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From page 59... ... 9/1/2015 59 NCHRP 20‐59 (30) Instructor's Guide The Incident Command System was developed by the California fire service as a result of a series of wildland fires in Southern California in the 1970s that required a multijurisdictional response. Read the entire page →
From page 60... ... 9/1/2015 60 NCHRP 20‐59 (30) Instructor's Guide NIMS is based on three basic elements: ICS, MACS and Mutual Aid. Read the entire page →
From page 61... ... 9/1/2015 61NCHRP 20-59 (30) Instructor' s Guide There are five functions in the Incident Command System: Command, Operations, Planning/Intelligence, L ogistics and Finance/Administration. Read the entire page →
From page 62... ... 9/1/2015 62NCHRP 20-59 (30) Instructor' s Guide The Incident Command System can support a variety of transportation activities, not only catastrophic events. Read the entire page →
From page 63... ... 9/1/2015 63NCHRP 20-59 (30) Instructor' s Guide Sometimes State Transportation Agencies have planned events that are run using ICS, where the Incident Commander is a State Transportation Agency senior staff member, and all ICS positions are filled by State Transportation Agency staff. Read the entire page →
From page 64... ... 9/1/2015 64NCHRP 20-59 (30) Instructor' s Guide Emergency response can be organized in many ways, but the Incident Command System is designed specifically to ensure that all personnel are safe, that there is continuous accountability for personnel in the field, and that the organization gets the maximum reimbursement for its disaster-related costs. Read the entire page →
From page 65... ... 9/1/2015 65NCHRP 20-59 (30) Instructor' s Guide ICS has three key purposes: safety, personnel accountability and cost reimbursement. Read the entire page →
From page 66... ... 9/1/2015 66 NCHRP 20‐59 (30) Instructor's Guide Checkout occurs at each change of field assignment. Read the entire page →
From page 67... ... 9/1/2015 67NCHRP 20-59 (30) Instructor' s Guide Personnel accountability is the second purpose of the ICS. Read the entire page →
From page 68... ... 9/1/2015 68NCHRP 20-59 (30) Instructor' s Guide Reimbursement is another activity of ICS. Read the entire page →
From page 69... ... 9/1/2015 69NCHRP 20-59 (30) Instructor' s Guide Most day to day events can be handled as they have been in the past, but with the change in reimbursement requirements for FHWA and FEMA it may become necessary to start using Incident Command to document an incident to ensure that FHWA and FEMA requirements for documentation are met to protect the maintenance budget. Read the entire page →
From page 70... ... 9/1/2015 70NCHRP 20-59 (30) Instructor' s Guide Transportation personnel may be sent to an emergency with little or no notice. Read the entire page →
From page 71... ... 9/1/2015 71NCHRP 20-59 (30) Instructor' s Guide Transportation workers may have to go to emergency events with little or no notice and be gone for several days. Read the entire page →
From page 72... ... 9/1/2015 72NCHRP 20-59 (30) Instructor' s Guide Read the slide. Read the entire page →
From page 73... ... 9/1/2015 73NCHRP 20-59 (30) Instructor' s Guide Read the entire page →
From page 74... ... 9/1/2015 74NCHRP 20-59 (30) Instructor' s Guide Transportation has at least five distinct roles at a disaster. Read the entire page →
From page 75... ... 9/1/2015 75NCHRP 20-59 (30) Instructor' s Guide Sometimes events occur that require the assistance of State Transportation Agency personnel and the use of State DOT equipment. Read the entire page →
From page 76... ... 9/1/2015 76NCHRP 20-59 (30) Instructor' s Guide In some events State Transportation Agency engineers, surveyors, geologists and other specialists may be called on for their unique expertise that is needed by another entity. Read the entire page →
From page 77... ... 9/1/2015 77 NCHRP 20‐59 (30) Instructor's Guide In a complex event involving the state highway system State Transportation Agency personnel may become part of a unified command. Read the entire page →
From page 78... ... 9/1/2015 78NCHRP 20-59 (30) Instructor' s Guide State Transportation Agency personnel may assume command from an existing Incident Commander whose work is completed. Read the entire page →
From page 79... ... 9/1/2015 79NCHRP 20-59 (30) Instructor' s Guide When a disaster occurs on a road, or involving a road, the State Transportation Agency personnel may be the first on the scene, or the first personnel able to manage the event. Read the entire page →
From page 80... ... 9/1/2015 80NCHRP 20-59 (30) Instructor' s Guide The first person on the scene who is capable of starting a response becomes the Incident Commander (IC) Read the entire page →
From page 81... ... 9/1/2015 81NCHRP 20-59 (30) Instructor' s Guide The Incident Command System may be a seldom used skill for most State Transportation Agency supervisors. Read the entire page →
From page 82... ... 9/1/2015 82 NCHRP 20‐59 (30) Instructor's Guide A Supervisor's board is a handy tool for use in passing or assuming command. Read the entire page →
From page 83... ... 9/1/2015 83NCHRP 20-59 (30) Instructor' s Guide In the first timeline, which shows incident management without the use of ICS, you see a progression of notification of event, in which case the dispatchers need to determine what the nature of the event is, in order to dispatch the proper discipline (fire, law, medical) Read the entire page →
From page 84... ... 9/1/2015 84NCHRP 20-59 (30) Instructor' s Guide In summary, all State Transportation Agencies must use NIMS in response to any event involving multiple agencies, multiple professions or multiple jurisdictions. Read the entire page →
From page 85... ... 9/1/2015 85NCHRP 20-59 (30) Instructor' s Guide Are there any questions about ICS and its applications, or anything else you learned in today's class? Read the entire page →
From page 87... ... 87 Sponsoring Agency Logo NCHRP 20-59 (30) ICS for Field-Level Transportation Supervisors and Staff Course of Instruction Student Manual Read the entire page →
From page 88... ... 9/4/15 88 NCHRP 20-59 (30) Student Manual ICS and Transportation's Role In Emergency Management • Today' s learning goals : • Review the role of transportation in emergencies • Review ICS roles and terminology • Review the use of ICS for safety, accountability and reimbursement • Consider the application of ICS to transportation situations 9 4 15 ICS for Transportation Field Personnel 2 NCHRP 2 0 ‐5 9 ( 3 0 ) Read the entire page →
From page 89... ... 9/4/15 89 NCHRP 20-59 (30) Student Manual Road Crew, courtesy of City of San Jose • Pub lic Saf ety – Police, F ire, EMS • As s is t h uman v ictims • HR term related to b enef its • " Emergency Res p ons e Prov ider" includes State DOT p ers onnel • Homeland Security Act 2 0 0 2 • Pos t‐K atrina Emergency Management Ref orm Act 2 0 0 6 • " Critical trans p ortation" = Core Cap ab ility under National Prep arednes s G oal ICS Pers onnel Are " Emergency Res p ons e Prov iders " 9 4 15 ICS for Transportation Field Personnel 4 ICS f or Trans p ortation • K ey to all emergency res p ons e • Pre‐ev ent ev acuation • Res p ons e • Pos t‐ev ent recov ery • Coordination w ith oth er emergency res p onders • No roads , no res p ons e • Trans p ortation ow ns th e road, s o res p ons ib le f or th e s af ety of th e road to s erv e th e p ub lic • Saf ety Ins p ection‐ b ridges , tunnels and road s urf ace • Deb ris remov al f or acces s • Ex p edient rep airs 9 4 15 ICS for Transportation Field Personnel 3 Read the entire page →
From page 90... ... 9/4/15 90 NCHRP 20‐59 (30) Student Manual National Incident Management System (NIMS) Read the entire page →

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... 9/1/2015 59 NCHRP 20‐59 (30) Instructor's Guide The Incident Command System was developed by the California fire service as a result of a series of wildland fires in Southern California in the 1970s that required a multijurisdictional response.