1. I-5 SKAGIT RIVER BRIDGE COLLAPSE

2. WHAT CAN GO WRONG? N o-Notice Incident I-5 Closed No Cell Phone Service Memorial Day Weekend County Closure Day

3. WHAT CAN GO WELL? WSP Emphasis Patrol Sheriff’s Office Training Only 2 Vehicles Involved Daylight Incident Well Qualified & Effective I.C. Help From Friends

4. SKAGIT COUNTY EOC Unified Command DEM, Sheriff, Health and Public Works Non-Dedicated Facility Limited Staff Flood Response Focus

5. INCIDENT OBJECTIVES Responder & Citizen Safety Public Information Traffic Planning Scene Security

6. NORTHWEST IMT Type III All-Hazard Team Regional Membership Strong Planning Capability Rapid Response No Delegation of Authority No Cost for 72 Hours

7. BEHIND THE SCENES Hospital Planning A ctivate Disaster Plan Emergency Staffing 4 Trauma Teams Relocate Air Lift N.W. Fire & EMS Planning Modify Response Plans

8. ESTABLISHING ALTERNATE ROUTES

9. THE PROCESS …

10. NOT AN EASY TASK!

11. INCIDENT SUCCESSES Rapid Activation of NW IMT Local Agency Cooperation Help From Friends EMD Support /Communication Efforts by WSP & WSDOT Weekly Traffic Briefings EOC Volunteer Staff

12. INCIDENT DIFFICULTIES Scene - EOC Communications Public Information & JIC Traffic Routing Spontaneous Responders “Incident Overload” EOC/AC: 50 agencies represented by 203 people

13. WHAT’S NEXT New span being built Future closures Emphasis on all-hazards training for EOC staff EMS, Fire & Law alternate response planning HLS Region 1 Mutual Aid