pierce county all-hazards incident management team (pcahimt)
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Pierce County All-Pierce County All-Hazards Incident Hazards Incident
Management Team Management Team (PCAHIMT)(PCAHIMT)
PCAHIMT- HistoryPCAHIMT- History
Formed in 2003Formed in 2003 By-laws formerly adopted in 2005By-laws formerly adopted in 2005 Cooperative effort of numerous Cooperative effort of numerous
organizations in Pierce Countyorganizations in Pierce County PCAHIMT is a Type 3 TeamPCAHIMT is a Type 3 Team Formal Adoption of a Team Formal Adoption of a Team
Guide/Handbook in 2012Guide/Handbook in 2012
Current AHIMT Agency Current AHIMT Agency MembersMembers
PC DEM (7)PC DEM (7) Tacoma Police (3)Tacoma Police (3) Tacoma Fire (3)Tacoma Fire (3) Puyallup Police (3)Puyallup Police (3) CPF&R (2)CPF&R (2) Gig Harbor Fire (2)Gig Harbor Fire (2) PCSD (4)PCSD (4) Fife Police (1)Fife Police (1) Port of Tacoma (1)Port of Tacoma (1) Lakewood Police (1)Lakewood Police (1)
Steilacoom Dept. of Steilacoom Dept. of Public Safety (1)Public Safety (1)
EPF&R (1)EPF&R (1) Key Peninsula Fire Key Peninsula Fire
(1)(1) Buckley Fire (1)Buckley Fire (1) Browns PT/Dash PT Browns PT/Dash PT
Fire (1)Fire (1) WA DOL (1)WA DOL (1) WPF&R (1)WPF&R (1) Pierce Transit (1)Pierce Transit (1) Retired Citizens (2) Retired Citizens (2)
State-Wide Look At State-Wide Look At IMT TeamsIMT Teams
PC AHIMT OversightPC AHIMT Oversight
Currently Currently governed by an governed by an oversight board.oversight board.
The oversight The oversight board is board is comprised of comprised of both voting and both voting and non-voting non-voting members.members.
The oversight The oversight board is: Incident board is: Incident Commanders (4), Commanders (4), PCSD Rep (1), PCSD Rep (1), PCPCA (1), PCFCA PCPCA (1), PCFCA (1), and PC DEM (1), and PC DEM (1)(1)
PC AHIMT Current PC AHIMT Current Team Incident Team Incident CommandersCommanders
Tom Miner, Retired PCSD & PC Tom Miner, Retired PCSD & PC DEMDEM
Lt. Mark Feddersen, Tacoma PDLt. Mark Feddersen, Tacoma PD Capt. Scott Engle, Puyallup PDCapt. Scott Engle, Puyallup PD BC Wayne Garden, CPF&RBC Wayne Garden, CPF&R
PC AHIMT Current PC AHIMT Current Oversight Board Oversight Board MembersMembers Tom Miner, ICTom Miner, IC Mark Feddersen, Mark Feddersen,
ICIC Scott Engle, ICScott Engle, IC Wayne Garden, Wayne Garden,
ICIC Jerry Lawrence, Jerry Lawrence,
PCSD Rep.PCSD Rep.
Gary McVay, Gary McVay, PCFCA Rep.PCFCA Rep.
Ken Parrish, PC Ken Parrish, PC DEM Rep.DEM Rep.
VACANT, PCPCA VACANT, PCPCA Rep.Rep.
Where or When Could Where or When Could A Type 3 AHIMT Be A Type 3 AHIMT Be
Used:Used: Natural DisastersNatural Disasters Special EventsSpecial Events Terrorism Terrorism
IncidentsIncidents Mass Casualty Mass Casualty
IncidentsIncidents Large Multiple Large Multiple
Operational Operational Period IncidentsPeriod Incidents
Examples:Examples: EarthquakesEarthquakes FloodsFloods Wildland FiresWildland Fires Train DerailmentsTrain Derailments Hostage IncidentHostage Incident Hazmat IncidentHazmat Incident Health EpidemicHealth Epidemic
Where Has the Where Has the PCAHIMT Been Used PCAHIMT Been Used
So FarSo Far Flood events of 2009Flood events of 2009 Officer Down Services- Lakewood Officer Down Services- Lakewood
& PCSD& PCSD Snohomish County EOC for Jayme Snohomish County EOC for Jayme
Biendl funeral servicesBiendl funeral services Position specific expertise Position specific expertise
(Planning Section Chief, Etc)(Planning Section Chief, Etc)
How to Activate the How to Activate the PCAHIMTPCAHIMT
Call the Pierce Call the Pierce County DEM Duty County DEM Duty
Officer at Officer at
253-798-7470253-798-7470
The Design of the The Design of the PCAHIMTPCAHIMT
PCAHIMT is not intended to come PCAHIMT is not intended to come in and take over!in and take over!
PCAHIMT is not intended to PCAHIMT is not intended to subvert local knowledge and subvert local knowledge and expertise!expertise!
PCAHIMT is a RESOURCE for you!PCAHIMT is a RESOURCE for you!
The Design of the The Design of the PCAHIMTPCAHIMT
PCAHIMT is a team comprised of PCAHIMT is a team comprised of many jurisdictions from many jurisdictions from throughout the county which = throughout the county which = COOPERATIONCOOPERATION
PCAHIMT is a vehicle for all PCAHIMT is a vehicle for all agencies in the county to work agencies in the county to work together during a significant together during a significant critical eventcritical event
The Design of the The Design of the PCAHIMTPCAHIMT
In a day of budget tightening and In a day of budget tightening and ever scarce resources, PCAHIMT is a ever scarce resources, PCAHIMT is a HELP to you and your organizationHELP to you and your organization
The Benefits of the The Benefits of the PCAHIMT for ALL OF PCAHIMT for ALL OF
USUS Build respect and Build respect and
understanding understanding between agencies between agencies and disciplinesand disciplines
Improve Improve communications communications and relationships and relationships county-wide across county-wide across all disciplinesall disciplines
Allows your agency Allows your agency to “recover” from an to “recover” from an incidentincident
Systematic Systematic management of management of large scale incidentslarge scale incidents
Systematic Systematic management of management of high risk/low high risk/low frequency incidentsfrequency incidents
Reduce incident Reduce incident impacts on impacts on community and community and departmentsdepartments
The Benefits of the The Benefits of the PCAHIMT for ALL OF PCAHIMT for ALL OF
USUS Provide depth of expertise for multi-Provide depth of expertise for multi-
operational period incidentsoperational period incidents Better preparedness in a disasterBetter preparedness in a disaster Team members receive training Team members receive training
throughout the year better enhancing throughout the year better enhancing their skill set in your organizationtheir skill set in your organization
Enhanced response to critical Enhanced response to critical incidents for all citizens in Pierce incidents for all citizens in Pierce CountyCounty
Some of the Nuts & Some of the Nuts & Bolts of the PCAHIMTBolts of the PCAHIMT
Team members are Team members are expected to be able expected to be able to deploy for 72-to deploy for 72-hours if needed.hours if needed.
Team members Team members agency covers the agency covers the cost of the team cost of the team member member deployment for the deployment for the initial 72-hour initial 72-hour period.period.
Team members Team members come from all ranks, come from all ranks, disciplines, and disciplines, and backgrounds.backgrounds.
Team member Team member cooperation is a key cooperation is a key to success on the to success on the teamteam
Some of the Nuts & Some of the Nuts & Bolts of the PCAHIMTBolts of the PCAHIMT
PCAHIMT is a well balanced team PCAHIMT is a well balanced team with 36% of the team from fire with 36% of the team from fire based departmentsbased departments
36% of the team from police 36% of the team from police based departmentsbased departments
28% of the team from “other” 28% of the team from “other” departments (DEM, DOL, Pierce departments (DEM, DOL, Pierce Transit, Retired)Transit, Retired)
Parting Thoughts on Parting Thoughts on PCAHIMTPCAHIMT
A tremendous A tremendous resource for all of resource for all of Pierce CountyPierce County
Consider having Consider having someone(s) from someone(s) from your agency on your agency on the teamthe team
PCAHIMT is there PCAHIMT is there to help youto help you
Pierce County All-Pierce County All-Hazards Incident Hazards Incident
Management TeamManagement Team
QuestionsQuestionsTeam ContactsTeam Contacts
IC Tom Miner 253-225-0125 IC Tom Miner 253-225-0125 [email protected]@yahoo.com IC Mark Feddersen 253-820-6357IC Mark Feddersen [email protected]@cityoftacoma.org IC Scott Engle 253-377-0101IC Scott Engle [email protected]@ci.puyallup.wa.us IC Wayne Garden 253-377-7741IC Wayne Garden [email protected]@centralpiercefire.org