Missouri All Hazard Incident Support Teams A Community Disaster Resource

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Missouri All Hazard Incident Support TeamsA
Community Disaster Resource
Developed and Coordinated by the Missouri State
Division of Fire Safety
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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 administrators capacity to
  effectively manage the event.

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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).

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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.

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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

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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

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• 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.

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

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• 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.

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Equipment

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

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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.

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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

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QUESTIONS?

• Contact
• Randy Cole - State Fire Marshal
• Randy.Cole_at_dfs.dps.mo.gov
• 573-751-2930
• Or
• Sherril Gladney - State Mutual Aid Coordinator
• Sherril.Gladney_at_dfs.dps.mo.gov
• 573-751-1601