Subject matter expert on all VOAD activities.

No command authority, relays information to and from VOAD Coordinator.

Will interact with other EOC Sections as needed.

Role of the VOAD EOC Liaison

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Operations Section

Planning/IntelSection

Logistics Section

EOC Director(Manager)

Public Info Officer(PIO, JIC)

Safety Officer& Legal Officer

Liaison Officer(Agency Reps, CBOs)

Deputy Director (EOC Coordinator)

Finance/Admin Section

EOC Relationship cont’d:

EOC PIO – to ensure accurate and timely information about VOADactivities is being communicated with the public.

EOC Liaison interacts with …

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Operations Section

Planning/IntelSection

Logistics Section

EOC Director(Manager)

Public Info Officer(PIO, JIC)

Safety Officer& Legal Officer

Liaison Officer(Agency Reps, CBOs)

Deputy Director (EOC Coordinator)

Finance/Admin Section

EOC Relationship cont’d:

EOC Liaison interacts with …EOC Operations Section, Care and Shelter Branch – to ensure effective coordination between agencies and organizations.

Role of the VOAD EOC Liaison

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Operations Section

Planning/IntelSection

Logistics Section

EOC Director(Manager)

Public Info Officer(PIO, JIC)

Safety Officer& Legal Officer

Liaison Officer(Agency Reps, CBOs)

Deputy Director (EOC Coordinator)

Finance/Admin Section

EOC Relationship cont’d:

EOC Logistics Section, Personnel Branch – to ensure requests forvolunteers is being effectively communicated with VOAD.

EOC Liaison interacts with …

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Questions??