R 061947Z MAR 12 ALCOAST 109/12 COMDTNOTE 1401 SUBJ: CG NIMS ICS HISTORICAL RECOGNITION CERTIFICATION A. COMDT (CG-5331) MEMO 3500 OF 21 OCT 2011 B. COAST GUARD ALL HAZARDS NIMS ICS PQS GUIDE C. OFFICER ACCESSIONS, EVALUATIONS, AND PROMOTIONS, COMDTINST M1000.3 (SERIES) D. NIMS ICS COMPETENCY REVIEW BOARD MEMO 3500 OF 10 NOV 2011 1. NIMS ICS COMPETENCY REVIEW BOARD WAS CONVENED TO RECOMMEND ELIGIBLE PERSONNEL FOR HISTORICAL RECOGNITION OF TYPE 1 AND 2 NIMS ICS COMPETENCIES ON A FULLY QUALIFIED BASIS IN ACCORDANCE WITH REFS (A) AND (B) AND IN THE SPIRIT SET FORTH IN REF (C) SECTION 3.A.4.E FOR ALL COAST GUARD BOARDS AND PANELS. 2. COMDT (CG-53) APPROVED THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE REVIEW BOARD SET FORTH IN REF (D) AND FOUND FOLLOWING MEMBERS TO HAVE ACHIEVED NATIONAL NIMS ICS CERTIFICATION AS: A. NIMS ICS TYPE 1 INCIDENT COMMANDER RADM PAUL ZUKUNFT RADM PETER NEFFENGER CAPT LINCOLN STROH CDR MATTHEW MCCANN CDR RICHARD SCHULTZ B. NIMS ICS TYPE 2 INCIDENT COMMANDER CAPT JOHN ARENSTAM CAPT BARRY COMPAGNONI CAPT LARRY HEWETT CAPT PATRICK MAGUIRE CAPT STEPHEN OHMS CAPT(RET) SCOTT SCHAEFER CAPT JAMES WHITEHEAD CDR DAVID FLAHERTY CDR JOSEPH HONEA CDR HEATHER KOSTECKI CDR RANDAL OGRYDZIAK LCDR AGUSTUS BANNAN LCDR JAMES PATRICK EILAND LCDR KENNETH MILLS C. NIMS ICS TYPE 1 LIAISON OFFICER CAPT CHRISTOPHER SCHAFFER CDR BRIAN HOFFERBER CDR JOSEPH HONEA CDR DANIEL LAUER D. NIMS ICS TYPE 1 SAFETY OFFICER CDR RICHARD SCHULTZ MR. EDWARD PRIMEAU LT JONATHAN BERNHARDT MSTC JAMES GRIGGS E. NIMS ICS TYPE 1 OPERATIONS SECTION CHIEF CDR RICHARD SCHULTZ LCDR KEVIN SLIGH F. NIMS ICS TYPE 2 OPERATIONS SECTION CHIEF CDR DAVID BERLINER CDR JOSEPH HONEA CDR RANDAL OGRYDZIAK MR. GREGORY SCHULTZ LCDR AGUSTUS BANNAN LCDR JAMES PATRICK EILAND LCDR JOSEPH LEONARD LT MARK BENDER LT KARL BREEDLOVE LT JOEL FERGUSON LT FRANK KULESA LT BENJAMIN TUXHORN LT PETER ZAUNER MSTC BRIDGETT BROWN G. NIMS ICS TYPE 1 PLANNING SECTION CHIEF LCDR JOSEPH LEONARD LCDR KENNETH MILLS H. NIMS ICS TYPE 2 PLANNING SECTION CHIEF CAPT(RET) SCOTT SCHAEFER CDR JOSEPH GLEASON MR. J. R. STAFFORD LCDR JENNIFER AMARAL LCDR AGUSTUS BANNAN LCDR JAMES PATRICK EILAND LT KRISTEN PREBLE I. NIMS ICS TYPE 1 SITUATION UNIT LEADER MR. CRAIG GROMAN MST1 RUSSELL STRATHERN J. NIMS ICS TYPE 1 RESOURCE UNIT LEADER MR. CRAIG GROMAN CWO TODD PAQUETTE MSTC BRIDGETT BROWN MST1 RUSSELL STRATHERN K. NIMS ICS TYPE 1 MARINE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM RECOVERY UNIT LEADER MR. JARED ANGELLE MR. CARL HATFIELD L. NIMS ICS TYPE 1 LOGISTICS SECTION CHIEF CDR PAUL ANDERSON MR. SERGIO CERDA M. NIMS ICS TYPE 2 LOGISTICS SECTION CHIEF CDR PATRICK SMITH N. NIMS ICS TYPE 1 COMMUNICATIONS UNIT LEADER OSC DAVID MARSH O. NIMS ICS TYPE 1 FACILITIES UNIT LEADER CAPT JERALD WOLOSZYNSKI P. NIMS ICS TYPE 2 FINANCE SECTION CHIEF CDR BRUCE BROWN SKCS WILLIAM LINDSAY 3. THE CG NIMS ICS COMPETENCY REVIEW BOARD REVIEWED 94 APPLICATIONS RESULTING IN: A. 55 APPLICANTS WERE ISSUED CERTIFICATION EQUAL TO THE CERTIFICATION SOUGHT. B. 21 APPLICANTS ARE ISSUED A CERTIFICATION THAT WAS DOWNGRADED FROM CERTIFICATION REQUESTED. C. 18 APPLICANTS WERE NOT RECOMMENDED FOR CERTIFICATION. D. ALL MEMBERS APPLYING WHO WERE FOUND TO BE NOT READY WILL BE PROVIDED FEEDBACK ON THEIR APPLICATIONS. 4. THE COMPETENCY REVIEW BOARD PROCESS AND PRECEPT OUTLINED IN REF (A) CAN BE FOUND ON THE COAST GUARD PREPAREDNESS COLLABORATION SITE, HTTPS://COLLAB.USCG.MIL/LOTUS/MYQUICKR/COAST-GUARD-PREPAREDNESS/INCID ENT-MANAGEMENT (TYPE IN LOWERCASE). 5. MEMBERS SEEKING TO APPLY FOR HISTORICAL RECOGNITION FOR NIMS ICS CERTIFICATION CAN APPLY VIA THEIR CHAIN OF COMMAND USING THE APPLICATION GUIDANCE, CHECKLIST, AND EXAMPLES FOUND ON THE COAST GUARD PREPAREDNESS COLLABORATION SITE, HTTPS://COLLAB.USCG.MIL/LOTUS/MYQUICKR/COAST-GUARD-PREPAREDNESS/INCID ENT-MANAGEMENT (TYPE IN LOWERCASE). TYPE 3 NIMS ICS CERTIFICATIONS ARE APPROVED AT THE UNIT LEVEL PER REF (B). 6. THE FOLLOWING TIMELINE IS ESTABLISHED FOR FUTURE APPLICATION SUBMISSIONS AND REVIEW BOARDS FOR TYPE 1 AND TYPE 2 CERTIFICATION: A. APPLICATIONS DUE TO DISTRICT ICS COORDINATORS / MISSION SUPPORT ORGANIZATION ASSISTANT COMMANDANTS BY 01 MAY OF EACH YEAR. B. APPLICATIONS DUE TO AREA/DCMS ICS COORDINATORS BY 01 AUG OF EACH YEAR. C. APPLICATIONS DUE TO COMDT (CG-533) BY 01 OCT OF EACH YEAR. D. BOARD HELD IN NOV OF EACH YEAR. 7. COMPETENCY REVIEW BOARD MEMBERSHIP AND NIMS ICS CERTIFICATION ARE LISTED BELOW: NAME NIMS ICS CERTIFICATION CAPT GAIL P. KULISCH TYPE 1 INCIDENT COMMANDER, BOARD CHAIRPERSON CDR VIRGINIA J. KAMMER TYPE 1 INCIDENT COMMANDER CAPT DARRYL P. VERFAILLIE TYPE 2 INCIDENT COMMANDER CDR GABRIELLE G. MCGRATH TYPE 1 OPERATIONS SECTION CHIEF LCDR MOLLY A. WIKE TYPE 2 OPERATIONS SECTION CHIEF MS. KRISTY L. PLOURDE TYPE 1 PLANNING SECTION CHIEF CDR CONNIE M. ROOKE TYPE 2 PLANNING SECTION CHIEF CWO4 CHRISTOPHER J. MOULTON TYPE 1 LOGISTICS SECTION CHIEF MR. SERGIO D. B. CERDA TYPE 2 LOGISTICS SECTION CHIEF CWO4 ROGER W. GRAY TYPE 1 FINANCE SECTION CHIEF MR. ROBERT N. HILDEBRAND TYPE 2 FINANCE SECTION CHIEF CDR LAURA H. WEEMS TYPE 1 SAFETY OFFICER CDR DIRK A. STRINGER TYPE 1 LIAISON OFFICER MR. KEITH H. LAPLANT TYPE 1 COMMUNICATIONS UNIT LEADER LT JASON P. MARINEAU BOARD SECRETARY LT BRITTANY C. POLEY BOARD SECRETARY 8. ALTHOUGH THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMPETENCY REVIEW BOARD, INCLUDING ITS DELIBERATIONS FOR HISTORICAL RECOGNITION CERTIFICATION, CANNOT BE DISCLOSED TO ANY PERSON WHO WAS NOT A MEMBER OF THE BOARD, BOARD MEMBERS DO HAVE VALUABLE INFORMATION THAT CAN BE SHARED REGARDING THE GENERAL HISTORICAL RECOGNITION PROCESS AND ITS FAIRNESS AND EQUITY. QUESTIONS REGARDING THE BOARD AND FUTURE APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO LT JASON MARINEAU, COMDT (CG-533), OFFICE OF INCIDENT MANAGEMENT AND PREPAREDNESS, AT 202-372-2261. 9. RDML CARI B. THOMAS, DIRECTOR OF RESPONSE POLICY SENDS. 10. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.