Operations
(Response)
Department Incident Management
Division Chief
-
Linda Nelson, DVC-OI

May 2009 - Developing and Maintaining
State, Territorial, Tribal and Local Government Emergency Plans –
FEMA March 2009
This
Comprehensive Preparedness Guide, CPG 101, expands on the
Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA’s) efforts to provide
guidance about response and recovery planning to State, Territorial,
Tribal, and Local governments. It reflects the changed reality of
the current operational planning environment.
As part of a larger planning modernization
effort, CPG 101 provides methods for State, Territorial, Tribal, and
Local planners to:
• Develop sufficiently trained planners
to meet and sustain planning requirements;
• Identify resource demands and
operational options across all homeland security mission areas
throughout the planning process;
• Link planning, preparedness, and
resource and asset management processes and data in a virtual
environment;
• Prioritize plans and planning efforts
to best support emergency management and homeland security
strategies and allow for their seamless transition to execution;
• Produce and tailor the full range of
combined Federal, State, Territorial, Tribal, and Local
government options according to changing circumstances; and
• Quickly produce plans on demand, with
revisions as needed
[Posted 03 May 2009 - Source: Linda Nelson
DVC-OI]
March 2009 - Revised deadline for ICS210
The following update to ICS-210 requirements was received
this week from the Chief Director's Office (CG-542):
"As you all are aware, the deadline date for completion
of ICS-210 of
31MAR2009 is almost upon us. As many Auxiliarists are still
in need Of the course, CG-5421 requested a second and final
extension which was just granted by CG-5331 (Office of
Incident Management &Preparedness).
The new date of compliance is 01APR2010. As
per ALAUX 002/07 this course or the full ICS-300 course is
Required for Auxiliary Single Unit Resource Leaders (SURL's)
such as coxswains, PWC operators, pilots (Aircraft
Commander, First Pilot and Co-Pilot), certain members in the
Trident Program or any other team/task force leader
determined by a Coast Guard unit Commander to have a need.
ICS-210 (or ICS-300 as an equivalent) is to be added to
the proper qualification packages as a requirement for final
qualification. These changes will be reflected in
future editions. The Surface Operations website will
be updated this week with this information:
http://cgauxsurfaceops.us/ICS.htm
When the first extension for ICS-210 from March 2008 to
March 2009 was requested, only 715 Auxiliarists (or 18% of
required personnel) had taken either course despite it
having been "strongly encouraged" for almost 2 years.
To date, AUXDATA is now showing well over 2,500 who have
taken ICS-210 and close to 900 have taken ICS-300 for a
70% compliance rate.
The Auxiliary has done an outstanding job in trying to
meet this DHS requirement. We very much appreciate the
Auxiliary's cooperation and coordination efforts, and
understand the incredible effort involved in this the
training and qualification initiative. With the new
deadline of 01APR10, the next year should provide ample time
to reach the goal of 100% compliance."
[Posted 30 March 09. Source: DC-O David
Elliot]
March 2009 - Changes to AIMS – 3n Contact Program
Upgrade to AIMS 3n functionality.
We are currently implementing the recurring monthly updates
from AuxData to 3n. As part of this process we are loading all
Auxiliary Districts into the system. If your District is an
early adopter of AIMS this will cause some rework for your
Organization and Group leaders. We apologize for the
inconvenience, but this is a one time change that will allow us
access to current and future 3n enhancements that would not have
been available to us without making these changes.
We have made the following changes:
1. Each District is now a separate organization. This will
greatly streamline District data and message management. It will
also provide enhanced data integrity and reduce District
administrative burden once the changes are fully implemented.
2. We are now able to use the 3n User Defined Attributes
functionality. Org and Group leaders will be able to originate
messages using this feature without building a separate group
for each Flotilla, Division and District. Org and Group leaders
will need to rebuild any specialty groups (EXCOM, coxswain,
etc.).
3. Org and Group leaders will have to re-register. I will
send a new authorization code email to these District leaders
for the new District organization once I receive a current list
from the DCO.
4. Members do NOT have to re-register. They can receive
messages now. Temporarily, members will not be able to update
their own information without registering. Org and Group leaders
can update member information. Any changes entered into AuxData
will update 3n monthly. The I Department is working on a secure
portal for the CGAux.org website. Once this is deployed, members
will be able to log on using their Auxiliary ID number and make
changes using a simple user interface on the CGAux.org screen.
5. I am available to help with the transition as needed,
including helping with the rebuilding of groups, setting up User
Defined Attributes, delegating authority to Org and Group
leaders, etc.
6. Once again, I'd like to thank the early adopter Districts
that have worked so hard on our deployment of the system and who
have used it so successfully to communicate critical information
to our members.
[Source: Steve Pegram, Branch Chief - OIS 06 Mar 2009]
November 2008 - Clarification for CG ICS210 (Incident Command
System-210) training requirements for Auxiliary members.
- ICS-210 Initial Incident
Commander is a classroom course designed for Single
Resource Leader Type 5/Type 4 Incident Commanders. It is a
four-hour course based on the ICS-300 course but condensed
and focused on initial incident assessment, initial incident
management (includes assuming command, organization, and
execution), and development and use of ICS forms. Completion
of this course by SURLs is a DHS mandate not a CG
Headquarters.
- As per ALAUX 002/07 this course or
the full ICS-300 course is required for Auxiliary coxswains,
pilots (Aircraft Commander, First Pilot and Co-Pilot), any
member in the Trident Program or any other team/task force
leader determined by a Coast Guard unit Commander to have a
need.
- Both ALCOAST 042/07 and ALCOAST
106/07 required a completion date of 31MAR08 for all Coast
Guard personnel including the Auxiliary. There was concern
over the possible limited access for Auxiliary members when
the course was first made available. ALAUX 002/07 was issued
giving no completion dates but strongly encouraging single
resource leaders to take ICS-210 when the opportunity
presented. Realizing that the 31MAR08 deadline has come and
gone for ICS-210, CG-54212 in cooperation with the Coast
Guard's NIMS Program Coordinator and the Office of Incident
Management & Preparedness (CG-5331) were able to extend the
deadline for course completion until 31MAR09.
- The new
deadline for completion for all applicable Auxiliarists is
31MAR09. Successful completion must be entered
into AUXDATA which will be programmed to recognize the
31MAR09 deadline. Operational members who are not compliant
with coursework requirements by the deadline will be placed
in "REYR" and will not be issued patrol orders.