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The Basics of Incident Command (Part 2)
The Goals and Purposes of ICS The ICS was designed to: Provide a means of dealing with any incident regardless of the type and size of the incident. Allow various agencies to work together effectively...
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The Basics of Incident Command (Part 3)
(Yesterday we looked at the first 5 of 14 management characteristics of ICS. Today we are going to look at 6-9 and the rest tomorrow) 6. Incident Facilities and locations necessary for the proper...
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The Basics of Incident Command (Part 4)
So far, we have looked at the first 9 of the 14 management characteristics of ICS. Today we look at the final five. 10. Chain of Command and Unity of Command. Refers to the line of authority and the...
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The Basics of Incident Command (Part 5)
ICS Structures, organizations and functions Regardless of the incident, there is always an incident commander whose function it is to oversee all operations, objective and who job it is to set...
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The Basics of Incident Command (Part 6)
The Operations Section This is where the resources are assigned and the fieldwork is done. Under this section, in order to keep the span of control there may be further sub sections called: Divisions...
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The Basics of Incident Command (Part 7)
The Planning Section The Planning Section “is responsible for the collection, evaluation, dissemination and use of information about the development of the incident and the status of resources.” Under...
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The Basics of Incident Command (Part 8)
The Logistics Section The logistics section is responsible for all support and services (equipment, food services, facilities, transportation, communications, medical,etc…) Logistics can have two...
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The Basics of Incident Command (Part 9)
The Finance/Administration Section The Finance/Administration section is responsible for “responsible for all financial, administrative, and cost analysis aspects of the incident” (cost analysis,...
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The Basics of Incident Command (Part 10)
Additional Note about Incident Command Vests: One of the keys to the ICS is being able to identify all personnel on site. Because of this there are special needs with regards to Incident Command Vests....
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Incident Command Basics
Fire Departments, Police, Forensics, Forestry, SWAT, etc… all have their own specific and distinct jobs and functions. Most of the time they don’t work together. There are times, however, when various...
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