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Incident Management Teams

Incident Management Teams. Major Thomas Miner Ret. Three Types. Type 1 Largest most complex incidents (wildfires) Highest qualifications Type 2 State and Federal teams May relieve or replace type 1 team as incident becomes stable Type 3 Local county, city teams multidiscipline

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Incident Management Teams

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  1. Incident Management Teams Major Thomas Miner Ret.

  2. Three Types • Type 1 • Largest most complex incidents (wildfires) • Highest qualifications • Type 2 • State and Federal teams • May relieve or replace type 1 team as incident becomes stable • Type 3 • Local county, city teams • multidiscipline • Shorter duration incidents, initial effort to organize in a large incident

  3. Pierce County Type 3 • 30 members • Law enforcement , City and County • Fire, multiple agencies • Public works • Health department • PC DEM • PC GIS • PC Information services • PC communiations • Port of Tacoma

  4. Lakewood Memorial • Initial tasking day of shooting • Security for each officers homes • Security to spontaneous memorials • Additional tasking Day 2 • Planning for entire memorial for all four officers

  5. Delegation of authority • Verbal only • All aspects of the memorial would fall under IMT • Assigned department liaison • Formed Unified Command • Established 5 objectives • Built organization (pick up team)

  6. Objectives • Ensure safety of all participants • Provide dignified service • Family needs and wishes come first • Department needs and wishes next • Keep department informed • Keep citizens informed

  7. Organization • Memorial operations • Staging • Procession (family and LE) • Arrival at venue • Services • Planning • 24 hour planning cycle, One final IAP • Modified planning P • Logistics • Sought all donations, cost less than 20K • Finance

  8. Issues • Freelancing • People not understanding ICS process • Documentation of actions • Failure to brief details (assuming others know what you are planning)

  9. Success • 1 hour late overall • Moved 2300 cars 10 miles in 3 hours • Merged two large processions into one • No disruptions • No injury or accidents • Minimal disruption to community • Positive public and media response

  10. Additional accomplishments • Four shifts staffed and supervised • 9 swat teams for security • Air Branch with multiple aircraft • 200 fixed traffic posts • 10 days of security at 8 locations 24/7 • Built ICP from scratch (empty classroom) • 85 plus people in IMT

  11. Interactions with others • Transportation • Pierce transit • DOT • Rail • FAA • McChord AFB • FBI, DEA, Secret Service

  12. Second MemorialDeputy Kent Mundell • Different team makeup • 105 plus people at one time in CP • Plan completed in 3 days • Same organization structure worked • Used PC EOC (established facility) • Resolved all problems from lessons learned in first one.

  13. Lesson Learned • Delegate and trust people • Establish finance section early • Enforce the process • Keep people focused and on task • Do not need extensive training to function in an IMT • Set clear objectives, give clear direction

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