MODULE 5: INCIDENT/EVENT

ASSESSMENT AND
MANAGEMENT BY OBJECTIVES
 Module Objectives
Upon completion of this module, the
participants will be able to:
1. Explain the process for assessing
incident/event complexity
2. Discuss the process of management by
objectives

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 Scope of Presentation

1. Assessing Incident/ Event Complexity

2. Management by Objectives

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 ASSESSING
INCIDENT/EVENT
COMPLEXITY
Upon arrival on the scene,
what are the questions you
need to answer?

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 Initial Response Actions
Assessment Size up the situation
Determine if life is at risk
and Safety Ensure personnel safety
Identify environmental issues

Planning and Assume command and establish ICP

Establish objectives, strategies and
Resource tactics
Management Determine resource needs
Establish initial organization

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 Size Up the Situation

Location for facilities?

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 Initial Management Decisions
A thorough size up provides information needed to
make initial management decisions.

Situation
Awareness

+
Incident
Complexity

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 Situation Awareness
Current status of the
Knowledge / incident
perception of:
Current actions

Changes in the status

of the incident
Ability to predict:
Future actions

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 Identify current and
potential problems.
How to attain
Situation Recognize the need for
Awareness? action.

Do not ignore
information
discrepancies.

Seek and provide

information before
acting.
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 Continue collecting
information about the
How to attain incident and
Situation assignments.
Awareness? Assess your own task
performance.

Identify deviations from

the expected.

Communicate your
situation awareness to
all team members.
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 Weather and other
Impact to lives, environmental
property and the influences
economy
Safety of the
responders and
Areas involved communities
and jurisdictional
boundaries

Incident
Complexity Availability of
resources
Likelihood of
cascading events

Political sensitivity,
external influences,
Potential human- and media relations
Potential hazards
induced threats
 Additional Information
The IC must also take into account the
following:

Authorities

Policies and Guidelines

External Stakeholders

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MANAGEMENT BY
OBJECTIVES
 Management by Objectives
• ICS is managed by objectives.
• Objectives are communicated throughout
the entire ICS organization.

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 Management by Objectives
- an approach that is
communicated to the
GOAL
entire ICS organization.

4. PERFORM
TACTICAL DIRECTION

3. SELECT APPROPRIATE
STRATEGY

2. ESTABLISH OBJECTIVES

1. UNDERSTAND POLICY AND DIRECTION

 1: Understand Policy and
Direction

Casualties prevented
Goal

Prevent and/or minimize

1. UNDERSTAND POLICY AND DIRECTION casualties resulting from
the earthquake
 2: Establish Objectives

Casualties prevented
Goal

Search all structures in Barangay

2. ESTABLISH OBJECTIVES X for casualties by 1400H

Prevent and/or minimize

1. UNDERSTAND POLICY AND DIRECTION casualties resulting from
the earthquake
3: Select Appropriate Strategy

Casualties prevented
Goal

3. SELECT APPROPRIATE Mobilize Search and Rescue

STRATEGY Teams

Search all structures in Barangay

2. ESTABLISH OBJECTIVES X for casualties by 1400H

Prevent and/or minimize

1. UNDERSTAND POLICY AND DIRECTION casualties resulting from
the earthquake
4: Perform Tactical Direction

Casualties prevented
Goal

4. PERFORM
Deploy 3 EMTs, 3 Ambulances
TACTICAL with ALS, 5 Rescue Teams in
DIRECTION Barangay X

3. SELECT APPROPRIATE Mobilize Search and Rescue

STRATEGY Teams

Search all structures in Barangay

2. ESTABLISH OBJECTIVES X for casualties by 1400H

Prevent and/or minimize

1. UNDERSTAND POLICY AND DIRECTION casualties resulting from
the earthquake
Objectives, Strategies and
Tactics
Incident State what will be accomplished.
Objectives

Establish the general plan or

Strategies direction for accomplishing the
incident objectives.

Specify how the strategies will be

Tactics executed.

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 Responsibility for
Developing Objectives
Small Incidents
IC has the sole
responsibility for
developing objectives

Large Incidents
Command and General
Staff contribute to
developing objectives

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 What are the
information sources
for developing
objectives?

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Priorities for Developing
Incident Objectives

1
•Life and Safety

2
•Incident Stabilization

3
•Property Preservation

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 Writing “SMART” Objectives
Is the wording precise and
Specific unambiguous?
How will achievements be
Measurable
measured?
Action- Is an action verb used to describe
oriented expected accomplishments?
Is the outcome achievable with given
Realistic available resources?
Time-
What is the timeframe? (if applicable)
bound

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Other Features of Well- written
Objectives
Is it achievable considering
Attainable the available resources?
Is it broad enough to allow for
Flexible consideration of both strategic
and tactical alternatives?

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 Examples of “SMART”
Objectives
• Release all hostages safely with no further
casualties by 1500H.
• Stop any further flow of hazardous material to
river bed by 0900H.
• Search all structures for trapped victims by
1400H.
• Reduce reservoir level to 35 feet by 0800H
tomorrow.

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 Examples of “SMART”
Objectives
• Complete RDANA in Barangay C within 8
hours.
• Distribute relief items to the evacuees
located in downtown within the next 24
hours
• Suppress fire within the existing structures
in Barangay A during the current
operational period.

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MODULE EXERCISE 1
Paraphrase the following objectives
into “SMART” objectives.
 Situation 1

It is midnight. Heavy rains have caused localized

flooding. In one barangay, residents are trapped in
their homes.

Incident Objective: As needed, provide assistance

to those who might have localized flooding
problems.

Is this objective
“SMART”?
 Situation 2

Blocked storm drains are causing standing water on

major roadways.

Incident Objective: Notify DPWH regarding the

drain blockages causing standing water, or clear the
drains.

Is this objective
“SMART”?
 Situation 3

A Magnitude 5 earthquake occurred causing major

damage to residential houses in Barangay A.

Incident Objective: Conduct search, rescue and

retrieval operations in the affected residential area
of Barangay A within the next 12 hours.

Is this objective
“SMART”?
 Situation 4

Situation: There are reports of food poisoning in

one of the conferences being attended by the
delegates.

Incident Objective: Ensure that the needs of the

delegates are properly taken care of.

Is this objective
“SMART”?
 Situation 5

A bombing incident occurred in the central park in

the downtown area.

Incident Objective: Evacuate all people to safe

locations within the next 2 hours.

Is this objective
“SMART”?
 Strategy
Describes the general method(s) to be used
in order to achieve the incident objective.

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Criteria for a Well-Developed
Strategy
Makes sense

Within the norms

Cost-effective

Consistent with sound practices

Meets political considerations

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 Objective:
Evacuate communities to safe
locations with the next 8 hours.

Strategy 1:
Mobilize evacuation teams.

Strategy 2:
Setup evacuation centers

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 Tactical Direction
• Describes how the
Strategy will be
accomplished

• Assigns the appropriate

resources to accomplish
the strategy

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 Developing Tactical
Direction
1. Establish tactics
2. Assign resources
3. Monitor performance
4. Adjust tactics

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 Objective:
Evacuate communities to safe
locations with the next 8 hours.

Tactics 1:
Strategy 1: Deploy 5 evacuation teams
to residential area
Mobilize
evacuation Tactics 2:
teams. Provide 10 evacuation
trucks

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MODULE EXERCISE 2
See Activity Packet for Instructions
QUESTIONS?
 Module Summary
• Assessing incident/ event complexity
requires proper situation awareness.

• ICS is governed by the “Management by

Objective” principle. Objectives, strategies
and tactics must be clearly identified to
reach the desired goals.

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 Module Objectives
Upon completion of this module, the
participants will be able to:
1. Explain the process for assessing
incident/event complexity
2. Discuss the process of management by
objectives

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Learning Insight

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