How to write an incident action plan

CJA/375 v4 Incident Action Plan Example The example below demonstrates how to write an objective and strategic supporting statement for each phase of an incident action plan. A clear and concise strategic supporting statement will follow the SMART goal model: Specific – Is the wording precise and unambiguous? Measurable – How will achievements be measured? Action Oriented – Is an action verb used to describe expected accomplishments? Realistic – Is the outcome achievable with given available resources? Time Sensitive – What is the timeframe? (Based on ICS form 202) Example Initial Response Phase 1. National Guard will be tasked with providing field medical services in the counties of Richmond a. The National Guard Commander will select various mobile medical field sites from within Richmond County in order to provide medical attention, triage service, and basic medical attention to evacuees and other personnel. A co-located EVAC site must be identified in order to provide helicopter EVOC and resupplies as needed for evacuees and other personnel. NG Commander will report to EOC OIC no later than 1800 hours, Monday Oct. 12, 2018 for a situational report and field force will be in place NLT 24 hours at SITRAP. b. 2. Objective Two a. Fire services/rescue equipment and personnel will immediately provide on-scene operations, providing additional SITRAP information to the Incident Command Center (ICC). b. 3. Objective Three a. b. Copyright 2019 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. CJA/375 v4 Emergency Management Scenarios Scenarios Scenario 1: Severe Weather Flood Major portions of the city have been affected by sudden severe weather with hail and heavy rains. This has caused the North River to flood parts of the City of Mertzville. Incidents are being reported across a large scale area. You have received an emergency declaration from your Mayor and have been asked to immediately respond and implement the Incident Command System (ICS) and emergency management response. Overview: The North River flows south through the entire City of Mertzville, including by an industrial business park where several manufacturing plants and warehouses store various dangerous chemicals and much of the city’s food storage, as well as by the city’s vibrant downtown riverfront district, which includes shopping, restaurants, and condominiums. The severe flooding has caused the North River to displace all businesses within one block of the river and some residences in the downtown riverfront area. The North River has not flooded in over 100 years and this event was unplanned. Your Learning Team assignment requires a response plan to the flooded area along with the coordination and implementation of a disaster response. Overview: The City of Mertzville is 78 square miles and has a population of 198,000 people with two operational hospitals, three high schools, four junior high schools, and nine elementary schools. There are three police stations, seven fire stations, and one National Guard training center for resources. Mertzville has very little public transportation and the majority of transportation is via personal vehicle. Your Learning Team assignment requires a response plan and general management approach to the critical incident resulting from the flood and an immediate implementation plan for Incident Command System (ICS). Scenario 2: Winter Storm The City of Mertzville is facing an approaching winter storm system which appears to be strengthening and showing no sign of letting up or diverting. It has been snowing off and on over the past few days with 24 to 30 inches of additional snow to fall in the next 8 to 12 hours. Parents have come to the schools to remove their children early due to the weather and are reporting very bad roads with whiteout conditions in some areas. Road crews are already unable to keep up with snow accumulation on major roads and are not plowing less-traveled roads or neighborhoods. Many of the main roads are already needing to be closed due to white-out conditions and multiple motor vehicle accidents. Many schools report parents calling and being unable to get to the schools, and they expect that children will have to take shelter at the schools for the night. The National Weather Service and state government have both issued a shelterin-place recommendation effective immediately, requiring procedures for citizens to seek a place of safety from the severe weather and remain, possibly for an extended period of time. Copyright 2019 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Emergency Management Scenarios CJA/375 v4 Page 2 of 3 Overview: The City of Mertzville is 78 square miles and has a population of 198,000 people with two operational hospitals, three high schools, four junior high schools, and nine elementary schools. There are three police stations, seven fire stations, and one National Guard training center for resources. Mertzville has very little public transportation and the majority of transportation is via personal vehicle. The city has sufficient food supplies in local shelters and food banks,