IEM provides emergency management consulting services to airports and airlines with its team of commercial aviation experts and network of consultants. Areas of support include:

• Active shooter response planning
• Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) planning
• Airport Emergency Action Plan (EAP) development
• Airport security plan development
• Airport crisis communication planning
• Continuity of Operations/Business Continuity Plan (COOP/BCP) development
• Development and implementation of Emergency Operations Centers (EOCs)
• Family reunification and victim support planning
• Infectious disease response planning
• Mass casualty incident response planning
• Terminal and general population evacuation planning

Under contract with FEMA, IEM conducts airfield site assessments, disaster response air operations planning, aircraft ground support, and passenger support for mass air evacuations of at-risk population centers. Support is made available for air operations during non-emergencies, emergencies, and military contingencies, as well as humanitarian operations.

IEM conducts airfield site assessments using former Air Mobility Command (AMC) airfield survey team members, Air Mobility Liaison Officers (AMLO), and Contingency Response Wing (CRW) personnel. IEM’s assessment teams use a modified AMC Form 1174 – Airfield Survey Form. These airfield site assessments are accepted by FEMA, the U.S. Transportation Command (TRANSCOM), and AMC to update the airfield suitability and restrictions reports (ASRR) database and conduct planning.

Airfield assessments include supporting pre- and post-evacuations, logistics, and aeromedical evacuations (AE). Post-event assessments are being used to reopen airfields in the impact area and to evaluate incident area airports in order to:

• Determine readiness to accept flights
• Determine requirements for returning to operational status
• Provide real-time assessments on airfields by recognized experts

Under contract with FEMA, IEM provides on-demand passenger and freighter charter aircraft for deploying teams responding to crises. Primary customers include Federal Urban Search & Rescue (USAR) Task Forces (TFs) sourced from throughout the United States. USAR TFs may deploy with first responders, specialized equipment, self-sustaining accommodations and provisions, canine teams, and water rescue assets. Other customers include federal Incident Management Assistance Teams (IMATs) deploying to augment crisis response operations. IEM Air™ offers on-demand, ad hoc air charter to public and private sector clientele.

The IEM Air™ team is certified by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to commercially fly drones (i.e., UASs, sUASs, and UAVs). The Air Ops team consists of former military, commercial, and private aviators who are FAA Part 107 certified and insured to fly unmanned systems. IEM has commercial-grade drones that are Department of Defense (DOD) “Blue List” approved. We have active contracts that utilize our UAS/UAV capabilities for pre-disaster baseline photos/videos of utility rights of way and infrastructure as well as post-disaster damage assessments.

Integral to both rapid response transportation requirements and crisis airfield operations is the provision of on-demand logistics services. IEM Air™ provides wrap-around, multi-modal logistics services to support passenger and cargo airlift, airfield sustainment operations, and mass population evacuation. IEM Air’s™ team of ground support logisticians is able to provide immediate transportation, warehousing, material handling, and supply chain management services in support of contingency responses worldwide. Our network of responsive service providers includes sea, air, and surface transportation operators as well as ground support and handling resources.