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Incident Command System

Incident Command System. Overview. Incident Command System. On-scene incident management Standard terminology Modular, flexible and adaptable Adjusts to incident size and complexity Multiple agency cooperation Efficient and effective management Multiple sites or jurisdictions.

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Incident Command System

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  1. Incident Command System Overview

  2. Incident Command System • On-scene incident management • Standard terminology • Modular, flexible and adaptable • Adjusts to incident size and complexity • Multiple agency cooperation • Efficient and effective management • Multiple sites or jurisdictions Incident Command System: Overview

  3. ICS Structure • Top-down structure • Five managementfunctions • Incident Command • Logistics • Operations • Planning • Finance and Administration Incident Command System: Overview

  4. Incident Commander • Incident Commander • Overall responsibility for incident • Sets incident objectives • Determines strategies • Establishes priorities • Only position that is always staffed • Responsible until delegation • Command Staff • General Staff Incident Command System: Overview

  5. Command Staff • Safety Officer • Monitors safetyconditions, practicesand procedures • Liaison Officer • Primary contactfor supporting agencies • Public Information Officer • Provides information to stakeholders Incident Command System: Overview

  6. General Staff • Operations • Planning • Logistics • Finance andAdministration Incident Command System: Overview

  7. Operations Section • Perform operations to meet incident goals • Develop tactical assignments and organization • Direct all tactical resources Incident Command System: Overview

  8. Planning Section • Collect, evaluate and disseminate information pertaining to incident • Maintain status of resources • Prepare and document Incident Action Plan Incident Command System: Overview

  9. Logistics Section • Provide support, resources and all other services needed to meet incident objectives • Personnel • Materials • Facilities • Services Incident Command System: Overview

  10. Finance/Administrative Section • Monitor cost associated with incident • Provide accounting, procurement, time recording and cost analyses Incident Command System: Overview

  11. Sample Animal Health Incident Command System Organization Incident Command System: Overview

  12. Incident Action Plan • Plan of incident goals • Required for each incident • Provides direction • Preferably written • Most basic plan outline • What needs to be done? • Who will do it? • How to communicate? • Injured personnel procedures Incident Command System: Overview

  13. Leadership Titles Incident Command System: Overview

  14. Span of Control • Individuals or resourcesone can supervise • Vital to effectiveincident management • 1:5 is ideal • 1:3 • Shrink response • 1:7 • Expand response Incident Command System: Overview

  15. Unified Command • Incidents involving multiple agencies • More than agency or political jurisdiction • Goals • Develop incident objectives • Facilitate information flow • Eliminate redundancy Incident Command System: Overview

  16. Area Command • Oversees multiple Incident CommandPosts • Multiple incident sites • Large, complexincidents Incident Command System: Overview

  17. ICS Facilities • Incident Command Post • Primary command functions • Staging Area • Resources await assignment • Possibly multiple sites • Base • Logistics and administration • Camp • Food, water sleeping and sanitary areas S B C Incident Command System: Overview

  18. Incident Command System: Overview

  19. On the Incident Scene • Incident command established • Command post identified • Call up ICS staff as needed • Information to responders/stakeholders • Incident Response Plan • Utilize local plans • Assessments & documentation • Evaluation Incident Command System: Overview

  20. Incident Command System: Overview

  21. Additional Information • Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)On-line Traininghttp://training.fema.gov/IS/ • ICS-100.a; ICS-200.a; ICS-700.a • FEMA NIMS Basic: The Incident Command Systemwww.fema.gov/pdf/nims/NIMS_basic_incident_command_system.pdf • USDA National Animal Health Emergency Management System (NAHEMS) Foreign Animal Disease Preparedness (FAD PReP)http://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_health/emrs/nahems.shtml Incident Command System: Overview

  22. Acknowledgments Development of this presentation was by the Center for Food Security and Public Health at Iowa State University through funding from the Multi-State Partnership for Security in Agriculture Authors: Dan Taylor, DVM, MPH; Glenda Dvorak, DVM, MPH, DACVPM Reviewers: Janice Mogan, DVM; Leslie Cole, DVM

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