FEMA National Incident Management Assistance Team (N-IMAT)
NIMAT Overview • Mission • Authorities • History and Background • Readiness • Concept of Operations • Organization • NIMAT Specific 2
Authorities • The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act • The Homeland Security Act of 2002 • Presidential Policy Directive (PPD) 8 • Post – Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 • IMAT Directive, 2013 3
NIMAT History 2013 – present 2006 - 2009 IMATs staffed with 33 full time Emergency positions and Response Teams interagency liaisons (ERTs) staffed on a collateral duty basis Fund Code 6 2010- 2013 IMATs staffed with 16 full-time positions Fund Code 90 4
NIMAT Background • 3 National Incident Management Assistance Teams (N-IMAT) around the country • 2 in Herndon, VA • 1 in Sacramento, CA • Reallocating the IMAT to the disaster budget (DRF) • Provide flexibility in hiring qualified personnel • Performance based system to ensure teams meet and exceed the needs of stakeholders 5
National/Regional IMAT Teams 3 - National Type 1 Teams 13 – Regional Type II Teams Regions 4, 6 & 9 have 2 Regional Teams 6
Multi Agency Response American Red Cross US&R USACE Small Business Administration MERS 7 NDMS DoD USCG
Readiness • IMAT Academy - Center for Domestic Preparedness • Third evolution began in April • Continues to evolve 8
Readiness • ORE’s • Thunderbolt’s • Exercises o Alaska Shield - 2014 o Vibrant Response – 2014 / 2015 o SOCAL Earthquake - 2015 o Southern Exposure - 2015 • Annual Training and Exercise Program • Mentoring 9
Readiness • Fleet of Vehicles o 2 15 passenger vans, suburban, pickup truck, trailer • Self-sufficient Tactical Communications o BGAN and GATR o Mobile VTC o Iridium Satellite Phones, UHF Handheld Radio, Cellular phones (Blackberry, IPhone) available for both Verizon and ATT o Secure phone o GETs Cards • Cache Sustainment Supplies o Plotter o Mobile printers o Scanners o Office equipment 10
Concept of Operations N-IMATs are always on alert for: • Notice Events • No Notice events • National Special Security Events (NSSE) • When otherwise directed by FEMA leadership 11
Concept of Operations DISASTER LEVEL TEAM TYPE Type I Level I National IMAT Type II National IMAT Level II or Regional IMAT Type III Level III Regional IMAT 12
Concept of Operations • Team receives initial deployment orders through the FEMA Emergency Notification System (ENS) ENS • All Hands Team Meeting / Call at designated Facility • Prepare team vehicles and Cache for Movement • Prepare travel arrangements to arrive to designated facility with in 12 hours 2:00 from the time of the incident • Arrive at designated facility. (IOF, EOC, JFO) and begin initial operations 12:00
National IMAT Structure Executive Team Leader Assistant Permanent Team Members External Affairs Attorney DHS/IP ARC Officer Advisor 34 FEMA members (32 CORE-I, 1 Senior Executive, 1 Executive Assistant) DOD DOE Security 4 ESF/interagency Partner Reps Safety Officer Manager USACE NOAA Disability Environmental & Integration Historic HHS EPA Advisor Preservation Technology and Innovation Advisor Finance and Operations Logistics Section Planning Section Admin Section Section Chief Chief Chief Chief Mission Ops Branch Service Branch Communications Situation Unit Human Resources Procurement Unit Assignment GIS Unit Leader Director Director Unit Leader Leader Unit Leader Leader Manager Emergency Staging Area External Support Support Branch Resources Unit Documentation Services Branch Group Supervisor Branch Director Director Leader Unit Leader Director Individual Infrastructure Ordering Unit Accountable Planning Support Assistance Branch Branch Director Leader Property Officer Unit Leader Director Disaster Survivor Hazard Mitigation 14 Assistance Branch Branch Director Director
ESF Integration • American Red Cross • Department of Defense • USACE • DHS – Infrastructure Protection • NOAA • DOE • HHS • EPA 15
Technology and Innovation Advisor • Unique to NIMAT • NetGuard • The Tech Corps program is designed to: o Build and sustain a national network of technology volunteers from recognized organizations, o Facilitate collaborative solutions to critical issues and technology gaps during response and recovery, and o Formalize a structure to make it easier to integrate technology partners into the disaster response structure, in support of state and local emergency managers .
FEMA Corps • 2 nd year members • Various positions • Better integration of FEMA Corps during large scale events 17
2013-2015 N-IMAT Deployments Colorado Floods, Sept 2013 • Oso, Washington Mudslides, March 2014 • Florida Floods, May 2014 • Unaccompanied Children (UAC), June 2014 • Napa Earthquake, August 2014 • Ebola Response (CDC and NRCC), October 2014 • Guam, TYPHOON DOLPHIN, May 2015 • 18
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