Erv Gasser Natural Resource Specialist nps Baer Field Manager National Interagency BAER Team Leader - North team National Park Service, Seattle, Wa

BAER team leader - team member courseDecember, 2002

BAER Team Leader Responsibilities

Lesson Objectives:

• Pre-Incident Responsibilities

• Incident Responsibilities

• Post-Incident Responsibilities

BAER Team Leader ResponsibilitiesPre-Incident Responsibilities

Develop knowledge of BAER

BAER Websites:

BIA: http://www.fire.nps.gov/bia/BAER/baer.htm

USFS: http://www.fs.fed.us/biology/watershed/burnareas

USFWS: http://fire.r9.fws.gov/ifcc/rehab/links.htm

BAER Team Leader Responsibilities

Pre-Incident Responsibilities

Understand program objectives:

EMERGENCY STABILIZATION

• Threats to Human Life, Health, Safety, and Property

• Threats to Critical Cultural & Natural Resources

• To Promptly Stabilize & Prevent Further Degradation to Resources

• Mitigate Fire Suppression Damages

BAER Team Leader Responsibilities

Pre-Incident Responsibilities

Understand program objectives:

• REHABILITATION

•To Repair Lands Unlikely to Recover Naturally

•To Restore or Establish Healthy/Stable Ecosystems

BAER Team Leader Responsibilities Pre-Incident Responsibilities

Identify disciplines and personnel to fill BAER Team positions:

› Agency personnel

› Other local agency personnel

› Regional

› National

BAER Team Leader Responsibilities Pre-Incident Responsibilities

Team Positions: ›Team Leader ›Operations Specialist ›Forester ›Vegetation Specialist ›Soil Scientist ›Hydrologist/Geologist ›Wildlife Biologist ›Archaeologist ›Environmental Protection Specialist ›Geographic Information Specialist ›Computer/Documentation Specialist ›Professional Photographer (optional)

BAER Team Leader Responsibilities Pre-Incident Responsibilities

Other Team Positions: ›Facility Manager ›Engineer ›Surveyor ›Landscape Architect ›Administrative Officer ›Contracting Specialist ›Public Affairs Specialist

›others

BAER Team Leader Responsibilities Pre-Incident Responsibilities

• Identify Approval Authorities› Regional & National Coordinators

• Prepare BAER kit› Interagency BAER/ESR Handbook› Agency specific manual› Fire Business Management Handbook› Time Reports› Telephone contact lists› ICS forms (unit logs, Division Assignment)› Laptop, cell phone, programmable radio› PPE

BAER Team Leader Responsibilities

Incident Responsibilities

• Determine Need for BAER Team› Values at Risk› Fire Effects› Size, Jurisdictions, etc.

• Identify Agency Support

• Mobilize BAER Team

• Arrange for Workspace/Needs

Agency Conducted Team Orientation

BAER Team Leader Responsibilities

Incident Responsibilities

Team Orientation:• Fire status and potential• Environmental setting, critical resources,

facilities affected by fire/suppression• Values at risk• Management goals for the area• Safety considerations• Logistics for team (work area, ICP, etc)• Agency Resources available to team• ICS coordination during the incident• Develop strategy for completing BAER Plan

BAER Team Leader Responsibilities

Incident Responsibilities

ICS Coordination:• Assist IC in meeting rehab responsibilities under the Delegation of Authority• Team Leader will coordinate team’s survey assessments with incident operations• Team Leader will provide rehabilitation specs for suppression impacts for daily shift plans• Work within ICS system and with Incident Team to conduct BAER survey in timely manner

BAER Team Leader Responsibilities

Incident Responsibilities

Agency Administrator Coordination:

•Provide rehab treatments consistent with land management objectives• Guide Agency Administrator through review and approval process for the BAER Plan• Oversee rehab treatments of suppression impacts and other treatments if plan approved and as long as team is in place• Conduct a debriefing and transition for the Agency Administrator

BAER Team Leader Responsibilities

Incident Responsibilities

Conduct Assessment:• Identify issues and objectives• Conduct field inventories and assessments• Identify values at risk (life, property, critical cultural and natural resource values)• Prepare impact and treatment maps• Develop treatment specifications and treatment recommendations• Prepare Assessments• Finalize ESR Plan for submission

Daily Team Briefings

BAER Team Leader Responsibilities

Incident Responsibilities

Prescribe Emergency Stabilization Treatments:

• Determine need for urgent treatments• Prepare treatment specifications • Order materials through agency contracting officer• Install or turn over to Implementation Leader

BAER Team Leader Responsibilities

Incident Responsibilities

Appropriate treatments are those which:

• Will successfully mitigate the emergency• Are cost-effective• Meet land use goals and BAER/ESR policy• Can be implemented before next damaging rain storms

BAER Team Leader Responsibilities

Incident Responsibilities

Appropriate treatments are those which:

• Will successfully mitigate the emergency• Are cost-effective• Meet land use goals and BAER/ESR policy• Can be implemented before next damaging rain storms

BAER Team Leader Responsibilities

Incident Responsibilities

Facilitate BAER/ESR Plan Development and Approval:

• Continuous interaction with Agency Administrator• Coordinate multi-jurisdiction activity• Continuous interaction with Incident Command• Contact Approval Authority

BAER Team Leader Responsibilities

Incident Responsibilities

• Close-out briefing with Agency Administrator› Conducted soon after completion of assessment› Address all issues identified in team orientation› Outline specific rehab needs and recommendations› Funding mechanisms› Approval Process› Agency Responsibilities

• Not a public meeting or media event in general

BAER Team Leader Responsibilities

Incident Responsibilities

• Submit BAER Plan for Review and Approval› Agency Administrator› Approval Authority

• Action Items to Agency Administrator› Submit plan for approval› Conclude consultation› Prepare/distribute requests for bids

• Organize/file BAER Documentation• Compile BAER Documentation• Release BAER Team

BAER Team Leader Responsibilities

Incident Responsibilities

Maintain positive, professional attitude

• Manage time effectively• Work/sleep ratio 2:1• Be organized, Be prepared• Know and respect physical limitations

BAER Team Leader Responsibilities

Post-Incident Responsibilities

• Provide assistance/clarification to Implementation Team Leader, Agency Administrator, Approval Authority

• Monitoring and Final Accomplishment Reports

Cooperation, Communication, Coordination