“A world class incident management assistance team capable of responding to all threats and all hazards”

Captain Anthony Lloyd, Commanding Officer – CG IMAT

17 Aug 2014

Revised 17 Aug 2015

CG-IMAT Vision

A world class incident management assistance unit

capable of responding to all threats and all hazards.

Revised 17 Aug 2015

CG-IMAT Mission

The mission of the U.S. Coast Guard Incident

Management Assistance Team (CG-IMAT) is to

deploy and assist Coast Guard Incident

Commanders responding to, recovering from, and

mitigating the effects of all hazard incidents and

events within the Maritime Environment.

Revised 17 Aug 2015

Mission Focus

•Incident Management Support

•Exercise Support

•SME / Training Support / ICS 320

Mount Carbon Train Derailment FDNY Exercise

Revised 28 Aug 2015

Texas City “Y”

CG-IMAT Details

• National lever Incident Management Team supporting Incident

Commanders in PACAREA & LANTAREA

• All-HAZARDS Incident Management (Planned & Emergent)

• Interoperable with other local, state, & national response assets

• Personnel with Operational & Support backgrounds

• Aviation, Cutter, Operations Afloat/Ashore, Marine Safety,

Strike Team, Maritime Security, PSU, Logistics, Finance,

Procurement, Public Affairs, and DoD.

• Co-located with FDCC in Norfolk, Virginia

• Strategically located by Norfolk International Airport for

commercial and military airlifts

• See ALCOAST 344-13 for more details

Revised 17 Aug 2015

CG-IMAT Organization Commanding Officer CAPT

Deputy Director GS-14

Command Staff elements Senior Reserve Officer •SRO LCDR

Safety Officer •Safety GS-13

External Affairs •PIO GS-13 •External Affairs LT •Reserve LT

PIAT •INF4 •PAC •PA1 •PA1

Operations Department CDR

Ops Support Division •Ops LCDR •Ops LCDR

Air Ops Division •Air Ops LCDR •Air Ops GS-13

Surface Ops Division •Surface Ops LCDR •Surface Ops LT

Planning Department CDR

Situation Division •Planning LT •Situation GS-12 •Situation MSTC •Reserve MSTC

Resources Division •Planning LCDR •Resources LT •Resources MSTC •Reserve MST1

Logistics/Finance Department LCDR

Support Division •YNC (Off Mgr) •COML GS-11

Supply Division •Logs GS-13 •Reserve LT •Supply SKC •Supply SK2 •Reserve SK3

Finance Division •F&S4 •F&S4 •PROC GS-10 •Finance SKCS

Revised 17Aug 2015

CG-IMAT Readiness

CG-IMAT support available for Type 1, Type 2, and complex Type 3 Incidents

Deployment Time Team Component

Individual augmentation

in 6 hours

An ICS specific position as requested.

Ready 6 members in 6

hours

Ready 6 will typically consist of 6 team members qualified to

assist with Operations, Logistics and Planning. Modifications

can be made, if needed, to meet the needs of an operational

commander’s request.

Ready 12 members in 12

hours

Ready 12 consists of the Ready 6 + 6 additional team

members.

Command Team up to 18

members in 24 hours

Command Team consists of the Ready 12 + 6 additional team

members.

Revised 17 Aug 2015

CG-IMAT Qualifications

Command

Incident Commander (IC)

Command Staff

Safety Officer (SOFR)

Liaison Officer (LOFR)

Public Information Officer (PIO)

Agency Representative (AREP)

Planning Section

Planning Section Chief (PSC)

Situation Unit Leader (SITL)

Resource Unit Leader (RESL)

Finance Admin Section

Finance Section Chief (FSC)

Operations Section

Operations Section Chief (OSC)

Branch Director (Afloat/Ashore)

Air Operations Branch Director

(AOBD)

Logistics Section

Logistic Section Chief (LSC)

Support Branch Director (SUBD)

Supply Unit Leader (SPUL)

Communications Unit Leader

(COML)

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CG-IMAT Customer Service Standards

 Awareness – IMAT personnel must understand the customer’s situation, needs, and goals.

 Duty – IMAT members will always stay humble to the task at hand.

 Values – People are our top priority, the Coast Guard is a humanitarian service.

 Humility – Our customers are our focus, not ourselves.

 Results Matter – Find a way to accomplish the mission.

Revised 17 Aug 2015

CG-IMAT Deliverables

Incident

• Fill ICS positions

• Serve as Deputy or Assistant

• Relief during 24-hour operations

• Coach or mentor

• Public Information Assist Team (PIAT)

ICS Support

• ICS PQS Verifying Officer

• Regional Response Team

• Exercise Support

• Area Committees

• ICS 320 Workshop

What can the CG-IMAT do for you and your unit?

Revised 17 Aug 2015

ICS Training Support as Subject Matter Experts (SMEs)

• Unit Level ICS PQS Support

• ICS-351 (Logistics Section and Finance Section)

• ICS-430/440 (Planning/Operations)

• ICS-404 (Safety Officer)

• ICS-410 (Advanced Incident Commander)

• USCG International Training Team ICS Support

• DOD/OGA ICS Training Support as requested

Revised 17 Aug 2015

Exercise Support

• Support national, regional, and local exercises

• Able to provide:

• Subject Matter Experts – ICS Unit Level PQS Support

• Evaluators / Controllers

• Participants – Coaching or fill positions

• Planners – We can help with the design of an exercise

• ICS Review / PQS Sign Offs

Revised 17 Aug 2015

Public Information Assist Team (PIAT)

PIAT is an element of the CG-IMAT available to help Federal On-Scene Commanders (FOSCs) meet their communication needs during an incident.

• Four-person team that provides crisis communications expertise during:

• Oil Spills

• Hazardous Material Releases

• Marine Accidents

• Natural Disasters

• Terrorism or WMD Incidents

Revised 04Aug 2015

First Two Years Employment Statistics

• 1,495 Response Days • the number of days that the CG-IMAT supported Coast Guard Operational Commanders and

Other Government Agencies (OGAs) in managing disasters and National Special Security Events (NSSEs).

• 1,877 Preparedness Days • Services provided to Coast Guard Operational Commanders through participation as subject

matter experts, evaluators, coaches, instructors, verifying officers, and qualification board members.

• 3,492 Internal Training & Readiness Days • Internal Training and Readiness mission area is focused on ensuring that the team and

individual members are trained, qualified, certified and equipped to support incident managers response and preparedness needs.

Recent Noteworthy Deployments

• CSX Train Derailment, Bakken Crude Release/Fire, Mount Carbon, WV

• Sector Mobile Heavy Weather SAR Response

• Refugio Beach Pipeline Crude Oil Spill, Santa Barbara, CA

Revised 17 Aug 2015

CSX Train Derailment, Bakken Crude

Release/Fire, Mount Carbon, WV

Revised 04Aug 2015

 Bakken crude oil release resulting from a train derailment just outside of Montgomery, WV.

 27 Tank Cars involved, potential of 500,000 gallons, 9 thermal tears and intense fire hampered initial response

 Provided IC, PSC, LOFR, COST, SOFR, & Joint Information Center support.

 Severe winter weather presented logistical challenges , CG C-130 transport of the CG-IMAT team.

Sector Mobile Heavy Weather

SAR Response

 Supported Sector Mobile’s response to a Mass Rescue event in Mobile Bay when a fast moving & powerful severe weather system resulted in 32 request for assistance.

 Initial response rescued 48 mariners with an unknown number of vessels swamped, capsized, or sunk and an unknown number of mariners missing.

 CG-IMAT provided Operation Section Chief, Planning Section Chief, Liaison Officer, and Safety Officer support.

Revised 04Aug 2015

Refugio Spill, Santa Barbara, CA

 A crude oil pipe line rupture released approximately 21, 000 gallons into the coastal environment.

 CG-IMAT provided JIC, DOCL, PSC, SITL, & LSC support.

 Significant challenges

 High Public concern / Low trust

 Natural seepage

 Environmental conditions

 Cultural considerations

 Fishery impacts

Revised 04Aug 2015

Request For Forces (RFF) Process for CG-IMAT

Emergent - LANTAREA units thru the LANTAREA Command Center at (757) 398-6700 or CG-IMAT CDO (757) 448-5572. PACAREA units through PACAREA Command Center then LANTAREA Command Ce