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Jim Finnell Board Member; President and Chief Executive Officer of Prepared

Response, Inc.

A seasoned veteran with over twenty years of management experience in a broad range of industries, including public and private companies in the technology and public safety industries.

Prior to PRI, served as: Prior to PRI, served as: Vice President of Operations and divisional financial officer for American

Medical Response, Inc., (NYSE: EMT). Chief Financial Officer for the Western region of a publicly‐traded international

medical laboratory company.

Over fifteen years' experience as a licensed field paramedic first responder and as an emergency medical services operations manager.

MBA and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree from the University of Colorado as well as a degree in Emergency Medical Carethe University of Colorado, as well as a degree in Emergency Medical Care and Rescue from Minnesota State University.

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Emergency Response PlanningEmergency Response Planning

The value of preplanning for incidents and events


“I have always found that plans are useless,

b l d bl ”but planning is indispensible.”

Dwight Eisenhower


OutlineIntroductionsPlanning Concepts All Hazards Model and the Incident Command System All‐Hazards Model and the Incident Command System

Preplanning Basics and Tactical Objectives

Next Steps Preparedness Cycle, Assessments, Training, Resources


Introductions


Pre-Planning Concepts

Why is preplanning important? Preplanning will allow you to respond more efficiently in incidents and events at your siteincidents and events at your site. Preplanning helps save time in an emergency. Preplanning allows plans to be developed in a calm, relaxed

environment free of the stresses associate with emergencyenvironment free of the stresses associate with emergency response.

Preplanning for incidents and events will allow you to understand and work better with first responders in theunderstand and work better with first responders in the event of an emergency. Preplanning with first responders not only produces more

robust and realistic plans, but also enhances the relationshiprobust and realistic plans, but also enhances the relationship and communication between site personnel and local first response partners.


Pre-Planning Concepts

Considers a variety of conditions natural or man‐madeConsiders a variety of conditions, natural or man‐made, that have the potential to cause injury, death, or damage equipment or property.

Takes several basic ideas and tries to address them in a way that can be applied to multiple scenariosthat can be applied to multiple scenarios.

Should be viewed as a starting point of incident response and not set in stone.


Based on ICS Best Practices

Preplanning should be follow best practices as recognized ep a g s ou d be o o bes p ac ces as ecog edby the Incident Command System (ICS), a management system used to organize emergency response.

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Key Features of ICS

Common terminology

b bManagement by Objective

Organized Command Structure

Use of Incident Facilities

Top Priorities

Safety

Achievement of tactical objectives


Efficient use of resources

Tactical ObjectivesAccess Control Orderly Evacuation Routes Orderly Evacuation Routes

Triage and Medical Corridors (if necessary)

Traffic Control (in and out)

Surveillance Security Camera Locations

Hi h G d d Oth Ob ti P i t High Ground and Other Observation Points

Efficient Use of Resource Staging Areas including Incident Command Post Staging Areas, including Incident Command Post


Preplanning BasicsWhat you need: A i l I d/ S M Aerial Image and/or Street Map

Planning Partners

Optional: Standardized Icons*

Software (e.g. Visio, Google Earth, Photoshop, Rapid Responder, etc.)


Homeland Security Working Group Symbology: http://www.fgdc.gov/HSWG/index.html

Preplan Tactical Response


Identify Sitek h l iMark the location

of the site.


Inner Perimeteri dTo monitor and

control movement within the site (i.e. to contain the incident)


Road Blocks (Outer Perimeter)i dTo restrict and

reroute traffic safely around the site, as well as provide protection for staging areas.


Incident Command Post (ICP) The location from which the Incident Commander oversees operations.

Sh ld b iti d t id f th t d t ti l h d b t Should be positioned outside of the present and potential hazard zone but close enough to the incident to maintain command.

May be collocated.

Staging Areas

Temporary locations where personnel and equipment are kept while waiting for tactical assignments.

f f Close enough for a timely response, but far enough away to be safe.

May be collocated.


ICP and Staging AreasiblPossible Areas:

ICP

Police

Fire

Medical/Triage

DecontaminationDecontamination

Medivac

Transportation

Evacuation

Media

Volunteers


etc.

Surveillanceid if hi hTo identify high

ground or other areas which may provide visual observation of the site.


Review/Re-evaluateR dbl k dRoadblocks may need to be moved (e.g. #5 & 6) or added (e.g. #7 & 8) to provide ) padditional traffic control around staging areas.

Staging areas may need to be adjusted to reflect evacuationto reflect evacuation plans (e.g. medical staging/triage).


Preparedness Cyclep yDevelop plans

P tiPractice

Evaluate

Improve Improve


Next StepsOther Preparedness Actions Training Assessments Exercises

Resources FEMA Self‐Paced Training Courseshttp://training.fema.gov/ NIMS/ICShttp://www.fema.gov/emergency/nims/index.shtmp // g / g y/ /http://www.nimsonline.com/http://www.fgdc.gov/HSWG/index.html


Prepared Response, Inc.

Questions and ContactJim Finnell

President and CEO

5350 Carillon Point

Ki kl d WA 98033Kirkland, WA 98033

Phone West Coast 206.223.5544

Email [email protected]

Website www.preparedresponse.com


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