In this episode, Brian MacDonald, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, shares his experience as Wildlife Branch Director.

It was great to see John and Kate from Portage Bay Solutions at Clean Pacific with their new ICS-213RR Resource Request application. They have been helping me with custom ICS solutions since 2012. In this great episode of The Tactics Meeting, we discuss developing custom applications, creating maps using the Google Maps API, adding text messaging to a 201 app, and much more. If you're a nerd like me, you will love it. If you are not a nerd, you will want to be.

What social media platforms are our target audience using? What channels will get the best engagement? Should the JIC use TikTok? In this presentation given at the Northwest Area Contingency Plan Communications Workshop by Sara Zeman, Communication Coordinator at the Marine Exchange of Puget Sound, these questions are addressed in a way that even those over 30 can understand.

If you have not decided if you will attend the CLEAN PACIFIC CONFERENCE this year, watch this preview with Carey Buchholtz and Cassie Davie. If you are already planning to attend, this interview will get you in the mood!

I hope to see ALL of you there!

What is the role Marine Transportation System Recovery Unit (MTSRU) in response to maritime emergencies? In this episode of The Tactics Meeting, we examine the MTSRU with LCDR S.I. Looney, U.S. Coast Guard.

This week, on the podcast, we talk about area command and its implementation with Jim Elliot, COO at Teichman Group. Not normally focused on during regular ICS training, Jim defines what area command is, how it is staffed, and how it functions to manage multiple command posts during a crisis.

Many important questions come up when considering the initial Unified Command meeting. What key players should be involved in the Unified Command, what decisions need to be made, and how will the meeting be documented?  

In this special episode of the Tactics Meeting, we start a five-episode trip around the Incident Command System planning cycle with renowned Planning Section Chief Cheryl Surface. We begin with the ICS-201 Incident Briefing, transfer of command, initial Incident Action Plan, and some tips and tricks from the school of hard knocks. 

In this special episode of the Tactics Meeting, we start a five-episode trip around the Incident Command System planning cycle with renowned Planning Section Chief Cheryl Surface. We begin with the ICS-201 Incident Briefing, transfer of command, initial Incident Action Plan, and some tips and tricks from the school of hard knocks.