Command
Responsible for setting Objectives within the Kings County ECC when activated during a Winter Storm
Who is the ECC Manager
Responsible within the ECC for coordinating with Public Works and Transportation Agencies to ensure road clearing and snow removal during a winter storm.
Who is the Operations Section Chief?
This key document, developed by the Planning Section, outlines objectives and strategies for each operational period during a winter storm response.
What is the Incident Action Plan (IAP)?
The Logistics Section works closely with vendors to ensure the continuous supply of these essential items during a prolonged winter storm response.
What are fuel, food, and medical supplies?
The Finance/Administration Section works with all ECC sections to ensure that personnel hours are recorded and submitted by this deadline to ensure proper reimbursement.
What is the end of each operational period or shift change?
Responsible for establishing contact with local media representatives and establishing the schedule for news briefings.
Who is the Information Officer?
This is the first operational priority for the Operations Section during a winter storm response.
What is ensuring life safety?
This essential meeting, coordinated by the Planning Section, is where the ECC Command Staff finalizes the Incident Action Plan (IAP) for the next operational period.
What is the Planning Meeting?
Responsible for arranging for and activating towing, fuelling, maintenance, and repair services.
Who is the Ground Support Unit Leader?
Advises Ground Support Unit, Air Support Group (if applicable), Facilities Unit (and other users of equipment) of the requirement of a daily record of equipment time.
Who is the Time Unit Leader?
The document that is developed by the ECC to outline the Objectives and Strategies for supporting on-scene operations during a winter storm.
What is the ECC Action Plan?
The Operations Section collaborates with first responders to ensure this critical public safety action is completed during a winter storm event.
What is assisting with evacuations and ensuring access to emergency medical services?
This regularly scheduled meeting, led by the Planning Section, gathers input from all sections to assess current conditions and operational status during the winter storm.
What is the Operational Briefing?
The Logistics Section coordinates transportation services to ensure these personnel can reach areas affected by the winter storm.
Who are first responders or emergency services personnel?
Ensures all witness statements and statements from Safety Officer and Medical Unit are reviewed for completeness.
Who is the Compensation/Claims Unit Leader?
Responsible for maintaining direct communications with the Agency Representatives during a winter storm.
Who is the Liaison Officer?
When the Operations Section faces a shortage of snow removal equipment, they prioritize sending resources to these locations.
What are hospitals, emergency shelters, and major transportation routes?
The Planning Section coordinates with this ECC section to ensure the accurate tracking and allocation of resources for ongoing operations.
What is the Logistics Section?
Serve as a contact point, and supervise the integration of volunteer radio organizations into the communications system.
Who is the Communications Unit Leader?
Provides cost data from rental agreements, contracts, etc. to Cost Unit Leader according to reporting time frames established for operational period.
Who is the Procurement Unit Leader?
In a winter storm scenario, this is the critical first step in effective communication to the public, ensuring that clear and accurate information reaches all communities.
What is issuing an initial media release and activating Alert Ready for public notifications?
This agreement is activated by the Operations Section to bring in additional resources from neighboring municipalities during a large-scale winter storm.
What are Emergency Management mutual aid agreement?
The Planning Section is responsible for creating this plan, outlining how resources and personnel will be safely scaled down once the winter storm emergency subsides.
What is the Demobilization Plan?
Coordinates transportation of food and drinks to incident scenes with Ground Support and Operations Section Chief.
Who is the Food Unit Leader?
Prepares incident cost summaries by operational period, or as directed by the Finance/Administration Section Chief.
Who is the Cost Unit Leader?