| Incident Management Teams |
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| Program Overview |
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The State Fire Marshal's three Incident Management Teams (IMT) provide comprehensive incident command to manage ongoing emergency operations. IMTs provide incident management expertise in logistics, finance, planning, public information, operations, safety, and community issues.
The teams respond with resources mobilized by the Governor for a conflagration or other emergency that has overwhelmed the control and resources of local emergency responders (ORS 476.510). IMTs enhance effective coordination among responding agencies during fires, floods, earthquakes, structural collapse, tsunamis, the spilling of hazardous materials, and other natural or human-caused incidents.
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| Incident Management Intentions |
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The OSFM Incident Management Team (IMT) will develop a plan of action to aggressively and safely mitigate the incident to which it has been assigned, either through a unified command or a single incident command structure. The IMT intends to build and operate a command and control structure consistent with its ability to meet the expectations outlined.
Resources assigned to the incident will operate under an incident action plan (IAP) within an organized chain of command and formal safety plan. The IAP will address the strategy and tactics dictated by the risks and resources associated with the incident.
Within the first operational period of the incident, the IMT intends to commit resources to the incident only after resources have been briefed on the developing strategy and tactics of the incident, resource specific objectives, weather, fuel types, and safety considerations. Within the second operational period, the IMT intends to develop a formal IAP for delivery to the Division/Group Supervisor level.
The IMT expects that all personnel shall receive a briefing by their immediate supervisor prior to being deployed within the hazard area. This briefing shall detail resource assignments, assigned objectives, chain of command, and safety considerations.
The IMT will place firefighters at a greater level of risk to save lives. It will place firefighters at risk to save property and reduce environmental impact. The IMT will not place firefighters at risk if the incident does not have implications related to life safety, protection of property, or environmental impacts.
To meet the IMT intentions, a formal series of planning meetings and briefings will occur. The IMT expects all members critical to the development of the IAP to promptly attend those meetings to provide mission critical information.
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| Team Configuration |
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Overhead teams may be configured with the following positions:
Incident Commander
Deputy Incident Commander
Information Officer
Safety Officer
Assistant Safety Officer
Law Enforcement Officer
Operations Section Chief
Deputy Operations Section Chief
Division/Group Supervisor
Planning Section Chief
Deputy Planning Section Chief
Document Unit Leader
Resource Unit Leader
Logistics Section Chief
Communications Unit Leader
Assistant Communications Unit Leader
Facilities Unit Leader
Finance Section Chief
Training Specialist
Geographic Information Systems Specialist
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| Incident Management Team Pool |
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Pool members will be familiar with applicable procedures and requirements in the Oregon Fire Service Mobilization Plan, and the Incident Management Team Guidelines.
Pool members are expected to attend the annual pre-fire season training and planning conference and other training as offered to meet or maintain position qualifications.
Pool members who are available for mobilization are expected to be ready to mobilize immediately upon notification.
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| Training Standards |
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Under the Oregon Interface Qualification System (OIQS), fire personnel from divergent organizations will operate together more safely and effectively on interface fire incidents. The OIQS provides the framework for the application of uniform qualifications for the development and advancement of personnel involved in the delivery of structural protection in the Interface.
These qualifications are specific to training, demonstrated skills and knowledge, and experience. The OIQS is designed to provide structural and wildland firefighters common ground for measuring experience and training as it pertains to interface fire protection. It is understood that participants will be from organizations representing a wide variety of local, state, and national standards.
The OIQS does not replace any of these standards, but it will supplement them. Participants must be qualified at some level, (firefighter, company officer, etc.), by their employer before the OIQS supplemental standards have meaning. The OIQS, as presented here, addresses “Command & General staff” positions as well as “Operations” positions from Basic Firefighter (FFT2) through Division Supervisor. The systems can be expanded to incorporate all ICS positions.
1.2 Scope
The standards contained within the OIQS should be considered minimum qualifications, recommended for adoption to the mobilization authorities of the respective states. Agencies and organizations adopting the system may augment it to meet specific needs, but cannot impose their higher standards on other mobilization participants, cooperators, or mutual aid agencies.
For the full scope of the Oregon Interface Qualifications System click on the following link:
Oregon Interface Qualification System
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| Standard Operating Guidelines |
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These are the Standard Operating Guidelines for Oregon's Incident Management Teams. These guidelines provide the guidance to achieve the objectives of the Incident Management Teams.
These guidelines form the basic foundation for standardized response from region to region across the state.
The purpose of these guidelines is to assist the Incident Management Teams in providing safe, effective, and efficient command and control during statewide mobilizations. They are, however, just that - standard operating guidelines. Within the structure of these guidelines, Incident Managment Temas must exercise common sense and professional judgement to achieve safe, effective, and efficient operations.
Incident Within an Incident S.O.G.
Work/Rest S.O.G.
Social Media S.O.G.
Personnel Evaluation S.O.G.
Training Request and Reimbursement S.O.G.
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| ICS Forms |
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Incident Command System (ICS) forms are designed to assist emergency responders in the use of ICS and corresponding documentation during incident operations.
These forms are intended for use as tools for the creation of Incident Action Plan (IAP), for other incident management activities, and for support and documentation of ICS activities. These ICS forms represent an all-hazards approach and update the previously used ICS forms.
A general description of each ICS form's purpose, suggested preparation, and distribution are included immediately after the form.
Link to FEMA ICS forms
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