NIMS
- National Incident Management System
- Developed as a way to ensure nation is on same page during catastrophic emergency.
FIRESCOPE
- FIre RESources of California Organized for Potential Emergencies
- Developed first ICS system.
NFPA 1561
Standard on a Fire Department Incident Management System
Unified Command
-Different agencies working together on one plan
Single Command
-No jurisdictional or functional agency overlap, one agency working with incident
Who is Responsible for Incident Action Plan?
Incident Commander
All Risk and All Hazard
ICS is applied to everything, from training to emergencies
Unity of Command
-Each person has only one direct supervisor
Span of Control
-3 to 7 max, preferably no more than 5
Modular Organization
ICS is flexible and modular, some positions are used frequently, others only on occasion
Common Terminology
ICS promotes common terminology to eliminate inter-agency confusion
Consolidated Incident Action Plans
- ICS ensures everyone is following one overall plan
- Command develops an action plan and communicates incident priorities, objectives, strategies, and tactics to operations at smaller incidents.
Resource Management
- Use of standard system of assigning and keeping track of basic resources
- In structural firefighting, the basic units are companies
Command
- Only position in the ICS that must always be filled
- Established when first unit arrives on scene
- Maintained until last unit leaves
Command Functions
- Determining strategy
- Selecting incident tactics
- Setting the action plan
- Developing the ICS organization
- Managing resources
- Coordinating resource activities
- Providing for scene safety
- Releasing information about the incident
- Coordinating with outside agencies
Safety Officer
- Command Staff
- Responsible for ensuring safety issues are managed effectively on scene
- Has authority to stop or suspend operations when unsafe operations occur
Liaison Officer
-Command’s go between with outside agencies
Public Information Officer
-Gathers and releases incident information to news media and appropriate agencies
Operations Section
-All actions directly related to controlling the incident, such as fire and EMS
Planning Section
-Collection, evaluation, dissemination, and use of info relevant to incident
Logistics
-Provides supplies, services, facilities, and materials during the incident
Finance/Administration
- Not staffed at most incidents
- Accounting and financial aspects of an incident, as well as any legal issues that may arise
Single Resource
Individual vehicle and its assigned personnel
Crew
Group of firefighters working without apparatus
