INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM

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INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM

• INTRODUCTION TO INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM
• ICS MODULE 100

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ICS MODULE 100

• Presented by
• MacKenzie Regional Radio Club
• Amateur Radio Emergency Service
• Grimshaw Volunteer Fire Department
• Peace Region Search and Rescue

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DISCLAIMER

• The information in this presentation is intended
  to be used only as a training guide and is based
  on best practice under ideal circumstances
  only.
• This presentation is not intended to form a legal
  or binding document or opinion in any way, shape
  or form.

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OBJECTIVE

• The objective of this presentation is to provide
  you with the basic knowledge of the Incident
  Command System
• With the basic knowledge of the ICS you will have
  an understanding of why and how the ICS was
  developed

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OVERVIEW

• This is the first of 17 modules making up the
  Incident Command System training.
• The training is broken into four levels, ICS-100
  to ICS-400, plus air-operations.

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REMEMBER!!!
THINK OUT OF YOUR BOX!!
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ICS FEATURES TO COVER

• Applications
• ICS Organization
• Incident Facilities
• Incident Action Plan
• Span of Control
• Common Responsibilities

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INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM - INTRODUCTION

• Can be used to manage an emergency incident or
  non-emergency event
• Can be used for both small and large events or
  situations
• System has considerable internal flexibility
• System can grow or shrink to meet differing needs
• Cost effective efficient management system

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APPLICATIONS FOR ICS

• Fires, HAZMAT,multi-casualty incidents
• Multi-jurisdiction and multi-agency disasters
• Wide-area search rescue missions
• Oil spill response and recovery
• Single multi-agency law enforcement incidents

• Air, rail, water,or ground transportation
  incidents
• Planned events celebrations, parades, concerts,
  etc
• Private sector emergency management programs
• Federal-provincial-local major natural hazards
  management

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5 MAJOR MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES

• COMMAND
• Sets objectives priorities, has overall
  responsibility at incident or event
• OPERATIONS
• Conducts tactical operations to carry out the
  plan, develops the tactical objectives,
  organization, directs all resources
• PLANNING
• Develops the action plan to accomplish the
  objectives, collect evaluates information,
  maintains resource status

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5 MAJOR MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES (CONTD)

• LOGISTICS
• provides support to meet needs, provides
  resources services
• FINANCE/ ADMINISTRATION
• Monitors costs, provides accounting,
  procurement,time records, cost analyses

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INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM
INCIDENT COMMANDER
COMMAND STAFF
OPERATIONS
FINANCE ADMINISTRATION
PLANNING INTELLIGENCE
LOGISTICS
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INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM
INCIDENT COMMANDER
(MANAGEMENT)
OPERATIONS
PLANNING
LOGISTICS
FINANCE/ ADMINISTRATION
OPERATIONS SECTIONS CHIEF FIRE/RESCUE
BRANCH COORDINATOR FIRE OPERATIONS
UNIT LEADER DISASTER MEDICAL UNIT LEADER SEARCH
RESCUE UNIT LEADER HAZMAT UNIT LEADER LAW
ENFORCEMENT BRANCH COORDINATOR CORNER UNIT
LEADER CONST/ENG BRANCH COORDINATOR UTILITIES
UNIT LEADER DAMAGE/SAFETY ASSES. UNIT
LEADER PUBLIC WORKS UNIT LEADER HEALTH/WELFARE
BRANCH COORDINATOR CARE SHELTER UNIT
LEADER PUBLIC HEALTH UNIT LEADER
PLANNING/ INTELLIGENCE SECTION CHIEF SITUATION
ANALYSIS UNIT LEADER DOCUMENTATION UNIT
LEADER ADVANCE PLANNING UNIT LEADER TECHNICAL
SERVICES UNIT LEADER DEMOBILIZATION UNIT
LEADER
LOGISTICS SECTION CHIEF SERVICE BRANCH
COORDINATOR COMMUNICATIONS BRANCH COORDINATOR COMM
UNICATIONS UNIT LEADER INFORMATION SYSTEMS
UNIT LEADER MEDICAL SERVICES UNIT LEADER FOOD
SERVICES UNIT LEADER SUPPORT BRANCH
COORDINATOR TRANSPORT UNIT LEADER PERSONNEL UNIT
LEADER RESOURCE STATUS UNIT LEADER SUPPLY UNIT
LEADER PROCUREMENT UNIT LEADER
FINANCE/ADMIN SECTION CHIEF TIMEKEEPING UNIT
LEADER COMPENSATION/CLAIMS UNIT LEADER PURCHASING
UNIT LEADER RECOVERY UNIT LEADER COST MANAGEMENT
UNIT LEADER
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COMMAND STAFF

• INCIDENT COMMANDER
• SAFETY OFFICER
• LIASION OFFICER
• INFORMATION OFFICER (PUBLIC RELATIONS/ MEDIA/
  EDUCATION)
• (SECURITY)
• (OTHER ACTIVITIES AS REQUIRED)

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OPERATIONS

• OPERATIONS SECTION CHIEF
• FIRE/RESCUE BRANCH
• FIRE OPERATIONS UNIT LEADER
• DISASTER MEDICAL UNIT LEADER
• SEARCH AND RESCUE UNIT LEADER
• HAZMAT UNIT LEADER
• MEDICAL BRANCH
• LAW ENFORCEMENT BRANCH
• LAW ENFORCEMENT OPS LEADER
• CORONER UNIT LEADER

• CONSTRUCTION/ENGINEERING BRANCH
• UTILITIES UNIT LEADER
• DAMAGE/SAFETY ASSESSMENT UNIT LEADER
• PUBLIC WORKS UNIT LEADER
• HEALTH/WELFARE BRANCH
• CARE AND SHELTER UNIT LEADER
• PUBLIC HEALTH UNIT LEADER
• AIR OPERATIONS BRANCH
• STAGING AREAS
• ETC

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PLANNING AND INTELLIGENCE

• PLANNING/INTELLIGENCE SECTION CHIEF
• SITUATION ANALYSIS UNIT LEADER
• DOCUMMENTATION UNIT LEADER
• ADVANCE PLANNING UNIT LEADER
• TECHNICIAL SERVICES UNIT LEADER
• DEMOBILIZATION UNIT LEADER

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LOGISTICS

• LOGISTICS SECTION CHIEF
• SERVICE BRANCH
• COMMUNICATIONS BRANCH COORDINATOR
• COMMUNICATIONS UNIT LEADER
• INFORMATION SYSTEMS UNIT LEADER
• MEDICAL UNIT LEADER
• FOOD UNIT LEADER

• SUPPORT BRANCH
• TRANSPORTATION UNIT LEADER
• PERSONNEL UNIT LEADER
• SUPPLY/PROCUREMENT UNIT LEADER
• FACILITIES UNIT LEADER
• RESOURCE STATUS UNIT LEADER

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FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION

• FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION SECTION CHIEF
• TIME KEEPING UNIT LEADER
• COMPANSATION AND CLAIMS UNIT LEADER
• PURCHASING UNIT LEADER
• RECOVERY UNIT LEADER

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ICS STAFF LEVELS

• Incident Commander
• Command Staff
• General staff/ 4 - Section chiefs
• Branches
• Divisions/Groups
• Strike Teams/Task force Units

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ICS STAFF LEVELS
INCIDENT COMMANDER
COMMAND STAFF SAFETY OFFICER LIAISON
OFFICER INFORMATION OFFICER
OPERATIONS CHIEF
PLANNING CHIEF
LOGISTICS CHIEF
FIN/ADMIN CHIEF
BRANCH DIRECTOR
BRANCH DIRECTOR
DIVISION SUPERVISOR
GROUP SUPERVISOR
SINGLE RESOURCE
TASK FORCES
SINGLE RESOURCES
STRIKE TEAMS
THIS LEVEL HAS LEADERS
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ORGANIZATION TERMINOLOGY

• PRIMARY POSITION TITLE SUPPORT
  POSITION
• __________________________________________________
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• Incident Commander Incident Commander (IC)
  Deputy
• Command Staff Officer Assistant
• Section Chief Deputy
• Branch Director Deputy
• Division/Group Supervisor N/A
• Strike Team/Task force Leader N/A
  (Sub Leader)
• Unit Leader N/A (Sub Leader)
• Single Resource Use Unit Designation N/A (Sub
  Leader)

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INCIDENT COMMANDER

• In overall command of the incident
• Must be fully qualified to manage incident
• May be assigned by responsible jurisdiction or
  agency.
• May have one or more deputies, who must be
  equally qualified
• May assign personnel for both command staff and
  general staff

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INCIDENT COMMANDER (CONTD)

• Command staff provides information, safety, and
  liaison services for entire organization
• General staff are assigned major functional
  authority for Operations, Planning, Logistics,
  Finance/Administration

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INCIDENT COMMANDER (CONTD)

• Initially assignment of tactical resources and
  overseeing operations will be under the direct
  supervision of the Incident Commander
• Taking over command at an incident always
  requires a full briefing for the incoming IC
  notification that a change in command is taking
  place

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COMMAND STAFF

• Command staff has several important services
• Safety, (Security), Liaison, Public Information,
  (Education Unit), (Rumor Control), etc.
• Personnel working for command staff are called
  officers

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COMMAND STAFF (CONTD)

• Command staff do not have deputies but may have
  assistants

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GENERAL STAFF

• General Staff are called Section Chiefs
• These are Operations, Planning, Logistics,
  Finance/Administration
• Each Section Chief may have one or more deputies
  especially for 24/7 operations

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GENERAL STAFF (CONTD)

• Deputies may work in primary position, relief, or
  specific tasking
• Deputies must be as qualified as Section Chief

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BRANCHES

• In some incidents it may be necessary to
  establish another level of organization within
  operations called BRANCHES

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BRANCHES (CONTD)

• Branches are established because of
• 1. span of control
• 2. Functional Branch structure - police,
  wildfire, structural fire, search and rescue,
  medical, etc, requiring operations around a
  functional branch structure
• 3. Multi-jurisdictional incidents - federal,
  provincial, county and municipal
  

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DIVISIONS

• Operations organization usually develops from the
  bottom up due to need to expand supervision as
  more resources are added.
• As more resources are added another layer of
  organization is established.

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DIVISIONS (CONTD)

• Goal is to keep organization as simple as
  possible without over extending span of control
• Divisions are usually divided at an incident
  geographically
• Divisions are usually labeled Alphabetically

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GROUPS

• Groups are established to describe functional
  operations
• Kind of group is determined by needs of incident
• Divisions Groups are at an equal level of
  responsibility supervisors must coordinate
  their activities

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GROUPS (CONTD)

• In small incidents Groups and Divisions report to
  IC
• In large incidents they report to Operations
  Section Chief or Branch Directors if established
• Divisions and groups do not use deputies

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AIR OPERATIONS

• May be established as a separate branch within
  the operations section
• Usually done on incidents that have complex needs
  for tactical and logistic operations
• May divide in to rotary wing, fixed wing, air
  tankers, lift capability, etc

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STAGING AREAS

• May be established when necessary to temporarily
  locate resources awaiting assignment
• Used so there is not a glut of resources at the
  incident
• Allows resources to be called forward as required
• Always under operations section chief

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PLANNING/INTELLIGENCE SECTION

• Consists of resources unit, situation unit,
  documentation unit, demobilization unit and
  technical specialist
• Activities are collect, evaluate, and display
  information about the incident
• Develop action plans for each operational period,
  conduct long range planning and demobilization
  plans

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PLANNING/INTELLIGENCE SECTION (CONTD)

• Maintain resource status info on all equipment
  and personnel
• Maintain incident documentation
• Initial check-in for technical specialists which
  may work in planning or be assigned to operations
  section
• Several planning section units may be required
  depending on the incident

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LOGISTICS SECTION

• SERVICE BRANCH
• Communications Unit
• Medical Unit
• Food Unit

• SUPPORT BRANCH
• Supply Unit
• Facilities Unit
• Ground Support Unit
• These are to support the incident not operational
  resources

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FINANCE/ ADMINISTRATION SECTION

• The finance/administration section consists of
• Time Unit
• Procurement Unit
• Compensation/Claims Unit
• Cost unit

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INCIDENT FACILITIES

• Incident Command Post
• Incident Base
• Camps
• Staging Areas
• Helibase
• Helispots

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INCIDENT COMMAND POST (ICP)

• Location where IC oversees all operations
• There is only one ICP for each incident
• every incident or event needs some form of ICP
• Should be located as close and as safe as
  possible to the incident
• Should be just outside the danger zone

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STAGING AREAS

• Locations at which resources are kept awaiting
  assignment
• most large incidents will have a staging area,
  some may have several
• Staging areas have a Staging Area Manager
  reporting to Ops Chief or IC

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INCIDENT BASE

• Location at which primary service and support is
  performed
• There is only one incident base and there may not
  be one in small incidents

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CAMPS

• Locations where resources may be kept to support
  operations
• Camps differ from staging areas in that all
  resources in a camp may not be available
• Not all incidents have camps
• Camps are controlled by a Camp Manager

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HELIBASE

• Location in and around an incident where
  helicopters may be parked, maintained, fueled,
  and equipped
• Large incidents may have one or more helibase
• Helibases are managed by Helibase Managers

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HELISPOT

• A temporary location for helicopters to land and
  off or on load personnel, equipment, and supplies
• An incident may have several helispots
• Helispots are identified by a Alpha/Numeric grid
  system

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INCIDENT ACTION PLAN

• There must be a written or oral action plan
• Provides all supervisors with direction for
  future action
• Includes measurable tactical operations to
  achieve in an operation period
• Operation periods may vary in length but not
  exceed 24 hours. 12 hour or less periods are
  common in large incidents

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INCIDENT ACTION PLAN (CONTD)

• Depending on incident, operational period could
  be 2 to 24 hours
• Incident operational period will be based on
  needs of incident
• Plan should be prepared far enough ahead to
  ensure resources are available I.E. 24 to 48
  hours ahead
• On larger and multi-agency incidents, PLANS MUST
  BE WRITTEN

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INCIDENT ACTION PLAN (CONTD)

• Forms are established to help prepare action plan
• Incident Objectives ICS 202
• Organization Assignment ICS 203
• Assignment List ICS 204
• Support plans ICS 205 and ICS 206

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ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS IN ANY ACTION PLAN

• Statement of Objectives
• Organization - Describe parts of ICS organization
  in place for each operational period
• Assignments - Prepared for each Division or Group
  and include strategy, tactics, and resources to
  be used

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ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS IN ANY ACTION PLAN (CONTD)

• Supporting material I.E. maps, communications
  plan, medical plan, traffic plan, evacuation
  plans etc
• Incident Action Plan must be known to ALL
  supervisors via briefings or written plan prior
  to start of the operational period or both
• Supervisors must brief their personnel on the
  Incident Action Plan for the operational period
• Must include safety briefing

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SPAN OF CONTROL

• The number of elements that may be directly
  managed by another person
• Maintaining span of control throughout the ICS
  organization is very important
• Effective span of control may vary from 3 to 7
• Ratio of 1 to 5 reporting elements is ideal

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SPAN OF CONTROL (CONTD)

• If number of elements falls outside the span of
  control, expansion or consolidation may be
  necessary
• There may be exceptions I.E. specially trained
  crews may utilize a larger span of control IE
  crews or 8 to 20 people
• Some specialists may be smaller span of control
  IE 2 or 3 people

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SPAN OF CONTROL
INEFFECTIVE AND POSSIBLY DANGEROUS
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IDEAL SPAN OF CONTROL
SUPERVISOR
1
2
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RATIO 1 TO 5
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EFFECTIVE SPAN OF CONTROL
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COMMON RESPONSIBILITIES

• Receive your assignments from your organization,
  minimum requirements are
• reporting time and location
• length of assignment

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COMMON RESPONSIBILITIES (CONTD)

• description of assignment
• route info if required
• designated communications link(s), channels,
  frequencies, etc
• Different agencies may require additional
  requirements

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COMMON RESPONSIBILITIES (CONTD)

• Bring any specialized supplies or equipment
• Bring adequate personal supplies to last for the
  expected duration
• Upon arrival follow the check-in procedure
• Check-in locations maybe found at ICP, Staging
  Areas, Base or Camps, Helibases, Division or
  Group supervisors for direct assignments

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COMMON RESPONSIBILITIES (CONTD)

• Radio communications on an incident should be in
  clear text, Refer to incident facilities by name
  (tactical call signs)
• Refer to personnel by ICS title
• (Ham operators should identify their station by
  tactical call signs and identify with ham call
  sign once every 1/2 hour if in continuous
  operation)

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COMMON RESPONSIBILITIES (CONTD)

• Obtain a briefing from your immediate supervisor
• Be sure to understand your assignment, ask
  questions
• Acquire necessary work materials, locate and set
  up your work station
• Organize and brief any subordinates assigned

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COMMON RESPONSIBILITIES (CONTD)

• Brief your relief at the end of each operational
  period and at the time you are demobilized
• Complete required forms and reports and give them
  to your supervisor or the Documentation Unit
  before leaving or at the end of each operational
  period if required
• Demobilize according to plan

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CONCLUSION

• This information you have been presented has
  provided you with a general background on ICS
• You are encouraged to learn more about ICS and
  develop a knowledge about your and other
  positions within ICS that you may be required to
  fill

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THINK OUT OF YOUR BOX!!
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