1. Organizing Chaos; The Anatomy of Response Captain Andy Stevermer Regional Emergency Coordinator Department of Health and Human Services

2. 2 “characterized by sudden shifts in behavior arising from small changes in circumstances” Catastrophe Theory

3. 3 National Coordination Structure Joint Field Office Regional Response Coordination Center Homeland Security Operations Center Interagency Incident Management Group State Emergency Operations Center Multiagency Coordination Entity  Strategic coordination Multiagency Coordination Centers/EOCs  Support and coordination Incident Command  Directing on-scene emergency management NIMS Role JFO Coordination Group Area Command Incident Command Post Field Level Regional Level National Level Local Emergency Operations Center An Area Command is established when needed due to the complexity or number of incidents.

4. 4 Local Response Organization County EOC County EOC County EOC State EOC City EOC? Fire EOC Transport EOC Police EOC Health EOC Command Post Hospital EOC Clinic EOC Command Post

5. 5 State Response Organization State EOC State EOC State EOC Federal EOC County EOC State Ag EOC State Health EOC HP EOC State Ag EOC

6. 6 Federal Response Organization RRCC Joint Field Office DHS NOC State EOC EPA EOC DOT EOC DHHS SOC DoD SOC CDC DEOC FDA EOC HRSA EOC IHS EOC

7. 7 LogisticsSection PlanningSection LogisticsSection Admin and Finance Section Safety Public Information IncidentCommander Inside the EOC Phase IPhase I - Routine Operations Phase IIPhase II - Enhanced Operations (Alert Stage) Phase III - Full Operations Phase IVPhase IV – Catastrophic Operation

8. 8 Incident Action Plans (IAP)  Oral or Written Plans  General objectives reflecting an overall strategy  For a given Operational Period  Generally 24 hours or less  ICS 201 (NIMS IAP Format)

9. 9 Getting the Stuff You Need  Ask for a requirement, not a resource;  Resource Typing and Cataloging  Resource Support  Force Protection  Resupply  Ask the right person

10. 10 The Language of Response  Learning to speak “Responsese”  Realities of Rapid Communication  Write down acronyms and abbreviations  FAAT Handbook  Ask Questions

11. 11 Beatitudes of Situational Briefing  Be Brief  Be Graphic  Be Decisive  Be Humble

12. 12 Information Management  Overload  Technology Support for Overload  Email Storage  Cell phone capacity  Logs and Notebooks  Information Cells/Situation Cells/ Fusion Centers

13. 13 QUESTIONS?QUESTIONS?