Northeast Colorado All Hazards Region
Mass Casualty Incident Plan
Training
Section 3 – NIMS/ICS Review
Command
Planning
Operations
Logistics
Fin/Adm
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Overview
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Review NIMS
Review ICS
The NCRETAC Plan and ICS
Case Example
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What is NIMS?
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NIMS is a
comprehensive,
national approach to
incident management
Command
Planning
Operations
Logistics
Fin/Adm
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What is NIMS?
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NIMS is a
comprehensive,
national approach to
incident management
Be applicable across a
full spectrum of
potential incidents and
hazard scenarios,
regardless of size or
complexity.
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What is NIMS?
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NIMS is a
comprehensive,
national approach to
incident management
Be applicable across a
full spectrum of
potential incidents and
hazard scenarios,
regardless of size or
complexity.
Improve coordination
and cooperation
between public and
private entities
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NIMS Provides
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Flexible framework
Command
Resource
Resource
Resource
Resource
Resource
Small Command Structure
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NIMS Provides
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Flexible framework
Unified
Command
Command
Command
Information
Safety
Operations
Operations
Planning
Operations
Supv.
Resource
Logistics
Supv.
Resource
Resource Resource
Resource
Resource
Resource Resource
Resource
Resource
Resource
Fin/Adm
Can Scale up or down as
the incident changes
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NIMS Provides
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Flexible framework
Standardized
organizational
Planning
structures
Unified Command
Information
Operations
Safety
Logistics
Fin/Adm
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NIMS Components
1. Command and
management
Command
Planning
Operations
Logistics
Fin/Adm
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NIMS Components
1. Command and
management
2. Preparedness
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NIMS Components
1. Command and
management
2. Preparedness
3. Resource management
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NIMS Components
1. Command and
management
2. Preparedness
3. Resource management
4. Communications and
information management
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NIMS Components
1. Command and
management
2. Preparedness
3. Resource management
4. Communications and
information management
5. Supporting technologies
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NIMS Components
1. Command and
management
2. Preparedness
3. Resource management
4. Communications and
information management
5. Supporting technologies
6. Ongoing management
and maintenance
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What is ICS?
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Facilities
Equipment
Personnel
Procedures
Communications
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ICS Functional Areas
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Command
Operations
Planning
Logistics
Finance and
administration
Command
Planning
Operations
Logistics
Fin/Adm
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Applying ICS in the Field
 Recognizing &
anticipating
requirements
 Establishing facilities
as needed
 Establishing common
terminology
 Evolving from oral to
written action plan
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NCRETAC MCI Plan & ICS
How does the NCRETAC Plan address the
use of ICS for emergency medical services?
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Single vs. Unified Command
 Single Command
 Unified Command
Unified
Command
Command
Information
Planning
Operations
Safety
Logistics
Fin/Adm
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NCRETAC Categories of MCI
TYPE
Description
MCI 0
2-5 casualties
(Mini MCI)
(at least one critical)
MCI 1
6-15 casualties
(Expanded Medical Emergency)
MCI 2
16-50 casualties
(Major Medical Emergency)
MCI 3
51 or more casualties
(Medical Disaster)
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Small vs. Large Incident
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MCI Level 0
MCI Level 1
MCI Level 2
MCI Level 3
Command
Command
Safety
PIO
PIO
ResourceOperations
Resource
Resource
Planning
Planning
Medical
Rescue
Operations
Logistics
Operations
Group Medical
Tech
Support
Group Rescue
Fin/Adm
Logistics
Resource
Fire
Resource
Supply
Group
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Review
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Review NIMS
Review ICS
The NCRETAC Plan and ICS
Case Continues
Questions about NIMS and ICS?
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Case (continued)
Questions
Dispatch has a report
of a small plane
down 8 miles south
of your location. No
report on injuries.
 What should be initial
response?
 What type of
command should be
used?
 What does the first
arriving unit do?
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