St. Paul Lutheran FSE AARWestshore Regional CERT

October 15, 2014

Welcome & Agenda

� Check-in

� ID Cards & Document Pick-up

� St. Paul Lutheran FSE Stickers

� Coffee & bottled water available

� Approval of Minutes

� Old Business

� New Business

� St. Paul Lutheran FSE After Action Report and Improvement Plan

St. Paul Lutheran FSE AAR

�Facts / Review

�August 16, 2014

�St. Paul Lutheran Church

�Mass Casualty Incident

�Three hours

Setting Up

St. Paul Lutheran FSE AAR

�Facts / Review

�Six months of HSEEP

�Participants:

� 89 Players

� 13 Evaluators/Controllers

� 1 Directors/Facilitators

� 11 Observers

� 50 Victim Role Players

Box Cribbing Rescue

St. Paul Lutheran FSE AAR

�Facts / Review

�Participating Agencies:

� Westshore Regional CERT

� Case Western Reserve University CERT

� Cleveland State University CERT

� North Royalton CERT

� Parma CERT

� BayComm

� NCOK-9SAR

� Westlake FD

� Fairview Park FD

� Berea FD

� St. Paul Lutheran Church

� Crocker Park / Stark Enterprises

� Westcom Central Dispatch

Medical Unit

St. Paul Lutheran FSE AAR

�Facts / Review

�Special Thanks:

� St. Paul Lutheran Church

� Stark Enterprises

� WSC Member Paul Bouley

� All that contributed refreshments

� Planning Team

� Honorable Westshore Mayors

� Hometown Heroes

WSC Planning Committee

�Karen Altmos

�Robert Bade

�Frank Berkopec

�Mary Beth Cappell-Bovee

�Deborah Chervenak

�Colleen Drews

�Kamal Haddad

�Dennis Kucler

�Tim Rasgaitis

�John Sanders

�Donald Wiese

�Chief Bud Williams

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Major Strengths

�Operation under Incident Command System (ICS) features and principles

�Patient assessment, triage, and treatment

�Resource Management

�Teamwork and confidence in response

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Primary Areas for Improvement

�Accountability: Personnel Accountability Reports (PAR) & Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

�Mobilization and organization (speed, briefings, urgency)

�Incident Command Post Identification

�Role/Scope of Logistics Communications Post

�Public Information and Liaison (ICS position knowledge by teams/individuals)

Discussion

�Check-in, briefings and assignments

�Establishment of ICS facilities

�Communications briefings

�Team dynamics and leadership

�Size-up

�Building entry

�Search and rescue / canine teams

�Cribbing rescue

Discussion

�Search markings

�Medical assessment

�Patient movement/transport

�Hazmat

�Gas smell in building

�Triage and treatment

�Documentation

Discussion

�Communication

�Media

�Rehabilitation (rest, liquids, food)

�Transfer of Command

�Return of resources/equipment

�Check-out

�Hot wash briefing

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Improvement Plan Methods

�Provide existing training & exercise modules & develop new

�Re-organize forms in WL trailer

�Add reminders to team distribution emails

�Encourage completion of NIMS courses: IS-700.a, IS-100.b & IS-200

�Emphasize knowledge/skills in needed areas during CERT Basic

�Purchase needed equipment & supplies

Training Ideas for 2015

� Policy/procedure review for arrival at MCIs (via Chief Raffin to Westshore fire chiefs)

� Second CERT Olympics to practice skills under fun, competitive conditions

� Brainstorm another training session with NCOK-9SAR

� Plan tabletop exercise (to define ICS facilities, positions/roles, eqt/supply & function needs)

� Provide IS-700.a, IS-100.b, and/or IS-200 study classes to prepare for online test (county, too)

Other Training Ideas for 2015

�Firefighter Rehab

�Generator Drills

�Traffic & Crowd Control

�Animal Response I & II

CERT Olympics

�ICS facilities set-up based on given scenario – timed (plan, not executed)

�Team competition line search exercise

�Team development based on given scenarios – timed

�Communications drill including PAR

�Relay race involving ICS term-matching exercise to earn PPE items

Needed

�Planners for developing CERT Olympic events and facilitators for training date

�Co-instructors and set-up assistance with other training units

�Equipment and supplies for training events – borrowing and donations (manual printing, refreshments).

�Logistics group for re-organization of forms on WL trailer

�Researcher(s) to check on prices for ICS facility kits and T-card accountability kits.

Hot Wash