ICS, Team Typing

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ICS, Team Typing Response Planning
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Legal Mandates for ICS
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OSHA Says ICS

• The ICS
• Title 8 CCR 5192(q)(3)
• CalOSHA Requires FIRESCOPE ICS
• SEMS law mandates ICS

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OSHA Also Says

• Must have an IC
• IC must appoint a safety official
• Separate person?
• Focus on safety
• Able to suspend operations
• Knowledgeable in operations

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The Hazmat Group
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Hazmat Group Responsibilities

• Exclusion zone entry
• Decon
• Control zone access control

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Hazmat Group Components
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Position Descriptions
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Group Supervisor

• Implement IAP
• Assigns resources
• Directs Hazmat Group

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Entry Leader

• Supervise entry operations
• Mitigates release
• Directs rescue operations

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Decontamination Leader

• Provides decon
• Supervises all decon activities

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Site Access Control
Lunch Zone
Decon

• Controls movement of people and equipment
• Track movement of responders

Haz Mat
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Assistant Safety Officer

• Reports to SO
• Coordinates Hazmat Group Safety
• Must have ability to suspend unsafe operations

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Hazmat Reference

• Provides
• Technical info
• Product identification

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Safe Refuge Area Manager

• Establishes Safe Refuge Area
• Evaluates triages victims
• Position exists only when Safe Refuge Area is
  established

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Hazmat Team Typing
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Resource Typing Basics

• Provide emergency managers with information
  needed to request resources
• Help managers to select best resource
• Applies only under mutual aid

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Team Typing Terms

• Category function of resource
• Type level of capability
• Kind class that characterizes resource
• Resource people and equipment

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Resource Definition

• Personnel, facilities and equipment available for
  assignment to incidents

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This is a Resource
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This Isnt
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Resource Capabilities
Most Capable

• Type I
• Type II
• Type III

Least Capable
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Example - USAR Teams
Type I Type II
70 People 28 People
High Angle Rope Rescue Basic Rope Rescue
24 Hour Ops 12 Hour Ops
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Hazmat Teams Chemicals
Type I Type II Type III
Unknowns WMD Unknowns Known Chemicals
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Hazmat Teams People
Type I Type II Type III
7 Specialist WMD 5 Specialist 5 Technician
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Hazmat Teams PPE
Type I Type II Type III
A below High Temp Cryogenic Rad Gloves A below High Temp Cryogenic B below
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Hazmat Teams Computers

• Internet access?

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Role of the IO in Hazmat

• Media often arrives first
• Their job is to get a story

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Medias Basic Role

• Get a Story
• Print facts, figures, photos
• Radio sound bites
• TV action footage

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Media as an Asset

• Valuable intelligence gathering tool
• Communicate quickly w/public
• If you have an IO!

Leave Now!
Toxic Spill!
Bad Stuff!
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Bottom Line

• Media has legal right of access!
• Constitutional protection
• CPC 409.5(d)

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Bottom Line

• Media has legal right of access!
• Constitutional protection
• CPC 409.5(d)

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Exceptions to Media Access

• Crime scene
• Private property
• Interfere with operations

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When is it News ?

• Evacuations
• Road closures
• Unusual substances
• Presence of celebrities
• Any hot issue

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Hazmat Response Will Need an IO

• IC should appoint one early

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Incident Action Plans in Hazmat
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Is a Site Safety Plan Required?

• No (not mentioned in regulation)
• Appendix C to Hazwoper (non mandatory) suggests
  writing one
• So what will you do?

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Is an IAP Needed?

• ICS requires incident action planning
• OSHA requires use of ICS
• Hazmat Group implements IAP

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Key Task for IC

• Provide objectives

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Basic Forms for IAP

• ICS 201
• ICS 208
• Others?

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Components of IAP for Hazmat

• Incident objectives
• Hazard and risk assessment
• Incident organization
• Site map/incident diagram

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Any Questions/Discussion

• Break time!