July 31, 2020 - In This Issue:
 

Given the recent uncertainties of face-to-face interactions due to COVID-19, EMSI is proud to announce our next evolution in delivering incident management assistance: web-based training and support. We've recently acquired technology to enable us to provide interactive web-based training, workshops, and exercises using live, real-time instructors, as well as support ongoing response operations for our clients.

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Are You Ready for Hurricane Season?

While many of us are still reeling from the effects of a global pandemic, hurricane season has not so quietly arrived. Many municipalities are working feverishly to reopen, but it bears noting that we need to be cautious in doing so, as well as balancing preparation for the annual arrival of Atlantic storms. We've already seen EIGHT named storms develop and that was in the sleepy first seven weeks of hurricane season. If this is the slow period, hang on for the ride of your life as we approach the historically busy months of August and September!

 


There are approximately 30,000 wildland firefighters in the United States. On a large wildland fire, it is not unusual to have thousands of hungry, tired firefighters and law enforcement officers being supported out of an Incident Base Camp. Over 8,000 responders moved through the Incident Base Camp at the 2017 Thomas Fire in Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties - all needing food, fuel, rest, showers, laundry, supplies, medical care, and briefings on the actions they would execute out on the line. All were breathing, sneezing, coughing, and eating in tight, crowded facilities.

If that does not scare you enough in the time of the 2019 Novel Corona virus (COVID-19), think about the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill that spanned five states and had as many as 50,000 responders from all over the globe. What if we had another large-scale disaster like that now?
 


Put Us In, Coach!

As one of the most experienced and capable Incident Management Teams (IMT) in the world, the EMSI IMT is a highly qualified and experienced Type 1 IMT available to support government and private sector entities on a worldwide basis. With highly skilled incident management professionals, team members are drawn from a diverse range of disciplines and average over twenty years of Type 1 all-hazards incident management experience.

Collectively our team members bring hundreds of years of response experience using ICS on thousands of all-hazards incidents of various complexity levels. The depth of the EMSI IMT affords us the ability to support simultaneous IMT deployments without degrading the capability, experience, or quality of the team.
 
 
The Critical Role of a Resources Unit Leader on an IMT

IMT success is dependent upon not only staffing essential functions on the team, but who is filling those key positions and how effectively they execute their responsibilities.  Absolutely critical to the success of the IMT is a qualified Resources Unit Leader (RESL) to manage a high-functioning Resources Unit.
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