Jim Stumpf

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NIIMS - INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM

• Jim Stumpf

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Incident Command System
I - 200

• Module 2

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Objectives To Be Covered

• Primary functions of ICS
• Management by Objectives
• Unity Chain of Command
• Establish command
• Transfer of command
• Organizational flexibility

• Unified Command
• Span of Control
• Common terminology
• Personnel accountability
• Integrated communications
• Resources management
• The Incident Action Plan

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Eight Interactive Components

• Management by Objectives
• Unity and Chain of Command
• Organizational flexibility
• Span of Control
• Common terminology
• Personal accountability
• Integrated communication
• Resource management

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Five Primary ICS Management Functions
Operations
Logistics
Command
Planning/ Intelligence
Finance / Administration
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Functional Responsibilities

• COMMAND Overall responsibility
• OPERATIONS Direct tactical actions
• PLANNING/INTELLIGENCE Prepare action plan -
  maintain resource and situation status
• LOGISTICS Provide support
• FINANCE / ADMINISTRATION Cost accounting
  procurement

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Incident Management by Objectives
Achieve Goal
Perform tactical direction
Select appropriate strategy
Establish incident objectives
Understand agency policy and direction
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Incident Operations Organization
UNITY OF COMMAND - Have A Clear Line
Of Supervision
CHAIN OF COMMAND - Orderly Ranking Of Management
Positions In Line Of Authority
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Incident Operations Organization
Large Incident
Small Incident
Multiple layers as needed for span of control
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Reasons to Transfer Command

• A more qualified person assumes command
• A jurisdictional or agency change in command is
  legally required or makes good management sense
• Normal turnover of personnel on long or extended
  incidents

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ICS Organization Flexibility
Functions will determine the required organization
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Do Not Combine Organizational Units.One Person
May Supervise More Than One Unit
PLANNING/INTELLIGENCE SECTION CHIEF
RESOURCES AND SITUATION UNIT LEADER
RESOURCES UNIT
SITUATION UNIT
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MANAGING AN INCIDENT USING UNIFIED COMMAND
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INCIDENT
02-10
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Unified Command Applications
B

• Incidents that affect more than one political
  jurisdiction

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C
A

• Incidents involving multiple agencies within a
  jurisdiction

Fire EPA Law Medical
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B

• Incidents that impact on multiple geographic and
  functional agencies

C
D
E
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Under Unified Command there will always be

• A single, coordinated Incident Action Plan
• One Operations Section Chief
• One Incident Command Post

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Span of Control
Ineffective and Potentially Dangerous
Effective Span of Control
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Optimum Span of Control is One to Five
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In ICS Common Terminology is applied to

• Organizational elements
• Position titles
• Resources
• Facilities

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Personnel Accountability is Maintained Through
the use of
CHECK IN FORMS, ICS-211
RESOURCE STATUS KEEPING SYSTEM
UNITY OF COMMAND
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Personnel Accountability Is Maintained Through
The Use Of
ICS - 204
ICS-214
DIVISION / GROUP ASSIGNMENT LISTS
UNIT LOGS
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ICS Integrated Communications
Frequency and Resource Use Planning
154.200 165.280 166.480 170.151 400.250
Communications Systems
Information Transfer Procedures
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Communications Network may be Required

• Command Net
• Tactical Nets
• Support Net
• Ground-to-air
• Air-to-air

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Resource Management in ICS
Single Resources Includes personnel and equipment
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Strike Teams

• A combination of the same kind and type of
  resources

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Task Force

• A combination of different resources

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The Use of Task Forces and Strike Teams

• Maximizes effective use of resources
• Reduces span of control
• Reduces communications traffic

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RESOURCE STATUS CONDITIONS IN I.C.S.
AVAILABLE
OUT OF SERVICE
ASSIGNED
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The Written Action Plan is Needed When

• Two or more jurisdictions are involved
• The incident will overlap an operational period
  change
• Partial or full activation of the ICS organization

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