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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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