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Title: IH Role in the Incident Command System


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IH Role in the Incident Command System
  • CDR Meredith Austin, CIH
  • Commanding Officer, USCG Pacific Strike
    Team

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The National Response System (NRS)
  • National Contingency Plan (40 CFR 300)
  • Federal On Scene Coordinator (FOSC)
  • National Response Team (NRT)
  • Regional Response Team (RRT)

3
Special Teams under the NRS
  • National Strike Force (NSF)
  • CG Public Information Assist Team (PIAT)
  • EPA Environmental Response Team (ERT)
  • NOAA Scientific Support Coordinators (SSC)

4
Incident Command System (ICS)
  • Benefits
  • Flexible
  • All Hazard, all Risk
  • Provides for smooth expansion and contraction of
    response organization
  • Maintains autonomy of responding agencies

5
Incident Command System (ICS)
  • Built around 5 major management activities
  • Command (Single or Unified)
  • Operations
  • Planning
  • Logistics
  • Finance/Administration

6
Role of the Safety Officer
  • Why have it? 29 CFR 1910.120 requires it.
  • SO has authority to terminate activities
  • SO works directly for IC
  • SO works with other sections to ensure safety is
    paramount

7
Federal Response Plan
  • State requests Presidential Disaster Declaration
  • President makes Declaration
  • Federal agencies bring needed resources as
    requested by State

8
Federal Response Plan
  • FRP may be (and has been) implemented in response
    to consequences of terrorism
  • Presidential Decision Directive 39 (PDD-39)
  • PDD-62
  • FRP Terrorism Annex
  • Crisis Management vs. Consequence Mgt

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