Missouri All Hazard Incident Support Teams A Community Disaster Resource

1. Missouri All Hazard Incident Support TeamsA Community Disaster Resource Developed and Coordinated by the Missouri State Division of Fire Safety

2. Primary Purpose of an IST The purpose of an Incident Support Team is to assist in the management of an incident or multiple incidents when the complexity or span of control has exceeded the local agency administrator’s capacity to effectively manage the event.

3. Missouri All Hazard Incident Support Teams The IST is designed to provide personnel who are trained and organized to support disaster response operations by operating alongside local, county and state government and response agencies within the framework of the National Incident Management System (NIMS).

4. Missouri All Hazard Incident Support Teams The MO-IST System currently is comprised of three All Hazard Incident Support Teams operating out of regions C, D and F. These teams respond statewide.

5. The ISTs may be used for: Incidents that may overwhelm the capability of the local jurisdiction Incidents that pose unique tactical and/or incident support requirements Incidents involving terrorism or hazardous materials Special events that may require the coordination of multiple agencies and organizations In support of mutual aid activations

6. An IST assists the requesting agency by: • Meeting operational objectives • Providing oversight, direction, coordination and evaluation • Striving for cost effective incident management • Maintaining positive relationships • Providing short and long term planning capabilities

7. The documentation and incident management skills provided by the IST allow multiple jurisdictions and disciplines to communicate and work together to provide a more organized and focused response. This allows the response and recovery portions of the disaster to be completed more effectively with much less confusion and duplication of effort.

8. The record keeping and documentation work of the IST becomes particularly important when federal reimbursement becomes available for the affected jurisdiction.

9. The MO-IST arrives on the scene prepared to be operationally and logistically self-sufficient for 72 hours in order not to deplete resources from the local requesting jurisdiction. The goal is to add no further burden to the affected - and already taxed - community.

10. Equipment The ISTs arrive with a cache of equipment necessary for the team to maintain self-sufficiency and to operate at an optimal level.

11. Training/Qualifications Team members attend All Hazards Incident Management training, as well as ICS 700, 100, 200, 300 and 400. Additionally, members participate in Position Specific Training to perform optimally in their assigned positions. Teams offer additional topic specific training and participate in tabletop, functional and full-scale exercises. Real world events, volunteer and on the job training and work experiences enhance the expertise of the IST participants.

12. Deployments Region C: 2007 - 6 deployments 2008 - deployments 2009 - New Madrid ice storm 2011 - St Louis Co tornado, New Madrid area floods 2012 – Members included in EMAC response to Nassau County, NY for Hurricane Sandy recovery Region D:   2007 - Barton Co and Joplin ice storms 2008 - Piedmont flood, Gainesville ice storm, Newton Co tornado 2009 - Ozark Co ice storm, Dallas Co wind storm 2011 - Joplin tornado, Springfield Music Festival- planned event with weather evacuation 2012 – EMAC response to Nassau County, NY for Hurricane Sandy recovery Region F: 2007 - Springfield ice storm 2007 - Lebanon ice storm 2008 - Piedmont flood 2008 - Clarksville flood 2009 - New Madrid ice storm 2011 - Joplin tornado

13. QUESTIONS? Contact: Randy Cole - State Fire Marshal Randy.Cole@dfs.dps.mo.gov 573-751-2930 Or Sherril Gladney - State Mutual Aid Coordinator Sherril.Gladney@dfs.dps.mo.gov 573-751-1601