Incident Command System

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Incident Command System
Introduction to the NIMS
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Where are we?

• 1 Introduction
• 2 Awareness Review
• 3 Surveying the HazMat Incident
• 4 Hazard Risk Assessment
• 5 Intro to Incident Command System
• 6 Protective Clothing Equipment
• 7 Hazardous Materials Control
• 8 Decontamination
• 9 Termination Procedures
• 10 Safety
• 11 Conclusion

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N.I.M.S.

• National Incident Management System

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N.I.M.S.

• Incident Command System

National Incident Management System
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Introduction
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Introduction

• wide applicability
• used to organize field operations
• used for broad spectrum of emergencies
• used by all levels of government
• used by private sector and nongovernmental
  organizations

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Concepts Principles

• coordinated collaborative incident management
• standardized organizations, doctrine procedures
• modular, scalable, adaptable
• interactive management components

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Concepts Principles
(continued)

• common terminology, standards procedures
• measurable objectives
• least possible disruption
• user-friendly widely applicable

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Management Characteristics

• common terminology
• modular organization
• management by objectives
• reliance on an Incident Action Plan

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Management Characteristics
(continued)

• manageable span of control
• pre-designated incident locations and facilities
• comprehensive resource mgmt

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Management Characteristics
(continued)

• integrated communications
• establishment and transfer of command
• chain of command and unity of command

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Management Characteristics
(continued)

• unified command
• accountability
• deployment
• information and intelligence mgmt

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Command Staff
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Command Staff
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Command Staff
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Command Staff
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Command Staff
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Command Staff
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Command Staff

• Responsible for overall incident management

Single Command
Unified Command
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Command Staff

• Incident Command(er) approves Incident Action Plan

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Unified Command
law enforcement
fire protection
medical care
emergency management
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Unified Command
federal
state
county
municipal
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Unified Command

• All agencies with a jurisdictional authority may
  participate in UC

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Unified Command

• Use of collaborative process

• to establish incident objectives
• to designate priorities

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Unified Command

• Incident Action Plan

• developed by the Planning Section Chief
• approved by the Unified Command

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Unified Command

• Differences in command structure

Single Command
Unified Command
strategies and objectives are developed jointly
by UC members
strategies and objectives are developed solely by
Incident Commander
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General Staff
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General Staff

• Responsible for
• reducing hazard
• saving lives and property
• establishing control
• restoring normal operations

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General Staff

• May be
• functional
• geographic

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General Staff
Recommended span of control 3 to 7
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General Staff
Recommended span of control 3 to 7
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General Staff

• Resources
• single resource
• task force
• strike team

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Planning

• prepares status reports
• displays situation information
• maintains status of resources
• develops documents IAP

• incident situation information

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Logistics

• all support requirements

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Logistics

• all support requirements

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Finance/Administration
finance administrative support
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Information Intelligence

• national security or classified info
• operational info
• risk assessments
• medical intelligence
• weather info
• structural designs of buildings
• toxic contaminant levels

analyzes shares intelligence
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Information Intelligence
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Information Intelligence
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Information Intelligence
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Information Intelligence
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Incident Action Plan

• Command establishes strategies
• Planning develops documents plan

• addresses mission policy needs of all agencies
  having jurisdiction
• focuses on one operational period (12-24 hours)

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Incident Action Plan
Component Prepared by Incident objectives Incident
Command Organization List Resources
Unit Assignment List Resources Unit Communications
Plan Communications Unit Responder Medical
Plan Medical Unit Incident Map Situation
Unit Health and Safety Plan Safety Officer
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Area Command

• Oversees the management of
• multiple incidents handled by a single ICS
• a single, very large incident involving multiple
  ICS organizations

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Area Command

• Used for incidents that
• are geographically dispersed
• evolve over a long period of time
• compete for available resources

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Area Command
? Emergency Operations Center

• Area Command
• oversees incident management

• Emergency Operations Center
• coordinates support functions
• provides resources support

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Area Command

• does not have
• operational responsibilities

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Area Command
Responsibilities

• sets incident-related priorities
• prioritizes and allocates critical resources
• ensures that incidents are managed properly
• ensures effective communications

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Area Command
Responsibilities
(continued)

• ensures that objectives are met, and do not
  conflict with each other or with agency policies
• identifies critical resource needs and reports
  them to EOC

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Area Command
Responsibilities
(continued)

• ensures that short-term emergency recovery is
  coordinated to assist in the transition to full
  recovery operations
• provides for personnel accountability and a safe
  operating environment

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Assigned Titles in ICS
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ICS Model Curriculum

• uses an all-hazards approach
• courses range from intro and basic to
  executive

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ICS Model Curriculum
Intro to ICS (ICS 100)

• entry-level first responders
• other emergency personnel

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ICS Model Curriculum
Basic ICS (ICS 200)

• first-line supervisors
• single resource leaders
• lead dispatchers
• field supervisors
• company officers
• entry level positions

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ICS Model Curriculum
Intermediate ICS (ICS 300)

• middle management
• strike team/task force leaders
• unit leaders
• division/group supervisors
• branch directors
• MACS/EOC staff

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ICS Model Curriculum
Advanced ICS (ICS 400)

• Command and General Staff
• agency administrators
• department heads
• emergency managers
• area commanders
• MACS/EOC managers

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ICS Model Curriculum
ICS Summary for Executives (ICS 402)

• elected officials
• senior executives
• senior managers agency administrators with
  policy responsibilities, but without specific ICS
  or MACS function/roles or responsibilities

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Multi-Agency Coordination
Multi-Agency Coordination System
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Multi-Agency Coordination
Primary functions

• support incident management policies and
  priorities
• facilitate logistics support and resource
  tracking
• inform resource allocation decisions using
  incident management priorities

Multi-Agency Coordination System
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Multi-Agency Coordination
Primary functions

• coordinate incident management related
  information
• coordinate interagency and intergovern-mental
  issues regarding incident manage-ment policies,
  priorities and strategies

Multi-Agency Coordination System
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Multi-Agency Coordination
DOC
DOC
DOC
DOC
Multi-Agency Coordination System
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Public Information System

• Systems and protocols to communicate timely and
  accurate information to the public

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Public Information System
PRINCIPLES

• PIO supports IC
• PIO supports IC on all incident-related public
  information matters
• PIO works at or near incident site
• In large incidents, works as field PIO linked to
  a Joint Information Center

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Public Information System
PRINCIPLES

• Public info functions must be coordinated and
  integrated
• Organizations that participate in incident
  management retain their independence, identities,
  and responsibilities

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Resource Management

• involves coordinating and over-seeing the
  application of tools, processes, and systems to
  provide resources during an incident

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Resource Management
PRIMARY TASKS

• to establish systems for describing,
  inventorying, requesting and tracking resources
• to activate these systems prior to and during an
  incident

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Resource Management
PRIMARY TASKS

• to dispatch resources prior to and during an
  incident
• to deactivate or recall resources during or after
  an incident

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Communications Info Mgmt
Goals

• to establish and maintain a common operating
  picture
• to ensure system accessibility and
  interoperability

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Communications Info Mgmt
Objectives

• to formulate and disseminate indications and
  warnings
• to formulate, execute and communicate operational
  decisions

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Communications Info Mgmt
Objectives
(continued)

• to prepare for potential require-ments and
  requests supporting incident management
  activities
• to develop and maintain overall awareness and
  understanding of an incident

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Communications Info Mgmt
Principles

• A common operating picture enables incident
  managers to make effective, consistent and timely
  decisions.

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Communications Info Mgmt
Principles
(continued)

• Integrated systems allow data to be continuously
  updated during an incident, providing a common
  framework that covers the incidents life cycle.

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Communications Info Mgmt
Principles
(continued)

• A common operating picture helps ensure
  consistency at all levels of incident management.

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Communications Info Mgmt
Principles
(continued)

• Common communications and data standards are
  fundamental to an effective NIMS.

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Review
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Review
National Incident Management System (NIMS)

• Incident Command System

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Review
National Incident Management System (NIMS)
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Review
National Incident Management System (NIMS)
Concepts and Principles

• coordinated collaborative incident management
• standardized organizations, doctrine procedures
• modular, scalable, adaptable
• interactive management components

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Review
National Incident Management System (NIMS)
Concepts and Principles
(continued)

• common terminology, standards procedures
• measurable objectives
• least possible disruption
• user-friendly widely applicable
• common terminology

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Review
National Incident Management System (NIMS)
Management Characteristics

• modular organization
• management by objectives
• reliance on an Incident Action Plan
• manageable span of control
• pre-designated incident locations and facilities
• comprehensive resource management

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Review
National Incident Management System (NIMS)
Management Characteristics
(continued)

• integrated communications
• establishment and transfer of command
• chain of command and unity of command
• unified command
• accountability
• deployment
• information and intelligence mgmt

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Review
National Incident Management System (NIMS)
Incident Command System
Command Staff
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Review
National Incident Management System (NIMS)
Incident Command System

• overcomes inefficiency
• all agencies can participate
• use of collaborative process

• Incident Action Plan
• Operations Section Chief
• differences between unified command and single
  command

Unified Command
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Review
National Incident Management System (NIMS)
Incident Command System
General Staff
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Review
National Incident Management System (NIMS)
Incident Command System
Incident Action Plan _____________________________
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• role
• who prepares it
• components

Incident Action Plan
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Review
National Incident Management System (NIMS)
Incident Command System

• Oversees management of multiple incidents

• purpose
• use
• responsibilities

Area Command
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Review
National Incident Management System (NIMS)
Incident Command System
Assigned Titles
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Review
National Incident Management System (NIMS)
Incident Command System

• Intro to ICS (ICS 100)
• Basic (ICS 200)
• Intermediate (ICS 300)
• Advanced (ICS 400)
• Executive (ICS 402)

Model Curriculum
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Review
National Incident Management System (NIMS)
Multi-Agency Coordination System
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Review
National Incident Management System (NIMS)
Public Information System
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Review
National Incident Management System (NIMS)

• involves coordinating and over-seeing the
  application of tools, processes, and systems to
  provide resources during an incident

Resource Management
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Review
National Incident Management System (NIMS)

• to establish and maintain a common operating
  picture
• to ensure system accessibility and
  interoperability

Communications Information Management
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Summary

• The NIMS provides a frame-work within which all
  parties can work together to manage domestic
  incidents

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Summary
The NIMS provides a set of stan-dardized
organizational structures and requirements for
processes, procedures, and systems to improve
interoperability
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Application Step