Develop an Incident Action Plan that will incorporate all five phases. The document must contain: title page; table of contents; all completed five phases of the IAP (the narrative for each unit first, followed by the completed and corrected ICS forms that were submitted for the five phases); reference page; and appendices (If you have any appendices, they should follow the reference page and be identified in the table of contents. Appendices are only required if you did not have room on the ICS form and needed more space to complete your form). Each phase will have a one-to-two-page narrative of each phase that will be well-organized describing your evaluation of each Phase of the IAP. A minimum of two sources total should be used for each narrative. The project assignments in Units III-VIII of this course require you to utilize background information, photos, and specific forms. To supplement your discussion and support your writing, you may use information from reputable, reliable journal articles, case studies, scholarly papers, and other sources that you feel are pertinent. During the ending of the IAP, a one to two page, well-organized and thoughtful narrative for ending the IAP that will be an overall summary of the plan. This narrative should expand on what you have learned during the different phases, so you can understand the issues from the emergency services and emergency management. You should also use a minimum of two sources total. Ending the IAP is the final phase of the operational period when there are no other operational periods and the response actions have ended. Include the following items in your narrative: the ending process, no remaining threats, recovery is in place, and demobilization is in progress with continuity of operations.
Concentrate on the storm-related emergency (Hurricane) that could occur on Little Columbia Southern Island (see attachment Background and Scenarios for Incident Action Plan Project). The background information will be the same for all four events; however, the emergency event will be different.
The plan should be broken down into phases:
1. Understand the situation. (Unit III)
Based off the attached document containing the physical attributes and infrastructure for Columbia County, or if your county has a mobile medical clinic and it is part of your plan, then list it on the form. These resources will be listed on ICS Form 201. Write a one to two page narrative describing your evaluation of Phase I of the IAP utilizing a minimum of two sources total.
2. Establish incident objectives. (Unit IV)
For Phase 2, use ICS Form ICS 202 and enter the data from the background information document and the scenario you have already chosen in Unit III. This information and other resources will enable you to complete Phase 2 of the IAP for submission. You will need to go back and revisit Form ICS 202 to ensure that incident objectives are handled consistently. The narrative will replace the face-to-face meeting that normally occurs during an incident. Discuss immediate direction to staff and articulate any guidance on how incident operations should proceed. The narrative should provide the following:
objectives for the upcoming operational period; description of the current situation; status of concerns or issues; any constraints, limitations, or shortfalls; and establish incident objectives and strategies.
3. Develop the plan. (Unit V)
On Form ICS 215, you insert the start date (month/day/year) and time (using the 24-hour clock, e.g., 4:00 pm is 1600 hours) and end date and time for the operational period to which the form applies with the date that you are developing the plan. In addition, enter the time (24-hour clock) that resources are requested to arrive at the reporting location, based on how long it would take for your agency to respond. Remember to add the time mentioned in the background information to your hours.
In the narrative (meeting), review the work assignment to determine whether they are complete and whether they support the incident objectives and strategies. Identify any gaps or the duplication of work assignments and resolve any conflicts or coordination issues. In the narrative, make sure resources are identified correctly (resource identifier), and when there are multiple resources of the same kind and type, there is an individual identifier assigned. Address resources and logistical issues, and identify shortfalls, excesses, safety issues, and the accuracy of the incident map.
4. Prepare and disseminate the plan. (Unit VI)
For this assignment, you will begin preparing and disseminating the plan of the IAP. Normally in this phase, the incident commander would delegate planning responsibilities to the primary staff based on the size, scope, complexity of the incident, and the particular expertise required, and they would be responsible for completing the appropriate IAP forms and assembling the IAP. However, in this assignment you will be responsible for the planning responsibilities.
For Phase 4, use the ICS Forms listed below. These FEMA-ICS Forms are required to be completed and submitted:
204: Assignment List
206: Medical Plan
207: Incident Organization Chart
208: Safety Message/Plan
209: Incident Status Summary
210: Resource Status Change
In the narrative (meeting), review the work assignments to determine whether they are complete and whether they support the incident objectives and strategies. Identify any gaps or the duplication of work assignments and resolve any conflicts or coordination issues. In the narrative, make sure resources are identified correctly (resource identifier), and when there are multiple resources of the same kind and type, there is an individual identifier assigned. Address resources and logistical issues, and identify shortfalls, excesses, safety issues, and the accuracy of the incident map.
5. Execute, evaluate, and revise the plan. (Unit VII)
For Phase 5, these FEMA-ICS Forms are required to be completed and submitted:
211: Incident Check In-List
213: General Message
214: Activity Log
218: Support Vehicle/Equipment Inventory
220: Air Operations Summary if applicable
In the narrative (meeting), review the work assignment to determine whether they are complete and whether they support the incident objectives and strategies. Identify any gaps or the duplication of work assignments and resolve any conflicts or coordination issues. In the narrative, make sure resources are identified correctly (resource identifier), and when there are multiple resources of the same kind and type, there is an individual identifier assigned. Address resources and logistical issues, and identify shortfalls, excesses, safety issues, and the accuracy of the incident map. In this phase, correct any issues that you may have overlooked. Identify any changes to the IAP that you made which would normally have occurred during the planning meeting.
During the ending of the IAP, a one to two page, well-organized and thoughtful narrative for ending the IAP that will be an overall summary of the plan. This narrative should expand on what you have learned during the different phases, so you can understand the issues from the emergency services and emergency management. You should also use a minimum of two sources total. . Ending the IAP is the final phase of the operational period when there are no other operational periods and the response actions have ended. Include the following items in your narrative: the ending process, no remaining threats, recovery is in place, and demobilization is in progress with continuity of operations. (Unit VIII)