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2 Semester (FINALS:

nd

Lesson 1)
Please copy the lecture on your notebook. I’ll check it today.
THE INCIDENT
COMMAND SYSTEM
BY MS. TRISHIA PASCUAL
THE INCIDENT COMMAND
SYSTEM

Two heads are better than one, but too many cooks spoil the soup
THE INCIDENT COMMAND
SYSTEM

The United States developed the concept of the Incident Command System
(ICS) in the 1970s to address the problem of conflict and containing wildfires.
THE INCIDENT COMMAND
SYSTEM
Problems encountered:
• Too many people reporting to one supervisor
• Different emergency response organizational structure
• Lack of reliable incident information
• Inadequate and incompatible communications
• Lack of structure for coordinated planning among agencies
• Terminology differences among agencies
• Unclear or unspecified incident objectives.
THE INCIDENT COMMAND
SYSTEM
Manageable functions essential for emergency response
Incident Commander

Safety Information Command Staff

Liaison

Operations Planning Logistics Finance and Administration


Typical Command System Structure
Command Staff

Operation Section Planning Section Logistics Team Finance/Admin Section

Air Ops Service Support Time Compensation


Branches Resource Demob
Branch Branch Branch Unit Unit
Unit Unit
Comm Supply Procurement Cost
Division Groups Unit Unit
Situation Doc. Unit Unit Unit
Unit
Strike Team Medical Facilities
Unit Unit
Task Force
Food Unit Ground
Single Resource Support
Unit
Roles and Responsibilities of the Major Component of ICS

A. INCIDENT COMMANDER

responsible for all aspect of response, such as developing incident objectives and managing
all incident operations.
Roles and Responsibilities of the Major Component of ICS

B. COMMAND STAFF
responsible for public affairs, health and safety, and liaison activities within the incident
command structure.
• INFORMATION OFFICER – develops and releases information about the incident.
• LIAISON OFFICER – point of contact for assisting and coordinating activities between
IC and various agencies and groups.
• SAFETY OFFICER – develops and recommends measures to IC for assuring personnel
health and safety, and to assess and/or anticipate hazardous and unsafe situations.
Roles and Responsibilities of the Major Component of ICS

C. GENERAL STAFF
Includes operations, planning, logistics and finance/administrative responsibilities.
RESPONSIBILITIES
• Provide response direction
• Coordinate effective communication
• Coordinate resources
• Establish incident priorities
• Develop mutual-agreed-upon incident objectives and approve response strategies
• Assign objectives to the response structure
• Review and approve IAPs
• Ensure integration of response organization into the ICS
• Establish protocols
• Ensure workers and public health and safety
• Inform the media

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