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South Central Mountain Regional Task Force

South Central Mountain Regional Task Force. A Cooperative Planning and Response Effort of Bedford, Blair, Centre, Fulton, Huntingdon, Juniata, Mifflin and Snyder Counties. Randy Rocky. CENTRE. Chad Aucker. Gary Dennis. SNYDER. Allen Weaver. MIFFLIN. JUNIATA. BLAIR. Phil Lucas.

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South Central Mountain Regional Task Force

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  1. South Central Mountain Regional Task Force A Cooperative Planning and Response Effort of Bedford, Blair, Centre, Fulton, Huntingdon, Juniata, Mifflin and Snyder Counties

  2. Randy Rocky CENTRE Chad Aucker Gary Dennis SNYDER Allen Weaver MIFFLIN JUNIATA BLAIR Phil Lucas HUNTINGDON Adam Miller FULTON BEDFORD Dave Cubbison Vince Joyce Description of Task Force’s Geographic Area • 8 Counties - 211 Municipalities • 5,127 Total Square Miles • Population 464,355 (2006 Census)

  3. South Central Mountain Regional Task Force Committees and Work Groups Law Enforcement • Training Work Group • Interoperable Communications Work Group • SWAT, Strike Team and Bomb Team Work Group Communications EMS • GIS Work Group - Strike Team and Field Hospital Work Group Training and Education Fire Rescue • Multiple County Representatives • 11 Special Assets • Training and Exercise Liaison

  4. EMERGENCY RESPONSE ORGANIZATIONS Fire/Rescue 127 Fire Departments HazMat 2 (Type I HAZMAT Teams) Decon Strike Team 3 Teams (15 Departments) Rescue Task Force PA Squad 3 USAR Acute Care Hospitals 9 (2 Trauma Centers) Behavioral Health 8 (CIM/DCORT) Teams EMS/Rescue 3 Strike Teams 1 Public Safety Dive Team (Swiftwater Rescue) 2 Wilderness Search and Rescue Teams 6 CHEMPAK Locations; 28 “PODS” (Full SNS Compliance) CART 6 County Teams SWAT 3 Teams + PSP LE Strike Teams 1 (Stand Up in Progress) Bomb Squad 1 (Type II) Communications 4 Vehicles IMT – MACC 1 (Type 4) (Stand Up in Progress)

  5. VISION: VISION STATEMENT: THE SCMRTF WILL BE THE PREMIER ORGANIZATION TO PROVIDE COMPREHENSIVE LEADERSHIP FOR OPERATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY

  6. SCMRTF MISSION: MISSION STATEMENT: TO BE PREPARED WITH ORGANIZED RESOURCES TO PROVIDE ALL HAZARD ASSISTANCE TO EVENTS IN OUR REGIONAL COMMUNITY WHEN LOCAL CAPABILITIES ARE EXCEEDED

  7. “Mountain Command” Incident Command Exercise Series • “Safewater” Exercise • “Mountain Vision” Exercise Series • “Program Management” – In Place; Management Firm to Provide Services and Measure Progress • Task Force “Goals and Objectives” • Committee “Goals and Objectives” • Special Assets – “Typing” and Demonstration is Occurring • (including Behavioral Health and Specialized Rescue • Resources) • “SNS” Plan Development and Adoption

  8. Training & Exercise • LESSONS LEARNED • Communications interoperability – still and always is the first and most notable issue • Growth in familiarity and comfort with IC/UC/NIMS concepts has been observed, and is anticipated to mature with the increase in ICS300/400 level courses

  9. Task Force Responses: “Creation 08”

  10. Task Force Responses: “Creation 08”

  11. Task Force Responses: “Drug Interdiction”

  12. Task Force Responses: Dignitary Visits

  13. Further development of Task Force Assets all with more frequent, interagency and substantive training/exercising. • More complete, true communications interoperability across our region (beyond a limited number of 800 radios.) • “Maturity” of the Task Force “Concept of Operations” • Tracking of Goals/Objectives Identified the Task Force and its Committees, and tying these to Target Capabilities • Funding!!!

  14. David Cubbison, Chair (814) 623-9117 dcubbison@bedfordcountypa.org Vincent Joyce, Vice Chair (717) 485-3201 vjoyce@fultoncntypa.org Randy Rockey, Fiscal Officer (814) 355-6745 rkrockey@co.centre.pa.us Cocciardi and Associates, Inc., Program Professionals Joseph Cocciardi – (717) 766-4500 jcocciardi@cocciardi.com

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