BASIC FIRE TRAINING 2001

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BASIC FIRE TRAINING 2001

• INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM

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National Interagency Incident Management System
(NIIMS)

• Qualifications and Certification
• Publications Management
• Supporting Technology
• Training
• Incident Command System (ICS)

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POTENTIAL DISASTERS

• FLOODS
• TORNADOES
• TOXIC SPILLS
• EARTHQUAKES

• BLIZZARDS
• TERRORISM
• PLANE CRASHES
• WILDLAND FIRES
• CLANDESTINE DRUG LABS

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Incidents

• Most start small and stay small
• Few start small and grow large
• Few start large

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Agency Separations

• Jurisdictional Boundaries
• Communication Frequencies
• Organization Structure
• Maps and Locator Systems
• Terminology
• Procedures
• Training

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Major Incidents Demand

• AUTOMATED
• IMMEDIATE
• COORDINATED
• RESPONSE

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Interagency Personnel Use

• Use Closest Available Qualified Resource
• Support Interagency Quals and Certs
• Saves Time
• Saves Money
• Strengthens Interagency Team Concept

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SPAN OF CONTROL

• ???What is it???
• Safety
• Nature of the Job
• Time Duration
• Experience of Resources
• Experience of Manager
• Recommended Ratio of 5 to 1

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INCIDENT ORGANIZATION
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ICS STRUCTURE

• Command Who is in charge?
• Operations What is being done?
• Planning What has, is, will happen?
• Logistics What is needed?
• Finance What will it cost? Who pays?

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General Responsibilities

• Incident Commander

• Supervision over both Command General Staff
  Positions
• Overall objectives and strategy
• Responsible for all activities
• Procedures for ordering resources
• Approve IAP

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General Responsibilities

• Operations Section Chief

• Determines work assignments
• Determines resource requirements
• Management of all control operations

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General Responsibilities

• Logistics Section Chief

• Insure facilities can support operation
• Insure that resource ordering procedure is made
  known
• Develop transportation system
• Order resources

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General Responsibilities

• Planning Section Chief

• Conducts planning meetings and prepares IAP
• SITSTAT
• RESTAT

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General Responsibilities

• Finance Section Chief

• Develops cost implications of control objectives
• Stays within financial limits

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Resource Typing

• Single Resources
• Strike Teams (Crew, Engine, Dozer)
• Task Force

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Operations Section

• DIVISIONS Geographic
• Lettered clockwise from point of origin
• Could be floors of a building
• Managed by Supervisors
• Can be mingled with GROUPS

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Operations Section

• GROUPS Functional
• Law Enforcement, SAR, Salvage
• Managed by Supervisors
• Can be mingled with DIVISIONS
• Are equal!

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Operations Section

• AIR OPERATIONS
• activated at the BRANCH level
• can have Support and/or Tactical Groups

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Operations Section

• STAGING AREAS
• needed to temporarily locate resources
• under control of the Ops Chief
• resources must be maintained in active status
  while in STAGING

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Planning Process

• Ordered sequence of events over time
• Understand situation and resource status
• Set control objectives
• Establish Branch-Division boundaries
• Specify tactics for each Division / Group
• Specify resources needed

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IAP

• Incident Objectives-What do we need to do?
• Organization List-Who is going to do it?
• Division/Group Assignments-How are we going to do
  it?
• Communication Plan-How do we communicate?

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IAP

• Medical Plan-How do we get medical help?
• Map-Where are we going?
• Traffic Plan-How do we get there?

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Logistics Section

• SERVICE BRANCH
• Communications Unit (use clear text)
• Command
• Tactical
• Support
• Medical Unit
• Food Unit

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Logistics Section

• SUPPORT BRANCH
• Supply Unit
• Facilities Unit
• Ground Support Unit

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Finance Section

• Time Unit
• Responsible employee time commissary
• Procurement Unit
• Compensation/Claims Unit
• Cost Unit

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Incident Facilities

• Incident Command Post (ICP)
• Staging Areas
• Incident Base
• Camps
• Helibase
• Helispots

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QUESTIONS?