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A Message from the Chairs Steve Clarkson, Champaign Fire Department (Retired) Bob Elliott, Illinois State Police

ILLINOIS – IMT October 2014

Next Meetings Reminder

Advisory Committee 12/18 at 1:00 pm

Leads Meeting 12/18 at 3:00 pm

Team Meeting 12/19 at 9:00-2:00

Location

IEMA – Springfield.

Our ongoing cooperation with the Illinois Emergency Services Management Association (IESMA) Emergency Management Assistance Team (EMAT) continued on September 2, 2014 in Lincoln. Bob Elliott attended a training session conducted for their team. The exchange of information and best practices provides for an expanded response capability to affected communities in their time of need. Several team members attended the annual IEMA Conference in Springfield. Our team joined members of the Illinois Medical Emergency Response Team [IMERT] staffing an information booth in the vendor area. During a General Session, Mr. Tim Gleason, Administrator for the City of Washington presented on the Washington, Illinois Tornado Response and Recovery. He specifically commented on the value of our Incident Management Team in response efforts. A couple weeks later, Mr. Gleason provided the presentation “Tornado Lessons Learned for Municipal Leaders” at the Illinois Municipal League 2014 Annual Conference. He addressed the value of the IMT in his slide:

Incident Management Team o Volunteer responders throughout the State. o Excellent Resource!

In September we had another successful team meeting in Urbana. Five new team members were able to attend and we accomplished a number of goals as well as had some good training on Starcom use and our Mobile Network Kit. Another recent accomplishment is the team’s incorporation as a state non-profit organization. This will provide team opportunities in the future. As November approaches, keep in mind the tornados we responded to last year and Hurricane Sandy the end of October two years ago. Natural disasters do not always occur “in season”. We must also remain aware of the increased risks posed by terrorism threats to our nation. Being prepared for a rapid deployment will enhance the overall response efforts for any affected community. S/B

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This year’s IEMA Conference permitted IL-IMT members to attend many informative sessions. In addition we had an opportunity to share an exhibit booth with our sister MST, IMERT. Pictured at the IMT/IMERT Booth is left to right:

Mike Moos, IL-IMT

Don Kauerauf, Chairman ITTF

Sue Tysiak, IMERT

Chris Jansen, IMERT

IEMA CONFERENCE

NEXT MEETING SCHEDULE

To be held at Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) in Springfield.

December 18, 2014 1:00 pm Advisory Board Meeting 3:00 pm Team Leads Meeting

December 19, 2014 9:00 am Team Meeting with training component.

Do not forget to answer Matt Bryan when he sends out email inquiries. Your input is vital.

IL-IMT members Bob Elliott of Illinois State Police, Mike Moos of

Sherman EMA and Joe Jones of Aurora EMA at the IEMA

Conference.

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Organizational Chart

Position Leads

FASC Ed St. Louis

OSC John Tierney

LSC Eric Hodges

PSC Matt Bryan

SOFR Leon Duncan

LOFR Bob Elliott

PIO Mike Moos

TNSP Gary Hanebrink

ORGANIZATION

Front Side Back Side

Contact Bob Elliott if you want some.

IEMA Joins NOAA in the Weather-Ready Nation Ambassador Initiative

IEMA joined the NOAA Weather-Ready Nation

Ambassador Initiative. Through the initiative, NOAA formally recognizes partners who are improving the

nation’s readiness, responsiveness and overall resilience against extreme weather, water and climate events.

As a Weather-Ready Nation Ambassador, IEMA will

promote preparedness messages and themes to the public and its partners; collaborate with NOAA on events

and outreach opportunities; share success stories of preparedness and resiliency; and continue to serve as a

change agent and leader in partnership with NOAA.

To read the full press release go to: http://www.illinois.gov/ready/Press/Pages/091114.aspx

IEMA NEWS

BUSINESS CARDS

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TRAINING CALENDAR (Tentative schedule subject to change)

Classes offered by the Illinois Fire Service Institute. For information, including prerequisites and/or to enroll, visit: https://www.fsi.illinois.edu/content/courses/programs/homeland%20security/

CLASS LOCATION START DATE END DATE Command & General Staff Springfield 10/06/14 10/10/14

All-Hazards Planning Section Chief Wood River 10/14/14 10/17/14

All-Hazards Situation Unit Leader Champaign 10/20/14 10/24/14

All-Hazards Incident Management Team Champaign 10/27/14 10/31/14

ICS 300 Alton 11/05/14 11/07/14

ICS 300 Springfield 11/14/14 11/16/14

ICS 300 Manito 11/21/14 11/23/14

All-Hazards Finance-Admin. Section Chief Champaign 12/02/14 12/04/14

ICS 400 Springfield 12/06/14 12/07/14

All-Hazards Logistics Section Chief Lincoln 12/08/14 12/12/14

2015

All-Hazards Liaison Officer Wood River 01/06/15 01/07/15

Command & General Staff Macomb 02/02/15 02/06/15

ICS 300 Redbud 02/20/15 02/22/15

ICS 300 Morrison 03/10/15 03/12/15

ICS 400 Redbud 03/21/15 03/22/15

ICS 400 Morrison 09/15/15 09/16/15

Event 2014 Date Location

IPWMAN Conference October 29-30 Bloomington

AHIMTA Conference December 6-12 Fort Worth, TX

Quarterly Team Meeting December 18-19 Springfield

KEY

Team Meeting Color

Conference Color

Exercise Color

IMT COIN AVAILABLE

The coin “proof” illustrates what a great item this has become. If you would like one or more,

contact Eric Hodges (ebhodge@ilstu.edu) or Ralph Webster (rwebster@wfrd.org).

DATES TO REMEMBER

DATES TO REMEMBER

Special Message from Joe Gasparich: “The AHIMT class will be held at IFSI in October and there are openings. All Illinois IMT members are to have completed this class (as soon as they can after acceptance)to be on the IL-IMT.” Thanks Joe https://www.fsi.illinois.edu/content/courses/programs/description.cfm?course_id=769

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IL-IMT 9.26.14 MEETING AGENDA

Team meetings are important as they permit the team, as a group, to continue training as a team and to provide an opportunity to discuss items of common interest. The following is a recap of the agenda from the last meeting.

Welcome by Co-chair Elliott - 09:00

Roll Call and Opening Remarks by IC Gene Ryan

Introduction of New Members o Sean Junge o Greg Scott o Robb Cagann o Dave Schmidt o Dave Sawlsville

Administrative News – 09:15 o Budget o HSIN o MOU Revision o EMAT Training o New Website - Mike o AHIMT National Conference o Dates to Remember

Break - 10:00

Training – 10:15 o Starcom 21 – Eric o Mobile Networks – Eric & Joe o CCDHS WebEOC & ING Exercise – Gene o Lessons Learned - Gary

Lunch (on your own) – 11:30

Breakouts – 12:30 o ID Card Photos – Dennis o SOP – Derek o Trailer – Ed o Equipment Distribution – Eric o 2015 Mtg Dates – Rich o New Member Orientation - Bob

Adjourn- 14:00 o Final Announcements – Bob o Safety Briefing – Derek o Reminder to call EM-COM

Danielle Moore was introduced and discussed her role on the team as well as her role as the Grant & Travel Coordinator at ILEAS.

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TEAM TRAINING

Eric Hodges started the session with a review of the Starcom 21 radio system as well as the radio templates. Joe Jones then teamed up with Eric to show how the mobile network is set-up including the antennae array. The team has 6 sets of this equipment available to use during deployments. See the ILEAS letter for how to access the Computer Based Training (CBT) on Starcom and other radios.

Gary Hannebrink discussed lessons learned during his deployment this summer out West with a Type I IMT.

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About Illinois IMT Illinois IMT is comprised of

approximately 50 members of law

enforcement, fire, emergency

management and the private

sector from throughout the state.

We are trained to perform the

various positions in the Incident

Command System structure.

Illinois IMT is self-sufficient with

our own supplies and equipment.

We report to the local

government requesting us.

IMT provides assistance by:

Providing a team made up of

different emergency

disciplines that looks at your

situation from an “All Hazard”

point-of-view.

Providing a team with

expertise to assist in

managing the incident.

Performing specific staff and

command functions for which

you need assistance.

Aiding in the development of

your Incident Action Plan

(IAP).

IL-IMT NEWS Mike Moos, Editor

c/o Village of Sherman 401 St. Johns Drive Sherman, IL 62684

PHONE:

(217) 306-1942

NEWS/WEBMASTER E-MAIL:

mmoos@shermanil.org

Congratulations!

Milestones Bob Elliott has 25 years with ISP and

Joe Kelly has 23 years with Morton Fire

this last September!

IPEM Certified Eric Hodges

IPEM Re-certified Bob Elliott & Mike Moos

GOT NEWS? LET US KNOW AND WE WILL PASS IT ON…

Illinois Professional Emergency Manager (IPEM) designated to IL-IMT member Eric Hodges. Pictured left to right:

Kevin Sargent, President of IESMA

Eric Hodges, ISU Emergency Manager

Jonathon E. Monken, Director of IEMA