Unit 3

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Unit 3 IEMP and PEMS
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Unit 3 IEMP and PEMS

• Goals
• Understand phases of emergency
• Before the emergency (Mitigation, Prevention, and
  Preparedness)
• During the emergency (Response and Recovery)
• After the emergency (Termination and Mitigation)
• Parallels of PEMS with emergency management

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IEMP and PEMS

• Overview
• 4 phases of Emergency Management
• definitions
• PEMS through various phases

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Mitigation Phase

• Reduce or eliminate the hazard
• i.e., Safety Program
• Before a disaster
• Identify potential hazards / emergencies
• Implement measures (install BDS, move equipment
  out of flood-prone areas, etc.)
• Post disaster
• Produce an after actions report to determine
  future mitigation actions

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Mitigation Phase

• Mitigation through PEMS
• Development of PEMS
• Analysis of records in PEMS
• Incident trend analysis at installation, district
  and HQ
• Developments of new PEMS requirements and
  functionality

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Prevention Phase

• Deters potential incidents
• Law enforcement
• Role of USPIS

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Preparedness Phase

• Readiness for response to hazards that have not
  been mitigated away
• Establish roles and responsibilities
• Develop plans
• Provide training and drills
• Upload IEMP

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Prevention / Preparedness PhaseEMT Objectives

• Coordinates USPS management for any emergency
  within an ICS structure
• Protects facility employees and operations
• Primary point of contact for internal and
  external emergency responders
• Provides support and resources to emergency site
• Communication vehicle between key officials
  stakeholders (internal / external)

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Prevention / Preparedness PhaseEMT Organization
District
Emergency Manager (MOPS)
Information (PA COMM)
Liaison
Installation EM Coordinator
Safety (Mgr, Safety)
Logistics Section Chief
Finance / Administration Section Chief (Mgr,
Finance)
Planning Section Chief
Operations Section Chief
Medical Unit
Time Unit
Branches
LE Branch (USPIS)
Documentation Unit
Procurement Unit
Food Unit
Compensation/ Claim Unit
Support Branch
Facilities Unit
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Prevention / Preparedness PhaseEMT Organization
Installation
Emergency Mgr ( MIPS)
Safety (safety specialist)
Liaison (USPIS)
Operations Section Chief (Tour MDO)
Planning Section Chief
Logistics Section Chief (Mgr, Maintenance)
Finance / Administration Section Chief
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Integrated Emergency Management Plan Sections to
Review

• Section 2
• Emergency Management Team Organization
• Installation and District Emergency Management
  Team Members
• Lines of Succession
• Section 3
• Comprehensive Emergency Management Planning
  Integration
• Testing, Training and Exercises

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Response Phase

• Response Phase of an Event

EVENT
Escalate / Actionable Report activates
EMT information pushed to you
Escalation Not Necessary / Recordable
Report documents event information you can pull
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Response Phase

• PEMS as tool during response phase
• Notification? notify emergency response and
  management personnel report emergencies data
  gathering through incident reporting
• Activation? communicate effectively with
  emergency management and response teams
• Response? actions prompted through IEMP annexes

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Recovery Phase

• The effort to restore operations to normal
• Incorporates mitigation as a goal
• Divided into two stages
• Recovery Bringing necessary systems or
  operations up to an acceptable standard
• i.e., processing mail at an alternate facility
• Termination Event is closed
• After Action Report
• Feeds into mitigation phase

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Closing

• Understand phases of emergency
• Before the emergency (Mitigation, Prevention, and
  Preparedness)
• During the emergency (Response and Recovery)
• After the emergency (Termination and Mitigation)
• Parallels of PEMS with emergency management