In order to perform their duties effectively, a typical IMET modern weather center kit comprises a cell phone, laptop, and a two-way portable satellite dish. The satellite dish is used to gather weather data such as satellite image broadcasts while the laptop displays this imagery and output from numerical weather forecasting models. Sometimes IMETs use remote weather monitoring units when needed, especially if incident sites are inaccessible or far. Finally, IMETs should be flexible enough to be deployed anywhere disaster strikes and should be capable of working for long periods (weeks or months) in remote areas, and under harsh weather. They should also be able to adapt to changing demands and the various climatic conditions in the regions they are deployed (Saltenberger, 2016).
References:
Saltenberger, J. (2016). Fire Weather. Nwas.org. Retrieved 5 July 2016, from http://www.nwas.org/committees/smos/IMET.htm
I notice that your focus on the Finance Officer roles is quite exhaustive especially with respect to budget allocations for relief operations, evacuation efforts and clearing efforts. Expounding on what you have already stated, finance as a technical specialist’s role in IC is quite comprehensive and includes additional roles and responsibilities such as managing all finance operations in an incident, providing cost and financial analysis information upon request, coordination with logistics departments, and creating accounts for claims and costs. It is also the duty of finance officers to track worker times, salaries and the associated material and supplies costs. Additionally, they also document claims for injuries, liabilities and damages as well as notifying insurance/risk management to initiate and monitor claims reported. They also provide the forecasted and incurred costs for meetings, training and all other activities conducted when on a daily basis when there are no incidents. Finally, finance officers have an oversight role regarding financial activities in regard to contracts, leases, and other agreements in order to comply with corporate governance and other financial regulations (Ready.gov, 2016).
References:
Ready.gov. (2016). Incident Management | Ready.gov. Ready.gov. Retrieved 6 July 2016, from https://www.ready.gov/business/implementation/incident
