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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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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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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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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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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