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Protection Association (NFPA) 472. Subordinate programs are encouraged to retain their existing systems and simply<br />

align the capability requirements from this Instruction into their systems. This system is based upon the concept <strong>of</strong><br />

bottom-up capability development. Type III awareness begins with the lowest level <strong>of</strong> EM capability and progressively<br />

builds upon these core capabilities to Type I technician consistent with NIMS and FEMA 508 series. This numbering<br />

scheme is consistent with DODI 3020.52. The organic and external capabilities are the key denominator vice the<br />

mission, functions, sponsorship, or location <strong>of</strong> a particular <strong>Army</strong> installation. EM capabilities required for each type<br />

designation may be organic, regionalized, or provided by Federal, state, tribal, local, other service, and/or private (to<br />

include NGOs and FBOs (or host nations, where applicable), agencies and departments through establishment <strong>of</strong><br />

support agreements or support contracts. EM programs shall leverage existing combatant commander and other service<br />

capabilities, whenever possible. Appendix B provides a summary <strong>of</strong> the required capabilities by installation type and<br />

supporting training and equipment divided by installation type designation. Readers are reminded that these are only<br />

examples <strong>of</strong> the overall requirements detailed in this instruction and use <strong>of</strong> appendix B does not alleviate the<br />

requirement to thoroughly read, understand, and apply the standards in this publication regarding the development,<br />

implementation, and sustainment <strong>of</strong> an EM program on an <strong>Army</strong> installation. Appendix C provides a summary <strong>of</strong> the<br />

performance objectives for based upon the required Type I EM capabilities. As with appendix B, readers are reminded<br />

that this matrix is only a summary <strong>of</strong> the overall requirements detailed in this publication. Population <strong>of</strong> the installation<br />

is a key component <strong>of</strong> the installation typing process as it is a primary driver for the original development <strong>of</strong> organic<br />

response capabilities, such as fire and emergency services. However, it is the end result <strong>of</strong> this capability development<br />

process, the presence <strong>of</strong> capability, that the installation typing process focuses on and therefore population is not<br />

considered a separate requirements driver within the EM program. Nothing in the descriptions below or in appendixes<br />

B and C mandates the development <strong>of</strong> new services, such as fire and emergency services, emergency medical services<br />

(EMS), explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) units, law enforcement, or MTFs. Nothing in these descriptions eliminates<br />

the independent requirements <strong>of</strong> policy governing such functional areas (for example, fire and emergency services)<br />

should they already exist on <strong>Army</strong> installations. This publication does require the development <strong>of</strong> task-organized, taskmatrixed<br />

teams for C3, evacuation management, mass care operations, casualty decontamination, recovery operations,<br />

and other capabilities when necessary to fulfill the functions and tasks assigned by law, policy, or regulation. The<br />

implementation <strong>of</strong> the EM program across three levels <strong>of</strong> EM capabilities is expected to significantly decrease overall<br />

program cost to the <strong>Army</strong>, especially in manpower costs and procurement and sustainment <strong>of</strong> material solutions.<br />

Note. The term EOD may signify either military (EOD) or civilian (bomb squad) teams capable <strong>of</strong> identifying, rendering safe or<br />

neutralizing, and disposing <strong>of</strong> improvised or conventional explosive devices. Teams may or may not have addition CBRNE<br />

capabilities depending on mission.<br />

b. Type I Installation (technician-level emergency management capabilities). Per 29 CFR 1910.120Q and NFPA<br />

472, technician-level capabilities provide the ability to conduct <strong>of</strong>fensive operations, to include casualty rescue,<br />

casualty decontamination, and sampling operations, within a contaminated environment in order to effectively respond<br />

to, contain, identify, and mitigate the effects <strong>of</strong> a hazardous materials event. For the purposes <strong>of</strong> the all-hazards<br />

program in the <strong>Army</strong> EM <strong>Program</strong>, this term has been expanded to include the ability to effectively respond to and<br />

contain, identify, and mitigate the effects <strong>of</strong> any natural, technological, or terrorism hazard for which the given<br />

installation has prepared itself for with the proper organization, training, certification, and equipment. This differentiation<br />

in technician-level versus operations-level capabilities is detailed in appendix B. Technician-level capability<br />

requires aggressive pre-incident planning and continuous coordination with Federal, state, other service, local, and<br />

private (or host nation) response partners in order to sustain an effective response and recovery to an emergency<br />

onboard the installation. Technician-level EM capabilities require an emphasis on the development <strong>of</strong> effective<br />

evacuation management and mass care management target capabilities for the protection and safety <strong>of</strong> the protected<br />

populace displaced for the incident. The development <strong>of</strong> technician-level EM capabilities for incident response does not<br />

alleviate or lessen the burden to provide effective mass care for displaced personnel. Mass care is vital to the successful<br />

restoration <strong>of</strong> the installation’s missions and capabilities. Technician-level EM capabilities require an advanced level <strong>of</strong><br />

C3 capabilities, with specific emphasis on mass warning and notification and responder communications across the<br />

entire installation, in order to execute the significant number <strong>of</strong> assigned incident notification, incident reporting, and<br />

incident management tasks. See chapter 11 for additional information. Through the conduct <strong>of</strong> the community pr<strong>of</strong>ile<br />

detailed in chapter 4 and the resource inventory process detailed in chapter 9, the installation commander will develop<br />

a comprehensive view <strong>of</strong> the resources available and the resources required to protect the <strong>Army</strong> community from<br />

hazards identified in the risk management process detailed in chapter 5. The role <strong>of</strong> the installation EMWG is to assess<br />

the availability, capability, and capacity <strong>of</strong> six key first responder and first receiver (see personnel categorization in<br />

chap 4 for detailed definitions) resources: installation dispatch center, fire and emergency services, HAZMAT response,<br />

law enforcement units, EMS, and MTF. The installation EMWG then develops the supporting C3, evacuation management,<br />

mass care, casualty decontamination, and recovery capabilities necessary to integrate into a cohesive Type I<br />

installation EM capability as shown in table 2–1. Technician-level EM capabilities require the coordinated response and<br />

recovery operations by the installation and external response and recovery providers. This level <strong>of</strong> capability requires<br />

access to definitive medical care through either a military MTF or civilian hospital with an emergency department<br />

operating 24 hours a day throughout the year. See the corresponding resource type definitions in chapter 18 for details.<br />

14 DA PAM 525–27 20 September 2012

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