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IncidentCommandSystem(ICS)forEnergyEmergencies
IncidentCommand(ICS)forEnergyEmergencies
MichaelCallanEnergyEmergencies.ComMiddlefield,CT
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IncidentCommandSystem(ICS)forEnergyEmergencies
OverviewofICS
u Communicationu Cooperationu Coordinationu “Neverhaveconflicting
HoseStreams!!!”IncidentCommandSystemICSisthemanagementsystemthatdirectsalloperations attheincidentscene.
IncidentManagement SystemNIMS isastandardizedapproachtoincidentmanagementdevelopedtofacilitatecoordinationbetweenallresponders(governmentwithpublic,private,andnongovernmentalorganizations)
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IncidentCommandSystem(ICS)forEnergyEmergencies
WhoBenefitsMostFromICS?
u YOUu Me– IncidentCommanderu WE- UnifiedCommandinsomecases
providesguidelinestoenableagencieswithdifferentlegal,geographic,orfunctionalresponsibilitiestocoordinate,plan,andinteracteffectivelytoresolvetheemergency
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IncidentCommandSystem(ICS)forEnergyEmergencies
Therealreasonforincidentcommand...
u Youcan'tdoitallyourselfu Youmustbeableto:
u Recognizetheincidentisescalatingandyouareawarethatyourresourcesarenotenoughfortheproblem
u Knowwhenandhowtocallforhelpbeitresourcesorapersonnel
u Andifyoudon'tneedthemyoucanalwayssendthemback
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IncidentCommandSystem(ICS)forEnergyEmergencies
RememberwithoutanICotherproblemsarise...u What’stheworstdecisioninanemergency?u NoDecision!u WhoseinCharge?Becarefulyoumay
notliketheanswer!u “Intheabsenceofanycommand,someonewilltakecharge!”
u NIMSandICSaredesignedsotherightpeopleareincontrolandincommandwithenoughknowledge,resourcesandassetstodothejob
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IncidentCommandSystem(ICS)forEnergyEmergencies
OurGoalsu Enableallemergencyrespondersto
manageenergyemergenciesmoreeffectivelyu Communicateclearlyatthesceneu Cooperateinapositiveconstructivemanner
u Coordinatingallresourcesandassetseffectively
u Finally,Improvethemostimportantthingweallwant- EmployeeandPublicSafety!
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IncidentCommandSystem(ICS)forEnergyEmergencies
u NIMSCompliant
u ICSCompetent
CompliantAndCompetent
“…InitiatetheIncidentManagementSystem”
Knowwhattodo?
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IncidentCommandSystem(ICS)forEnergyEmergencies
GasLeakInvestigation
EmergencyRiskIndex
Events Emergencies Crisis Disaster/Incident
HighorLowPressure
COCall
PowerOutagesGasExplosion/Fire
Environmental
FacilityDamages
Risk
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IncidentCommandSystem(ICS)forEnergyEmergencies
TypesofEmergencies
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IncidentCommandSystem(ICS)forEnergyEmergencies
LevelsofEmergenciesuEvent- “Somethingisnotright”
§ NonHazardous§ Hazardous
(ElevatedRisk)
uEmergencyuCrisisuIncident
85%- 90%50%5%- 10%
1%- 5%
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IncidentCommandSystem(ICS)forEnergyEmergencies
LevelsofEmergencies
Events Emergencies Crisis Disaster/Incident
Risk
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IncidentCommandSystem(ICS)forEnergyEmergencies
OrganizeChaos1
LifeSafetyWheninDoubt– GetThemOut!
2 IncidentStabilization
3 PropertyPreservation
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IncidentCommandSystem(ICS)forEnergyEmergencies
IncidentCommandStructure- ConditionsDrivesCommandandControlIncidentCommander
u RecognizedSupervisoru IncidentCommanderonSceneu Usuallythe“Super…Something”in
theUtilityIncidentCommandSystem
Operational“incident”Commandu “Hazardous”conditionexistsu Communicateandrequestsupportu Assistanceneededu PossibleProtectiveActions
FirstResponder-“Operations”u Firstonthesceneu Assessthesituationu UtilityRepresentativeu OSHAdefined“SeniorEmployee”
EVENT
GROWS
COMMAND
GROWS
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IncidentCommandSystem(ICS)forEnergyEmergencies
“Operations”Command
“Incident”Command
ICS
Event
Positive Negative
Emergency
Crisis
Hazardous
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IncidentCommandSystem(ICS)forEnergyEmergencies
OperationsCommand
IncidentCommand
IncidentManagement
ICSGrowsintoNIMS
Positive Negative
Emergency
Crisis
Incident
ICS
NIMS
NIMS
Event
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IncidentCommandSystem(ICS)forEnergyEmergencies
Whatlevelofcommand?
q UtilityOperations
q IncidentCommand
q IncidentManagement
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IncidentCommandSystem(ICS)forEnergyEmergencies
Whatlevelofcommand?
q UtilityOperations
q IncidentCommand
q IncidentManagement
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IncidentCommandSystem(ICS)forEnergyEmergencies
Whatlevelofcommand?
q UtilityOperations
q IncidentCommand
q IncidentManagement
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IncidentCommandSystem(ICS)forEnergyEmergencies
Whatlevelofcommand?
q UtilityOperations
q IncidentCommand
q IncidentManagement
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IncidentCommandSystem(ICS)forEnergyEmergencies
Whatlevelofcommand?
q UtilityOperations
q IncidentCommand
q IncidentManagement
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IncidentCommandSystem(ICS)forEnergyEmergencies
IncidentCommandTruths...u Allincidents/Emergenciesmust haveanincident
commander(someoneincharge)u Thefirstonthesceneisgenerallyinchargeu Inmostemergenciescontrolandcommandisby
singleindividualu Ifit’s________takechargeandinitialdecisions
must focusonthethreemajorprioritiesu Lifesafetyu Stabilizingtheincidentu Finally,protectingpropertyorthe
environmentu Andthesystemstartsoffintherightdirection
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IncidentCommandSystem(ICS)forEnergyEmergencies
IncidentCommand(ICS)forEnergyEmergenciesCompliantandCompetent
MichaelCallanEnergyEmergencies.ComMikeCallan.Com860.874.2096Middlefield,CT
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