Louis N. Molino - Emergency Incident Management Systems

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2 Foreword

3 Preface

4 Acknowledgments

5 About the Book

6 About the Companion Website

7 1 Introduction 1.1 The Revolutionary War 1.2 The Big Burn of 1910 1.3 The Military Connection 1.4 The Birth of IMS Method 1.5 California's Solution 1.6 Creating the Incident Command System 1.7 Evolution of IMS Methods 1.8 The “Big Three” of IMS 1.9 The Melding of the IMS Concepts of Today 1.10 The National Incident Management System (NIMS) 1.11 Presidential Directives 1.12 The NIMS Mandate 1.13 NIMS Updates/Changes (2008) and Training 1.14 NIMS Updates (2017) 1.15 Conclusion

8 2 A Case Study of Incident Management 2.1 The Lifecycle of an Incident 2.2 Common Attributes of an Incident 2.3 The Importance of Knowledge and Experience 2.4 Case Study: Tokyo Versus Oklahoma City 2.5 Comparing and Contrasting These Incidents 2.6 Conclusion

9 3 Incident Management in Other Countries 3.1 The United Nations 3.2 Australia 3.3 Bermuda 3.4 Burma/Myanmar 3.5 Bangladesh 3.6 Brunei 3.7 Cambodia 3.8 Canada 3.9 China 3.10 Germany 3.11 Haiti 3.12 India 3.13 Indonesia 3.14 Iran 3.15 Iraq 3.16 Japan 3.17 Maldives 3.18 Malaysia 3.19 Mexico 3.20 New Zealand 3.21 Palestine 3.22 Philippine Islands 3.23 Russia 3.24 Singapore 3.25 United Kingdom 3.26 Vietnam 3.27 Other International Uses

10 4 The Five Cs of Crisis (or Incident) Management 4.1 Command 4.2 Control 4.3 Communications 4.4 Responder Communication Problems 4.5 Integrated Responder Communications 4.6 Creating a Communications Unit for Responders 4.7 Radio Networks 4.8 Stakeholder Communications 4.9 Communications Wrap‐up 4.10 Cooperation and Coordination 4.11 Cooperation and Coordination in the State of Illinois 4.12 Private Sector Cooperation and Coordination 4.13 Strengthening Intelligence/Information Sharing with Coordination and Cooperation 4.14 Cooperation and Coordination During an Active Incident 4.15 Conclusion

11 5 The National Incident Management System (NIMS) 5.1 NIMS Method Guiding Principles 5.2 Key Terms and Definitions 5.3 Understanding Comprehensive, Flexible, and Adaptable 5.4 NIMS Components 5.5 The Importance of Preparedness with NIMS 5.6 NIMS Method of Resource Management: Preparedness 5.7 NIMS Qualifying, Certifying, and Credentialing Personnel1 5.8 NIMS Method of Resource Management Response and Recovery 1 5.9 NIMS Multiagency Coordination Systems1 5.10 Conclusion Notes

12 6 An Overview of the Incident Command System 6.1 Taking Control with ICS 6.2 Common Components of Incident Management Systems 6.3 ICS and NIMS‐Differences and Commonalities 6.4 Incident Management System and NIMS Integration 6.5 Conclusion

13 7 Command Staff, General Staff, and Their Functions 7.1 Incident Commander (IC) 7.2 Unified Command 7.3 Command Staff 7.4 General Staff 7.5 Expanding the Hierarchal Structure 7.6 Conclusion

14 8 Expanding the Operations Section 8.1 Operations Section 8.2 Conclusion Note

15 9 Expanding Logistics 9.1 Logistics Section Expansion Notes

16 10 Expanding Planning and Intelligence 10.1 Planning and Intelligence Modular Expansion Notes

17 11 Expanding Finance and Administration 11.1 Compensation Claim Unit 11.2 Cost Unit 11.3 Procurement Unit 11.4 Time Unit Note

18 12 ICS Investigations and Intelligence (I/I) 12.1 Historical Overview 12.2 More than Law Enforcement 12.3 Investigations and Intelligence Gathering (I/I) Information Sharing 12.4 Placement Consideration of Investigations and Intelligence Gathering (I/I) 12.5 Conclusion Note

19 13 The Agency Administrator, Common Agency Representatives, and a Basic Overview of the Planning Process 13.1 The Agency Administrator 13.2 Agency Administrator Representatives 13.3 An Overview of the ICS Planning Process Notes

20 14 Management by Objectives – SMART Goals 14.1 Underlying Factors for Determining Incident Objectives and Strategies 14.2 Establishing Immediate Incident Objective Priorities 14.3 Management by Objectives 14.4 Writing Goals and Objectives for the Incident Action Plan 14.5 Management by Objective for Never‐Ending Incidents1 14.6 The Importance of SMART Objectives in the Planning Process Note

21 15 The Planning P‐In Depth 15.1 The Beginning of the Incident and Notifications 15.2 Initial Response and Assessment 15.3 Incident Briefing – Preparing for a Transfer of Command 15.4 Delegation of Authority (DOA) 15.5 Incident Command Objective Meeting 15.6 The Command and General Staff Meeting-The Basics 15.7 The Tactics Meeting 15.8 Preparing for the Planning Meeting 15.9 Printing the Incident Action Plan Note

22 16 Integrating Incident Management into Hospitals 16.1 Hospital Emergency Incident Command System (HEICS) 16.2 HICS 16.3 HICS Does Work for Incident Management 16.4 The Fundamental Elements of HICS 16.5 Chain of Command 16.6 Command and General Staff 16.7 Staging Manager 16.8 HICS Planning Section 16.9 HICS Logistics Section 16.10 Finance and Administration Section 16.11 The Planning P/The HICS Planning Process 16.12 Emergency Operations Plan 16.13 Volunteer Management 16.14 Health and Medical Operations 16.15 Conclusion

23 References

24 Index

25 End User License Agreement

1 Chapter 8Table 8.1 Hierarchical organizational levels and titles.

2 Chapter 9Table 9.1 Hierarchical command structure for operations.

3 Chapter 14Table 14.1 Dividing objectives so they can be achieved with available resources.Table 14.2 Never ending incidents in the United States.

4 Chapter 15Table 15.1 Meeting and briefing schedule example.

1 Chapter 7Figure 7.1 Command Staff.Figure 7.2 General Staff.Figure 7.3 Hierarchal Structure.

2 Chapter 8Figure 8.1 Hierarchical placement of Deputy Operations Chief.Figure 8.2 Branches separated by function.Figure 8.3 Branches identified using roman numerals.Figure 8.4 Branches identified by type of government.Figure 8.5 Combined divisions or groups.

3 Chapter 9Figure 9.1 Modular construction of Logistics Section.Figure 9.2 Map symbols for incident facilities.Figure 9.3 Organizational structure of the Service Branch.

4 Chapter 10Figure 10.1 Planning Section expansion with the main Units. Note: Positions wi...Figure 10.2 ICS Form 219‐5 Personnel Card (FEMA, n.d.b).Figure 10.3 All Units that could be activated under the Planning Section expan...

5 Chapter 11Figure 11.1 Finance and administration hierarchical structure.

6 Chapter 12Figure 12.1 Placement of Investigations and Intelligence Gathering (FEMA‐Emerg...Figure 12.2 Investigations and Intelligence Gathering (I/I) Section Groups.

7 Chapter 13Figure 13.1 The Planning P for the ICS method (FEMA, 2012).

8 Chapter 14Figure 14.1 How to develop response tactics.Figure 14.2 The Planning P.

9 Chapter 15Figure 15.1 The beginning of the Planning P.Figure 15.2 The reoccurring part of the Planning P.

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