the LSE operations. The following is sample language that should be modified as appropriate before releasing the final LSE CONOPS.] The IC/UC will need to make key decisions in a timely manner if an emergency incident occurs during the LSE. Exhibit 4-2 lists the means of evaluating the situation and provides guidance for making the necessary key decisions. For each issue, if the criteria listed in the to Evaluate’ ‘How is true, then the IC/UC should consider taking the Emergency Action. Exhibit 4-2: Key Decisions Required Issue How to Evaluate Emergency Action Equipment and Notification Resources On-site Suspend/stop event personnel; Number of injured requiring and/or evacuate Fire, EMS, Law MHOAC, local treatment is greater than 5; immediate area; Enforcement, trauma centers, Example: MCI is known/assumed to be maintain access reserve Fire, Operational non-criminal points and routes for EMS resources Area mutual aid EMS personnel. coordinators, EOC Availability of Availability of first responders Request reserve or Law On-site and resources falls below first responders mutual aid assets to Enforcement, personnel, 80% or personnel have is too low supplement or Fire, EMS, Operational extended past the operational replace existing staff Traffic Control Area mutual aid period; and resources. coordinators, Reserve assets have been EOC deployed Current Incident Existing IC/UC organization is Consider Incident On-site Management not able to adequately augmenting current management personnel, capabilities are manage or support organization or staff, Operational insufficient operations, planning or implementing communications, Area mutual aid logistics functions alternate incident expanded or coordinators, management separate ICP, EOC, Region II structure. staging mutual aid coordinators Status of food, LSE is impacted by loss or Completely or Law On-site disruption in infrastructure or partially water, shelter, Enforcement, personnel, utility systems; public safety suspend/stop event; power, and Fire, EMS, Operational protections including security, Provide alternate communications Traffic Control, Area mutual aid warning, evacuation, fire resources/systems; is compromised Communications, coordinators, suppression, or public health Request reserve or Public Health Fire Marshal, controls are compromised; mutual aid assets to EOC, Region II Identify potential secondary supplement existing mutual aid resources. threats coordinators Critical resource Public safety response is Completely or Law On-site prevented/ disrupted/delayed partially suspend or gaps, unmet Enforcement, personnel, by lack of resources; stop event; needs, and Fire, EMS, Operational
the LSE operations. The following is sample language that should be modified as appropriate before releasing the final LSE CONOPS.] The IC/UC will need to make key decisions in a timely manner if an emergency incident occurs during the LSE. Exhibit 4-2 lists the means of evaluating the situation and provides guidance for making the necessary key decisions. For each issue, if the criteria listed in the ‘How to Evaluate’ is true, then the IC/UC should consider taking the Emergency Action. Exhibit 4-2: Key Decisions Issue How to Evaluate Emergency Action Required Equipment and Resources Notification Example: MCI Number of injured requiring treatment is greater than 5; is known/assumed to be non-criminal Suspend/stop event and/or evacuate immediate area; maintain access points and routes for EMS personnel. Fire, EMS, Law Enforcement, reserve Fire, EMS resources On-site personnel; MHOAC, local trauma centers, Operational Area mutual aid coordinators, EOC Availability of first responders is too low Availability of first responders and resources falls below 80% or personnel have extended past the operational period; Reserve assets have been deployed Request reserve or mutual aid assets to supplement or replace existing staff and resources. Law Enforcement, Fire, EMS, Traffic Control On-site personnel, Operational Area mutual aid coordinators, EOC Current Incident Management capabilities are insufficient Existing IC/UC organization is not able to adequately manage or support operations, planning or logistics functions Consider augmenting current organization or implementing alternate incident management structure. Incident management staff, communications, expanded or separate ICP, staging On-site personnel, Operational Area mutual aid coordinators, EOC, Region II mutual aid coordinators Status of food, water, shelter, power, and communications is compromised LSE is impacted by loss or disruption in infrastructure or utility systems; public safety protections including security, warning, evacuation, fire suppression, or public health controls are compromised; Identify potential secondary threats Completely or partially suspend/stop event; Provide alternate resources/systems; Request reserve or mutual aid assets to supplement existing resources. Law Enforcement, Fire, EMS, Traffic Control, Communications, Public Health On-site personnel, Operational Area mutual aid coordinators, Fire Marshal, EOC, Region II mutual aid coordinators Critical resource gaps, unmet needs, and Public safety response is prevented/ disrupted/delayed by lack of resources; Completely or partially suspend or stop event; Law Enforcement, Fire, EMS, On-site personnel, Operational