Lesson Overview

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Lesson Overview

• Command and Management of
• Multiple concurrent incidents
• Incidents that are non site specific, such as
  biological terrorist incidents
• Incidents that are geographically dispersed
• Incidents that evolve over time

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Lesson Objectives

• Determine when it is appropriate to institute a
  Unified or Area Command.
• Describe the functions and purpose of Multi
  agency Coordination Systems.

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Unified Command

• Enables agencies to manage incident together
• Establishes a common set of objectives
• Incident Commanders make joint decisions through
  a single command structure.
• Maintains unity of command. Each employee only
  reports to one supervisor.

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Unified Command
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How Does Unified Command Work?

• Agencies work together to
• Analyze intelligence.
• Establish objectives and strategies.
• Unified Command does not change other features of
  ICS.

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Area Command
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What Does Area Command Do?

• Sets overall strategy and priorities
• Allocates resources
• Ensures proper management
• Ensures objectives are met
• Ensure strategies are followed
• Example Wildfires that affect several areas

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Area Command
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Multiagency Coordination Systems

• A combination of resources
• Integrated into a common framework
• Used to coordinate and support incident
  management activities

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Multiagency Coordination Systems

• Support incident management policies and
  priorities
• Facilitate logistics support and resource
  tracking
• Make resource allocation decisions based on
  incident management priorities
• Coordinate incident-related information
• Coordinate interagency and intergovernmental
  issues regarding incident management policies,
  priorities, and strategies

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Multiagency Coordination System Elements

• EOC
• Other entities
• Law Enforcement
• Fire / EMS
• National Guard (Governors Auth)
• Military Act Res (Presidential Auth)
• Coast Guard / Homeland Security
• State Emergency Response Team
• EPA (Hazmat) / NTSB (Aviation)

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EOC Organization
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EOC Organization
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Practice Questions

• A hazardous materials spill in which more than
  one agency has responsibility for the response is
  a good use for a(n)
• a. Emergency Operations Center (EOC).
• b. Area Command.
• c. Multi agency Coordination System.
• d. Unified Command.
• D Unified Command