Incident Command System Basic Course

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Incident Command SystemBasic Course

• Humboldt County Composite Squadron
• Training

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Introduction

• Incident Command System (ICS)
• Effective system for managing emergencies
• Required by many states
• Required for HAZMAT situations
• CAP has adopted ICS system for mission management
• Course provides introduction to concepts and
  principles of ICS

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Class Goals

• Objectives
• Define ICS
• Identify main ICS functions and responsibilities
• Identify key concepts and principles of ICS
• Describe advantage of using ICS
• Describe where CAP fits into ICS structure

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What is ICS

• Tool for command, control and coordination
• Provides means to coordinate efforts of
  individual agencies
• Common goal of stabilizing incident and protect
  life, property and the enviroment

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Why Use ICS

• Missions require coordination among several
  different agencies
• National movement to ICS in SAR and DR activities
• CAP has adopted ICS to better integrate us in
  multi agency activities - especially DR
• In multi-agency activities - CAP teams may not
  directly report to CAP supervisors

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When to Use ICS

• Hazardous materials
• Planned events
• Natural hazards
• Single and multi-agency law enforcement
• Lack of comphrensive resource management

• Fires
• Multiple causalities
• Multijurisdictional and multiagency incidents
• Wide area SAR
• Air / rail/ ground transport accidents
• Emergency management programs

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HazMat Incidents

• Federal law requires use of ICS for response to
  hazardous materials incidents

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ICS Organization

• Many incidents require multiagency response
• Must be coordination between different agencies
  to for effective response and safe, efficient use
  of resources

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ICS Organization

• Incident Command is built around five major
  functions
• Command
• Planning
• Operations
• Logistics
• Finance / Admin

• Small incidents - one person can do all functions
• All incidents will have an Incident Commander

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Incident Command Organization
Incident Command is built around the above five
functions Command, Planing, Operations,
Logistics and Finance/Admin!
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The Command Function

• The command function is directed by the incidenet
  commander
• First fully qualified first responder on the
  incident site becomes the incident commander

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The Command Staff
Information Officer
IncidentCommand
Safety Officer
Liaison Officer
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Incident Commanders Tasks

• Sets Objectives and Priorities
• Determine operational objectives
• Ensure responder safety
• Develop incident action plan (IAP)

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Incident Command Function

• Incident Commander may delegate certain command
  functions.
• Command Staff departments are directed by
  officers
• Only One Officer per command staff area

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Command Functions

• Information Officer
• Handles all media contacts
• Release of information to the media
• Coordinates media release with EOC

• Safety Officer
• Monitors safety conditions
• Develops measures for ensuring safety of all
  incident participants

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Command Functions

• Liaison Officer
• On scene contact for other agencies assigned to
  the incident
• Not to be confused with CAP-USAF Liaison Officer

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General Staff
General Staff Departments are controlled by
Section Chiefs!
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The Planning Section
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Planning Sections

• Planning section responsibility
• Collect, evaluate and display information about
  the mission
• Develop the Incident Action Plan for each
  operational period as well as conduct long range
  planning
• Maintain status information on equipment and
  personnel
• Maintain incident documentation

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The Operations Section
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Operations Section

• Carries out tactical operations to carry to the
  mission plan)
• Develops tactical objectives
• Directs all resources
• There is only one operations section chief at one
  time

• Section chief is usually from the organization
  providing the most resources to the mission
• Section chief may have deputy from other agencies
  or from the same agency

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Operation Sections Flowchart
Operation Section is divided into Branches.
Branches can be divided into divisions.
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The Logistics Section
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Logistics Section

• Provides support to meet the incidents needs
• material
• services
• facilities
• personnel

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The Finance/Administration Section
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Finance / Admin Section

• Tracks incident costs and reimbursement
  accounting
• Provides accounting
• Records time spent on incident
• Does Cost Analysis

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General ICS Principles

• In large ICS management activities, each staff
  function will be set up as a separate SECTION
• In small ICS activities, one person can manage
  all major ICS activities

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General ICS Principles

• The Incident Commander (IC) is the overall
  director of an incident. IC can delegate
  authority to subordinates.
• IC is responsible for all operations unit
  authority is delegated to subordinate

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Unified Command Applications

• Incidents that affect more than one political
  jurisdiction

Incidents involving multiple agencies withina
jurisdiction
Incidents that impact multiple geographic and
functional agencies
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CAPR 55-1
Civil Air Patrol and ICS
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ICS Organization
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CAP Command Staff
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CAP versus ICS Positions
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CAP versus ICS Positions
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CAP versus ICS Positions
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CAP versus ICS Positions
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Incident Commander

• Directs and controls all operations of air and
  ground units for a specific mission
• Responsible for overall safety, efficiency and
  effectiveness of operation
• Maintains liaison with other participating
  agencies

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Safety Officer

• Responsible for overall safety of operational
  mission
• Advises IC on risk and ways to reduce risk
• Maintains kit with safety forms and emergency
  contact numbers
• Safety inspections

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Safety Officer

• Assists IC with safety briefing
• Monitors weather for hazardous conditions
• Mishap notification
• Investigates incidents and takes corrective
  action

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Information Officer

• Directs and monitors all media relations under
  the supervision of the IC
• Prepares and issues press releases
• Advised IC on press and media relations
• Provides media coverage for practice, training
  and actual missions

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Mission Chaplain

• Attends to the spiritual and physical needs of
  staff members and victims
• Coordinates work of staff chaplains (if any)
• Accompanies IC to assist with causality
  notification

• Coordinates locations for counseling and
  religious services
• Provides pastoral care to victims and families
• Point of contact with non-CAP clergy
• Arranges for religious services

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Liaison Officer

• On larger incidents or events representatives
  from other agencies may be assigned to the
  incident to coordinate their agencys involvement
  .

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General Staff
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Operations Section
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Operations Section Chief

• Manages operations section
• Controls the tactical operations at an incident
• Manages following components
• Air / Ground tactical resources
• Air Resources
• Staging areas

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Air Branch Director

• Coordinates and supervises all air activities
• Briefings / Debriefings
• Coordinates with Ground Branch Director
• Resource status

• Mission status board
• Assures all assigned air branch members are
  properly trained and supervised

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Ground Branch Director

• Coordinates all ground activities under
  supervision of operations section chief
• Briefings / debriefings
• Coordinates with Air Branch

• Assures all members assigned to ground functions
  are properly qualified and supervised
• Resource status

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Planning Section
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Planning Section Chief

• Manages all information relevant to an incident
• Collects, evaluates, processes and disseminates
  information for use a the incident
• Determines the necessity for resources, situation
  reports, documents and demobilization
• Determines the need for technical specialists
• Incident Action Plan

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Logistics Section
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Logistics Section Chief

• Provides for facilities, transportation,
  communications, supplies, equipment maintenance,
  fuel, food services , medical services and
  ordering resources
• Determines the need for a supply, facilities,
  ground support, food or medical unit

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Air Support Group Supervisor

• Supervises and directs flight line
• Taxiing, parking, securing and refueling of
  aircraft
• Ensures the safety of all aircraft ground
  operations
• Supervises all personnel working in the flight
  line area

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Communications Unit Leader

• Establishes required communications facilities
• Establishes communications procedures
• Maintains log of communications activities
• Ensures timely delivery of messages
• Supervises radio operators

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Finance / Administration Section
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Finance / Admin Section

• Finance Section Chief
• Manages the administration and finance aspect of
  an incident
• Determines the need for a time, procurement,
  claims or cost unit

• General ES Personnel
• Performs administrative functions
• Sign - in
• Recorder
• Status boards
• runner / helper/ driver

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Test Time
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