Incident Management in California

2. Incident Managementin California Captain Rob Patrick Sergeant Jim Epperson California Highway Patrol

3. Historic Overview • Natural Disasters • Hazardous Materials • Traffic Incidents • Civil Disturbance • Planned Events

4. Historic Overview • Media • Congestion concerns • Nationally $63 Billion

5. Population Growth • Increased Congestion • Resource Demand • Streamline Roles • Multiple Demand on Personnel

6. Inherent Danger

7. Incident Authorities • California Vehicle Code • 2353 – CHP Assistance • 2454 – On-Highway IC • 2800 – Follow Peace Officer Direction

8. Incident Authorities • California Penal Code • 409.5 – Close Area • 409.6 – Close Area for Avalanche

9. Patient Care • Patient Care Vs. Scene Management • Penal Code 405.3 • Health and Safety Code 1798.6

10. Initial Scene Management • Fire Department • Fire Captain • Chief Officer

11. Roles and Responsibilities • Freeway incidents rarely involve the response of one single agency • Each response agency has a specific task in an incident

12. Legal and Statutory Requirements • Location • Jurisdiction • Authority • Responsibility

13. Incident Command System • Specific to Authority and Jurisdiction • Resource Driven • Resource Application • Set It Up and Let It Work!

14. Best Practices and Issues “The key is control: control of our attacks; control of our defense; and control of ourselves in the face of disaster.” Rear Admiral Woodward, Falklands campaign, evening of May 4, 1982, following the loss of HMS Sheffield to an Exocet missile attack.

15. Best Practices and Issues • Agency driven needs (LEFT) • Legal • Ethical • Financial • Training

16. NIMS and SEMS

17. Recommendations

18. Thank You Contact Information Enforcement Services Division Commercial Vehicle Section Captain Rob Patrick Sgt. Jim Epperson (916) 445-1865