
DomPrep.com divided the 41 minute interview into six segments.
Listen to Audio Segment One What Supporting Personnel Found on the Ground
Rescue and recovery in New Orleans and Mississippi – the differences on the ground. How out-of-area first responders were and are supporting local fire and rescue agencies in the region and managing rescue and recovery operations.
Duration: 2 Minutes 13 Seconds
Listen to Audio Segment Two Incident Command
The NOPD implementation of incident management plans. EMAC support of incident management plans in the region. Addressing command and communications in New Orleans and Mississippi. The importance of deploying units that are self-supporting with their own communications. The use of satellite phones.
Duration: 14 Minutes 13 Seconds
Listen to Audio Segment Three Federal Support of Incident Command
The role of the U.S. Fire Administration and its Type 1 Teams for managing command and control.
Duration: 3 Minutes 19 Seconds
Listen to Audio Segment Four USAR Operational Debrief
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue teams performing urban search and rescue (USAR) in Hancock County, Mississippi.
Duration: 3 Minutes 33 Seconds
Listen to Audio Segment Five Responding to the Local Fire/Rescue Needs
Addressing family issues for fire/rescue personnel, apparatus destruction, fuel logistics, reopening fire stations, transportation to the crisis area, and self-dispatching.
Duration: 10 Minutes 22 Seconds
Listen to Audio Segment Six Addressing Stress Management
Accommodating first responders whose own families have lost their homes and belongings. The deployment of CISM (Critical Incident Stress Management) teams and CISD (critical incident stress debriefing) teams.
Duration: 7 Minutes 33 Seconds
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