Mission Essential Function

Personnel in support of contingency operations will seek the assistance of the MCT’s for these functions, and most times the MCT’s are available to assist. Once those

The current communication systems between first responders and other emergency officials have many existing problems. The first issue in communication between first responders is the inability to communicate over a completely wireless system. Wireless communication systems allow first responders to communicate, no matter the situation in which they are thrown. Communication through wireless systems are also more efficient, due to the updated technology that is used for wireless systems. First responders are also unable to communicate with exactly who they want,

The NRF leads the nation on how to respond to all types of disasters and emergencies. Built on measurable and adaptive concepts recognized by NIMS the NRF arranges important roles and responsibilities across the Nation. With a description of specific authorities and the best practices when managing incidents the NRF deals with incidents ranging from serious large scale terrorists attacks to tragic natural disasters. Joint Field Offices (JFO) are responsible for FEMA operations and are defined in the NRF as the primary incident management field structure for the Federal Government (FEMA, 2013). Joint Field Offices use ICS structure and features but they do not manage on-scene operations. The JFO alternatively provides a fundamental location for the incident management assistance team to incorporate Federal, State, local and tribal governments and nongovernment’s response, recovery and mitigation

Several functions are required within the organization that ensures a high level of combat readiness, technical directives being one of them. The unit commanders’ mission is the continuous training of Marines in basic ground combat fighting, piloting, and aircraft maintenance. Chang and Wang (2010) state that if senior civil aviation leadership focus on factors related to aircraft maintenance, they can drastically reduce human errors and cost (Chang & Wang, 2010, pp. 56-62). Helicopter Marine Light Attack squadron 469 maintenance department is comprised of 293 personnel on average with different skill sets responsible for the day to day operations and requires intimate involvement by senior leadership to succeed.

However, we must do so in a chaotic and constantly changing world. As an emergency manager it is important to incorporate the latest technology in all phases and to constantly develop scenarios into your full scale exercises that may not have been seen before or are carried out in a slightly different manner. Specifically, trying to prepare for the worse and to stress your staff functions through chaotic and realistic training; while incorporating the use of “war gaming” through innovative

Throughout history, commanders and leaders at all echelons in armies across the globe have been required to make many decisions that affect operations both at home and abroad. These decisions were based on many different facts and assumptions available to the commander and his staff and then synthesized to produce orders for the various missions that were conducted across a myriad of operational environments. In today’s Army, commanders utilize the philosophy of mission command, which became prominent in the 1980’s. They do this through the integration of the warfighting functions when conducting unified land operations (ADRP 6-0, 2012). The purpose of this paper is to explain what mission command is and

Emergency alerts specific to each base. Receive time sensitive alerts about emergencies such as tornados, hurricanes, and active shooters.

capability to “talk to” 26 other systems used by the National Guard, the Army Reserve,

Significate improvement has been made in this work outcome with draft revisions of General Orders 370, 372, 379, & 380 completed with preparation being made to submit to Research Planning & Development. The Special Operations Unit is working jointly on the GO 370-1 and the THP K-9 Manual revisions with the K-9 Training Unit. The THP Tactical Manual has been divided up by emergency service function and distributed out to Special Operations members for review and update. Captain Johnson has also been in contact with the NTOA Training Division for the forthcoming assessment process.

As the aerial would be setup in the front of the structure, the engineer would setup the aerial for defensive operations while the rest of the crew does forcible entry or in accordance with command, and the attack group would provide ventilation. The 2nd engine looks for a water supply, hopefully the zone was preplanned and or the hydrant would be marked in their map book. Then laying the supplies, for best results 4 or 5 inch LDH supply for more water and less afford on the apparatuses. Listening to radio traffic, command knowing the units that were coming would assign water supply. In the Sofa Super Store fire, command was at one point roaming command and his incident management procedures were not met. From the incident management stand point, they should always be aware of the unit’s locations and tasks. When an incident commander knows the location of the crew, he has a better control of the scene and is able to assign tasks accordingly and effectively. In the event that a mayday is called, he would know placement and assignments of the

d. Coordinate with other local commands/units for special requests (i.e. security escort, special equipment, etc.).

Interoperability of communications is another key in ensuring all agencies, from local, State or Federal agencies are all able to effectively communicate. The ability to communicate from the ground up is key when giving the IC a ground truth during a disaster response incident. Interoperability Communication gives the Incident Commander (IC) the ability to see the operation as it happens and allows the IC’s staff to complete their actions during a disaster response. Clear command structures will give all agencies involved in a disaster response a shared understanding of who is in charge and who the point of contacts are for a specific function. The command structure for the Incident Command System is broken down into a modular organized hierarchy with the Incident Commander at the top and below the IC there is a command staff and a general staff. The command staff consists of the Public Information Officer, Safety Officer and Liaison Officer and these personnel conduct operations for the entire staff organization within their specialized fields. (FEMA, n.d.).The general staff sections assist are Logistics, Planning, Operations, and Finance/Administration. The operations staff is the section that will deploy in direct support of the disaster response. The

Today’s technology has enabled communication to various parts of the world a 24-hour service, which means that, in any emergency response circumstance, there will always be a continuous claim for information (Haddow & Haddow, 2013).

ERC is the level of service that can be provided with available personnel, equipment, vehicles and fire extinguishing agents. The ERC can be affected by the lack of trained personnel, reduced firefighting agent, equipment out-of-service, and the capability to meet established response times. The ERC assumes that only one major emergency incident will occur at a time. ERC is expressed as an Optimum Level of Service (OLS), Reduced Level of Service (RLS), Critical Level of Service (CLS), and Inadequate Level of Service (ILS).