National Fire Service Incident Management System Consortium Michael A. Wieder Assistant Director, IFSTA/FPP Secretary, NFSIMSC

The Incident Management System (IMS) reflects the merger of two widely used systems: Incident Command System & Fire Ground Command System

The Formation of the NFSIMSC The idea to merge the systems came out of a panel discussion at the 1989 IAFC Conference in Indianapolis. Several meetings between FIRESCOPE and FGC folks were held in 1990 and 1991.

The Formation of the NFSIMSC The NFSIMSC was officially formed at a meeting in Chesterfield, Virginia in 1991. The NFSIMSC adopted a Constitution and By-Laws in 1993. The NFSIMSC is legally incorporated as a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation in the State of Texas.

NFSIMSC Charter Members California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CDF) Channel Industries Mutual Aid (CIMA) Emergency Management Institute (EMI) Fire Ground Command (Phoenix FD) FIRESCOPE International Assoc. of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) International Assoc. of Fire Fighters (IAFF)

NFSIMSC Charter Members International Fire Service Training Association International Society of Fire Service Instructors National Advisory Committee on Integrated Emergency Management System National Fire Academy National Fire Protection Association National Volunteer Fire Council

NFSIMSC Charter Members National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) - Bureau of Indian Affairs - Bureau of Land Management - National Association of State Foresters - National Park Service - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - U.S. Forest Service Society of National Fire Academy Instructors U.S. Fire Administration Women in the Fire Service

The NFSIMSC Today Current Officers: Pres. Phillip Vorlander, Des Moines, IA FD Vice Pres. George Maier, FDNY Secretary Mike Wieder, IFSTA/OSU Treasurer Ed Hawthorne, Shell Oil/CIMA Admin. Comm. Chair David Endicott, Stevensville, MD Model Proc. Comm Chair Gene Chantler, Fort Collins, CO

$$ NFSIMSC Funding Early funding provided by USFA/NFA grants Primary funding through royalties received from FPP for sales of documents DOT/NHTSA currently funding development of a highway document

Documents Available Today Model Procedures for Structural Firefighting (2nd Edition) Model Procedures Guide for Structural Collapse and US&R Incidents (1st Edition) Model Procedures Guide for High-Rise Fire Fighting (1st Edition)

Documents Available Today Model Procedures Guide for Hazardous Materials Incidents (1st Edition) Model Procedures Guide for Wildland Firefighting (1st edition) Model Procedures Guide for Emergency Medical Incidents (2nd edition)

Model Procedures Guide For Highway Incidents The goal of this document is to provide guidance for responder safety at the highway incident while mitigating the incident and maintaining traffic flow around the incident.

Model Procedures Guide For Highway Incidents For joint use by responders of Law Enforcement, Fire Service, Emergency Medical Services, Transportation, and the Towing & Recovery Industry The task group that developed this document reflected most of these disciplines.

Model Procedures Guide For Highway Incidents The draft took two years to develop. The draft was made available for public comment and those comments were considered and incorporated as necessary. The draft was approved at the Fall 2003 Consortium meeting.

Model Procedures Guide For Highway Incidents The document will be available for purchase from Fire Protection Publications in the summer of 2004. All Consortium documents are reviewed and revised at least once every 5 years.

Highway Incident Goals 1. Expediently providing emergency services and removing the traffic blockage 2. Protecting incident responders (and those in their care) from moving vehicles 3. Protecting motorists (and passengers and cargo) from the hazards of the incident

Highway Incident Goals 4. Facilitating emergency vehicle (and other response vehicle) movement 5. Facilitating traffic flow past the incident (and in the region)

Document Overview CHAPTER 1 – COMMAND PROCEDURES CHAPTER 2 – ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE  COMMAND CHAPTER 3 – EXPANDING THE ORGANIZATION BY ESTABLISHING BRANCHES CHAPTER 4 – EXPANDING THE ORGANIZATION BY ESTABLISHING SECTIONS

Document Overview CHAPTER 5 – UNIFIED COMMAND CHAPTER 6 – SAFETY CHAPTER 7 – BASIC ORGANIZATIONAL APPROACH FOR HIGHWAY INCIDENTS CHAPTER 8 – HIGHWAY IMS APPLICATIONS

Appendix Information GLOSSARY OF TERMS HIGHWAY INCIDENT WORK SHEETS MUTCD APPLICATION NOTES THE UNIFORM VEHICLE CODE HIGHWAY INCIDENT OPERATIONS

Important Considerations Who should use this document and system? – All highway responders Which highway incidents require IMS to be implemented? – All highway incidents Can IMS be applied to non-emergency situations? – Absolutely!

Other Highway Related Projects In Progress United States Fire Administration – Emergency Vehicle Safety Initiative I and II USFA and IFSTA – Traffic Incident Management Systems (TIMS) Report National Fallen Firefighters Foundation – Line of Duty Death Reduction Initiative Cumberland Valley Firefighter’s Association – www.ResponderSafety.com

For more information on the National Fire Service Incident Management System Consortium Contact Consortium Secretary Mike Wieder See the NFSIMSC website at: www.ims-consortium.org

To purchase copies of the IMS documents or curriculum materials… Contact IFSTA/Fire Protection Publications: Phone: (800) 654-4055 On-line ordering: www.ifsta.org

THANK YOU!!! Mike Wieder, Assistant Director Fire Protection Publications Oklahoma State University 930 North Willis Street Stillwater, OK 74078-8045 Direct Line: (405) 744-4255 E-Mail: mwieder@osufpp.org