1. Sclar Large Animal Emergency Evacuation Introduction to NIMS & ICS BLM providing animal evacuation during 2007 southern California Fires

2. What is NIMS?  National Incident Management System A comprehensive, national approach to incident management. Applicable across jurisdictional levels & functional disciplines Improves coordination & cooperation between public & private entities

3. What is ICS?  Incident Command System A KEY component of NIMS A standard for emergency management across the country  Utilized by any emergency responders for fire, biohazard, flood, terrorist attacks, planned events,  An entire management system

4. Why do I need to know about NIMS & ICS?  All State & local organizations are required to adopt and employ NIMS as a condition for federal preparedness assistance grants, contracts and other activities.  We work with and at the direction of these local and state authorities. We must therefore be conversant with these protocolsand terminology

5. Why do we need a National Incident System?  Events of September 11 have underscored the need for and importance of national standards for incident operations, communications, personnel qualifications, resource management, information management and supporting technology.  To provide for domestic incident response allowing interoperability & compatibility among all responders.

6. NIMS Components  Comprised of several components working together as a system to provide a national framework – preparing for, preventing, responding to and recovering from domestic incidents.

7. The components are  Command & Management  Preparedness  Resource Management  Communications & Information Management  Supporting Technologies  Ongoing Management and Maintenance

8. Which affect Sclar how???  Management Structures are based on 3 key organizational systems: ICS (Incident Command System) Multiagency Coordination System Public Information System  We need to be aware of the above and how the organizational systems interface and blend with our functions.

9. Use of Position Titles Organizational LevelTitle Incident CommandIncident Commander Command StaffOfficer General Staff (Section)Chief BranchDirector Division/GroupSupervisor UnitLeader Strike Team/Task Force THIS IS WHERE WE FIT IN Leader

10. E.O.C. or I.C.P. O.E.S. ANIMAL CONTROL SCLAR IC LIAISON Sclar Field Ops CHAIN OF COMMAND & Contact Points Field Ops Sclar Leader Sclar Supervisors (1 for each 7 volunteers) Volunteers

11. Where do we fit in?  We are considered a resource. We are therefore considered a “task force” or “strike team” in the organizational levels. Within our own group, we have “resources”, including volunteers, equipment, communications skills  Regardless of the incident, we will be at the bottom of the chain of command.

12. What DON’T we do?  We don’t release information. All information is released through the IC Press Information Officer. Big trouble if you talk out of turn.  We don’t “jump chain”. We adhere to the chain of command  We don’t refuse to do something (without good cause relating to safety) when asked.

13. Why do I need this training?  Where we fit in during an event  So we can be effective in animal evacuations  Safeguard our own life & lives of others  As with any job, we must be familiar with the verbiage, chain of command  We are expected to adhere to protocols. We need to know the rules

14. Which FEMA courses do I need?  IS 100 – Intro to Incident Command System  IS 200 – ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents  IS 700 – National Incident Management System (NIMS), an Introduction

15. How long does this take?  Depending on your internet connection, probably an hour and a half to three hours for each course. Need not take the entire course at one sitting, you can split it up in segments.  Courses are available outside of the internet.

16. Contact us  We would like to assist you in facilitating course completion(s) and testing.