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FEMA National Incident Management Assistance Team (N-IMAT)

NIMAT Overview

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• Mission
• Authorities
• History and Background
• Readiness
• Concept of Operations
• Organization
• NIMAT Specific

Authorities

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• 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

NIMAT History

2006 - 2009 Emergency Response Teams (ERTs) staffed on a collateral duty basis 2010- 2013 IMATs staffed with 16 full-time positions Fund Code 90 2013 – present IMATs staffed with 33 full time positions and interagency liaisons Fund Code 6

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• 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

NIMAT Background

National/Regional IMAT Teams

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3 - National Type 1 Teams 13 – Regional Type II Teams Regions 4, 6 & 9 have 2 Regional Teams

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Multi Agency Response

US&R USCG DoD NDMS USACE American Red Cross Small Business Administration MERS

Readiness

• IMAT Academy - Center for Domestic

Preparedness

• Third evolution began in April
• Continues to evolve

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• ORE’s
• Thunderbolt’s
• Exercises
• Alaska Shield - 2014
• Vibrant Response – 2014 / 2015
• SOCAL Earthquake - 2015
• Southern Exposure - 2015
• Annual Training and Exercise Program
• Mentoring

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Readiness

Readiness

• Fleet of Vehicles
• 2 15 passenger vans, suburban, pickup truck, trailer
• Self-sufficient Tactical Communications
• BGAN and GATR
• Mobile VTC
• Iridium Satellite Phones, UHF Handheld Radio, Cellular phones

(Blackberry, IPhone) available for both Verizon and ATT

• Secure phone
• GETs Cards
• Cache Sustainment Supplies
• Plotter
• Mobile printers
• Scanners
• Office equipment

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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

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TEAM TYPE

Level II Type II

National IMAT

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Regional IMAT

Level III Type III

Regional IMAT

Level I Type I

National IMAT

Concept of Operations

DISASTER LEVEL

ENS

• Team receives initial deployment orders through the FEMA Emergency

Notification System (ENS) 2:00

• 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

from the time of the incident 12:00

• Arrive at designated facility. (IOF, EOC, JFO) and begin initial operations

Concept of Operations

National IMAT Structure

Team Leader Operations Section Chief Ops Branch Director Mission Assignment Manager Staging Area Group Supervisor Emergency Services Branch Director Individual Assistance Branch Director Infrastructure Branch Director Disaster Survivor Assistance Branch Director Hazard Mitigation Branch Director Logistics Section Chief Service Branch Director Communications Unit Leader External Support Branch Director Support Branch Director Ordering Unit Leader Accountable Property Officer Planning Section Chief GIS Unit Leader Situation Unit Leader Resources Unit Leader Documentation Unit Leader Planning Support Unit Leader Finance and Admin Section Chief Human Resources Unit Leader Procurement Unit Leader External Affairs Officer Attorney Advisor Security Manager Safety Officer Disability Integration Advisor Environmental & Historic Preservation Executive Assistant Technology and Innovation Advisor

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Permanent Team Members

34 FEMA members (32 CORE-I, 1 Senior Executive, 1 Executive Assistant) 4 ESF/interagency Partner Reps

DOD ARC USACE NOAA DOE DHS/IP EPA HHS

• American Red Cross
• Department of Defense
• USACE
• DHS – Infrastructure

Protection

• NOAA
• DOE
• HHS
• EPA

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ESF Integration

Technology and Innovation Advisor

• Unique to NIMAT
• NetGuard
• The Tech Corps program is designed to:
• Build and sustain a national network of technology volunteers from

recognized organizations,

• Facilitate collaborative solutions to critical issues and technology

gaps during response and recovery, and

• Formalize a structure to make it easier to integrate technology

partners into the disaster response structure, in support of state and local emergency managers.

• 2nd year members
• Various positions
• Better integration of FEMA Corps during large

scale events

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FEMA Corps

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

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