1. Landslide: ICP/EOC Inoperability
February 2007
“Some two million cubic-yards of material in imminent danger of catastrophic failure…”

2. K.I.S.S. Your ICS Org Chart ICS Org: ICP & EOC
Organizational Tail Wagging the Operational Dog…!
Started Monday; took all the way to Thursday for an agreement of an ICS Organization…

3. You Think You’re in WHAT alone?
Involving Others
Williams Pipeline infrastructure potentially threatened
Leverage partnerships; Williams invited County Reps on their chartered flights.

4. Some ‘Experts’ do have a Local Zip Code
Creative Solutions
USACE Engineers at the simple effectiveness…
Locally Designed Structures Used to Deflect Logs

5. Mother Nature Will Out-Live Us All…!
Long-Term
USGS Landslide Expert “Quote”
Incident On-Going, with no Angle-of-Repose in sight…

6. Pick One and call us back…
EOC & ICP?
Pick One and call us back…
Preplan Organizational Options!
There are Good Reasons ICS Principles Do Not Support EOC/ICP Hybrids…

7. Normal 24 Hour SAR Pack Test Doubled IAP Developed with USAF SERE
SAR “Meat Grinder”
Normal 24 Hour SAR Pack Test Doubled
IAP Developed with USAF SERE

8. Training Evolutions Dog Mountain Hike Rescue Planning
Steep Angle Rescue
PCT Search
SAR Skills: Navigation, Fire craft, Shelter, etc.
Day & Night Air Ops
Debrief

9. IAP Drafting
Standard Cover, 202, 203, multiple 204’s*, 205, 206, Map and Safety Message
* 204’s used for each Training Evolution instead of Organizational Assignment

10. Normal 24 Hour SAR Pack Test Doubled IAP Developed with USAF SERE
204 Evolutions
Normal 24 Hour SAR Pack Test Doubled
IAP Developed with USAF SERE

11. Rainbow Family of Light
2011 Gathering
Un-unified Command

12. Rainbow Family of Light
2011 Gathering
“Welcome Home”
“Lovin’ You!”
“6 Up!”

13. Rainbow Skookum Meadow ~16,000 People No Infrastructure 30 USFS LEO’s
Unified Command
USFS & Skamania County
… or not.

20. ICS Lessons Learned: Clever use of Asst. PIO’s Knowing when to Quit
Contingency Planning
Flexibility

21. ICS Resource Management
Jail Evacuation and Alternate PSAP Exercise

22. ICS Resource Management
Jail Evacuation and Alternate PSAP Exercise

23. ICS Resource Management
Jail Evacuation and Alternate PSAP Exercise

24. ICS Resource Management
Jail Evacuation and Alternate PSAP Exercise

25. ICS Resource Management
Jail Evacuation and Alternate PSAP Exercise

26. ICS Resource Management
Jail Evacuation and Alternate PSAP Exercise

27. ICS Resource Management
Jail Evacuation and Alternate PSAP Exercise

28. ICS Resource Management
Jail Evacuation and Alternate PSAP Exercise

29. ICS Resource Management
Jail Evacuation and Alternate PSAP Exercise

30. ICS Resource Management
Jail Evacuation and Alternate PSAP Exercise

31. ICS Resource Management
Jail Evacuation and Alternate PSAP Exercise

32. ICS Resource Management
Jail Evacuation and Alternate PSAP Exercise

33. 5 Functional Areas of ICS
Command
Command Staff
Safety
Liaison
Public Info
General Staff
Operations
Planning
Logistics
Admin/Finance

34. Senior Officer Command
Jail/PSAP Evac ICS
Senior Officer Command
Safety
Liaison
Public Info
Operations
Planning
Logistics
Admin/Finance
C.O., Deputy

35. Organizational Development
#1 Command
Safety
Liaison
#2 Public Info
Operations
Planning
Logistics
Admin/Finance
PSAP Division
Jail Division
Patrol Group
C.O.
Deputy
Deputy
C.O.
Deputy
Deputy
C.O.
Deputy
Deputy

36. Expanding ICS Org Command Operations Planning Logistics Admin/Finance
Safety
Liaison
Public Info
Operations
Planning
Logistics
Admin/Finance
Fire Branch
EMS Branch
LE Branch
PSAP Division
Jail Division
Patrol Group

37. ICS Lessons Learned
ICS is a standardized, on-scene, all-hazards* incident management approach for incidents and events of any type, scope, and complexity.
*Insert “all disciplines”
With limited resources (i.e. people), leverage all disciplines to staff your ICS organization.
Keep Responders on task.