National Capital Region Incident Management Team
About Us
The NCR-IMT was formed in 2004 as a result of the attacks on 9-11-2001, and subsequent national level natural disasters. The team is managed by a program manager who is supported by a Steering Committee which is represented by a member from each participating jurisdiction that provides strategic direction. There are currently 19 participating agencies among the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (MWCOG).
The NCR-IMT currently has approximately 120 team members and many are qualified in multiple positions to AHIMTA (All Hazards Incident Management Team Association) standards. The team is a Type II classified AHIMT comprised of Command and General Staff (Incident Command, Safety, Public Information, Liaison), Planning, Logistics, Finance, and Operations, along with unit leader levels.
The team supports local, state, and federal mutual aid requests. The team responds to Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) requests through the Virginia Department of Emergency Management (VDEM) that are sent out nationally to qualified teams who can then apply and be selected by the requesting jurisdiction. Being an all-hazards team means that the NCR-IMT is capable of responding to a variety of incidents of both emergent and planned in nature.
The participating jurisdictions are:
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Arlington County - VA
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Charles County - MD
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City of Alexandria - VA
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City of Fairfax - VA
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City of Manassas - VA
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Department of Homeland Security
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District of Columbia
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Fairfax County - VA
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George Mason University
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Georgetown University
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Loudoun County - VA
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Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
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Montgomery County - MD
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Prince Georges County - MD
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Prince William County - VA
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Stafford County - VA
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Virginia Department of Emergency Management
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Virginia Department of Health
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Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles
To ensure the IMT meets succession planning needs of the future, all team members undergo the training and certification process to qualify in a position. The team conducts quarterly training meetings, hosts several workshops, and an annual full-scale, multi-day exercise where subject matter expertise is implemented and applicable technologies are vetted.
Funding for training and equipment currently comes exclusively from grants. The team has both short-team, and long-team caches which are equipped based on the number of personnel deployed and the needs of the jurisdiction being responded to. This includes an operations trailer with a generator, several vehicles, materials and supplies designed to allow self-sufficiency for up to 30 people for 14-day deployments. This allows multiple teams to deploy simultaneously across the region and United States. This redundancy ensures continued coverage for the National Capital Region regardless of the team’s deployment status.
