Incident Command System Basic Course

1. Incident Command SystemBasic Course Humboldt County Composite Squadron Training

2. Introduction • Incident Command System (ICS) • Effective system for managing emergencies • Required by many states • Required for HAZMAT situations • CAP has adopted ICS system for mission management • Course provides introduction to concepts and principles of ICS ICS Briefing for General ES

3. Class Goals • Objectives • Define ICS • Identify main ICS functions and responsibilities • Identify key concepts and principles of ICS • Describe advantage of using ICS • Describe where CAP fits into ICS structure ICS Briefing for General ES

4. What is ICS • Tool for command, control and coordination • Provides means to coordinate efforts of individual agencies • Common goal of stabilizing incident and protect life, property and the enviroment ICS Briefing for General ES

5. Why Use ICS • Missions require coordination among several different agencies • National movement to ICS in SAR and DR activities • CAP has adopted ICS to better integrate us in multi agency activities - especially DR • In multi-agency activities - CAP teams may not directly report to CAP supervisors ICS Briefing for General ES

6. Hazardous materials Planned events Natural hazards Single and multi-agency law enforcement Lack of comphrensive resource management Fires Multiple causalities Multijurisdictional and multiagency incidents Wide area SAR Air / rail/ ground transport accidents Emergency management programs When to Use ICS ICS Briefing for General ES

7. HazMat Incidents Federal law requires use of ICS for response to hazardous materials incidents ICS Briefing for General ES

8. ICS Organization • Many incidents require multiagency response • Must be coordination between different agencies to for effective response and safe, efficient use of resources ICS Briefing for General ES

9. Incident Command is built around five major functions Command Planning Operations Logistics Finance / Admin Small incidents - one person can do all functions All incidents will have an Incident Commander ICS Organization ICS Briefing for General ES

10. Incident Command Organization Incident Command is built around the above five functions: Command, Planing, Operations, Logistics and Finance/Admin! ICS Briefing for General ES

11. Incident Command Planning Operations Logistics Section Section Section Finance/ Administration Section The Command Function • The command function is directed by the incidenet commander • First fully qualified first responder on the incident site becomes the incident commander ICS Briefing for General ES

12. The Command Staff Information Officer IncidentCommand Safety Officer Liaison Officer ICS Briefing for General ES

13. Incident Commander’s Tasks • Sets Objectives and Priorities • Determine operational objectives • Ensure responder safety • Develop incident action plan (IAP) ICS Briefing for General ES

14. Incident Command Function • Incident Commander may delegate certain command functions. • Command Staff departments are directed by officers Only One Officer per command staff area ICS Briefing for General ES

15. Information Officer Handles all media contacts Release of information to the media Coordinates media release with EOC Safety Officer Monitors safety conditions Develops measures for ensuring safety of all incident participants Command Functions ICS Briefing for General ES

16. Command Functions • Liaison Officer • On scene contact for other agencies assigned to the incident • Not to be confused with CAP-USAF Liaison Officer ICS Briefing for General ES

17. General Staff General Staff Departments are controlled by Section Chiefs! ICS Briefing for General ES

18. Incident Command Planning Operations Logistics Finance/ Section Section Section Administration Section The Planning Section ICS Briefing for General ES

19. Planning Sections • Planning section responsibility • Collect, evaluate and display information about the mission • Develop the Incident Action Plan for each operational period as well as conduct long range planning • Maintain status information on equipment and personnel • Maintain incident documentation ICS Briefing for General ES

20. Incident Command Planning Operations Logistics Finance/ Section Section Section Administration Section The Operations Section ICS Briefing for General ES

21. Carries out tactical operations to carry to the mission plan) Develops tactical objectives Directs all resources There is only one operations section chief at one time Section chief is usually from the organization providing the most resources to the mission Section chief may have deputy from other agencies or from the same agency Operations Section ICS Briefing for General ES

22. Operation Sections Flowchart Operation Section is divided into Branches. Branches can be divided into divisions. ICS Briefing for General ES

23. Incident Command Planning Operations Logistics Finance/ Section Section Section Administration Section The Logistics Section ICS Briefing for General ES

24. Logistics Section • Provides support to meet the incident’s needs • material • services • facilities • personnel ICS Briefing for General ES

25. Incident Command Finance/ Planning Operations Logistics Administration Section Section Section Section The Finance/Administration Section ICS Briefing for General ES

26. Finance / Admin Section • Tracks incident costs and reimbursement accounting • Provides accounting • Records time spent on incident • Does Cost Analysis ICS Briefing for General ES

27. General ICS Principles • In large ICS management activities, each staff function will be set up as a separate SECTION • In small ICS activities, one person can manage all major ICS activities ICS Briefing for General ES

28. General ICS Principles • The Incident Commander (IC) is the overall director of an incident. IC can delegate authority to subordinates. • IC is responsible for all operations unit authority is delegated to subordinate ICS Briefing for General ES

29. A B C A FireLawMedical A B C D E Unified Command Applications Incidents that affect more than one political jurisdiction Incidents involving multiple agencies withina jurisdiction Incidents that impact multiple geographic and functional agencies ICS Briefing for General ES

30. CAPR 55-1 Civil Air Patrol and ICS

31. Incident Command Planning Operations Logistics Finance/ Section Section Section Administration Section ICS Organization ICS Briefing for General ES

32. CAP Command Staff ICS Briefing for General ES

33. CAP versus ICS Positions ICS Briefing for General ES

34. CAP versus ICS Positions ICS Briefing for General ES

35. CAP versus ICS Positions ICS Briefing for General ES

36. CAP versus ICS Positions ICS Briefing for General ES

37. Incident Commander • Directs and controls all operations of air and ground units for a specific mission • Responsible for overall safety, efficiency and effectiveness of operation • Maintains liaison with other participating agencies ICS Briefing for General ES

38. Safety Officer • Responsible for overall safety of operational mission • Advises IC on risk and ways to reduce risk • Maintains kit with safety forms and emergency contact numbers • Safety inspections ICS Briefing for General ES

39. Safety Officer • Assists IC with safety briefing • Monitors weather for hazardous conditions • Mishap notification • Investigates incidents and takes corrective action ICS Briefing for General ES

40. Information Officer • Directs and monitors all media relations under the supervision of the IC • Prepares and issues press releases • Advised IC on press and media relations • Provides media coverage for practice, training and actual missions ICS Briefing for General ES

41. Attends to the spiritual and physical needs of staff members and victims Coordinates work of staff chaplains (if any) Accompanies IC to assist with causality notification Coordinates locations for counseling and religious services Provides pastoral care to victims and families Point of contact with non-CAP clergy Arranges for religious services Mission Chaplain ICS Briefing for General ES

42. Liaison Officer • On larger incidents or events representatives from other agencies may be assigned to the incident to coordinate their agency’s involvement . ICS Briefing for General ES

43. General Staff ICS Briefing for General ES

44. Operations Section ICS Briefing for General ES

45. Operations Section Chief • Manages operations section • Controls the tactical operations at an incident • Manages following components • Air / Ground tactical resources • Air Resources • Staging areas ICS Briefing for General ES

46. Coordinates and supervises all air activities Briefings / Debriefings Coordinates with Ground Branch Director Resource status Mission status board Assures all assigned air branch members are properly trained and supervised Air Branch Director ICS Briefing for General ES

47. Coordinates all ground activities under supervision of operations section chief Briefings / debriefings Coordinates with Air Branch Assures all members assigned to ground functions are properly qualified and supervised Resource status Ground Branch Director ICS Briefing for General ES

48. Planning Section ICS Briefing for General ES

49. Planning Section Chief • Manages all information relevant to an incident • Collects, evaluates, processes and disseminates information for use a the incident • Determines the necessity for resources, situation reports, documents and demobilization • Determines the need for technical specialists • Incident Action Plan ICS Briefing for General ES

50. Logistics Section ICS Briefing for General ES