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REACT Team NIMS

Resource Guide

Resource Typing

&

Team Certification

REACT International, Inc.

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REACT International, Inc

Resource Typing Project & Team Certification Program

Table of Contents

I. Introduction ……………………… Page 4

II. Resource Types ……………….…. Page 6

III. Certification Process ..…………… Page 9

IV. Training …………………………. Page 10

V. Equipment ……….………………. Page 11

VI. Glossary ………………………… Page 12

VII. REACT Typed Resource Charts … Page 13

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Rev 2.0 November 2013

By Stanton L. Walters

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I. Introduction

NIMS and ICS

During 2011 and 2012, the Board of Directors of REACT International, Inc. sought to strengthen our

organization’s commitment to the concepts and principles set forth in the National Incident Command

System (NIMS, Presidential Directive HSPD-5). REACT recognizes and acknowledges the importance of

the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and the Incident Command System (ICS) in the

performance of missions at the team level. Federal mandates and rollout schedules have affected funding to

law enforcement, fire and EMS organizations. While not directly affected, many teams serve local agencies

that fall under these Federal NIMS requirements. Teams have in the past been encouraged by the Board of

Directors to take FEMA NIMS training online. Your current membership card now contains a checklist of

these classes and whether you have received credit for taking them. REACT is now raising the bar for team

performance and NIMS compliance. By standardizing REACT resources, we are preparing for improved

national, regional and local response/deployment. By tying our resource typing levels to a program of

certification, we are encouraging teams to increase membership and capabilities. We hope your team will be

up to accepting these challenges.

Resource Typing

If you are unfamiliar with resource typing, we’ll do a brief explanation. In a nutshell this is what resource

typing is. Take a piece of fire equipment or apparatus such as a pumper truck. You can have a basic pumper

capable of pumping 500 gallons per minute with 1 inch hoses or a super duper pumper with 1, 2 and 4 inch

hoses and a 1500 gallon per minute pump. NIMS resource typing has created four degrees or standard levels

for each typed resource and created a national standard for approximately 120 typed resources. There is a

Type IV, Type III, Type II and Type I pumper truck. Type IV is the most basic. Each higher type has more

and more capability. Type I is the most capable. Incident Commanders can then look up and order these

standard resources for incidents and everyone knows exactly what they are asking for and what they are

going to get. Resource typing can apply to equipment or people or both.

We have chosen to start with the most common activities that REACT teams engage in. We have created a

set of standards that are measurable and consistent. There should not be a team that cannot function at a Type

IV or Type III level for their most frequent activities. As you strive to achieve certification, your team will be

challenged to grow through increased membership and capabilities. This program will bring new

encouragement for team drills and individual training in order to become certified as Type II or Type I

resources.

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Benefits of participating in the program

Becoming a certified, typed team is totally voluntary. Teams are not required to participate by reaching for

and achieving the standard types. However, look at the benefits. REACT International, Inc. has published

this Resource Guide for entities at every level to see. We want everyone from FEMA down to your local

served organizations to have access to this REACT Resource Guide for information about your team and it’s

capabilities. When they need these kinds of standard resources they may refer to these documents to request

your team’s assistance with an event. What would be better than to able to report that you are a REACT

certified Type II Parking Control team. The resource typing chart will contain everything officials and

served agencies need to know about your team capabilities.

Because our REACT Resource Typing Project follows the NIMS format for resource typing, it is consistent

with Federal Tier 1 and Regional Tier II typed resources. We do not know if or when our REACT resource

types may be regionally or nationally accepted. Wouldn’t you want your team to part of it when that

happens?

Common and consistent training and equipment

All typed resources are consistent in regards to training of personnel and equipment required to achieve each

resource type level. This ensures that when a Type III Communications Team shows up, they will have all

the equipment and people available according this REACT Resource Guide.

What’s in the guide?

You are reading the guide now. But there is more than overview material here. There are currently six typed

REACT resources. They are;

1. Parking Control Team

2. Security Control Team

3. Communications Team

4. Search & Rescue Support Team

5. Special Event Support Team

6. SKYWARN Spotter Team

Conclusion

We hope that local served agencies, municipal and county officials, VOADs, task force officials, UASI

leaders as well as state, tribal and federal emergency management agency officials will find this guide a

useful resource for requesting REACT resources at any level. It is the desire of the REACT International

Board of Directors that teams embrace the program detailed in this guide.

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II. Resources Types

Definitions

Each resource matrix is divided in to sections but each matrix is the same. The major categories are:

Resource – a name for this resource

Category – the function of this resource

Kind – a broad class of items

Minimum Capabilities – these can always be changed

Component – a subpart of the resource

Metric – the specific thing being measured

Resource Matrices


2. Security Control Team





The matrices (or charts) for the above typed resources are available as separate documents. They are

included at the end of this guide. The individual charts can be printed out or copied and given to served

agency representatives. You may mark the charts indicating which level your team can fulfill for each typed

resource. All REACT Typed Resource matrices include a Type V resource. This is a single person resource

and is used to fill or replace people when they need to leave. It is understood that a single resource is never

deployed except for replacement or additional needs.

Matrix Components - Header

The header of each Resource Matrix describes the resource, the category, effective date and version of the

matrix and then the column headers for the body of the chart. The four standard Types are shown and all

REACT Resources will include a Type V Single or Replacement resource.

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Matrix Components – Rows

Components are the kinds of things that make up the resource. Metrics are

specific details of Components. In our example on the left, Personnel is a

component of this resource. Metrics of Personnel are Team Members and

Training. Members and training can be measured or counted. Similarly,

Equipment is a component of this resource. Communications and Vehicle are

both equipment needed to fulfill the job of this resource and as such become

requirements of the resource.

Component Metrics provide measurable standards of identifying the capabilities

and performance levels of resources. Resource typing serves as the basis for

resource categories.

Resource typing is an ongoing process designed to be as simple as possible. It

allows for frequent use and accuracy in obtaining needed resources. But actual

team input will be crucial to the ongoing work of resource typing. Some types

will need adjusting while new types may also be adopted.

Matrix Components –Body

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At last we have the main body of the chart or matrix. The smallest deployable unit is a Type IV resource

with a team leader and team member. Remember that each column defines the minimum capabilities for each

Type. You may have more people and more equipment and still only be a Type IV resource.

For example, you need six people to tend a parking lot. You need two people at two entrance/exit locations

and two people inside the lot. Everyone has MURS VHF radios but you do not have a base station. Also it’s

a warm cloudless night so no shelter is needed. Instead of being a Type II Parking Control team, you could

be two Type III teams or three Type IV teams depending on equipment. But without the MURS base station

you do not meet the minimum requirements of a Type II team.

Note that Team Availability and Duration is one of the metrics. A Type I team of eight must be ready to go

with 24 hours notice and be maintained by rotation and/or replacement for 72 hours. A Type IV team of two

is smaller and more agile. They can be ready in two hours but will need replenishment in 12 hours or one

shift. Learn to read and use these charts. Determine where your team is now and where you would like to be.

Use common sense. Although the chart does not call for an antenna, we know that a base station requires an

antenna. It may be as simple as a magnetic mount on a vehicle or as complex as a freestanding mast. A

repeater needs either a separate transmit and receive antenna properly distanced to operate OR a properly

tuned duplexer. See the Resource matrix notes for comments.

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III. Certification Program

Training

Any team wishing to certify must have all members complete the requisite training. Some training is

available from REACT while other courses will be on-line or locally taught. Each member must present

suitable documentation indicating acceptable completion of all required training for the level the team is

attempting to certify at. The team should collect and catalogue each member’s training certificates. Once

each team member has completed all the training required, forward paper or scanned copies to the designated

NIMS Certification Program Manager. As FEMA updates independent study courses, be sure to stay current

by taking the latest version of the required training. (For example, as of this writing, IS100 is now IS-100b)

What is required?

• Copies or scans of certificates showing recipient’s name and date of successful completion.

Equipment Teams must furnish sufficient documentation before certification of equipment can take place. Adequate

documentation must accompany any application for certification under this program. Remember, when your

team is certified at a Level 1 or 2, you are saying that you can provide personal and equipment to operate at

that level. Each team should maintain an inventory of all fixed assets (equipment of any kind). Match your

equipment to the list of equipment required at each resource level for a particular resource type. You can use

the same equipment to apply for certification for several levels of one resource. That is, if you have all the

equipment to operate as a Type II resource, you can use that same equipment plus the additional needed to

function as a Type I. However, be mindful that if you claim you can be a Parking Control Team AND a

Search and Rescue Support team at the same time, you must document enough equipment to cover BOTH.

Here is what you need.

What is required?

• List of equipment you are stating your team or members own

• Pictures of each component (annotated with description)

• Copies of registrations for vehicles and trailers

• Copies of insurance coverage for vehicles and trailers

Certificate

Once the Program Manager receives and processes all the documentation, he will determine whether you

have met all the requirements for certification. You will be notified of any problems and given the chance to

correct the deficiencies. Once it has been determined that your team meets all the requirements for the level

you applied for, your team records will be updated to reflect your team certification and REACT will issue a

printable certificate suitable for framing.

Publication REACT International, Inc. will maintain via its Team and Membership database a listing of all teams and

their present NIMS Typing capabilities based on Team reporting for Levels 4 and 3 and through the

certification process for levels 2 and 1. This information will be available on the REACT website so that

served agencies can look up team capabilities and verify current NIMS levels for any team participating.

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IV. Training

Team member training is an integral part of NIMS and the REACT Resource Typing and Certification

Program. See the “Training,PDF” document. Also use the following Checklist to track your membership’s

training completion. You will find it in the “Training_Record.PDF” document or at the of this document.

You may use this form or make your own.

Each sheet can take three team members. Space is provided for each course to be initialed, checked and

dated. The yellow section of RI training classes is available now as the “RI_Training.PDF” document and

may be subject to revision.

Training Check List for Team ______________________________________________# __________

Team Member Name Team Member Name Team Member Name

IS-100

IS-200

IS-700

IS-800

IS-15

IS-100LEb

IS-809

IS-271

CERT

COM-L

RI Parking

RI Spotter

RI EmComm

RI Monitor

RI GMRS

RI NET

SKYWARN

Initial X Date Initial X Date Initial X Date

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V. Equipment

Team owned and member owned equipment are an integral part of NIMS and the REACT Resource Typing

and Certification Program. See the “Equipment.PDF” document. Also use the following Checklist to track

your equipment inventory. You will find it as “Equipment_Inventory.PDF” or at the end of this document.

You can use this form or make you own.

Equipment Check List for Team _______________ # ______

Category Type Make/Model/Manufacture Team or Individual Description/Qty List SNs

Comms Cellular

Comms Handheld

Comms Mobile

Comms Base

Comms Repeater

Comms Mobile Unit

Lights Flashlight

Lights Traffic Wand

Lights Incandecent

Lights Flood

Power AC

Power Batteries

Power Generator

Shelter Shelter

Shelter Table

Shelter Chairs

Safety Traffic Cones

Safety Caution tape

WX WX radio

WX WX Station

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VI. NIMS Glossary

ARES Amateur Radio Emergency Service

EOC Emergency Operations Center

EOP Emergency Operations Plan

IAP Incident Action Plan

IC Incident Commander, top decision maker at an incident

ICP Incident Command Post

ICS Incident Command System

JIC Joint Information Center

Level Typed resources are one of 4 levels, IV, III, II, and I.

NIMS National Incident Management System

NWS National Weather Service

PIO Public Information Officer

RACES Radio Amateur Communications Emergency Service

Resource A human or mechanical resource

Strike Team A team of similar resource assigned to a mission

SKYWARN A volunteer weather spotter program of the NWS

Task force A team of multi-disciplinary resources assigned to a mission

TTX Table Top Exercise

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VII. REACT NIMS Typed Resource Matrices & Charts

The following REACT Typed Resources have been defined. Remember that Resource Typing is an ongoing

process. There are teams involved in other activities. Please document the activity, resources required to

perform it at various levels and submit it to the NIMS Committee for review and possible future inclusion in

the Resource Typing matrices.


2. Perimeter Control Team





7. Team Member Training Checklist

All these typed resource charts or matrices can be found in the “Typed_Resources.PDF” document.

In addition, you will find at the end of this section two pages of charts for your use if desired. The first

provides a way to track Team member training. The second provides a way to inventory your equipment for

certification. They are also available as “Training_Record.PDF” and “Equipment_Inventory.PDF”.

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REACT International, Inc. Standard REACT Resource Type May 20, 2013 Ver 2.0

RESOURCE: Parking Control Team

CATEGORY: COMMUNICATIONS KIND: TEAM Single Resource

MINIMUM CAPABILITIES: RI Certified RI Certified

COMPONENT METRIC Type I Type II Type III Type IV Type V

Personnel Team Members 1 Team Leader 1 Team Leader 1 Team Leader 1 Team leader 1 Operator - replacement

1 Asst Team Leader 1 Asst Team Leader

6 Operators 4 Operators 2 Operators 1 Operator

Training IS-100,200,700,800 IS-100,200,700,800 IS-100,200,700,800 IS-100,200,700,800 IS-100,200, 700, 800

REACT Parking REACT Parking REACT Parking REACT Parking REACT Parking

Leaders - Leaders -

IS-15 IS-15

Equipment Communications 1 each Hand held 1 each Hand held 1 each Hand held 1 each Hand held 1 each Hand held

1 base or portable 1 base station

repeater

Directional lighting Directional lighting Directional lighting Directional lighting Directional lighting

Shelter, table, chairs Shelter, table, chairs 4 Traffic cones

Portable power 8 Traffic cones

16 Traffic cones 1000 ft, Caution Tape

2000 ft, Caution tape

Vehicle POV POV POV POV POV

Team equipment Team equipment

Team Comm Unit

Team Availability & 24 hours 12 hours 6 hours 2 hours 2 hours

Duration 72 hours 48 hours 12 hours 12 hours 12 hours

Management Overhead ICP or team ICP or team ICP or team Team only

Support

Radios are any combination for operability from FRS, MURS, CB, GMRS, Part 90 (LMR) or Part 97 (Amateur Radio Service)

Notes For base & repeater operation an appropriate antenna & mast is required.

These teams good for directing off-street traffic through a POD site also.

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RESOURCE: Perimeter Control Team








Leaders - Leaders -

IS-15, 100LEb IS-15, 100LEb


1 base or portable 1 base station

repeater

Shelter, table, chairs Shelter, table, chairs 4 Traffic cones Personal lighting Personal lighting

Portable power 8 Traffic cones 1000 ft, Caution tape

16 Traffic cones 2000 ft, Caution tape Personal lighting

3000 ft, Caution tape Personal lighting

Personal lighting



Team Comm Unit




Support



Perimeter/crowd control and observation, not enforcement of rules or laws.

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RESOURCE: Communications Team








RI Emcomm RI Monitor, GMRS and RI Monitor & GMRS RI Monitor & GMRS RI Monitor & GMRS

NET training

Team Leader - COML Leaders - Leader -

Leaders - RI Emcomm, IS-15 IS-15

RI Emcomm, IS-15


1 base or portable

repeater

Shelter, table, chairs Shelter, table, chairs

Portable power



Team Comm Unit




Support



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RESOURCE: Search & Rescue Support Team








CERT CERT

Leaders - Leaders - Leader -

IS-15, 809, CERT IS-15, 809, CERT CERT


1 base or portable

repeater

Shelter, table, chairs Shelter, table, chairs Personal lighting Personal lighting Personal lighting

Portable power Personal lighting

Personal lighting Area lighting

Area lighting



Team Comm Unit




Support



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RESOURCE: Special Event Support Team








IS-15 IS-15

Leaders, Leaders, Leaders,

RI NET Training RI NET Training RI NET Training

IS-15


1 base or portable

repeater

Shelter, table, chairs Shelter, table, chairs Chairs Personal lighting Personal lighting

Portable power Portable Lighting Personal lighting

Portable lighting Personal lighting

Personal lighting



Team Comm Unit




Support


Notes For base & repeater operation an appropriate antenna & mast is required. Lighting sufficient to task.

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RESOURCE: SKYWARN Spotter Team








RI NET Training RI NET Training RI NET Training

NWS SKYWARN RI Spotter training RI Spotter training RI Spotter training RI Spotter training

Leaders - Leaders -

NWS SKYWARN NWS SKYWARN

IS-271 IS-271


or mobile or mobile or mobile or mobile or mobile

Local repeater Local base or repeater Cell phone Cell phone Cell phone

Cell phone Cell phone

Field weather station Field weather station

Shelter, tables, chairs Portable power

Portable power



or Team Comm Unit




Support



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Training Check List for Team ______________________________________________# __________

Team Member Name Team Member Name Team Member Name

IS-100

IS-200

IS-700

IS-800

IS-15

IS-100LEb

IS-809

IS-271

CERT

COM-L

RI Parking

RI Spotter

RI EmComm

RI Monitor

RI GMRS

RI NET

SKYWARN

Initial X Date Initial X Date Initial X Date

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Equipment Check List for Team _______________ # ______

Category Type Make/Model/Manufacture Team or Individual Description/Qty List SNs

Comms Cellular

Comms Handheld

Comms Mobile

Comms Base

Comms Repeater

Comms Mobile Unit

Lights Flashlight

Lights Traffic Wand

Lights Incandecent

Lights Flood

Power AC

Power Batteries

Power Generator

Shelter Shelter

Shelter Table

Shelter Chairs

Safety Traffic Cones

Safety Caution tape

WX WX radio

WX WX Station

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