Emergency
ManagementElected Officials
Elizabeth Bessman
Emergency Services Specialist
Goals/Objective
Review the principles and elements of National Incident Management System (NIMS) and Incident Command System (ICS) Review
Explain Explain the attributes and purpose of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Explore Explore the elected official’s role in an emergency Review Practice with a mini tabletop exercise
Why Are We
Doing This
Training?
• Everyday Emergencies
• 2 Car Collision
• Resident Breathing Problems
• Electrical Wires Down
• Emergency Management
• International IT Outages, ie Crowdsource
• Atmospheric River
• Gas Leak
What Is An incident?
• Human, technology, public health, or nature
occurrence that requires a response to prevent
or minimize loss of life, damage to property,
and/or the environment.
Framework
To Respond To An
Incident:
Rules,
Regulations,
Systems,
and
Locations
California Emergency Services Act (CESA)
National Incident Management System
(NIMS)
Incident Command System (ICS)
Emergency Operations Center (EOCs) and
Incident Command Post (ICP)
California
Emergency
Services Act
California Emergency Services Act allows us to proclaim a local emergency to enable special emergency policies,
mutual aid, gives special powers to the Governor,
volunteer programs and protections, planning
requirements, and state and local agencies.
National Incident Management
System(NIMS)
National Incident Management System (NIMS) Overview
What- Provides a consistent nationwide template which can be scalable and applicable for all incidents
Who- Enable Federal, State, tribal, and local governments, the private sector, and nongovernmental organizations to work together How- Prepare for, prevent, respond to, recover from, and mitigate the effects of incidents regardless of the cause, size, location, or complexity
Why- Reduce the loss of life and property, and harm to the environment and a condition for Federal preparedness funds Incident Command System(ICS)
What is
Incident
Command
System (ICS)?
• A standardized, on-scene, all-hazards incident
management concept.
• Allows it users to adopt an integrated organizational structure to match the complexities and demands of
single or multiple incidents without being hindered by
jurisdictional boundaries.
Benefits of Incident Command System
Meets the needs of incidents of any kind, size, or complexity Allows personnel from a variety of agencies to meld rapidly into a common management structure
Provides logistical and administrative support to operational staff Is cost effective by avoiding duplication of efforts
What Is The
Difference?
• National Incident
Management System
(NIMS)- national framework
and concepts for
responding to and
managing emergencies and
disasters at different levels
• Incident Command System-
field-based tactical system
Incident Command Post
Purpose of
Command Post
• Dedicated central location
• Isolated from noise and other
distractions
• Determines operational needs
for the incident
• Compromised only of:
• Incident Commander
• Immediate Operational Staff (i.e.
Public Works, PG&E, EBMUD)
• Liaison to EOC
Emergency Operations Center
(EOC)
Emergency
Operations
Center
(EOC)
Physical location or virtual designed to support emergency response, business continuity, and crisis communications Provides coordination
Coordinates plans and determines current and future needs Coordinates recovery operations
Collects, analyses, and shares information
Supports resources needs and requests, including allocation and tracking
Provides public information
Benefits of
the EOC
Helps establish a shared
situation picture
Simplifies information
verification
Provides ready access to all
available information
Aids resource identification
and use
Emergency Operations Center
Sections and Responsibilities
Policy
Group
EOC Director
(Overall responsible for
incident and sets
objectives)
Operations
Develops
tactical
organization
and directs all
resources
needed
Planning
Develops plan to
accomplish
objectives set by
the EOC Director
and gathers all
documentation
Logistics
Provides
resources and
services
needed to
support the
incident
Finance
Monitors
incidentrelated costs.
Provides
overall fiscal
guidance
EOC Liaison
Communication between the field and EOC
Incident
Command
Post
EOC Liaison @ Incident Command
Post
During An Incident How Does It All Fit Together?
We Need
You
Ready
• As a resident
• As an elected official
• If you aren't ready as a resident,
you won't be ready as our City
leader!
It Starts At Home – Be Prepared
1. Register with Nixle – text all the San Leandro zip codes to 888777
- 94577
- 94578
- 94579
2. Follow all of San Leandro's social media accounts
3. Have your go bag ready – home, office, and car
4. Have a family communication plan!
5. Have a neighborhood plan- support them so they know where to go and what to do.
Your Role and How To Help
Elected Officials - Before An Incident
• Encourage individuals, families, and businesses in San Leandro to register for Nixle and follow San Leandro's social media platforms- best forms of communication from the City. • Make planning for emergencies and disasters a priority at all levels. • Meet with City Manager to learn about the hazards that threaten San Leandro and what is being done to address those hazards.
• Encourage all government agencies and business leaders to coordinate and collaborate with the City's Emergency Services Specialist.
• When needed, provide policy direction for emergency management-related activities. • Encourage individuals, families, and businesses in San Leandro to develop an emergency plan and be self-sufficient in the immediate aftermath of a disaster. • Obtain the necessary training, such as CERT training and FEMA online courses, to become a leader to your constituents during an emergency.
• Participate in emergency and disaster training, like this training.
Elected Officials - During An Incident
• Support and work with the EOC Director as needed.
• This may include facilitating communication with and obtaining assistance from other agencies, declaring a local state of emergency, and issuing emergency orders. • Communicate quickly, clearly, and effectively to your constituents and allow EOC Director to contact you with incident updates.
• Serve your citizens by allowing the First Responders and the EOC staff to manage the incident.
• Communicate with the EOC Director to help you stay informed during the incident. • Stay safe stay home.
• Trust and empower your City staff to manage the incident. • Share how to report flooding with residents
• During regular business hours (7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday - Friday), call (510) 577-3440 (Public Works Department)
• Put in a request through MySL app
• After hours, and on weekends and holidays, call (510) 577-2740 (Police Dispatch) Elected Officials - After An Incident
• Your community needs you!! The recovery for residents starts with you seeing residents, check on businesses. Organize community groups to support and rebuild.
• Support your community throughout the recovery – it can be a long process and may take multiple years.
• California views recovery in terms of short – (hours to days maybe a week), intermediate – (weeks to months), and long-term recovery (months to years).
• Help identify opportunities to rebuild and mitigate future damage through planning and smart infrastructure investments.
Ways To Help
- Follow your communication plans and locate your emergency go bags are so you are ready.
- Be available for the EOC Director to share updates with you- they will have the best and most accurate information.
- Share information the EOC Director asks you to share. - Stay safe and stay home- EOC Director will be communicating with you and needs you safe.
Exercise
Exercise
• Incident
• A traffic accident at 14900 Zelma,
near Manor Boulevard involving a
tanker truck, causes a large
release of chlorine gas into the
surrounding area.
• First responders are on scene and
have requested activation of the
Emergency Operations Center
(EOC)
Assumptions
Current projections have the
plume reaching to the Oakland
airport and will require a shelterin-place until deemed safe This incident is happening now
and is expected to last several
hours (at least 8 hours)
Exercise
• Based upon your position:
• Who would you be communicating
with? How are you communicating?
• Based upon what you've learned
today, what critical
services/assistance can you
provide?
• And what is one thing you won't do?
Questions?