1genes.ppt last revised: 11 jun 99 general emergency services incident command system developed as...

1GENES.ppt Last Revised: 11 JUN 99

General Emergency ServicesIncident Command System

Developed as part of the National Emergency Services Curriculum Project


IN ICS COMMON TERMINOLOGY IS APPLIED TO:

• ORGANIZATIONAL ELEMENTS

• POSITION TITLES

• RESOURCES

• FACILITIES


FIVE PRIMARY I.C.S. MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS

O P E R A TIO N S P L A N N IN GIN TE L L IG E N C E

L O G IS TIC S F IN A N C EA D M IN IS TR A TIO N

C O M M A N D

FUNCTIONAL RESPONSIBILITYCOMMAND = OVERALL RESPONSIBILITY

Always staffed

OPERATIONS = DIRECT TACTICAL ACTIONS

PLANNING = COLLECT/ANALYZE DATA, INTELLIGENCE PREPARE ACTION PLAN

LOGISTICS = PROVIDE SUPPORT

FINANCE / = COST ACCOUNTING & ADMINISTRATION PROCUREMENT

INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

UNDERSTAND AGENCY POLICY & DIRECTIONUNDERSTAND AGENCY POLICY & DIRECTION

ESTABLISH INCIDENT OBJECTIVESESTABLISH INCIDENT OBJECTIVES

SELECT APPROPRIATESELECT APPROPRIATESTRATEGYSTRATEGY

PERFORMPERFORMTACTICAL DIRECTIONTACTICAL DIRECTION

ACHIEVEACHIEVEGOALGOAL


UNITY AND CHAIN OF COMMAND

• UNITY OF COMMAND: HAVE A CLEAR LINE OF SUPERVISION

• CHAIN OF COMMAND: ORDERLY RANKING OF MANAGEMENT POSITIONS IN LINE OF AUTHORITY

INCIDENT OPERATIONS ORGANIZATION

SIN G LER ESO U R C E

SIN G LER ESO U R C E

C O MMAN D

R ESO U R C ES

D IV IS IO N /G R O U P

B R AN C H

SEC T IO N

C O MMAN D

SMALL INCIDENTSMALL INCIDENTORGANIZATIONORGANIZATION

LARGE INCIDENTLARGE INCIDENTORGANIZATIONORGANIZATION

Example: ELT mission

Example: training mission

INCIDENT OPERATIONS ORGANIZATION

R ESO U R C ES

D IV IS IO N /G R O U P

B R AN C H

SEC T IO N

C O MMAN D

LARGE INCIDENTLARGE INCIDENTORGANIZATIONORGANIZATION

Section is Operations, Planning, Logistics and Finance/Admin

Branch is Air Operations, Ground Operations

Division/group are break outs of the branch (Divisions can be geographical)

Resources - individual, task force (entire ground team), strike force (2 ground teams)


ICS ORGANIZATION

FLEXIBILITY

NEEDS OF INCIDENTS WILL DETERMINE NEEDS OF INCIDENTS WILL DETERMINE THE REQUIRED ORGANIZATIONTHE REQUIRED ORGANIZATION


GENERAL GUIDELINE:DO NOT COMBINE ORGANIZATIONAL

UNITS. ONE PERSON MAY SUPERVISE MORE THAN ONE UNIT

PLANNING / INTEL SECTION CHIEF

RESOURCE &SITUATION UNIT

J. Smith

RESOURCEUNIT

J. Smith

SITUATIONUNIT

J. Smith

MANAGING AN INCIDENT USING UNIFIED COMMAND

AA

BB

CCA

DIV. A DIV. B DIV. C

OPERATIONSSECTION CHIEF

OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGYFORM THE

INCIDENT ACTION PLAN

B C

UNIFIED COM M AND

HAZARDOUSHAZARDOUSMATERIALSMATERIALS

INCIDENTINCIDENT


UNDER UNIFIED COMMANDTHERE WILL ALWAYS BE:

• ONE INCIDENT COMMAND POST

• A SINGLE COORDINATED INCIDENT ACTION PLAN

• ONE OPERATIONS SECTION CHIEF (OFFICER IN CHARGE, SUPERVISOR, ETC.)

SPAN OF CONTROL

EFFECTIVEEFFECTIVESPAN OF CONTROLSPAN OF CONTROL

INEFFECTIVEINEFFECTIVEANDAND

POSSIBLYPOSSIBLYDANGEROUSDANGEROUS

OPTIMUM SPAN OF CONTROL IS

ONE TO FIVE

1 2 3 4 5

SU PER VISOR


RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN I.C.S.

TASK FORCESTASK FORCESCOMBINATION OF

SINGLE RESOURCES

STRIKE TEAMSTRIKE TEAMCOMBINATION OF SAME

KIND AND TYPE

SINGLE RESOURCESSINGLE RESOURCESINCLUDES PERSONNEL

AND EQUIPMENT


USING TASK FORCES AND STRIKE TEAMS:

• MAXIMIZES EFFECTIVE USE OF RESOURCES

• REDUCES SPAN OF CONTROL

• REDUCES COMMUNICATIONS TRAFFIC

RESOURCE STATUS CONDITIONS IN I.C.S.

““OUT OF SERVICE”OUT OF SERVICE”

““AVAILABLE”AVAILABLE”

““ASSIGNED”ASSIGNED”


PERSONNEL ACCOUNTABILITY IS

MAINTAINED THROUGH:

CHECK IN FORM

RESOURCE STATUSKEEPING SYSTEM

UNITY OF COMMAND


PERSONNEL ACCOUNTABILITY IS

MAINTAINED THROUGH:

DIVISION CDIVISION A

DIVISION B

UNIT LOG

UNIT LOG

UNIT LOG

UNIT LOG

UNIT LOGSUNIT LOGS

DIVISION / GROUPDIVISION / GROUPASSIGNMENTASSIGNMENT

LISTSLISTS


ICS Command Staff in CAP

• Safety Officer

• Laison Officer

• Information Officer

• Mission Chaplain


ICS INTEGRATED COMMUNICATIONS

• COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS

• FREQUENCY AND RESOURCE USE PLANNING

• INFORMATION TRANSFER PROCEDURES


COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS THAT MAY BE

REQUIRED

• COMMAND NET

• TACTICAL NETS

• SUPPORT NET

• GROUND-TO-AIR

• AIR-TO-AIR


WRITTEN ACTION PLANS ARE IMPORTANT WHEN:

• THE INCIDENT WILL OVERLAP AN OPERATIONAL PERIOD CHANGE

• TWO OR MORE JURISDICTIONS ARE INVOLVED

• SUBSTANTIAL ACTIVATION OF THE I.C.S. ORGANIZATION


ICS in action

• Incident Commander - ‘senior’ member in charge

• First task is to ‘Establish Command’

• Establishes the Incident Command Post (ICP)


ICS• Completes initial size-up

• Determines need for additional resources (task forces, single, strike force)

• Not every Incident requires a written plan


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

• PERSONNEL TURNOVER ON LONG INCIDENTS


Questions ?


ICS in action in CAP• Incident Commander - assigned by

NYW Alerting officer

• Establishes the Incident Command Post (ICP) - may be their house or could be at an airport/EOC/facility - depends on mission (ELT vs missing aircraft/DR)


ICS in action in CAP• Minimum required Staff

– IC

– Safety Officer

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