Command Work Products - Recommended Objectives (Form 202)

Objectives, Strategies, & Tactics

Incident Objectives - Statements of guidance and direction necessary for the selection of appropriate strategies. Incident objectives are based on realistic expectations of what can be accomplished when all allocated resources have been effectively deployed. Incident objectives must be achievable & measurable, yet flexible enough to allow for strategic and tactical alternatives.

Strategies - The general plan or direction selected to accomplish incident objectives.

Tactics - Deploying and directing resources during an incident to accomplish the desired strategy.

Objectives (Unified Command) - What you plan to do in priority order.

Strategies (Planning and Operations) - How you plan to accomplish objectives.

Tactics (Operations) - How you use resources during each operational period to implement strategies.

Response Objectives & Strategies
Objectives - What you plan to do in priority order	Strategies - How you plan to accomplish objectives
1. Ensure the Safety of Public and Response Personnel	. Identify hazard(s) of emitted material · Establish site control (hot zone, warm zone, cold zone and security) · Consider evacuations, as needed · Establish vessel and/or aircraft restrictions · Monitor air in impacted areas . Develop site safety and health plan for response personnel . Ensure safety briefings are conducted
2. Control the Source	· Complete emergency shutdown · Conduct firefighting . Initiate temporary repairs · Transfer and/or lighter product · Conduct salvage operations, as necessary
3. Manage Coordinated Response Effort	· Complete or confirm notifications and provide updates as required · Establish a unified command organization and facilities (command post, etc.) . Ensure local and tribal officials are included in response organization · Initiate emergency response Incident Action Plans (IAP) · Ensure mobilization and tracking of response resources and personnel · Complete documentation · Evaluate planned response objectives vs. actual response (debrief) 170

Response Objectives & Strategies (continued)

Objectives - What you plan to do in priority order	Strategies - How you plan to accomplish objectives
4. Maximize Protection of Environmentally-Sensitive Areas	· Implement pre-designated response strategies . Identify resources at risk in impacted and potential impacted areas · Track pollutant movement and develop trajectories/plume modeling · Conduct visual assessments (i.e., over-flights) · Develop/implement appropriate protection tactics
5. Contain and Recover Spilled Material	. Deploy oil containment boom at the spill source . Deploy containment boom at appropriate collection areas · Conduct open water skimming with vessels · Evaluate time-sensitive response strategies (i.e., dispersants, in-situ burning) · Develop disposal plan
6. Recover and Rehabilitate Injured Wildlife	· Establish oiled wildlife reporting hotline · Conduct injured wildlife search and rescue operations · Setup primary care unit for injured wildlife using rehabilitation center · Initiate citizen volunteer effort for oiled bird rehabilitation
7. Remove Oil from Impacted Areas	· Conduct appropriate shoreline cleanup efforts . Clean oiled structures (piers, docks, etc.) and oiled vessels
8. Minimize Economic Impacts	. Consider tourism, vessel movements, and local economic impacts throughout response · Protect public and private assets, as resources permit · Establish damage claims process
9. Keep Stakeholders Informed of Response Activities	· Provide forum to obtain stakeholder input and concerns · Provide stakeholders with details of response actions and concerns and issues · Provide elected officials details of response actions
10. Keep the Public Informed of Response Activities	. Provide timely safety announcements · Establish a Joint Information Center (JIC) · Conduct regular news briefings · Manage news media access to spill response activities · Conduct public meetings, as appropriate
11. Minimize Business Interruption	· Identify business interruption and potential business interruption issues · Notification of joint venture partners . Assist with internal/external investigations 171