22 October The National Incident Management System, The Incident Command System, Our Served Agencies, and Wisconsin ARES/RACES Why it is we do some of the crazy we do !

22 October September 11, 2001: America Attacked: A band of 19 Islamic terrorists from al Qaeda organized and funded by Usama Bin Ladin hijacked 4 airliners and crashed them into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon and killed 3,000 people

22 October February 8, 2003: Homeland Security Presidential Directive 5 Established a single, comprehensive national system enabling emergency management partners to effectively and efficiently together in prevention, preparation, response, and recovery from terrorist attacks, major disasters, and ‘routine’ emergencies.

22 October March 1, 2004: NIMS: Provides a consistent nationwide template for emergency management. Enables all levels of government, the private sector, and nongovernmental organizations to work together

22 October Preparedness: NIMS provides the mechanisms for emergency management/response personnel and their affiliated organizations to work collectively by offering a consistent and common approach to preparedness Ongoing preparedness efforts among all those involved in emergency management and incident response activities ensure coordination during times of crisis.

22 October Interoperability: Effective emergency management and incident response activities rely on flexible communications and information systems that provide a common operating picture. Communications interoperability allows emergency management/response personnel and their affiliated organizations to communicate within and across agencies and jurisdictions via voice, data, or video in real time, when needed, and when authorized.

22 October Resource Management Emergency management and incident response activities require carefully managed resources (personnel, teams, facilities, equipment, and/or supplies). The resource management process can be separated into two parts: The preparedness activities (typing, credentialing, and inventorying) are conducted on a continual basis. Resource management during an incident is a finite process with a distinct beginning and ending specific to the needs of the particular incident.

22 October Incident Command System (ICS): A standardized, all-hazards incident management approach that: >Allows for the integration of facilities, equipment, personnel, procedures, and communications operating within a common organizational structure. >Enables a coordinated response among various jurisdictions and functional agencies, public, private, and non-government. >Establishes common processes for planning and managing resources. >Is useful for incidents of any type, scope, and complexity.

22 October (2)(a)(1) “The {emergency management} plan shall specify equipment and personnel standards, and shall require the use of the incident command system by all emergency response agencies during a state of emergency … or in any other multi−jurisdictional or multi−agency emergency response.”

22 October July 22, 2004: The 911 Commission Report: “The fire department, police department, port authority, and building employees and occupants did their best to cope with the effects of almost unimaginable events” “…weaknesses in preparations for disaster, failure to achieve unified incident command, and inadequate communications among responding agencies…”

22 October September 11, 2001: The 911 Commission Report: “Adopt an incident command system to strengthen teamwork in a crisis. Allocate more radio spectrum and improve connectivity for public safety communications and encourage widespread adoption of standards for private sector emergency preparedness”

22 October July 22, 2004 The 911 Commission Report: “The most important failure was one of imagination”

22 October March 2004: Volunteer Emergency “Communications Support Plan “The purpose of this Volunteer Emergency Communications Support (VECS) Plan is to supply authority and guidance for the participation of all unpaid volunteers in providing essential communications and communications support in the State of Wisconsin during periods of national, state or local emergency.”

22 October August 29, 2005: Hurricane Katrina 6 th strongest hurricane on record. 5 th deadliest hurricane on record At least 1,836 people died. $81 billion in damages. Post Katrina, the nation’s emergency management philosophy changed placing more emphasis on natural disasters.

22 October March 25, 2006: Required NIMS Training: Communicators: IS-100.b Introduction to Incident Command System IS-700 National Incident Management System Introduction Emergency Coordinators: As above, plus Membership In ARRL ARRL EmComm Level I IS-200 Basic Incident Command System

22 October March 25, 2006: Required NIMS Training: District Emergency Coordinators: As above, plus ARRL EmComm Level II IS-300 Intermediate Incident Command System IS-800.b National Response Framework Introduction Section Emergency Coordinators: As above, plus ARRL EmComm Level III IS-400 Advanced ICS

22 October September 2007: Communications Reference Plan “The purpose of the {plan} is to provide authority and guidance for the participation of all unpaid volunteers in providing essential communications and communications support in the State of Wisconsin during periods of national, state or local emergency or other public service need. The volunteers specified in this plan are a vital resource to Wisconsin …”

22 October Mission: “The general mission for volunteers covered under this plan is to augment or replace normal communications and warning operations, during times of emergency when normal communications channels are overloaded or no longer exist. The primary mission of volunteers is to provide essential primary and secondary communications services or communications support among the Wisconsin State Emergency Operations Center, State Regional EOCs, local government EOCs, neighboring state EOCs and/or any field site.”

22 October Authorities: The following items provide the general authority for this Plan: 1. Public Law , Federal Emergency Management Act. 2. Public Law , Disaster Relief Act of FCC Rules and Regulations, Part 97, Amateur Radio Services. 5. WI Statutes Chapter 323, Emergency Management, Annex B, Communications, Wisconsin Emergency Operations Plan. 5. Field Services Organizational documents of the American Radio Relay League, including Memorandums of Understanding including those with the National Weather Service and the Red Cross.

22 October NIMS Compliance: “The provisions of this plan serve to support Annex B (Communications) of the Wisconsin Emergency Operations Plan. All volunteers operators have completed their NIMS (National Incident Management System) training requirements.”

22 October : Wisconsin statutes, Chapter 323 Emergency Management: (1)(a) “Subject to approval by the governor {the adjutant general shall}, develop and adopt a state plan of emergency management for the security of persons and property. The plan shall specify equipment and personnel standards, and shall require the use of the incident command system by all emergency response agencies during a state of emergency declared under s or ”

22 October Connecting the Dots: o HSPD 5 mandates a uniform means of emergency management. o NIMS establishes umbrella standards for emergency management. o Chapt. 323, WI statutes mandates ICS in Wisconsin. o VECS Plan and WI ARES/RACES leadership sets standards for membership and participation.

22 October We’re playing chess, not checkers! o Members at all levels must meet training and participation standards. o Local, District, and State leadership must establish and maintain a ‘Trusted Partner’ relationship with shared agency leadership. o Resource typing and credentialing standards must be established. o The Incident Command System must be institutionalized throughout Wisconsin ARES/RACES. o Incident action plans are necessary for all incidents and events.

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