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I-5 SKAGIT RIVER BRIDGE COLLAPSE

I-5 SKAGIT RIVER BRIDGE COLLAPSE. WHAT CAN GO WRONG? N o-Notice Incident I-5 Closed No Cell Phone Service Memorial Day Weekend County Closure Day.

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I-5 SKAGIT RIVER BRIDGE COLLAPSE

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  1. I-5 SKAGIT RIVERBRIDGE COLLAPSE

  2. WHAT CAN GO WRONG?No-Notice IncidentI-5 Closed No Cell Phone ServiceMemorial Day WeekendCounty Closure Day

  3. WHAT CAN GO WELL?WSP Emphasis PatrolSheriff’s Office TrainingOnly 2 Vehicles InvolvedDaylight Incident Well Qualified & Effective I.C.Help From Friends

  4. SKAGIT COUNTY EOCUnified CommandDEM, Sheriff, Health and Public WorksNon-Dedicated FacilityLimited StaffFlood Response Focus

  5. INCIDENT OBJECTIVESResponder & Citizen Safety Public InformationTraffic Planning Scene Security

  6. NORTHWEST IMT Type III All-Hazard Team Regional Membership Strong Planning Capability Rapid Response No Delegation of Authority No Cost for 72 Hours

  7. BEHIND THE SCENESHospital PlanningActivate Disaster Plan Emergency Staffing 4 Trauma Teams Relocate Air Lift N.W.Fire & EMS Planning Modify Response Plans

  8. ESTABLISHING ALTERNATE ROUTES

  9. THE PROCESS …

  10. NOT AN EASY TASK!

  11. INCIDENT SUCCESSES Rapid Activation of NW IMT Local Agency Cooperation Help From Friends EMD Support /Communication Efforts by WSP & WSDOT Weekly Traffic Briefings EOC Volunteer Staff

  12. INCIDENT DIFFICULTIES Scene - EOC Communications Public Information & JIC Traffic Routing Spontaneous Responders “Incident Overload” EOC/AC: 50 agencies represented by 203 people

  13. WHAT’S NEXT New span being built Future closures Emphasis on all-hazards training for EOC staff EMS, Fire & Law alternate response planning HLS Region 1 Mutual Aid

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