FEMA REGION V INCIDENT MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE TEAM (IMAT) 15 April 2009

INTRODUCTION  What we are  Why we were created  What we do  Organization  Equipment & Capabilities  Missions, so far…  What to expect

WHAT WE ARE…  One of 4 “Regional” teams (Atlanta, Chicago, Denton, NYC) expected to respond to Level II (“Large”) and Level III (“Small”) events  Supports one of 2 National IMATs (DC, Sacramento) in response to Level I (“Catastrophic”) events  One additional Regional Teams (Kansas City) operational in 4 nd quarter of FY09  15 member team organized by ICS principles  Expected to respond to any event (no-notice included) within 2 hours; Operational on scene within 12 hours of notice (CONUS)  Forward Deployed Element (FDE)  Travel via IMAT vehicles (Excursion & Van), commercial means, military air/USCG  Operational Control and Day-to-Day oversight maintained by Regional Administrator (RA); Team Leader member of FCO cadre  Activation determined by RA in consultation with IMAT Team Leader

WHY WE WERE CREATED…  Activated 1 May 2008 based on the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act (PKEMRA) of 2006 (Section 611)  Built on the Federal Incident Response Support Team (FIRST) concept and the Region V FIRST  To ensure uniform, effective, expedient Federal assistance to State, tribal and local authorities during disasters  To improve management of the Federal response to disasters using NIMS and ICS

WHAT WE DO…  Rapidly deploy to an incident, or incident-threatened venue, to lead a prompt, effective and coordinated Federal response  Establish and coordinate the federal response from an Initial Operating Facility, Branch or Division  Provide initial situational awareness for Federal/State decision-makers  Build and maintain pre-incident, a close working relationship with Regional, State, tribal, and local emergency management officials, allied agencies, and other Federal partners

WHO WE ARE… Team Leader Larry Sommers Team Leader Larry Sommers Operations Section Chief Eric Gentry Operations Section Chief Eric Gentry Planning Section Chief Jim Raymond Planning Section Chief Jim Raymond Logistics Section Chief William Wooten Logistics Section Chief William Wooten Finance & Admin Section Marcie Fewell Finance & Admin Section Marcie Fewell Ordering Unit Leader Neil Bradley Ordering Unit Leader Neil Bradley External Affairs Officer Cassie Ringsdorf External Affairs Officer Cassie Ringsdorf Public Assistance Group Supervisor Louis Press Public Assistance Group Supervisor Louis Press Communications Unit Leader Paul Casault Communications Unit Leader Paul Casault Individual Assistance Group Supervisor Randy Bartell Individual Assistance Group Supervisor Randy Bartell Communications Specialist Alberto Ornelas Communications Specialist Alberto Ornelas Operations Branch Director Ramon Davis Operations Branch Director Ramon Davis Staging Area Group Supervisor Paul Mungenast Staging Area Group Supervisor Paul Mungenast Situation Unit Leader Mary Rhedin Situation Unit Leader Mary Rhedin Resource Unit Leader Bradley Ellis Resource Unit Leader Bradley Ellis Operations Tempo: Response Operations: 50% of year (~180 days) Training & Exercises: 25% of year (~90 days) Home: 25% of year (~90 days)

EQUIPMENT & CAPABILITIES  Personnel Gear/Equipment  “Go Kits” – storm case  Communications: Satellite phones, BGAN (portable satellite for voice/data), cellular STE (Secure Terminal Equipment), computer with wireless cards, handheld radio, etc.  All weather gear  Camera equipment  Basic office supplies  Other mission-related items

EQUIPMENT & CAPABILITIES  Vehicles (Ford SUV [Excursion] and Van)  Communications: KVH Satellite (TV), VHF & UHF radio, HF radio, BGAN (portable satellite for voice/data)  Safety gear: hard hats, vests, etc.  Self-sustainable for 48 hours: tools, generators, chainsaw, tow chain, MREs, water, chemical toilet  Office Supplies: copier/fax, pens/pencils, paper, etc.

MISSIONS SO FAR…  Indiana Flooding (DR1766), June 2008  Illinois Flooding (DR1771), June 2008  Republican National Convention, July – September 2008  Hurricane GUSTAV: Louisiana (EM3295), September 2008  Hurricane IKE: Louisiana (DR1792) & Texas (DR1791), September/October 2008  Wisconsin Radiological Emergency Preparedness Exercise, December 2008  Other: Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI), Minnesota IEMC, New Madrid Seismic Zone (NMSZ) Working Group, Ohio ICS exercise, etc.

WHAT TO EXPECT…  Support the State EM  Upon request for federal assistance, in place within 12 hours  Technical expertise/advice (IA, PA, Logistics, Comm., other)  Set up “AT” the EOC, not “IN” the EOC, to work “hand-in-hand”  Short term stay – Focus on Response and build toward Recovery operations  Partner in obtaining Situational Awareness

Questions??? Eric Gentry, Operations Section Chief, Region V IMAT ,