InterCongregational Emergency Preparedness

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Inter-Congregational Emergency Preparedness

• Ken Kramarz Lead Trainer
• Alessa Adamo Executive Director
• Brian Whitlow Program Manager
• Alissa May Program Coordinator

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Agenda

• Welcome Introductions
• The EOC
• Expectations
• Emergency Management through ICS
• Guidelines Forms
• Introduction to On-Site Drills
• Evaluation Procedure Adjourn

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The EOC Amy Ramirez , SF Dept. of Emergency
Management

• The new Community Branch in the Emergency
  Operations Center (EOC) is staffed with liaisons
  for direct outreach to the community
• Private Sector
• Schools
• Nonprofits (CBOs)
• Faith-Based Organizations (FBOs)
• Consular Corps

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Expectations Brian Whitlow, SF CARD

• What do you hope to achieve today?

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Emergency Management Through ICS Ken Kramarz

• Why ICS?
• Concepts and Principles

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Harm Reduction Overview
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Incident Severity vs. Likelihood
This is where we should focus our time and
attention
Things like earthquakes which are likely to
happen AND have very severe consequences.
Frightening possibilities which
dont happen very often, like 9/11
Severity
Things which happen often but do not have severe
implications, like ordinary cuts and scrapes
Incidents which are NOT very severe and NOT very
likely to happen.
Likelihood How likely is it to happen?
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Incident Command Structure (Typical)
Incident Commander
Public Information Officer
Safety Officer
Operations Section Chief
Planning Section Chief
Logistics Section Chief
Finance Section Chief
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Incident Command Structure ( CBO / FBO Hybrid)
Incident Commander
Planning Operations Section Chief
Client Care Section Chief
Logistics Administration Section Chief
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Incident Command System CBO / FBO Hybrid Basic
Flow Chart
Logistics Admin.
Planning Operations
Incident Command
Client Care
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Incident Commander Duties
Incident Commander

• Initiates incident response, establishes
  command, closes with After Action Review
• Appoints and empowers Section Chiefs
• Establishes Incident Outcomes
• Overall management of and communication with
  Section Chiefs
• Media contact and all public information
• Interface with government first responders
• Maintain safety of all responders

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Planning Operations Section Chief Duties
Incident Commander

• Creates and carries out response plan to meet
  incident objectives
• Provides medical, search and rescue, fire
  suppression, and site security
• Conducts evacuations, if needed
• Keeps Incident Commander informed and makes
  resource requests through IC
• Ensures safety of critical items Sacred
  Objects, etc.

Planning Operations Section Chief
Grunt / runner
Grunt / runner
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Logistics Admin. Section Chief Duties
Incident Commander

• Provides food, water, gear and equipment per
  Incident Commander requests
• Organizes Grunts and Runners and finds Human
  Resources
• Secures radios and phones (for internal
  external communication)
• Records incident in time sequence
• Tracks all expenses, damages, purchases,
  material personnel time

Logistics Admin Section Chief
Grunt / runner
Grunt / runner
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Client Care Section Chief Duties
Incident Commander

• Continuous programming and care
• Communications instructions and information to
  clients
• Attends to special needs and vulnerable
  populations
• Mental well-being counseling and support
• Spiritual counseling
• Triages emergent populations (helpful, needy, and
  others)

Client Care Section Chief
Grunt / runner
Grunt / runner
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Planning Operations Creates carries out
response plan to meet incident objectives Provide
s medical, search, rescue, fire suppression, and
site security Conducts evacuations if
needed Keeps IC informed makes all resource
requests through IC Ensures safety of critical
items (sacred objects, etc.)
Logistics Administration Provides food, water,
gear equipment per IC requests Organizes
grunts runners and finds human
resources Secures radios phones (internal
external communications) Records incident in
time sequence Tracks all expenses, damages,
purchases, material personnel time
Incident Command Initiates incident response,
establishes command, closes with AAR Appoints
empowers Section Chiefs Establishes Incident
Outcomes Overall Management of
communication with Section Chiefs Media contact
and all Public Information Interface with Gov.
First Responders Maintains safety of all
responders
Incident Command System CBO / FBO
Hybrid Detailed Flow Chart
Client Care Continuous programming
care Communications instructions information
to clients Attends to special needs
vulnerable Populations Mental well-being,
counseling support Spiritual
counseling Triages emergent populations
(helpful, needy, and others)
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ICS Guidelines Forms

• Guidelines
• Sequence Checklist
• ICS Outcomes Guide for IC
• Incident Action Plans for Section Chiefs
• After Action Review
• Forms
• Incident Sign-In
• Operations Log
• General Message

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ICS On-Site Drills 3 hours

• What to Expect
• Should have your ICS Positions appointed before
  the drill
• Review of ICS
• Review of forms
• Earthquake scenario moderate, no infrastructure
  or first-responders
• Conduct exercise as if we werent there
• Hotwash what went well, what could be improved

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And Finally
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• Next Steps
• Contact Brian Whitlow to set ICS Drill dates
• 415-955-8946 x 235
• brian_at_sfcard.org