1ICSINTRO.ppt Last Revised: 31 JUL 99 Introduction to ICS Developed as part of the National Emergency Services Curriculum Project

2ICSINTRO.ppt Last Revised: 31 JUL 99 FIVE PRIMARY I.C.S. MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS

FUNCTIONAL RESPONSIBILITY COMMAND = OVERALL RESPONSIBILITY OPERATIONS = DIRECT TACTICAL ACTIONS PLANNING =COLLECT/ANALYZE DATA, INTELLIGENCEPREPARE ACTION PLAN LOGISTICS = PROVIDE SUPPORT FINANCE / = COST ACCOUNTING & ADMINISTRATION PROCUREMENT

INCIDENT MANAGEMENT UNDERSTAND AGENCY POLICY & DIRECTION ESTABLISH INCIDENT OBJECTIVES SELECT APPROPRIATE STRATEGY PERFORM TACTICAL DIRECTION ACHIEVEGOAL

5ICSINTRO.ppt Last Revised: 31 JUL 99 UNITY AND CHAIN OF COMMAND UNITY OF COMMAND: HAVE A CLEAR LINE OF SUPERVISION CHAIN OF COMMAND: ORDERLY RANKING OF MANAGEMENT POSITIONS IN LINE OF AUTHORITY

INCIDENT OPERATIONS ORGANIZATION SMALL INCIDENT ORGANIZATION LARGE INCIDENT ORGANIZATION

7ICSINTRO.ppt Last Revised: 31 JUL 99 REASONS TO TRANSFER COMMAND A MORE QUALIFIED PERSON ASSUMES COMMAND A JURISDICTIONAL OR AGENCY CHANGE IN COMMAND IS LEGALLY REQUIRED OR MAKES GOOD MANAGEMENT SENSE PERSONNEL TURNOVER ON LONG INCIDENTS

8ICSINTRO.ppt Last Revised: 31 JUL 99 ICS ORGANIZATION FLEXIBILITY NEEDS OF INCIDENTS WILL DETERMINE THE REQUIRED ORGANIZATION

9ICSINTRO.ppt Last Revised: 31 JUL 99 GENERAL GUIDELINE: DO NOT COMBINE ORGANIZATIONAL UNITS. ONE PERSON MAY SUPERVISE MORE THAN ONE UNIT PLANNING / INTEL SECTION CHIEF RESOURCE & SITUATION UNIT J. Smith RESOURCE UNIT J. Smith SITUATION UNIT J. Smith

MANAGING AN INCIDENT USING UNIFIED COMMAND A B C HAZARDOUSMATERIALSINCIDENT

11ICSINTRO.ppt Last Revised: 31 JUL 99 UNDER UNIFIED COMMAND THERE WILL ALWAYS BE: ONE INCIDENT COMMAND POST A SINGLE COORDINATED INCIDENT ACTION PLAN ONE OPERATIONS SECTION CHIEF (OFFICER IN CHARGE, SUPERVISOR, ETC.)

SPAN OF CONTROL EFFECTIVE INEFFECTIVEANDPOSSIBLYDANGEROUS

OPTIMUM SPAN OF CONTROL IS ONE TO FIVE

14ICSINTRO.ppt Last Revised: 31 JUL 99 IN ICS COMMON TERMINOLOGY IS APPLIED TO: ORGANIZATIONAL ELEMENTS POSITION TITLES RESOURCES FACILITIES

15ICSINTRO.ppt Last Revised: 31 JUL 99 PERSONNEL ACCOUNTABILITY IS MAINTAINED THROUGH: CHECK IN FORM RESOURCE STATUS KEEPING SYSTEM UNITY OF COMMAND

16ICSINTRO.ppt Last Revised: 31 JUL 99 PERSONNEL ACCOUNTABILITY IS MAINTAINED THROUGH: DIVISION C DIVISION A DIVISION B UNIT LOG UNIT LOGS DIVISION / GROUP ASSIGNMENTLISTS

17ICSINTRO.ppt Last Revised: 31 JUL 99 ICS INTEGRATED COMMUNICATIONS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS FREQUENCY AND RESOURCE USE PLANNING INFORMATION TRANSFER PROCEDURES

18ICSINTRO.ppt Last Revised: 31 JUL 99 COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS THAT MAY BE REQUIRED COMMAND NET TACTICAL NETS SUPPORT NET GROUND-TO-AIR AIR-TO-AIR

19ICSINTRO.ppt Last Revised: 31 JUL 99 RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN I.C.S. TASK FORCES COMBINATION OF SINGLE RESOURCES STRIKE TEAM COMBINATION OF SAME KIND AND TYPE SINGLE RESOURCES INCLUDES PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT

20ICSINTRO.ppt Last Revised: 31 JUL 99 USING TASK FORCES AND STRIKE TEAMS: MAXIMIZES EFFECTIVE USE OF RESOURCES REDUCES SPAN OF CONTROL REDUCES COMMUNICATIONS TRAFFIC

RESOURCE STATUS CONDITIONS IN I.C.S. “OUT OF SERVICE” “AVAILABLE” “ASSIGNED”

22ICSINTRO.ppt Last Revised: 31 JUL 99 WRITTEN ACTION PLANS ARE IMPORTANT WHEN: THE INCIDENT WILL OVERLAP AN OPERATIONAL PERIOD CHANGE TWO OR MORE JURISDICTIONS ARE INVOLVED SUBSTANTIAL ACTIVATION OF THE I.C.S. ORGANIZATION

23ICSINTRO.ppt Last Revised: 31 JUL 99 QUESTIONS