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General FAQs |
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- What is the Northwest Washington Incident Management Team (NWIMT)?
NWIMT is a Type 3 Incident Management Team. An IMT is a team of highly trained, experienced and credentialed people that can come together and deploy with appropriate equipment and personnel. The team functions under the National Incident Management System (NIMS) to support the incident management needs of local communities and agencies when requested during major emergency events. There are different types of IMT's based on qualifications and experience:
Type 1 is a National Team, Type 2 is a State Team
Type 3 is a Regional Team, and Type 4 is a Local team.
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- Who does the Northwest Washington IMT serve?
The five counties in northwest Washington State. The five counties of Island, San Juan, Skagit, Snohomish, and Whatcom are natural partners, as they share similar demographics and hazard potential, and are in the same established region for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Health, and Fire Mobilization. NWIMT can also deploy on State mobilization or other out-of-region emergencies.
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- What kind of team is NWIMT?
The Northwest Washington IMT is a multi-discipline, all hazards Type 3 team that provides immediate assistance to local agencies within the region during major emergency events, and can serve as a bridge to the later arrival of State (Type 2) and Federal (Type 1) teams in very large disasters. "All hazards" incidents include terrorism, hazardous materials releases, earthquakes, floods, train derailments, plane crashes, search and rescue operations, weather-related incidents, volcanic activity, dam failures, wildland fires, and large planned community events.
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- How will the NWIMT deploy?
The IMT, when authorized by the Board, can deploy quickly as a full team, a partial (called a "short" team) or as a single resource with the personnel needed to assist a jurisdiction during an emergency or planned event, or to fulfill a state mobilization request. The team could meld into an existing structure or set up an operation and arrange for an appropriate response to any situation.
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- How long will the team deploy?
A basic deployment could last up to 72 hours. After that time, the team would expect to transfer incident management functions back to the local jurisdiciton (in the case of a de-escalating event) or to a higher capability team (in the case of a lonter term, escalating event).
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- Do we have to pay for NWIMT services?
Yes. Rates for 2008 will be posted in the near future.
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FAQs about Requesting NWIMT Services |
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- How do we request NWIMT Services?
After informing your responsible Emergency Management office of your intentions, call the Bellingham Prospect Fire/EMS Communications Center, (360) 676-6814, tell them you are requesting the NWIMT and ask for the Bellingham Fire Executive Chiefs.
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- What are the rates to pay for NWIMT services?
2008 rates will be posted here in the near future
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- Who is responsible for providing insurance?
Team members are already covered by their agency insurance, and the team maintains an umbrella liability policy covering actions while on deployment.
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FAQs about Joining NWIMT |
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- How does our agency proceed with becoming a member agency of NWIMT?
Agencies need to adopt and sign the NWIMT Interloal Agreement and pay the membership fee. Team and/or board members are available to provide informational presentations at your request.
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- What are the costs to my agency if we have members participating on the team?
1. Personnel: salary/wages, benefits, insurance, 2. Equipment: vehicle costs related to traveling to NWIMT events, 3. Membership: Annual fee associated with Interlocal agreement. Depends on agency type and population served or annual budget, 4. Travel costs: Potential for travel, lodging, and mail costs associated with attending training activities.
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- What are the benefits to my agency for participating in NWIMT?
1. Creation of a trained and capabile team to potentially support your jurisdiction during a major emergency operation. 2. Training for your people in the best practices of emergency incident management. Skills and abilities gained through involvement on the team will improve the capabilities of your organization on a day-to-day basis. 3. Improved sharing of resources and partnerships realized through regular networking with officials from other regional agencies.
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