NERT College Disaster Operations

Disaster Operations - ICS Command StaffWorkshop 300-3

Refer to Field Operations Guide, Chapter 5

Field Operations Guide

Field Operations Guide or FOG

Is NERT’s guide for disaster operations

You will see references to it throughout the training

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NERT Personal Response

Take care of self and family Assess damage to your buildingPut on safety gearAssist your immediate neighborsRecord all the actions you take Record condition of neighbors and

buildingsFOG-pp. 7-8

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Go To the Staging Area

Collect your Go KitGo to your neighborhood staging areaNote neighborhood conditions on your way

to the staging area Damage assessment form (or form 100)

WalkSlooooooow

ly FOG-p. 8

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At the Staging Area

Initiate Incident Command select ICS section leaders set up the physical layout of staging area determine resources and needs start Neighborhood Emergency Plan if there is one

Collect the staging area kit Inform your EDCC when your NERT team is

ready to begin operation Use whatever means available

FOG-p. 13

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Task Force Leader – The Boss

Person in charge; has overall responsibility for team’s response Sets objectives and priorities Has overall responsibility at the incident

FOG-p. 11

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Task Force Leader Checklist

Delegate or assign roles as people arrive ICS Section Chiefs Staging Area Gatekeeper Safety Officer Information Officer

Prioritize responses based on available information and resources creates Task Force Action Plan follow Neighborhood Emergency Plan (if there is one)

Initiate responseFOG-p. 14

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Collects and assesses information; maintains communications

Develops the Task Force Action PlanTracks situation status, maps incidents

what has happened how many are injured what is damaged

Planning & Intelligence – The Thinkers

FOG-p. 11

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P&I Checklist

Prioritize and assess reported incidents map incidents

Communicate assessment to Task Force Leader and to EDCC major injuries, immediate fire, urgent, widespread

utility status, impending danger, response capabilitySet up radio – tune to EAS

find out locations of shelter and mass care facilities and their readiness

Coordinate with Logistics to fulfill communications needs FOG-p. 14

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Logistics – Hunters & Gatherers

Maintains resource status of personnel and material what resources are committed or available

Provides support to meet incident needs personnel communications transportation shelter, food, and water for incident personnel tools and equipment medical for incident personnel only FOG-p. 11

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Logistics Checklist

Determine neighborhood resources Personnel and skills – assemble teams Equipment Water and food Sanitation and shelter

Priority roles to fill are Staging area gatekeeper Runners and communicators

Establish treatment area for NERT teams medical area is for NERTs only

FOG-p. 15

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Operations - Doers

Conducts tactical operations to carry out the Task Force Action Plan

Develops the tactical organization and prioritizes response efforts

Directs all tactical resources and dispatches teams

Communicates with dispatched teams

FOG-p. 11

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Operations Checklist

Establish staging area layout assign Staging Area Manager maintain unit log and check in/outBrief response teams on assignments neighborhood injury and damage assessment major injury triage and disaster medicine in the field utility shutoff search and rescue (S&R)Dispatch teams as instructed confirm if reporting person is going with the team receive and debrief returning teams inform Planning & Intelligence FOG-p. 15

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Administration - Bookkeepers

Identify and track property loaned or borrowed

Collect all documentation – from all sections

May support Operations in tracking response teams

FOG-p. 12

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Administration Checklist

Establish procedures for record keeping and collection with section chiefs

Set up incident files Check records for completeness Track receipt of reimbursable items

FOG-p. 16

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Safety Officer

Monitors safety in the staging areaAssesses and corrects hazardsDevelops safety proceduresMay stop or prevent unsafe acts on own

authority

FOG-p. 12

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Public Information Officer

Assembles information which can be given to media

Releases information only as directed or approved by the Task Force Leader

Provides local information to neighborhood residents

Escorts news media if in staging area

FOG-p. 12

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Exercise

Provide information to the neighbors? Communicate with CCSF Emergency Services? Survey the neighborhood to record damage? Search house by house for gas leaks or other potentially dangerous

situations? Confine and care for loose pets? Provide first aid as needed? Care for neighbors whose homes are damaged? Prioritize the actions of neighbors? Organize teams for response in the neighborhood? Keep track of the problems and incidents in the neighborhood? Document all response actions? Oversee the entire neighborhood response?

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Thank You

We would like to thank those who contributed to this presentation: the SF Fire Department the Department of Emergency Management NERT volunteers