ID
2-508-1048
Name
Evacuation Coordination Team
Status
Published
Version
1.7
Updated
11/18/2019 2:17:05 PM
Original Release
07/12/2005
Last Major Release
11/18/2019
Description
The Evacuation Coordination Team supports impacted, pass-through, and host communities by organizing protective actions related to evacuation, shelter-in-place, and re-entry. Actions include providing coordination for self-evacuees with personal vehicles and facilitating point-to-point and hub-and-spoke evacuation procedures for people with critical transportation needs (CTN). This team typically works out of an Emergency Operations Center (EOC) or a Multi-Agency Coordination (MAC) system.
Resource Category
Incident Management
Primary Core Capability
Critical Transportation
Secondary Core Capability
 
Resource Kind
Team
Overall Function
The Evacuation Coordination Team: 1. Supports evacuation and re-entry operations as technical specialists in an EOC 2. Provides strategic guidance to decision makers on evacuation or shelter-in-place operations 3. Conducts analysis of evacuation zones and routes, and determines route viability 4. Provides recommendations on public evacuation orders and other messaging related to protective actions 5. Provides guidance for transportation coordination, traffic control, and individuals with CTN 6. Coordinates with supporting teams, including animal evacuation teams, sheltering teams, and animal sheltering teams, as necessary
Composition and Ordering Specifications
1. Discuss logistics for deploying this team, such as working conditions, length of deployment, security, lodging, transportation, and meals, prior to deployment 2. Requestor should order this team with significant lead time, ideally 2 to 6 days in advance of an expected incident 3. Requestor orders a Geographic Information Systems Specialist separately, if necessary, to augment the team
Supporting Core Capabilities
None
Components
Component Notes  
Minimum Personnel Per TeamNot Specified
Component Types
Type Attribute
Type 16
Management And Oversight Personnel Per TeamNot Specified
Component Types
Type Attribute
Type 11 – National Incident Management System (NIMS) Type 1 Evacuation Team Leader
SUPPORT PERSONNEL PER TEAM1. The PIO should understand evacuation-related concepts and principles, as well as the hazards the Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) faces. 2. The PIO serves as a liaison between the Joint Information System and the Evacuation Coordination Team. 3. The information technology specialist is not a NIMS typed position.
Component Types
Type Attribute
Type 11 – NIMS Type 1 Public Information Officer 1 – NIMS Type 1 Transportation Specialist 1 – NIMS Type 1 Traffic Control Specialist 1 – NIMS Type 1 Mass Care Specialist 1 –Information technology specialist
Electronics Equipment Per TeamNot Specified
Component Types
Type Attribute
Type 15 – Laptop computer 1 – Geographic Information Systems (GIS) enabled laptop computer
Communications Equipment Per TeamNot Specified
Component Types
Type Attribute
Type 16 – Cell phone
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Notes
References
Reference
FEMA, NIMS 509: Evacuation Coordination Team Leader
FEMA, NIMS 509: Public Information Officer
FEMA, NIMS 509: Transportation Specialist
FEMA, NIMS 509: Traffic Control Specialist
FEMA, NIMS 509: Mass Care Specialist
FEMA, NIMS 509: Geographic Information Systems Specialist
FEMA, National Incident Management System (NIMS), October 2017
Published Versions
Version Publish Date Document Type
1.7 11/18/2019 2:17:05 PM PDF
1.6 9/28/2018 5:08:42 PM PDF
1.5 6/19/2018 11:39:55 AM PDF
1.4 6/19/2018 10:21:16 AM PDF
1.3 6/18/2018 11:33:36 PM PDF
1.2 8/11/2014 5:38:15 PM PDF
1.1 4/8/2014 6:25:15 PM Unavailable
1.0 12/12/2013 5:50:55 PM Unavailable