Incident Command System I 200

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Incident Command System I - 200

• Module 3
• Organization Overview

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Subjects to be Covered

• Terminology
• Organizational structure
• Incident organization development
• Changing the organization
• Transfer of command

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Module 3 Objectives

• Explain how the incident organization expands or
  contracts to meet operational needs of the
  incident or event
• Describe the use of Branches, Division, and
  Groups within the Operations Section and provide
  supervisory titles associated with each level

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Module 3 Objectives (cont.)

• List the essential elements of information
  involved in transfer of command
• Match organizational positions with appropriate
  ICS sections.
• Describe an ICS organization appropriate to a
  small incident using an Incident Briefing Form.

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ICS Organizational Structure
Command
Section Chiefs
Branch
Supervisors
Leaders
Units within Planning/Intelligence, Logistics
and Finance/Admin.
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Primary ICS Management Functions
Incident Command/MST Leader
Operations
Logistics
Planning/ Intelligence
Finance / Administration
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ICS Terminology is Used For

• Organizational Elements - e.g.,Division,
• Branch, Unit, etc.
• Position Titles - e.g., Officer, Director, etc.
• Facilities - e.g., Command Post, Staging Area,
  etc.
• Resources - e.g., Task Forces, Strike Teams, etc.

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Two Ways to Organize Incident Command
INCIDENT COMMAND
A
A
B
C
Single Command
Unified Command
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Definition of Unified Command
A team effort which allows all agencies with
responsibility for the incident, to jointly
provide management direction to an incident
through a common set of incident objectives and
strategies established at the command level.
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The Mix of Participants in a Unified Command
Organization Depends on

• The location of the incident, which often
  determines the jurisdictions that must be
  involved.
• The kind of incident, which dictates the
  functional agencies of the involved
  jurisdiction(s), as well as other agencies
  that may be involved.

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Incident Commander In Charge
Deputy Fully Qualified
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Reasons to Designate a Deputy Incident Commander

• Performs task as requested by the Incident
  Commander
• Work as relief for the Incident Commander
• Represent assisting agency as a Deputy IC

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Higher Ranking Persons Arriving at an Incident
will

• Assume Command
• Maintain Command
• Reassign Command to a Third Party

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Functional Responsibilities of the Incident
Commander
Planning/ Intel
Logistics
Command
Information
Operations
Safety
Finance/Admin
Liaison
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The Command Staff
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Information Officer

• Only one per incident
• Central point for information dissemination

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Safety Officer

• Only one per incident
• Anticipate, detect, and correct unsafe situations
• Has emergency authority to stop unsafe acts
• Often combined with security responsibilities.

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Medical Officer - MST

• Only one per incident
• Anticipate, detect, and advise the MST Leader of
  specific medical protocols, etc.

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Liaison Officer

• Contact point for representatives of assisting
  and cooperating agencies
• Assisting Agency - provides tactical or
  service resources
• Cooperating Agency - provides support other
  than tactical or service resources, e.g., Red
  Cross, Employment Office, etc.

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Agency Representatives

• Individual assigned to an incident by an
  assisting or cooperating agency
• Agency representatives have authority to make
  decisions for their agency
• Agency representatives report to the Liaison
  Officer (if designated) or to the Incident
  Commander

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Assistant

• A level of technical capability, qualifications,
  and responsibility subordinate to primary
  positions
• Assistants are used as subordinates for the
  Command Staff positions, particularly Information
  Officer and Safety Officer. Assistants may also
  be used at camps to supervise unit activities

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General Staff
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Operations Section

• Directs and coordinates all incident tactical
  operations
• Organization develops as required
• Organization can consist of
• Single Resources, Task Forces, and Strike Teams
• Staging Areas
• Air Operations
• Divisions, Groups, Branches

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Organizing Incident Operations
Person in Charge- Incident Commander POLICE UNIT
Motor Vehicle Accident Situation
AMBULANCE
FIRE ENGINE
HAZMAT VEHICLE
ADDITIONAL POLICE UNIT
Single Resources
ROAD DEPARTMENT
MEDIA
ASSISTING FIRE DEPT.
ETC. ...
As resources are added, organization becomes more
important.
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Geographic Divisions
A B
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GEOGRAPHIC DIVISIONS
OUTER
INNER
PERIMETER
PERIMETER
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Functional Groups
Operations Chief
Security Group
Search Group
Medical Group
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Combined Divisions Groups
Operations Chief
Medical Group
Division B
Division A
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Geographic Branches
Branch 1
Branch 2
Division B
Division A
Functional Branches
Security
Search
Medical
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Ways to Use Branches on an Incident
Operations
I
III
II
Operations
Geographic
Recovery
Security
Search
Functional
Operations
Jurisdictional
Rye County
Parker
Pine N.F.
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Staging Area

• Locations to place available resources
• Several staging areas may be used
• Manager reports to IC or Operations Section Chief
• Resources are available on a 3 minute notice
• May be relocated

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Air Operations Branch Director
Air Tactical Group Supervisor
Air Support Group Supervisor
Helibases
Helicopter Coordinator
Fixed Wing Coordinator
Helispots
Airport Coordinator
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Planning/Intelligence Section

• Maintain resource status
• Maintain situation status
• Prepare Incident Action Plan
• Provide documentation service
• Prepare Demobilization Plan
• Provide technical specialist

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Planning/Intelligence Section may be organized
into various positions

• Resource Unit
• Situation Unit
• Documentation Unit
• Demobilization Unit
• Technical Specialists

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Logistics Section

• Provides service support to the incident or
  event
• Six principal activities
• Two-branch structure if needed

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Primary Logistics Units
Communications Unit
Supply Unit
Medical Unit
Facilities Unit
Ground Support Unit
Food Unit
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Logistics Branch Structure
Support
Service

• Communications
• Medical
• Food

• Supply
• Facilities
• Ground Support

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Finance/Administration Section

• Monitors incident cost
• Maintains financial records
• Administers procurement contracts
• Performs time recording

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Finance/Admin. Section

• Time Unit-personnel time recording
• Procurement Unit-equipment rental supply
• Compensation/Claims Unit-Workers Comp.
• Cost Unit-collect cost information, provide cost
  estimates

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Guidelines in Developing the ICS Organization

• Establish the Incident Command Post
• Determine organization needs
• Consider needs for Command staff
• Monitor and maintain span of control
• Demobilize organizational elements when possible
• Avoiding combing organizational positions

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Transfer of Command Checklist

• Appropriate ICS terminology is used
• Incident Command Post is established
• Face-to-face transfer of command
• Briefing by outgoing Incident Commander
• New Incident Commander assumes command
• Appropriate notifications are made

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Transfer of Command Briefing

• Situation status
• Objectives and priorities
• Current organization
• Resource assignments
• Resources enroute and ordered
• Facilities established
• Communications Plan
• Prognosis, concerns - related issues

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ICS
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Command Staff - NDMS, MST
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MST Organization
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Hospital Emergency Incident Command System
Incident Commander
Public Information Officer
Liaison Officer
Safety Security Officer
Operations Chief
Logistics Chief
Planning Chief
Finance Chief
Medical Staff Director
Medical Care Director
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Medical Staff Director
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You realize that you are no longer in a position
to provide good direct supervision over all of
the on-scene and incoming resources. You have
exceeded your span of control. Your supervisor is
en route and will be on-scene in thirty
minutes. In small groups, discuss how you would
organize this incident using the principles of
ICS. This is not an exercise in tactics. You do
not need to be concerned with unit (resource)
deployment.
Diagram the scene, your proposed organization and
list the resources you have and those enroute,
and state your current organization. List other
information that you will need to collect for a
briefing to your supervisor.