general emergency services

1GENES.ppt Last Revised: 10 August 2001

General Emergency Services

Developed as part of the National Emergency Services Curriculum Project


CAP ES Missions

• Search and Rescue (ground and air)

• Disaster Relief

• Reconnaissance

• Counterdrug

• Transportation


CAP ES Missions Continued

• MOUs– State & Local Emergency Management Agencies– Federal Emergency Management Agency– Red Cross – National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin.– US Coast Guard Auxiliary– U.S. Customs– …



• Three areas of qualification– Ground and Urban Direction Finding Teams

• Ground Team Leader• Ground Team Member• Urban DF Team

– Aircrews• Scanner• Observer• Mission Pilot



Mission Base Personnel

• Incident Commander

• Liaison Officer

• Mission Chaplain

• Information Officer

• Safety Officer

• Operations Section Chief

• Air Operations Branch Director

•Ground Branch Director

•Planning Section Chief

•Logistics Section Chief

•Finance / Admin Section Chief

•Flight Line Supervisor

•Communications Unit Leader

•Mission Staff Assistant

•...


CAP ES Qualification

• General ES Course

• CAPF 100

• CAPF 101

• CAPF 101T for other specialties – Can train for three concurrently– Mission Staff Assistant is the recommended

qualification to move into from here for those without a planned track


Mission Team Activation

• Agency– Using notification roster

• CAP Wing– Using wing notification roster/pager/web/

• Mission qualified wing members


Sign-In at Mission Base

• Individual qualifications need to be known to mission planners, and thus personnel are normally requested individually to participate

• Sign-in confers FECA/FTCA coverage– Personnel and vehicles will be logged on the ICS Forms 211

and 218 respectively with incoming team or aircrew paperwork

– Personnel need to be sure that they are recorded on the Unit Log by the assigned supervisor on the ICS Form 214

• Further assignment at sign-in


Risk and CAP Missions

• Travel to and from mission base

• Operating without proper rest or nourishment

• Electrical or antenna wires

• Turning propellers

• Do not take unnecessary risks


Member Responsibility

• CAP ES members should obtain and read copies of the current operations and emergency services publications

• Again, CAP members have NO special dispensations over an ordinary citizen

• Individuals who put themselves, other members, or the corporation in jeopardy by disregarding laws and policies will be targeted for restraining action


Bloodborne Pathogens

• Diseases transferred by contact with human blood and body fluids– Hepatitis B– AIDS– Others

• Exposure exists at accident/crash sites


Bloodborne Pathogens Continued

• Prevent by staying away from blood and body fluids– Engineering controls– Work practice controls– Personal protective equipment– Universal precautions


Negligence

• Failure to exercise that degree of care that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances

• Degrees - Slight, Ordinary, Gross

• Key = perform to your level of training

• Not normally a problem

• Protection through “Good Samaritan” laws


Posse Comitatus

• Prohibits CAP from engaging in law enforcement activities other than reconnaissance of property or transport of personnel and equipment, while on an Air Force mission

• CAP members may not carry firearms, participate in detention or arrest of persons or seizure of property or conduct surveillance of personnel and equipment


Posse Comitatus Continued

• CAP members may not be deputized

• No authority to restrict persons by force

• May provide passive assistance to law enforcement

• Can do passive site surveillance (NTSB)

• No trespass allowed

• NO special dispensations


Interact with the Media

• Why must information be controlled?

• To whom do we direct inquisitor and why?– Target details influence witness interviews– Undue speculation– Family needs to know first

• Can answer general questions about CAP


Interact with the Media Continued

• You Should:– Be friendly and courteous– You are a CAP member and working a mission– Direct them to person responsible for media– Be alert for information bystanders may have


Interact with the Media Continued

• You Should Not:– Discuss target description or events– Discuss search or results– Give opinions– Be rude or officious

• Never say “No Comment” - Direct them to appropriate leader.


Reimbursement

• Limited reimbursement available on AF reimbursable missions for:– Aircraft flight hours– Member-owned aircraft maintenance– Communications– Vehicle fuel and oil

• CAPF 108


CAP ES Partner Agencies

• AFRCC

• AFNSEP

• FEMA

• Red Cross

• NTSB

• Others


FIVE PRIMARY I.C.S. MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS

O P E R A TIO N S P L A N N IN GIN TE L L IG E N C E

L O G IS TIC S F IN A N C EA D M IN IS TR A TIO N

C O M M A N D

FUNCTIONAL RESPONSIBILITYCOMMAND = OVERALL RESPONSIBILITY

OPERATIONS = DIRECT TACTICAL ACTIONS

PLANNING = COLLECT/ANALYZE DATA, INTELLIGENCE PREPARE ACTION PLAN

LOGISTICS = PROVIDE SUPPORT

FINANCE / = COST ACCOUNTING & ADMINISTRATION PROCUREMENT

INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

UNDERSTAND AGENCY POLICY & DIRECTIONUNDERSTAND AGENCY POLICY & DIRECTION

ESTABLISH INCIDENT OBJECTIVESESTABLISH INCIDENT OBJECTIVES

SELECT APPROPRIATESELECT APPROPRIATESTRATEGYSTRATEGY

PERFORMPERFORMTACTICAL DIRECTIONTACTICAL DIRECTION

ACHIEVEACHIEVEGOALGOAL


UNITY AND CHAIN OF COMMAND

• UNITY OF COMMAND: HAVE A CLEAR LINE OF SUPERVISION

• CHAIN OF COMMAND: ORDERLY RANKING OF MANAGEMENT POSITIONS IN LINE OF AUTHORITY

INCIDENT OPERATIONS ORGANIZATION

SIN G LER ESO U R C E

SIN G LER ESO U R C E

C O MMAN D

R ESO U R C ES

D IV IS IO N /G R O U P

B R AN C H

SEC T IO N

C O MMAN D

SMALL INCIDENTSMALL INCIDENTORGANIZATIONORGANIZATION

LARGE INCIDENTLARGE INCIDENTORGANIZATIONORGANIZATION


REASONS TO TRANSFER COMMAND

• A MORE QUALIFIED PERSON ASSUMES COMMAND

• A JURISDICTIONAL OR AGENCY CHANGE IN COMMAND IS LEGALLY REQUIRED OR MAKES GOOD MANAGEMENT SENSE

• PERSONNEL TURNOVER ON LONG INCIDENTS


ICS ORGANIZATION

FLEXIBILITY

NEEDS OF INCIDENTS WILL DETERMINE NEEDS OF INCIDENTS WILL DETERMINE THE REQUIRED ORGANIZATIONTHE REQUIRED ORGANIZATION


GENERAL GUIDELINE:DO NOT COMBINE ORGANIZATIONAL

UNITS. ONE PERSON MAY SUPERVISE MORE THAN ONE UNIT

PLANNING / INTEL SECTION CHIEF

RESOURCE &SITUATION UNIT

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RESOURCEUNIT

J. Smith

SITUATIONUNIT

J. Smith

MANAGING AN INCIDENT USING UNIFIED COMMAND

AA

BB

CCA

DIV. A DIV. B DIV. C

OPERATIONSSECTION CHIEF

OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGYFORM THE

INCIDENT ACTION PLAN

B C

UNIFIED COM M AND

HAZARDOUSHAZARDOUSMATERIALSMATERIALS

INCIDENTINCIDENT


UNDER UNIFIED COMMANDTHERE WILL ALWAYS BE:

• ONE INCIDENT COMMAND POST

• A SINGLE COORDINATED INCIDENT ACTION PLAN

• ONE OPERATIONS SECTION CHIEF (OFFICER IN CHARGE, SUPERVISOR, ETC.)

SPAN OF CONTROL

EFFECTIVEEFFECTIVESPAN OF CONTROLSPAN OF CONTROL

INEFFECTIVEINEFFECTIVEANDAND

POSSIBLYPOSSIBLYDANGEROUSDANGEROUS

OPTIMUM SPAN OF CONTROL IS

ONE TO FIVE

1 2 3 4 5

SU PER VISOR


IN ICS COMMON TERMINOLOGY IS APPLIED TO:

• ORGANIZATIONAL ELEMENTS

• POSITION TITLES

• RESOURCES

• FACILITIES


PERSONNEL ACCOUNTABILITY IS

MAINTAINED THROUGH:

CHECK IN FORM

RESOURCE STATUSKEEPING SYSTEM

UNITY OF COMMAND


PERSONNEL ACCOUNTABILITY IS

MAINTAINED THROUGH:

DIVISION CDIVISION A

DIVISION B

UNIT LOG

UNIT LOG

UNIT LOG

UNIT LOG

UNIT LOGSUNIT LOGS

DIVISION / GROUPDIVISION / GROUPASSIGNMENTASSIGNMENT

LISTSLISTS


ICS INTEGRATED COMMUNICATIONS

• COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS

• FREQUENCY AND RESOURCE USE PLANNING

• INFORMATION TRANSFER PROCEDURES


COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS THAT MAY BE

REQUIRED

• COMMAND NET

• TACTICAL NETS

• SUPPORT NET

• GROUND-TO-AIR

• AIR-TO-AIR


RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN I.C.S.

TASK FORCESTASK FORCESCOMBINATION OF

SINGLE RESOURCES

STRIKE TEAMSTRIKE TEAMCOMBINATION OF SAME

KIND AND TYPE

SINGLE RESOURCESSINGLE RESOURCESINCLUDES PERSONNEL

AND EQUIPMENT


USING TASK FORCES AND STRIKE TEAMS:

• MAXIMIZES EFFECTIVE USE OF RESOURCES

• REDUCES SPAN OF CONTROL

• REDUCES COMMUNICATIONS TRAFFIC

RESOURCE STATUS CONDITIONS IN I.C.S.

““OUT OF SERVICE”OUT OF SERVICE”

““AVAILABLE”AVAILABLE”

““ASSIGNED”ASSIGNED”


WRITTEN ACTION PLANS ARE IMPORTANT WHEN:

• THE INCIDENT WILL OVERLAP AN OPERATIONAL PERIOD CHANGE

• TWO OR MORE JURISDICTIONS ARE INVOLVED

• SUBSTANTIAL ACTIVATION OF THE I.C.S. ORGANIZATION


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