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Dwayne Thompson Michigan Fire Corps State Advocate

Introduction to the Incident Command System and Fire Department Operations for Fire Corps Citizen Advocates. Dwayne Thompson Michigan Fire Corps State Advocate. What is INCIDENT COMMAND?.

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Dwayne Thompson Michigan Fire Corps State Advocate

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  1. Introduction to the Incident Command System and Fire Department Operations forFireCorps Citizen Advocates Dwayne Thompson Michigan Fire Corps State Advocate

  2. What is INCIDENT COMMAND? • Personnel and Equipment Management System developed from California wild land fires in the 1970’s based on these two principles: • ACCOUNTIBILTY • EACH PERSON HAS ONE BOSS (Unity of Command)

  3. Flexible and Adaptable

  4. Command (IC) Command (IC) Command (IC) Command Staff Operations (Functional Units) Operations Each person in the system only reports to one person above them. (Functional Units) Branch Branch (Functional Units) (Functional Units)

  5. It achieves its goal… With Good Communication Common terminology Keep people informed

  6. How Incident Command works NO FREE-LANCING • No “heroes” or cowboys wanted • Be where you are suppose to be • Do the job assigned • Communicate the results

  7. What does the INCIDENT COMMANDER do? Coordinate and direct all incident activities including developing and implementing a strategic plan

  8. EXPANDING ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE Also, called an Incident Management System (IMS)

  9. Command (IC) Command (IC) Command (IC) Command Staff Operations (Functional Units) Operations (Functional Units) Branch Branch (Functional Units) (Functional Units)

  10. COMMAND Also called Incident Commander (IC) May have a Command Staff or Unified Command (only one command) Green Light / IC Flag

  11. COMMAND STAFF Safety Officer Liaison Officer Public Information Officer Scribe to Command

  12. SAFETY OFFICER

  13. Parts of the Incident Command System COMMAND - Incident Commander (IC) FINANCE LOGISTICS OPERATIONS PLANNING

  14. FINANCE / ADMINISTRATION Has the responsibility of tracking all costs and financial aspects of the incident. Usually will only be activated on large-scale, long-term incidents.

  15. LOGISTICS Support Branch – supplies, facilities, ground support, equipment, etc. Service Branch – medical, re-hab, communications, food services, etc.

  16. OPERATIONS Reports directly to the IC and responsible for managing all operations that directly affect the primary mission of eliminating the problem. Staging is here.

  17. PLANNING Responsible for the collection, evaluation, dissemination, and use of information concerning the development of the incident. Also, tracking the status of all resources assigned to the incident.

  18. What happens if all of these positions are not filled? They become the responsibility of the Incident Commander.

  19. IMS – ICS Terms • COMMAND • DIVISION • GROUP • SECTOR • SUPERVISOR • INCIDENT ACTION PLAN • RESOURCES • STAGING

  20. STAGING

  21. IMPLEMENTING the SYSTEM IMS / ICS should be initiated by the first person on the scene of an emergency. • What has occurred? • What is the current status of the emergency? • Is there anyone injured or trapped?

  22. IMPLEMENTING the SYSTEM, cont. • Can the emergency be handled with the resources on scene or en route? • Does the emergency fall within the scope of the individual’s training? • If no life-threatening situation demands immediate action, the IC should begin to formulate an Incident Action Plan.

  23. TRANSFER of COMMAND • Be prepared to transfer to next-arriving person with higher level of expertise or authority • Face-to-face is best • Command can only be transferred to someone who is on scene • Give a Situation Status Report

  24. The Incident Commander and other staff members are very busy

  25. Fire Corps can help out by: • Assisting with tracking at Staging • Assisting Command Staff as a scribe • Setting up and running the Re-hab Area • Diverting traffic • Other duties as assigned Following ICS rules – No Free-lancing and waiting patiently to be deployed

  26. Insert your local fire department information

  27. QUESTIONS

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