District Eight Planning And Response Team

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District Eight Planning And Response Team

• Strategic Plan

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Summary
The District Eight Planning and Response Team
(DEPART) is the direct result of a
multi-discipline member exercise committee that
is now working collectively to provide a district
planning team resource to respond to emergencies,
as requested. Committee members saw the need to
organize personnel and resources to respond to
and assist in disasters. As a result of
Hurricane Katrina, and the tornadoes in southern
Indiana, it has been recognized that organized
teams are needed to assist in many different
areas during an event. The committee sees the
DEPART resource as another step toward the
development of the District 8 Planning
Council. This document is a summary of committee
discussion conclusions, sets the direction for
the continued growth and development of District
Eight, and addresses all aspects of the DEPART
functions.
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DEPART Vision
The District Eight Planning And Response Team
will be a district and statewide resource that
will respond for the safety of citizens and
protection of property. It will be viewed as a
vital asset to our district and other districts
statewide for logistical, planning, and resource
assistance.
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DEPART Mission
To save lives, protect property, and provide a
support network of various disciplines to
District 8 and surrounding Districts during
emergencies and disasters when requested.
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DEPART Scope

• During emergencies, the scope of the DEPART Team
  is to assist local jurisdictional agencies with
  logistics, resources, and planning support using
  the National Incident Management System. The team
  is made up of volunteers. No request for
  reimbursement will be requested for the first 48
  hours, reimbursement may be requested after that
  time depending on availability of volunteer
  resources. The team will support, not direct,
  local authorities in their decision making
  process. In non-emergency settings the team will
  plan, train, and exercise.
• DEPART will create and update a district
  resource list for local agency assistance.

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DEPART Strengths

• Buy in from various support functions
• Support of other local and state organizations
• Diverse membership across emergency responders
• Action oriented
• Pro- NIMS

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DEPART Challenges

• Possible funding difficulties
• Overcome mind sets
• availability schedules
• employer issues
• response time

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DEPART Types of Assistance

• Answer phone in EOC
• Documentation
• Log information
• Complete status boards
• Track resources
• Assist with preparing briefings
• Message organization
• Assist with press release creation and
  organization
• Assist with first aid stations
• Develop task specific plans
• Assist with donation and volunteer management
• Technical Advice
• Help to set work schedules

• Victim tracking assistance
• Answer public inquiries
• Pass along safety information
• Ex. drinking water safety, debris removal plans,
  etc.
• Assist IC with logging, documenting, etc.
• Assist in coordination of lab sampling and
  delivery, and other public health services
  needed.
• Provide available resources within District 8
• Facilitating additional medical resources. 
• IE  credentialed personnel and supplies.
• Facilitating transferring of victims to alternate
  facilities for treatment.
• Other as requested 

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DEPART alignment within the District Planning
Council
District Planning Council
DEPART
VOLUNTEERS FROM AGENCIES BELOW
EMA
Fire
Law Enf.
Health
Medical-EMS
Education
Red Cross
Other
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DEPART Chart of Operations
Education Coordinator
Training
Training Coordinator
Exercise Committee
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DEPART Chart of Operations cont.
DEPART ADVISORY BOARD
IC Valerie Luchauer
Safety Michelle Dotts McCool
PIO/Como Perry Hurst
Liaison-Mary Ellen Anable
Logistics- Jeff Barlow Greg Duke T.A. Smith
Planning Shane Modglin Duane Davis John
Hooker Jessica Renn
Finance Dennis Moats
Technical assistance
Haz Mat Response Teams
Indiana Dept. of Homeland Security
IU Ken Long
Additional volunteers to be added from all these
agencies
Fire, Law Enforcement, EMA, Public Health,
Hospital, EMS, Volunteer Organizations,
Education, Public Works
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DEPART Goals

• Membership
• Resource Database
• Education/Training
• Exercise
• Response Plan
• NIMS Implementation

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DEPART

• Questions and answers