On Scene Support
• Advice to command on matters of stress.
• TEAM availability: notification to all command staff and through them to all responding departments\agencies
• Provide pre-demobilizations for those entering the scene at the recovery stage.
• Provide demobilizations for those leaving the scene. Demobilizations are used at shift engagement as preparation for on-scene work or at shift disengagement to allow psychological decompression and education for self-care.
• Provide responder family support as requested.
• Individual peer contacts as needed or requested.
• Provide written handouts for self-care.
• Arrange for an extension of care for those working on multi-day operations.
- Crisis Massage Team – RI
- Spiritual services
- Stress reduction activities