Subchapter BB. PENNSYLVANIA ALL-HAZARD INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TEAM (PA-IMT3)
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6.351. Pennsylvania All-Hazard Incident Management Team (PA-IMT3).
6.352. PA-IMT3 Interagency Committee.
6.353. Effective date.
The provisions of this Subchapter BB adopted by Executive Order No. 2008-4, dated May 13, 2008, 38 Pa.B. 5741, unless otherwise noted.
(a) There is hereby established the PA-IMT3, an all-hazard incident management team consisting of personnel from different agencies, departments, boards and commissions within the Commonwealth who have trained together to function as a team to manage all-hazard incidents. The PA-IMT3 shall be coordinated by the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency and the Office of the State Fire Commissioner. PA-IMT3 members shall be approved by the State Fire Commissioner and the Director of the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency.
(b) The Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency and the Office of the State Fire Commissioner shall be the lead agencies responsible for implementing this subchapter. The Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency will provide administrative oversight. The Office of the State Fire Commissioner will coordinate operational issues related to the implementation of this subchapter.
(c) Agencies under the Governor’s jurisdiction shall:
(1) Fully support the PA-IMT3.
(2) Cooperate with the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency and the Office of the State Fire Commissioner by providing personnel, equipment, and technical assistance and information, as necessary, to carry out the functions and responsibilities of the PA-IMT3.
(3) Accommodate their respective PA-IMT3 members’ participation in training, drills, exercises, activations and deployments.
(4) Execute a Memorandum of Understanding with the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency, which provides the terms under which this subchapter will be implemented.
There is hereby established a PA-IMT3 Interagency Committee which shall be advisory in nature and recommend policy and procedures for the PA-IMT3. The Director of the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency and the State Fire Commissioner co-chair the PA-IMT3 Interagency Committee. The secretary or head of each of the following agencies or offices shall designate a representative from their agency or office to serve on the PA-IMT3 Interagency Committee:
(1) Governor’s Office.
(2) Office of the Budget.
(3) Pennsylvania State Police.
(4) Department of Agriculture.
(5) Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
(6) Department of Environmental Protection.
(7) Department of General Services.
(8) Department of Health.
(9) Department of Labor and Industry.
(10) Department of Public Welfare.
§ 6.351. Pennsylvania All-Hazard Incident Management Team (PA-IMT3).
§ 6.352. PA-IMT3 Interagency Committee.