Texas Forest Service All-Hazard Incident Management – 17 Type 3 Incident Management Teams (IMT) working under the direction of the Texas Forest Service Strategically located throughout the state. State IMT Coordinator located at the State Operations Center (SOC) during activation of IMTs to ensure coordination of deployed teams Trained to NIMS standards and qualified in a respective Command and General Staff position. Activated at the request of a Disaster District Chair (DDC) and assigned and reporting to the DDC. Assigned to assist and report to a local jurisdiction when requested by the local jurisdiction through the DDC.

Texas Forest Service Regional Incident Management Teams San Antonio Austin San Jac (Houston) South Plains (Lubbock) Permian Basin (Midland-Odessa) Metroplex (Dallas-Fort Worth El Paso Rio Grande Valley Golden Triangle (Sabine-Neches) West Central Central Texas (Williamson County) East Texas Amarillo Corpus Christi Wichita Falls (New) Bell County/Fort Hood (New)

State Regional Incident Management Teams Amarillo South Plains Permian Basin El Paso West Central Metroplex Central Texas East Texas Golden Triangle San Jac Austin San Antonio Corpus Christi Rio Grande Valley Established Team New/Startup Team Wichita Falls Bell County/Fort Hood

Texas Forest Service All-Hazard Incident Management – Disaster District Chair (DDC) Support - PLANNING Responsible for check in and staging of all state resources reporting to or working in the DDC area of operations. Responsible for planning operations at the DDC to include the development of an Incident Action Plan (IAP) for the DDC. Responsible for the preparation and submittal of the DDC situation reports.

Texas Forest Service All-Hazard Incident Management – Disaster District Chair (DDC) Support – LOGISTICS Establish and maintain resource ordering for the DDC. Track the receipt, assignment and return of all equipment ordered by the DDC. Operate Logistics Staging Sites and/or Resource Staging Areas as directed by the DDC.

Texas Forest Service All-Hazard Incident Management – Local Jurisdiction Support - PLANNING Assist with check in and staging of all state resources reporting to or working in the local jurisdiction area of operations. Assist with planning operations at a local Incident Command Post (ICP) or Emergency Operations Center (EOC) to include the development Incident Action Plans (IAP) and EOC Management Plans. Provide situational awareness to elected officials

Texas Forest Service All-Hazard Incident Management – Local Jurisdiction Support - PLANNING Responsible for the preparation and submittal of the situation reports to the Disaster District Chair. - PUBLIC INFORMATION Assist with Public Information requirements to include preparing news releases and establishing Joint Information Systems (JIS) operating from a Joint Information Center (JIC).

Texas Forest Service All-Hazard Incident Management – Local Jurisdiction Support - LOGISTICS Assist with establishing and maintaining a resource ordering system. Assist with the demobilization of state resources through the DDC and the State Operations Center that have been assigned to a local jurisdiction.

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