BASIC INCIDENT COMMAND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

• Incident - an occurrence caused by either human or natural phenomena, that requires response action to prevent or minimize loss of life or damage to property and the environment
• Incident Command System - is a standard on scene, all-hazard incident management concept that can be used by all response group
• ICS allows users to adopt an integrate organization structure for response
• ICS is a tool to communicate Incident Action Plan, objectives to all ICS organizations
• Management objectives of ICS

  1. understand policy and objectives
  2. establish objectives
  3. select appropriate strategy
  4. perform tactical operation
  5. goal
• modular organization - structure that can expand or contract depending on the incident requirements, it is flexible and modular and develops in the top-down fashion
• Common Terminologies


  • Organizational chart
  • Resources description
  • Position titles
  • Facilities
• Common Terminologies


  • Use clear text (plain language)
  • Do not use radio codes, acronyms, jargons or agency specific codes
• Incident Action Plan


  • May be oral or written
  • Used to communicate response goals, objectives and support activities throughout the ICS organization
• Span of Control


  • Ideal is 3 to 7 subordinates; BEST OF 3
  • DO NOT COMBINE FUNCTIONS FOR ONE ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT
• Incident Facilities and Locations


  Based on the requirements and complexity of the incident
• Resource Management


  Any personnel, team, equipment, aircrafts, facilities that supports management and response activities
• 6 processes


  1. Categorizing

  2. Ordering

  3. Dispatching

  4. Tracking

  5. Recovering

  6. Reimbursement of resources
• Integrated Communications


  Any incident needs communication plan
• 5 Communication networks


  • Command Net
  • Tactical Net: @actual location
  • Support Net: @ logistics
  • Ground to Air
  • Air to air
• Establishment and transfer of Command


  • Must be clearly established from the beginning of response
  • Depending on the situation, command may be transferred
• Chain of Command


  Orderly ranking of management positions in the line of authority objectives and strategies
• Accountability


  • All responders must CHECK-IN
  • Outline action in an INCIDENT ACTION PLAN
  • Observe Unity Command
  • Maintain SPAN OF CONTROL
  • TRACK RESOURCES and record changes
• Dispatch and Deployment


  • Respond ONLY when REQUESTED or DISPATCHED by an appropriate authority
  • Make sure to receive deployment briefing
• Information and Intelligence Management


  • Information can be shared to others
  • Intelligence shared just within the group
  • Establish process for gathering, sharing and managing information and intelligence
• ICS Form and Tools


  The ICS has variety of tool, including forms, to help standardized procedures and documentation
• 8 Concepts to NIMS


  • Command is established early
  • Clear chain of command & unity of command
  • Incident Action Plan objectives
  • Transfer of command
  • Span of control – 3-7 people
  • Common Terminology
  • NIMS designated Titles
  • Integrated communications between all agencies
• Responsible Official (RO)


  • Person vested with over-all decision making such as: Head of Agency/Organization, Chairperson of DRRMC, Department Secretary, Local Chief Executive
  • Serves as link to other higher authorities
  • Provides over-all policy direction, guidance and priorities
  • Delegates authority to Incident Commander
• Delegation of Authority


  • Verbal or Written function by the RO
  • Grants authority to the IC to assume command and carry out specific functions
  • Does not relieve the RO of the overall responsibility for the incidents
• Delegation of Authority Common Elements


  • Legal authorities and restriction
  • Financial authorities and restriction
  • Reporting requirements
  • Demographic issues
  • Agency Priorities
  • Plan for public information management
  • Process of communication
  • Incident evaluation
• Incident Management Team


  Composed of the incident commander and appropriate Command and General Staff
• Incident Management Team Roles


  • Incident Commander
  • Public Information Officer
  • Liason Officer
  • Safety Officer
  • Operation Section Chief
  • Planning Section Chief
  • Logistic Section Chief
  • Finance and Administration Section Chief
• Incident Commander


  • Overall responsibility of the scene
  • Receives authority from the RO
  • Set incident objectives
  • Lead the tactical incident response
• 1ST RESPONDER IS AUTOMATICALLY THE INCIDENT COMMANDER
• Other Incident Commander Responsibilities


  • Assess the situation
  • Authorizes the release of information to media
  • Coordinates with key people and officials
  • Coordinates activities with the command and general staff
  • Establish an incident command post
• 3 response priorities


  • Life Safety (responder, victim, public)
  • Incident stabilization
  • Protect properties/conservation
• Qualities of a good Incident Commander


  • Calm
  • God-fearing
  • Quick-thinker
  • Understand ICS
  • Objective
  • Puts safety first
• Incident Commander performs all ICS function until additional position are filled
• Public information officer - focal person for the information dissemination, works closely with other PIOs and the media
• Liason Officer (LOFR) - contact point for agency respresntatives
• Safety Officers - works with operation; anticipate, detects and corrects unsafe situations, has emergency authority to stop unsafe opterations
• Operation section - direct execution of all tactical operations, usually the first organization assigned to the incident, headed by operation section chief (OSC)
• planning section - collect, evaluate and process information, develops incident action plan, maintain situation and resource status, headed by Planing Section Chief (PSC)
• Finance/Administrative Section - monitor incident cost, maintains financial records, performs time recording, headed by Finance/Admin Section (FSC)
• prevention - activities to provide outright avoidance of the adverse impact of hazards and meant o minimize related environmental, technological and biological disasters