Lots to learn today with deep discussions on integration with various local, county, state, and Federal officials.
It’s acronym galore!
If you were wondering, that flow chart above makes perfect sense to me.
Morning was also spent on a huge discussion on deployment preparedness.
Trust me, I definitely got that part down.
Long day ahead tomorrow too including meetings with City of Columbus officials.
Morning Ohio EMA! #Mothership
Welcome to the first day of NIMS ICS Incident Management Team Incident Commander course!
Got a quick welcome from Ohio EMA Training & Exercise David Nunley.
Lots to discuss including responsibilities, leadership, and of course paperwork (ICS forms).
Great first day with participants from Ohio, New Mexico, Oregon, and Georgia with tons to digest in all the slides.
Lots.
Channeling my inner Patrick.
Looking forward to tomorrow!
AMBER Alert on #FathersDay – not a good afternoon.
Not only do you get email notification…
…social media picked up on it right away…
…EAS Alerts go off to everyone in the proximity…
…and roadside signs instantly broadcast the same message.
Where and why did AMBER Alert first start?
The AMBER Alert System began in 1996 when Dallas-Fort Worth broadcasters teamed with local police to develop an early warning system to help find abducted children. AMBER stands for America’s Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response and was created as a legacy to 9-year-old Amber Hagerman, who was kidnapped while riding her bicycle in Arlington, Texas, and then brutally murdered. Other states and communities soon set up their own AMBER plans as the idea was adopted across the nation.
How does it work?
Once law enforcement has determined that a child has been abducted and the abduction meets AMBER Alert criteria, law enforcement notifies broadcasters and state transportation officials. AMBER Alerts interrupt regular programming and are broadcast on radio and television and DOT highway signs. AMBER Alerts can also be re-disseminated through lottery, digital billboards, Internet Ad exchanges, Internet Service Providers, Internet search engines, as well as wireless devices such as mobile phones.
How effective has it been?
As of December 23, 2015 there have been 800 children rescued and returned specifically because of AMBER Alert. AMBER Alerts also serve as deterrents to those who would prey upon our children. AMBER Alert cases have shown that some perpetrators release the abducted child after hearing the AMBER Alert.
Do not ignore these Amber Alerts.
Be aware of your surroundings.
Look out for your neighbors.
Read the alert, call if you see something/someone matching the description and make your community safer.
*****************Update as of 06-18-17 at 19:38*****************
Child was found safe. Keiria Marie Trent girl was found safe with a relative.
Thank you for participating in the Ohio AMBER Alert.
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Just your typical afternoon spent on the Eisenhower.
Fire + Police + EMS working tirelessly to help those involved in a MVA
DYK: In 1956 President Eisenhower established the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956 which allocated monies for the creation and development of our national highway system across our country?
Bonus points for those that learned this factoid from the TV show Big Bang Theory and the Sheldon GPS.
Not going to lie…I think DuPage County Homeland Security and Emergency Management has some of the neatest stuff.
Like legit old school Civil Defense stuff!
Fact: Did you know DuPage County used to have an underground impervious EOC bunker? Seriously just like the old War Games EOC “Crystal Palace”. Probably didn’t have a WOPR.
Great to briefly chat with DuPage County HSEM Director William Babyar too. Lots in common.
Special thanks to DuPage County HSEM PIO John Nebl for the grand tour and meetings.
Famous x2! @rusnivek + @SchaumburgNebl #AlohaFriday
Looking forward to supporting DuPage County operations.
@rusnviek
Last and final day of our Incident Management Team Plans Section Chief course.
Lots of discussion on integration, preparedness, deployable status, readiness, as well as some deep discussion on demobilization.
Fun parts about a Plans Section Chief isn’t so much about pushing papers, it’s really about thinking ahead x12 hours or x24 hours ahead of schedule to support operations.
Special thanks to FEMA, Ohio EMA and Hamilton County EMA for hosting this course for Ohio providers from across our great state.
Special thanks to HC EMA Training & Exercise Emily Lakamp and Planning Morgan Peterson for bringing this all together.
As most classes go, these past four days are filled with lots of stuff and asking participants to leave their home jurisdictions to participate in class is tough. However, glad to see so many smiles from our public safety, public health, as well as our military actively engaging with everyone in class.
Best part? I was able to share a little of the #AlohaSpirit with everyone this week.
See, lots of smiles!
To my newest batch of Plans Section Chiefs: Go forth and plan well for your peeps. Use your Planning newly acquired planning knowledge for good!
Reporting live from Cinci…..
Lots of discussion today on the Planning P.
Esp on how it focuses around the cycle and building a battle rhythm as it is key to find the right timing in a disaster.
Making sure participants know how key each position contributes to the success of a plan is a hallmark of a good PSC. And our class embodied a good classroom participation as they setup for their demo lanning meeting.
Keeping times allowed each faction to contribute as well as the simulated PSC facilitating a good PSC meeting.
More fuel as well as great info shared with these budding PSCs from such varied backgrounds.
Looking forward to Day-4 – the final day of our NIMS ICS AH IMT PSC course.
Special thanks to Hamilton County EMA Training/Exercise Emily Lakamp on course coordination.
As you know, we wear pink on Wednesdays.
Reporting live from
Day-2 of the Incident Management Team Plans Section Chief course here in SW Ohio.
We got lots to do today including more discussion on SITL and RESL – both play an integral role in disaster operations on every single IAP.
And to help concrete the point home, I was able to bring in my toys I mean my teaching aides.
Using creative aides like these help parrticipants concrete teaching points that are critical to the Plans Section.
Without accurate info and Situational Awareness Common Operating Picture (SA/COP) we as response/recovery agencies cannot support our objectives. And of course, from a learning perspective, all of our participants had fun.
Maybe too much fun playing with everything and accounting for everything. #TCards4Lyfe
As an Emergency Management Instructor, it is our duty to talk about all-hazards responses. You see that it’s easy to talk about Fire or EMS or Law Enforcement – all the peeps we deal with daily. HOWEVER, we are more likely to find significant challenges with factions that we don’t normally interact or train with.
So it is incumbent upon us to train more readily with Public Works, Transportation, Energy, Department of Defense, etc…On top of that, must exercise non-conventional scenarios too.
Interactive trainings like this in our class promotes interactive learning and sprouts huge discussion on response priorities and addresses the elephant in the room – how do we overcome egos and better serve all our communities.
Solid day-2 of our class.
Glad to have so much participation from our USAR and DoD partners.
Your favorite two #PIO working the magic. Definitely cheering on our @Cavs for tonight’s Game-5 of the #NBAFinals
Shout it out loud – #DefendTheLand #Cleveland #CLE #Ohio #GoCavs
Starting out the week leading FEMA / Ohio EMA All Hazard Incident Management Team Plans Section Chief Course in SW Ohio.
Welcoming everyone is Hamilton County Emergency Management Agency’s Emily Lakamp.
Lots of discussion on Planning P as well as positions under PSC.
Great engagement from participants all over Ohio including representation from Fire, EMS, Police, Health, USAR, National Guard, Department of Defense, USAF, Team Rubicon, Intelligence, Emergency Management, LEPC, and HAZMAT.
Dynamic activities showcase the skills of the Plan Section.
Looking forward to day-2 tomorrow!
Where is @rusnivek? 