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EMAC Advanced Team (EMAC A-Team)
The EMAC
Advance Team is a team (typically comprised of 2 staff) of
EMAC trained and experienced personnel designated to deploy
to a State to facilitate interState mutual aid assistance under
the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC). The mission
of the EMAC Advance Team is to implement EMAC on behalf of
the requesting State by coordinating and facilitating the provision
of assistance from other member States in accordance with procedures
set forth in the EMAC Standard Operating Procedures.
Emergency
Medical Task Force
An Emergency
Medical Task Force is any combination (within span of control)
of resources (Ambulances, Rescues, Engines, Squads, etc) assembled
for a medical mission, with common communications, and a leader
(supervisor). Self-sufficient for 12 hour operational periods,
although it may be deployed longer, depending on need.
Emergency Response Team – Advance Element (ERT-A)
The portion of the ERT-A first deployed to the field, usually
the State Emergency Operations Center (EOC), and the disaster
site to join State emergency management personnel to coordinate
Federal assistance, determine the extent and focus of initial
disaster response activities, and identify a suitable DFO site.
Emergency
Response Team – National (ERT-N)
Team
provides coordination for Federal response and recovery activities
within a State. Once
the ERT-N is operational at the Disaster Field Office (DFO),
it assumes responsibility from the Regional Operations Center
(ROC) staff for management of the Federal response and recovery
operation. Major organizational
elements of the ERT-N include operations, logistics, information
and planning, and administration sections. These
four sections coordinate at the staff level and provide mutual
support to accomplish priority missions. This
coordination includes interaction, consultation, planning,
information sharing, operational decisionmaking, and commitment
of resources.
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT)
A practitioner credentialed by a State to function as an EMT
by a State Emergency Medical Services (EMS) system.
EMS Strike Team
A
team comprised of five resources or less of the same type with
a supervisor and common communications capability. Whether
it is five resources or less, a specific number must be identified
for the team. For instance, a basic life support (BLS) strike team would be five
BLS units and a supervisor or, for example, an advanced life
support (ALS) strike team would be comprised of five ALS units
and a supervisor.
EMS
Task Force
A
team comprised of five resources or less of the same type with
a supervisor and common communications capability. Whether
it is five resources or less, a specific number must be identified
for the team. For instance,
an EMS task force might be comprised of two ALS teams and three
BLS teams and a supervisor.
Engine, Fire (Engine Company)
Any ground vehicle providing specified
levels of pumping, water, hose capacity, and staffed with a
minimum number of personnel.
Engineering Services
Depending
on the type and magnitude of a disaster or terrorist incident,
engineering service expertise will be used accordingly based
on discipline specialization. In
a general sense, the services that could be provided through
engineering services include structural, electrical, civil,
mechanical, architectural, geotechnical, and environmental/hazardous
materials. Emergency
management engineering service providers should posses in-depth
knowledge of damage assessment, safety evaluation, transportation
infrastructure evaluation per Federal Highway Administration
damage assessment procedures, cost recovery per the Stafford
Act, and debris management. Additional skills of such engineering service
providers should encompass evaluation of hazardous materials,
traffic management, utility restoration, water and wastewater
quality evaluations, telecommunications operations, and support
for the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Force. Engineering
service providers should have the ability, experience, and
knowledge to interact with the Army Corps of Engineers and
other Federal agencies such as the Environmental Protection
Agency, along with State, territorial, Tribal, or local building
and utility inspectors. Other
engineering services that can be provided should include strategic
planning for technology, programs, concept development and
requirements analysis, system design and integration, tests
and evaluation, and integrated logistics support for emergency
management.
Emergency
Operations Center (EOC) Management Support Team
Team provides support to an Incident Commander (IC). An IC is an optional member of the
team, because it is assumed that an Incident Command/lead has
already been established under which these support functions
will operate. Typically comprised of an information
officer, liaison officer, safety officer, logistics officer,
and administrative aide.
EOC Finance/Administration Section
Coordinator
An EOC Finance/Administration
Section Coordinator is an individual at the EOC responsible
for tracking incident costs and reimbursement accounting, and
coordinating/administering support for EOC personnel during
disaster operations. This function is part of the standardized
ICS structure per the National Incident Management System.
If situation warrants, chief/coordinator oversees subunits
of this function, including Compensation/Claims, Procurement,
Cost, and Time.
EOC Operations Section Chief
An EOC Operations
Section Chief is an individual at the EOC responsible for managing
tactical operations at the incident site directed toward reducing
the immediate hazard, saving lives and property, establishing
situation control, and restoring normal conditions; responsible
for the delivery and coordination of disaster assistance programs
and services, including emergency assistance, human services
assistance, and infrastructure assistance; and oversight of
subunits of Operations Section, including Branches (up to five),
Division/Groups (up to 25) and Resources as warranted.
EOC
Planning Section Chief
The EOC
Planning Section Chief is an individual at the EOC who oversees
all incident-related data gathering and analysis regarding
incident operations and assigned resources, develops alternatives
for tactical operations, conducts planning meetings, and prepares
the IAP for each operational period.
Equipment Transport (Heavy
Equipment Transport)
Any ground vehicle capable of transporting a dozer or tractor.
Evacuation Coordination Team
An Evacuation
Coordination Team provides support in State and local emergency
response efforts by compiling, analyzing, and disseminating
traffic-related information that can be used to facilitate
the rapid, efficient, and safe evacuation of threatened populations.
Primarily operates in the State or local EOC as an extension
of Emergency Support Function (ESF) #1 – Transportation. The
mission of the Evacuation Coordination Team is to provide for
the protection of life and/or property by removing endangered
persons and property form potential or actual disaster areas
to areas of less danger through the successful execution of
evacuation procedures.
Evacuation
Liaison Team
Team provides support in State and
local emergency response efforts by compiling, analyzing, and
disseminating traffic-related information that can be used
to facilitate the rapid, efficient, and safe evacuation of
threatened populations. Primarily operates in the State or local EOC
as an extension of Emergency Support Function (ESF) #1 – Transportation.
Evidence
Response Team (ERT)
An Evidence
Recovery Team (ERT) is capable of providing 24-hour access
to specialized decontamination equipment for chemical release
and advice to the On-Scene Coordinator in hazard evaluation;
risk assessment; multimedia sampling and analysis; on-site
safety, including development and implementation of plans;
cleanup techniques and priorities; water supply decontamination
and protection; application of dispersants; environmental assessment;
degree of cleanup required; and disposal of contaminated material.
External
Resources
Resources
that fall outside a team’s particular agency, including other
agency resources or commercially contracted resources.
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