1. Division of Forestry Incident Management Teams John Nielsen WDNR, Division of Forestry Regional Forestry Leader-SOR

2. Currently The Department has 9 Type 3 Incident Management Teams Located in the 9 Forestry Dispatch Areas Contains members from numerous disciplines of the DNR and external partners but maintained by the Division of Forestry

3. History These IMTs were developed to manage large, complex forest fires. This is still their primary focus and responsibility.

4. History (cont.) Due to training with external partners and operation of Departmental IMT staff, the IMTs began to be called in for other incidents including: –Portage Levee Flooding – 1993, 2010 (DNR incidents) –Siren Tornado - 2001 –Ladysmith Tornado - 2002 –Easton Tornado – 2004 –Stoughton Tornado - 2005 –Quad County Tornado – 2007 (advisors to local authorities) –Sauk County Flooding – 2008 –Jackson County Search & Rescue - 2009

5. DNR IMT Niche The IMT’s role may vary, depending on the incident needs, from utilizing a full team for managing volunteers, to using a “short team” to aid the local jurisdiction in organizing an incident. However, due to comfort level of the IMTs operating in the all-risk arena, an Incident Management Team Assignment Evaluation Assessment was developed to assist in making the decision to utilize a Departmental IMT for an all-risk incident.

6. Acceptable/Unacceptable Missions These will be determined through the use of the Assignment Evaluation Assessment, Delegation of Authority and Agency Administrator’s Briefing. The IMTs will be restricted to assist with natural disasters (wind events, tornados, floods, snow, ice, etc.) and possibly large scale search and rescue assistance due to comfort levels.

8. Authority to Request a DNR IMT The request must come from the chief executive officer or designee of the local governing body. This may or may not be the Sheriff or Fire Chief. An exception to this is a request from the Governor.

9. Requesting a DNR IMT Local Chief Executive Officer or Designee Local DNR Area or Regional Forestry Leader Option 1

10. Requesting a DNR IMT Local Chief Executive Officer or Designee State EOC DNR Duty Officer Bureau of Forest Protection Regional Forestry Supervisor Area Forestry Supervisor Option 2

11. What You Can Expect At time of request – questions regarding specifics of the assignment the IMT is being requested for. Initial Response – 1 or 2 people from the DNR to respond to scout the situation to get a better handle on needs of the IMT for the incident. Full IMT in place within 24 hours or less of request (ideal)

12. Delegation of Authority Spells out what tasks the volunteers are able to do.

13. If an incident spreads across multiple jurisdictions:  May require multiple Delegations of Authority and Administrator’s Briefings.  Could be handled with multiple agencies signatures on a single Delegation of Authority and Administrator’s Briefing.

14. Check-in Will need a facility large enough to accommodate volunteer numbers (e.g. School gym) Will provide a designated process and flow of personnel Will need to limit access points to ensure volunteers get signed in

15. Check-In

16. Volunteer Waiver “Disclaimer” Identification  Wristband  Credentialing

17. Liaison Officer Maintains contact with local officials and EOC. Obtains the work needs for the communities. Relays needs of other agencies.

18. Field Supervision Keep volunteers focused and motivated Makes sure volunteers do what they are supposed to be doing.

19. Supervisor Operational Briefing

20. Volunteer Safety and Operational Briefing

21. Shift Debriefing

22. Tracking and Accountability

23. Liability If an employee is under the direction and control of the Department, the Department would cover liability for injuries and accidents unless spelled out in in the Agency Administrator’s Briefing ahead of time. As long as a DNR employee is acting within the scope of their employment, the DNR will be liable for injuries or accidents. The Delegation of Authority and Agency Administrator’s Briefing will spell out the scope of employment for the DNR IMT on an all-risk incident.

24. Costs of Assignments The Agency Administrator’s Briefing will spell out the financial responsibilities of the DNR IMT and the local jurisdiction.

25. Commitment Duration of IMT involvement may vary based on the scope of the incident and fire season involved. If the need for a DNR IMT exceeds the commitment level of the local IMT, transitioning to a different DNR IMT.

26. Demobilization The process for demobilizing the IMT, and transitioning back to the local jurisdiction, will be spelled out in the Agency Administrator’s Briefing.

27. Documentation Maintain records for the IMT and the local jurisdiction

28. Questions?