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Management of Incident Management Teams

Management of Incident Management Teams. Gregory Greenhoe Western Star Emergency Management Services Thayne, Wyoming. Introduction. ICS Qualifications Response Experience IMT and Position Specific Training. Outline. History of Incident Management Teams Move to All Hazard

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Management of Incident Management Teams

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  1. Management of Incident Management Teams Gregory Greenhoe Western Star Emergency Management Services Thayne, Wyoming

  2. Introduction • ICS Qualifications • Response Experience • IMT and Position Specific Training

  3. Outline • History of Incident Management Teams • Move to All Hazard • Benefits of an IMT • Keys to Success • Command or Assist? • Challenges

  4. History of the IMT • Evolved after WWII • Mostly centered around Wildland Fire • Teams became formalized in the late 50’s & early 60’s • Formalized National IMT’s first organized in the late 60’s with geographic management • First All-Hazard assignments occurred in the late 80’s and early 90’s, mostly centered around hurricane response • 2000 and beyond the Type III IMT program

  5. Benefits of a Organized IMT • Pre-established positions • Team members know one another in advance • Roles and Responsibilities of individuals known • Open formal and informal communication within the team • Pre-established IMT procedures • Incident within-an-incident • Rapid response of a pre-established and experienced organization

  6. Benefits of a Organized IMT Tuckman Model of Group Development

  7. Keys to Success in IMT Mgt. • Open participation with many agencies in a determined geographic area, including federal, state and local agencies • Include organizations such at Public Health and Public Works • Establish a Steering Committee with representation from all of the partner agencies • Draft a team management plan including financial direction, cost sharing and team rotations • Utilize an open application period for responders to apply for team membership

  8. Keys to Success in IMT Mgt. • Select qualified individuals, the best people and the best skills • Select Incident Commanders first and use the IC’s to assist in selecting their teams • Control the geographic area to balance response time to the need for IMT response • Establish a culture of assistance not control • Good teams build relationships with communities • Utilize Deputy IC’s on teams to manage internal and external relationships

  9. Keys to Success in IMT Mgt. • Utilize trainees, shadowing and mentoring • Have teams establish “go-kits” to be prepared to operate with minimal support for 24 to 36 hours • Establish Team Operating Plans And most important: Use the Teams! • Deploy teams for events and activities • Not utilizing teams will lead to a loss of interest • Look for ways to allow teams to shadow other teams

  10. Keys to Success in IMT Mgt. • Conduct close-out and performance evaluations of teams after each incident or event • Give the team feedback on their performance

  11. Command or Assist • Many areas are establishing teams to Assist local entities vs. taking command with a Delegation of Authority • Give jurisdictional agencies a choice, remind them they are bringing on an IMT under their employment • Delegation of Authority is critical

  12. When to Deploy an IMT • Any community event • An incident expected to last more than one operational period • An incident that will have both a response and recovery phase • An incident that has a significant probability of expanding • Don’t delay the decision!

  13. Challenges • Barriers to Interagency Cooperation • Agencies not wanting to lose “control” to an IMT • Ordering teams to late into the incident • Not recognizing what a team can do for the community • Establishing teams within functional stovepipes; i.e. a Fire IMT, LE IMT, etc. • Not using teams

  14. Questions? Contact: Greg Greenhoe Western Star Emergency Management Services Thayne, WY 406-546-5425 greg.greenhoe@gmail.com

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