NERT College Disaster Operations

1. NERT College Disaster Operations ICS in the Staging Area Workshop 300-2 Refer to Field Operations Guide, Chapter 4

2. Field Operations Guide Field Operations Guide or FOG Is NERT’s guide for disaster operations You will see references to it throughout the training

3. Incident Command System (ICS) • What is ICS? • Why do we need it? • Why do we use it? NERT Disaster Operations #2-ICS in the Staging Area 3

4. Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS) Mandated in California! Government Code 8607 Effective September 1994 Now Mandated Nationally - NIMS

5. SEMS Components • Planning • Mitigation • Response • Recovery Take ICS training NERT Disaster Operations #2-ICS in the Staging Area 5

6. Basic Principles • Single point of command • Some one is in charge at each level and each person reports to only one supervisor. • Manageable span of control • For any supervisor is 3 to 7 people, 5 being the optimum. • Modular organization • Can expand or contract at any time in response to changing conditions • Common terminology • Plain English; no codes; careful of acronyms and abbreviations NERT Disaster Operations #2-ICS in the Staging Area 6

7. State Of California SEMS ICS Organization NERT Disaster Operations #2-ICS in the Staging Area 7

8. City of San Francisco - ICS NERT Disaster Operations #2-ICS in the Staging Area 8

9. NERT ICS Structure NERT Disaster Operations #2-ICS in the Staging Area 9

10. Order of Command City of San Francisco’s Color Scheme • Command and Policy • Intelligence and Planning • Operations • Logistics • Administration NERT Disaster Operations #2-ICS in the Staging Area 10

11. Information Flow Task Force Leader Safety Officer Public Information Officer Communications Operations Administration & Finance Intelligence & Planning Logistics Gatekeeper

12. Information Flow Public Information Officer Incident Command Safety Officer Communications / Runners Operations Intelligence/ Planning Administration Logistics Personnel and Equipment Staging Gatekeeper NERT Disaster Operations #2-ICS in the Staging Area 12

13. How Teams Are Dispatched!  Task Force Leader Teams Equipment   Intelligence & Planning  Logistics  Operations Rest Area  INCIDENT NERT Disaster Operations #2-ICS in the Staging Area 13

14. When Teams Return! Task Force Leader Teams Equipment  Intelligence & Planning  Logistics Operations  Rest Area  INCIDENT March 2008 NERT Disaster Operations #2-ICS in the Staging Area 14 14

15. When a Team Is Dispatched • Command authorizes a dispatch • Operations requests a team from Logistics • Logistics provides people and equipment • Operations briefs and dispatches the teams • Returning teams check into Operations • report actions taken • go to the rest area

16. NERT Team Planning Group • Pre-disaster planning • Establishes response criteria • Establishes response priorities • Assesses neighborhood composition • Takes ICS training • Understands roles and positions • Assumes those positions in a disaster Take ICS training NERT Disaster Operations #2-ICS in the Staging Area 16

17. Exercise • Looking at these sites, what are the advantages and problems with using them as your staging area? • For staging criteria, refer to Coordinator Guidelines, Page 37: Choosing a Staging Area NERT Disaster Operations #2-ICS in the Staging Area 17

18. Staging Area Photos

19. Thank You We would like to thank those who contributed to this presentation: • the SF Fire Department • the Department of Emergency Management • NERT volunteers NERT Disaster Operations #2-ICS in the Staging Area 19