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Incident Command System

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Incident Command System (ICS)

Incident Command System

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#1 Command - sets objectives and priorities

#2 Operations - conducts tactical operations

#3 Planning - develops the action plan

#4 Logistics - provides support

#5 Finance/Administration - monitors costs

ICS is built around five major management activities

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Incident Complexity and Resource Needs

Incident Complexity Resource Needs

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An incident may build

faster than resources

can arrive.

Eventually, a sufficient

number of resources

arrive and begin to

control the incident.

As the incident

declines, resources

exceed incident needs.

Anticipating Incident Resource Needs

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ICS Organization

Differs from day-to-day organizational structures and positions by:

Using unique ICS position titles and organizational structures.

Assigning personnel based on expertise, not rank. For example, a

director may not hold that title when deployed under an ICS structure.

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Chain of Command

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Modular Organization

Incident command organizational structure is based on:

Size, type, and complexity of

the incident.

Specifics of the hazard

environment created by

the incident.

Incident planning process

and incident objectives.

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Scalability: potential to be enlarged

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A key principle of ICS is its flexibility.

Standardisation does NOT

limit flexibility.

ICS works for small, routine

operations as well as

catastrophic events.

Standardisation

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Once the incident is

formally designated, ICS

terminology is always

used for:

Organizational

functions.

Incident facilities.

Resource descriptions.

Position titles.

Using Common Terminology

Critical Components of ICS

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State what will be accomplished.

Establish the general plan or direction for accomplishing

the incident objectives.

Specify how the strategies will be executed.

Objectives, Strategies, and Tactics

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Incident Action Planning

Every incident must have an Incident

Action Plan (IAP) that:

Specifies the incident objectives.

States the activities.

Covers a specified timeframe,

called an operational period.

May be oral or written.

Incident

Action Plan

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Effective incident

objectives are:

Specific.

Measurable.

Action oriented.

Realistic

Time sensitive.

SMART Incident Objectives

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Incident Typing: Overview

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Planning P – Single / Unified Command

Incident Command System

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Colour coded ICS Roles Manual in A4 ring binder

ICS forms

USB Flash Drive containing pdf files of all

documents and ICS forms

Dry wipe incident objectives and map charts

A2 safety posters

Modular colour coded T-card system for easy

overview all resources

The ICS Toolkit

Questions?