Full Activation of a Single Berkshire County Sub-Regional MACC 2.5 MACC The MACC will be staffed by local and regional officials and organized according to the Incident Command System. 2.5.1 MACC The MACC is to be initially staffed by Franklin County REPC members. Additional support may also be provided by additional local and/or regional officials and entities such as the Northwest Massachusetts Incident Management Team. The primary disciplines/agencies represented in the MACC will depend upon the nature of the type of incident that requires support; however, all major response and recovery disciplines are invited to cooperatively assist in MACC operations. These disciplines include: Emergency management Public health Law enforcement Public works and utilities Fire services NGOs (Pioneer Valley COAD, American Red Emergency medical services Cross, Salvation Army, MRC/CERT/DART) Healthcare and other private resources All MACC representatives and staff will be responsible for the following general duties. Helping to ensure the safety of MACC responders and the public. Operating within a collaborative effort among the representing agencies in the MACC. Ensuring that other MACC representatives are provided with situation and resource status information. Coordinating priorities across jurisdictions in a concerted effort with the County’s various local EOCs. Coordinating and identifying future resource requirements providing strategic coordination of resources. Maintaining an event log, timeline, and other ICS forms to assist in the development of situational awareness reports, resource tracking, decision-making, and communications during and throughout an emergency event. Providing back-up coordination resources to communities that are unable to stand up an EOC due to staffing shortages or the lack of resources such as communication capabilities.
Full Activation of a Single Berkshire County Sub-Regional MACC 2.5 MACC The MACC will be staffed by local and regional officials and organized according to the Incident Command System. 2.5.1 MACC The MACC is to be initially staffed by Franklin County REPC members. Additional support may also be provided by additional local and/or regional officials and entities such as the Northwest Massachusetts Incident Management Team. The primary disciplines/agencies represented in the MACC will depend upon the nature of the type of incident that requires support; however, all major response and recovery disciplines are invited to cooperatively assist in MACC operations. These disciplines include: Emergency management Law enforcement Fire services Emergency medical services Healthcare Public health Public works and utilities NGOs (Pioneer Valley COAD, American Red Cross, Salvation Army, MRC/CERT/DART) and other private resources All MACC representatives and staff will be responsible for the following general duties. Helping to ensure the safety of MACC responders and the public. Operating within a collaborative effort among the representing agencies in the MACC. Ensuring that other MACC representatives are provided with situation and resource status information. Coordinating priorities across jurisdictions in a concerted effort with the County’s various local EOCs. Coordinating and identifying future resource requirements providing strategic coordination of resources. Maintaining an event log, timeline, and other ICS forms to assist in the development of situational awareness reports, resource tracking, decision-making, and communications during and throughout an emergency event. Providing back-up coordination resources to communities that are unable to stand up an EOC due to staffing shortages or the lack of resources such as communication capabilities.
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