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=== Personal Accountability Reporting (PAR) === | === Personal Accountability Reporting (PAR) === | ||
Learning Objective: | '''Learning Objective:''' | ||
Team members will practice using a Personal Accountability Report (PAR) to confirm safety and status during an incident, and explore accountability tools such as passport systems and T-cards. | Team members will practice using a Personal Accountability Report (PAR) to confirm safety and status during an incident, and explore accountability tools such as passport systems and T-cards. | ||
Facilitation | '''Facilitation:''' | ||
Start with an explanation: in emergency operations, accountability = safety. A Personal Accountability Report (PAR) is a system for ensuring every responder is accounted for during operations. It’s widely used in the fire service and ICS to quickly answer the question: “Do we know where everyone is, and are they safe?” | Start with an explanation: in emergency operations, accountability = safety. A Personal Accountability Report (PAR) is a system for ensuring every responder is accounted for during operations. It’s widely used in the fire service and ICS to quickly answer the question: “Do we know where everyone is, and are they safe?” | ||
Step 1 – Introduce PAR: | '''Step 1 – Introduce PAR:''' | ||
Explain that a PAR is typically a roll call or check-in at key times (after a hazard, at a tactical benchmark, or when changing assignments). A Team Leader or Ops lead asks for a PAR, and team members confirm status: | Explain that a PAR is typically a roll call or check-in at key times (after a hazard, at a tactical benchmark, or when changing assignments). A Team Leader or Ops lead asks for a PAR, and team members confirm status: | ||
“PAR” = Safe, accounted for. | '''“PAR”''' = Safe, accounted for. | ||
Report exception if a member is missing or in trouble. | '''Report exception''' if a member is missing or in trouble. | ||
Step 2 – Demonstrate Systems: | '''Step 2 – Demonstrate Systems:''' | ||
Passport System: Each team or subgroup has a “passport” (a card or tag) listing members. Passports are given to a designated accountability officer at an assignment and returned when the team comes back. This lets the leader know at a glance who is in the field. | * '''Passport System:''' Each team or subgroup has a “passport” (a card or tag) listing members. Passports are given to a designated accountability officer at an assignment and returned when the team comes back. This lets the leader know at a glance who is in the field. | ||
* '''T-Cards (ICS 219):''' T-cards are simple paper slips used in ICS to track resources. Each volunteer/team has a card, and leaders move the cards on a board to show assignments, locations, and status. | |||
T-Cards (ICS 219): T-cards are simple paper slips used in ICS to track resources. Each volunteer/team has a card, and leaders move the cards on a board to show assignments, locations, and status. | |||
Show examples (or mock-ups) of passports and T-cards. Explain that while these are often used in professional response, simplified versions can help NET teams during larger operations. | Show examples (or mock-ups) of passports and T-cards. Explain that while these are often used in professional response, simplified versions can help NET teams during larger operations. | ||
Step 3 – Exercise: | '''Step 3 – Exercise:''' | ||
Split the team into 2–3 small groups and give each group a task (e.g., “survey Main Street,” “check the park,” “staff the cache”). | # Split the team into 2–3 small groups and give each group a task (e.g., “survey Main Street,” “check the park,” “staff the cache”). | ||
# Assign each group a passport or T-card. | |||
# Conduct a “simulated incident” where, at random intervals, the Team Leader calls for a PAR. Each group leader responds with their group’s status. | |||
# Demonstrate how missing or delayed reports create confusion, and how the passport/T-card tools help maintain a clear picture of accountability. | |||
'''Step 4 – Debrief:''' | |||
Encourage participants to discuss how this might be integrated into their Ops Plan or drills, even at a simplified level. | Encourage participants to discuss how this might be integrated into their Ops Plan or drills, even at a simplified level. | ||
Debrief Questions: | '''Debrief Questions:''' | ||
How often should we conduct PARs in a real deployment (time-based, event-based, or both)? | * What worked well about using a PAR system? | ||
* What challenges did we encounter in keeping accountability clear? | |||
* Would a simple passport or T-card system make sense for our team, and who would manage it? | |||
* How often should we conduct PARs in a real deployment (time-based, event-based, or both)? | |||
=== Damage Assessment Mapping Module (DAMM) Exercise === | === Damage Assessment Mapping Module (DAMM) Exercise === | ||
