major incident and disaster response
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The companion PowerPoint presentation for Chapter Seventeen (Major Incident and Disaster Response) for the book Police Technology.TRANSCRIPT
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Police TechnologyPolice TechnologyChapter SeventeenChapter Seventeen
Major IncidentMajor Incident
AndAnd
Disaster ResponseDisaster Response
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Learning ObjectivesLearning Objectives
Be familiar with Be familiar with Federal Emergency Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)Management Agency (FEMA) and and understand understand Incident Command Incident Command System (ICS)System (ICS)
Understand how technology can Understand how technology can enhance the different organizational enhance the different organizational missions, goals, and objectives at a missions, goals, and objectives at a major incident or disastermajor incident or disaster
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Understand the importance of an Understand the importance of an Incident Command Post (ICP)Incident Command Post (ICP)
Understand the typical configuration Understand the typical configuration of an of an Emergency Operations Center Emergency Operations Center (EOC)(EOC)
Explore some of the technologies Explore some of the technologies used in the response to major used in the response to major incidents and disastersincidents and disasters
Learning ObjectivesLearning Objectives
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IntroductionIntroduction
A A major incidentmajor incident is any incident where is any incident where one police officer assumes the one police officer assumes the responsibility to direct the actions of responsibility to direct the actions of two or more officers at the scene of an two or more officers at the scene of an incidentincident
A A disaster disaster is any unexpected is any unexpected occurrence that disrupts routine life in occurrence that disrupts routine life in a community for more than twenty-four a community for more than twenty-four hours and causes life of life or property.hours and causes life of life or property.
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Two types of disastersTwo types of disasters
NaturalNatural A Geological eventA Geological event
(e.g., earthquake, (e.g., earthquake, landslide, sinkhole)landslide, sinkhole)
Weather-related Weather-related event (e.g., event (e.g., Hurricane, flood, Hurricane, flood, fire)fire) Photograph provided by Robert Eplett, California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services
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Two types of disastersTwo types of disasters
Human causedHuman caused Aircraft crashAircraft crash Chemical spillChemical spill Traffic Collision Traffic Collision
(100-car pile-ups)(100-car pile-ups) Major crime Major crime
incidentincident
(Hostage situations, (Hostage situations, North Hwy North Hwy shootout)shootout)
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DisastersDisasters
The first step The first step in returning to in returning to a state of a state of normalcy is normalcy is establishing establishing leadership leadership over the over the incident. incident.
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Incident Command SystemIncident Command System
Consider ICS an Consider ICS an organizational organizational technology!technology!
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Incident Command SystemIncident Command System
An organizational model for command, An organizational model for command, control, and coordination of an agency’s control, and coordination of an agency’s response to an unusual occurrence. response to an unusual occurrence.
Originally developed by firefighters to Originally developed by firefighters to coordinate multiple agency response to coordinate multiple agency response to an emergencyan emergency
Law enforcement do not have as many Law enforcement do not have as many mutual aid experiences as the fire mutual aid experiences as the fire serviceservice
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Standardized Emergency Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS)Management System (SEMS)
Requires state law enforcement Requires state law enforcement to use SEMS so they will be to use SEMS so they will be eligible for state funding. eligible for state funding.
Encourages local agencies to Encourages local agencies to use SEMSuse SEMS
In 1994, FEMA adopted SEMSIn 1994, FEMA adopted SEMS
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National Incident Management National Incident Management SystemSystem
After 9/11, one of the major After 9/11, one of the major recommendations of the 9/11 recommendations of the 9/11 Commission was the adoption of the Commission was the adoption of the National Incident Management National Incident Management SystemSystem
There was a clear difference between There was a clear difference between the responses in New York (no the responses in New York (no adoption of ICS) and Washington, DC adoption of ICS) and Washington, DC (where ICS had been adopted.(where ICS had been adopted.
New Information
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National Incident Management National Incident Management SystemSystem
NIMS is nearly NIMS is nearly identical to identical to SEMS/ICSSEMS/ICS
NIMS is required for NIMS is required for federal funding from federal funding from the Department of the Department of Homeland SecurityHomeland Security
The primary The primary concept is concept is Unified Unified CommandCommand
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Incident Command SystemIncident Command System
Incorporates 7 Incorporates 7 basic basic emergency emergency management management conceptsconcepts
Unified commandUnified command Modular OrganizationModular Organization Span of ControlSpan of Control Common terminologyCommon terminology Consolidated action Consolidated action
plansplans Comprehensive Comprehensive
resource resource ManagementManagement
Communication Communication InteroperabilityInteroperability
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The modular organization of the ICS organizational The modular organization of the ICS organizational structure has five primary components: structure has five primary components:
Incident Command
er
Planning Section
Operations Section
Logistics Section
Finance/
Admin.
Section
Incident Command SystemIncident Command System
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The Incident Commander should be the The Incident Commander should be the most qualified person,most qualified person, not merely the not merely the highest-ranking individual. highest-ranking individual.
The The first responderfirst responder is generally the Incident is generally the Incident Commander unless and until that Commander unless and until that responsibility is assumed by a more responsibility is assumed by a more qualified person. qualified person.
Incident Command SystemIncident Command System
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Situation EstimateSituation Estimate
Location of incidentLocation of incident Perceived area involvedPerceived area involved Type of incidentType of incident Special hazardsSpecial hazards Types of resources neededTypes of resources needed Ingress and egress routesIngress and egress routes
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Incident Command PostIncident Command Post
Is the field office from which the Is the field office from which the incident commander operates incident commander operates (temporary headquarters)(temporary headquarters)
Must be close enough to the incident Must be close enough to the incident to manage itto manage it
Far enough away to not become part Far enough away to not become part of the problem of the problem
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Incident Command
er
Planning Section
Operations Section
Logistics Section
Finance/
Admin.
Section
Operations SectionOperations Section
Most First RespondersWork with the Operations
Section
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Is responsible for carrying out the Is responsible for carrying out the action plans decided upon by the action plans decided upon by the Incident Commander. Incident Commander.
Action plansAction plans identify objectives identify objectives and strategies (written or oral) and strategies (written or oral)
Operations can branch out Operations can branch out (different functions, locations, (different functions, locations, teams of workers)teams of workers)
Operations SectionOperations Section
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Incident Command Post Incident Command Post TechnologyTechnology
The patrol vehicle The patrol vehicle is fast become a is fast become a mobile office. mobile office.
Many police Many police department have department have taken passenger taken passenger police cars and police cars and outfitted them as outfitted them as mobile incident mobile incident command posts. command posts.
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Bigger ICPsBigger ICPs
Police cars - Trunk-Police cars - Trunk-mounted platforms mounted platforms work well for most work well for most incidents incidents
SUVs – larger, can SUVs – larger, can carry more carry more resources to the resources to the scene of an scene of an incident. incident.
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Specialty Vehicle Specialty Vehicle
Can be a converted Can be a converted RV, bus, or tractor RV, bus, or tractor trailer rig. trailer rig.
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Emergency Operation CentersEmergency Operation Centers
Can be thought of as a Can be thought of as a complex dispatch center complex dispatch center used for the management used for the management and control of the disaster. and control of the disaster.
May be supplemented by May be supplemented by multiple ICPs in the field. multiple ICPs in the field.
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EOC structure similar to ICSEOC structure similar to ICS
Director
Operations
Planning Logistics Admin.
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Job of the EOC. . . Job of the EOC. . .
Coordinates all the Coordinates all the activities within a activities within a jurisdiction on a jurisdiction on a wider scale.wider scale.
Relieves some of Relieves some of the admin burden the admin burden from the Incident from the Incident commanders. commanders.
Directs resourcesDirects resources
E O C
ICP1 ICP2
ICP3 ICP4
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Technological ConsiderationsTechnological Considerationsfor the First Responderfor the First Responder
Police officers Police officers duties as a major duties as a major incident or disaster incident or disaster include: include:
DO NOT become DO NOT become
part of the problem!part of the problem!
Perimeter controlPerimeter control Incident securityIncident security Traffic controlTraffic control Crowd controlCrowd control Assisting evacuationAssisting evacuation Preserving and Preserving and
collecting evidencecollecting evidence Admin support to ICAdmin support to IC
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What’s Not Included? What’s Not Included?
Robots used for Robots used for disarming explosive disarming explosive devices and devices and searching dangerous searching dangerous areasareas
Specialized Specialized protection equipment protection equipment
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