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Welcome
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Objectives
Understand SEMS
Components, Levels,
Functions, and Regulations
Executive’s Role at the
Policy Level
Executive’s Role in the
Incident Command System
(ICS)
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Standardized
Emergency
Management
System
(SEMS)
History
Introduced in 1991
Adopted in 1993
Improve Coordination
Purpose
Coordinate and Manage Emergency
Response
Facilitation of Information
Enhances coordination between agencies
Tracks resource mobilization and
deployment
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Emergency Operations -
Five Levels of Response
State
Region
Operational Area
Local Government
Field
Note: Pure ICS used in the field & ICS principles used in the EOC
levels
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Four Major
Components
❑Incident Command
System (ICS)
❑Multi and Inter-Agency
Coordination
❑Mutual Aid
❑Operational Area
Concept
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❑Developed after a devastating 1970s wildfire in California
❑Ineffective Response
❑Firefighting RESources of California Organized for
Potential Emergencies –FIRESCOPE
❑What is ICS
❑ICS Structure
❑Span of Control
The Incident Command System (ICS)
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Titles and Roles for SEMS
PRIMARY
SEMS FUNCTION FIELD RESPONSE LEVEL EOCS AT OTHER SEMS LEVELS
Command/Management
Command is responsible for the
directing, ordering, and/or
controlling of resources
Management is responsible for
overall emergency policy and
coordination
Operations
The coordinated tactical response of
all field operations in accordance
with the Incident Action Plan
The coordination of all jurisdictional
operations in support of the
response to the emergency in
accordance with the EOC Action Plan
Planning/Intelligence
The collection, evaluation,
documentation, and use of
information related to the incident
Collect, evaluate, and disseminate
information and maintain
documentation relative to all
jurisdiction activities
Logistics
Provide facilities, services,
personnel, equipment, and
materials in support of the incident
Provide facilities, services,
personnel, equipment, and materials
in support of all jurisdiction activities
as required
Finance/Administration
Financial and cost analysis and
administrative aspects not handled
by the other functions.
Broad fiscal and recovery
responsibility and overall fiscal
accountability
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SEMS
❑Operational Area Concept
❑Master Mutual Aid Agreement
❑Mutual Aid Assistance Systems
❑Emergency Management Mutual Aid (EMMA)
❑Fire & Resources Mutual Aid
❑Law Enforcement Mutual Aid
❑Emergency Medical Mutual Aid
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❑Five Functions
❑System Features
SEMS Functions and Features
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Executive’s Role and SEMS
❑Planning
❑Training
❑Policy Direction
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Executive’s
Role in
Planning
•Support in the form of:
–Resources
–Ensure plans are developed
•Helps define staff roles and
responsibilities
•Emergency procedures
–Prioritize Mitigation
•Formalize time-lines and
budgets
•Improvements to minimize the
impacts of disaster
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Executive’s
Role in
Training
•Allocating staff time and money for training
Provide Budgetary Support in Training
•Contingency plans have little value if people don’t
know how to use them
Support and Participate in Exercise
Ensure Organization Readiness
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Executive’s
Role in
Policy
Direction
Ensure clear policy for EOC Managers
Delegation of Authority and Policy Limitation
Contingency plans must clearly outline policy
and procedure for different types of categories
of events and disasters
Delegate authority to other executives and
management
Scope and limitation must be clear
Ensure established P&P remain appropriate
and effective
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Executive’s Role
and SEMS
❑Emergency Operations Center (EOC)
❑Monitor policy during response
❑Ensure consistency and clarity
❑Keep the public informed
❑Empower staff to implement policies
❑Legal Authority
❑May delegate limited powers
❑Emergency Proclamation
❑Ratify this decision within a
reasonable time (7 days)
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Emergency
Response
Agencies
Under
SEMS
Interagency Coordination
•3 C’s
•Coordination, Communication and Cooperation
Lead Agency
•Single Command or Unified Command
•Type of Incident-Who has expertise?
•Jurisdiction-Who owns the scene?
•Legal Mandates-responsibility designated by statute
•Degree of Resources Commitment-Who has the majority
or resources on scene?
Response Options
•If not the lead agency, your resources may be applied in
various ways
Leadership in the Field
•Work together
•the field leaders need to know the limits of their decision
range as it relates to organizational or agency policy
•Executives should be available to respond when there is a
potential for significant social, economic, or political impact.
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Diana Manzano-Garcia
Disaster Management Area
Coordinator
500 W. Bonita Ave, Suite 5
San Dimas, CA 91773
909-394-3399-Office
626-201-0919-Mobile
dmanzano@areadonline.com
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