1. 1GENES.ppt Last Revised: 10 August 2001 General Emergency Services Developed as part of the National Emergency Services Curriculum Project

2. 2GENES.ppt Last Revised: 10 August 2001 CAP ES Missions Search and Rescue (ground and air) Disaster Relief Reconnaissance Counterdrug Transportation

3. 3GENES.ppt Last Revised: 10 August 2001 CAP ES Missions Continued MOUs –State & Local Emergency Management Agencies –Federal Emergency Management Agency –Red Cross –National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin. –US Coast Guard Auxiliary –U.S. Customs –…

4. 4GENES.ppt Last Revised: 10 August 2001 CAP ES Missions Continued Three areas of qualification –Ground and Urban Direction Finding Teams Ground Team Leader Ground Team Member Urban DF Team –Aircrews Scanner Observer Mission Pilot

5. 5GENES.ppt Last Revised: 10 August 2001 CAP ES Missions Continued Mission Base Personnel Incident Commander Liaison Officer Mission Chaplain Information Officer Safety Officer Operations Section Chief Air Operations Branch Director Ground Branch Director Planning Section Chief Logistics Section Chief Finance / Admin Section Chief Flight Line Supervisor Communications Unit Leader Mission Staff Assistant...

6. 6GENES.ppt Last Revised: 10 August 2001 CAP ES Qualification General ES Course CAPF 100 CAPF 101 CAPF 101T for other specialties –Can train for three concurrently –Mission Staff Assistant is the recommended qualification to move into from here for those without a planned track

7. 7GENES.ppt Last Revised: 10 August 2001 Mission Team Activation Agency –Using notification roster CAP Wing –Using wing notification roster/pager/web/ Mission qualified wing members

8. 8GENES.ppt Last Revised: 10 August 2001 Sign-In at Mission Base Individual qualifications need to be known to mission planners, and thus personnel are normally requested individually to participate Sign-in confers FECA/FTCA coverage –Personnel and vehicles will be logged on the ICS Forms 211 and 218 respectively with incoming team or aircrew paperwork –Personnel need to be sure that they are recorded on the Unit Log by the assigned supervisor on the ICS Form 214 Further assignment at sign-in

9. 9GENES.ppt Last Revised: 10 August 2001 Risk and CAP Missions Travel to and from mission base Operating without proper rest or nourishment Electrical or antenna wires Turning propellers Do not take unnecessary risks

10. 10GENES.ppt Last Revised: 10 August 2001 Member Responsibility CAP ES members should obtain and read copies of the current operations and emergency services publications Again, CAP members have NO special dispensations over an ordinary citizen Individuals who put themselves, other members, or the corporation in jeopardy by disregarding laws and policies will be targeted for restraining action

11. 11GENES.ppt Last Revised: 10 August 2001 Bloodborne Pathogens Diseases transferred by contact with human blood and body fluids –Hepatitis B –AIDS –Others Exposure exists at accident/crash sites

12. 12GENES.ppt Last Revised: 10 August 2001 Bloodborne Pathogens Continued Prevent by staying away from blood and body fluids –Engineering controls –Work practice controls –Personal protective equipment –Universal precautions

13. 13GENES.ppt Last Revised: 10 August 2001 Negligence Failure to exercise that degree of care that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances Degrees - Slight, Ordinary, Gross Key = perform to your level of training Not normally a problem Protection through “Good Samaritan” laws

14. 14GENES.ppt Last Revised: 10 August 2001 Posse Comitatus Prohibits CAP from engaging in law enforcement activities other than reconnaissance of property or transport of personnel and equipment, while on an Air Force mission CAP members may not carry firearms, participate in detention or arrest of persons or seizure of property or conduct surveillance of personnel and equipment

15. 15GENES.ppt Last Revised: 10 August 2001 Posse Comitatus Continued CAP members may not be deputized No authority to restrict persons by force May provide passive assistance to law enforcement Can do passive site surveillance (NTSB) No trespass allowed NO special dispensations

16. 16GENES.ppt Last Revised: 10 August 2001 Interact with the Media Why must information be controlled? To whom do we direct inquisitor and why? –Target details influence witness interviews –Undue speculation –Family needs to know first Can answer general questions about CAP

17. 17GENES.ppt Last Revised: 10 August 2001 Interact with the Media Continued You Should: –Be friendly and courteous –You are a CAP member and working a mission –Direct them to person responsible for media –Be alert for information bystanders may have

18. 18GENES.ppt Last Revised: 10 August 2001 Interact with the Media Continued You Should Not: –Discuss target description or events –Discuss search or results –Give opinions –Be rude or officious Never say “No Comment” - Direct them to appropriate leader.

19. 19GENES.ppt Last Revised: 10 August 2001 Reimbursement Limited reimbursement available on AF reimbursable missions for: –Aircraft flight hours –Member-owned aircraft maintenance –Communications –Vehicle fuel and oil CAPF 108

20. 20GENES.ppt Last Revised: 10 August 2001 CAP ES Partner Agencies AFRCC AFNSEP FEMA Red Cross NTSB Others

21. 21GENES.ppt Last Revised: 10 August 2001 FIVE PRIMARY I.C.S. MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS

22. FUNCTIONAL RESPONSIBILITY COMMAND = OVERALL RESPONSIBILITY OPERATIONS = DIRECT TACTICAL ACTIONS PLANNING =COLLECT/ANALYZE DATA, INTELLIGENCEPREPARE ACTION PLAN LOGISTICS = PROVIDE SUPPORT FINANCE / = COST ACCOUNTING & ADMINISTRATION PROCUREMENT

23. INCIDENT MANAGEMENT UNDERSTAND AGENCY POLICY & DIRECTION ESTABLISH INCIDENT OBJECTIVES SELECT APPROPRIATE STRATEGY PERFORM TACTICAL DIRECTION ACHIEVEGOAL

24. 24GENES.ppt Last Revised: 10 August 2001 UNITY AND CHAIN OF COMMAND UNITY OF COMMAND: HAVE A CLEAR LINE OF SUPERVISION CHAIN OF COMMAND: ORDERLY RANKING OF MANAGEMENT POSITIONS IN LINE OF AUTHORITY

25. INCIDENT OPERATIONS ORGANIZATION SMALL INCIDENT ORGANIZATION LARGE INCIDENT ORGANIZATION

26. 26GENES.ppt Last Revised: 10 August 2001 REASONS TO TRANSFER COMMAND A MORE QUALIFIED PERSON ASSUMES COMMAND A JURISDICTIONAL OR AGENCY CHANGE IN COMMAND IS LEGALLY REQUIRED OR MAKES GOOD MANAGEMENT SENSE PERSONNEL TURNOVER ON LONG INCIDENTS

27. 27GENES.ppt Last Revised: 10 August 2001 ICS ORGANIZATION FLEXIBILITY NEEDS OF INCIDENTS WILL DETERMINE THE REQUIRED ORGANIZATION

28. 28GENES.ppt Last Revised: 10 August 2001 GENERAL GUIDELINE: DO NOT COMBINE ORGANIZATIONAL UNITS. ONE PERSON MAY SUPERVISE MORE THAN ONE UNIT PLANNING / INTEL SECTION CHIEF RESOURCE & SITUATION UNIT J. Smith RESOURCE UNIT J. Smith SITUATION UNIT J. Smith

29. MANAGING AN INCIDENT USING UNIFIED COMMAND A B C HAZARDOUSMATERIALSINCIDENT

30. 30GENES.ppt Last Revised: 10 August 2001 UNDER UNIFIED COMMAND THERE WILL ALWAYS BE: ONE INCIDENT COMMAND POST A SINGLE COORDINATED INCIDENT ACTION PLAN ONE OPERATIONS SECTION CHIEF (OFFICER IN CHARGE, SUPERVISOR, ETC.)

31. SPAN OF CONTROL EFFECTIVE INEFFECTIVEANDPOSSIBLYDANGEROUS

32. OPTIMUM SPAN OF CONTROL IS ONE TO FIVE

33. 33GENES.ppt Last Revised: 10 August 2001 IN ICS COMMON TERMINOLOGY IS APPLIED TO: ORGANIZATIONAL ELEMENTS POSITION TITLES RESOURCES FACILITIES

34. 34GENES.ppt Last Revised: 10 August 2001 PERSONNEL ACCOUNTABILITY IS MAINTAINED THROUGH: CHECK IN FORM RESOURCE STATUS KEEPING SYSTEM UNITY OF COMMAND

35. 35GENES.ppt Last Revised: 10 August 2001 PERSONNEL ACCOUNTABILITY IS MAINTAINED THROUGH: DIVISION C DIVISION A DIVISION B UNIT LOG UNIT LOGS DIVISION / GROUP ASSIGNMENTLISTS

36. 36GENES.ppt Last Revised: 10 August 2001 ICS INTEGRATED COMMUNICATIONS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS FREQUENCY AND RESOURCE USE PLANNING INFORMATION TRANSFER PROCEDURES

37. 37GENES.ppt Last Revised: 10 August 2001 COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS THAT MAY BE REQUIRED COMMAND NET TACTICAL NETS SUPPORT NET GROUND-TO-AIR AIR-TO-AIR

38. 38GENES.ppt Last Revised: 10 August 2001 RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN I.C.S. TASK FORCES COMBINATION OF SINGLE RESOURCES STRIKE TEAM COMBINATION OF SAME KIND AND TYPE SINGLE RESOURCES INCLUDES PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT

39. 39GENES.ppt Last Revised: 10 August 2001 USING TASK FORCES AND STRIKE TEAMS: MAXIMIZES EFFECTIVE USE OF RESOURCES REDUCES SPAN OF CONTROL REDUCES COMMUNICATIONS TRAFFIC

40. RESOURCE STATUS CONDITIONS IN I.C.S. “OUT OF SERVICE” “AVAILABLE” “ASSIGNED”

41. 41GENES.ppt Last Revised: 10 August 2001 WRITTEN ACTION PLANS ARE IMPORTANT WHEN: THE INCIDENT WILL OVERLAP AN OPERATIONAL PERIOD CHANGE TWO OR MORE JURISDICTIONS ARE INVOLVED SUBSTANTIAL ACTIVATION OF THE I.C.S. ORGANIZATION

42. 42GENES.ppt Last Revised: 10 August 2001 QUESTIONS?