Incident Management in California

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Incident Managementin California

• Captain Rob Patrick
• Sergeant Jim Epperson
• California Highway Patrol

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Historic Overview

• Natural Disasters
• Hazardous Materials
• Traffic Incidents
• Civil Disturbance
• Planned Events

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Historic Overview

• Media
• Congestion concerns
• Nationally 63 Billion

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Population Growth

• Increased Congestion
• Resource Demand
• Streamline Roles
• Multiple Demand on Personnel

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Inherent Danger
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Incident Authorities

• California Vehicle Code
• 2353 CHP Assistance
• 2454 On-Highway IC
• 2800 Follow Peace Officer Direction

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Incident Authorities

• California Penal Code
• 409.5 Close Area
• 409.6 Close Area for Avalanche

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Patient Care

• Patient Care Vs. Scene Management
• Penal Code 405.3
• Health and Safety Code 1798.6

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Initial Scene Management

• Fire Department
• Fire Captain
• Chief Officer

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Roles and Responsibilities

• Freeway incidents rarely involve the response
  of one single agency
• Each response agency has a specific task in an
  incident

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Legal and Statutory Requirements

• Location
• Jurisdiction
• Authority
• Responsibility

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Incident Command System

• Specific to Authority and Jurisdiction
• Resource Driven
• Resource Application
• Set It Up and Let It Work!

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Best Practices and Issues

• The key is control control of our attacks
  control of our defense and control of ourselves
  in the face of disaster.
• Rear Admiral Woodward, Falklands campaign,
  evening of May 4, 1982, following the loss of HMS
  Sheffield to an Exocet missile attack.

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Best Practices and Issues

• Agency driven needs (LEFT)
• Legal
• Ethical
• Financial
• Training

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NIMS and SEMS
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Recommendations
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• Thank You
• Contact Information
• Enforcement Services Division
• Commercial Vehicle Section
• Captain Rob Patrick
• Sgt. Jim Epperson
• [phone]