1. Operations Section

2. Organization Incident Commander Operations Planning Logistics Finance/
Administration
Public Information
Liaison
Safety

3. Who Does What? Finance/Admin: Conducts any needed cost analyses.
Command: Develops incident objectives.
Ensures Safety Analysis is completed. Approves IAP.
Incident
Commander
Operations
Section
Planning
Section
Logistics
Section
Finance/Admin
Section
Operations: Establishes strategies and tactics to meet incident objectives.
Planning: Provides status reports, manages the planning process, and produces the IAP.
Logistics: Identifies the logistics requirements to support the tactics.

4. ICS/IMS/NIMS Command and General Staff Local or Letter of Delegation
Operations runs 24hrs
Day and night shifts

5. Operations Chief Mission
Member of the General Staff.
Responsible for the management of all operations directly applicable to the primary mission. The Operations Section Chief activates and supervises organization elements in accordance with the Incident Action Plan and directs its execution.

6. Deputy Operations Chief Mission
An assistant to the Operations Chief
Works closely with Planning Section
Often is assigned to the Command post as an available contact for Operations.
Ensures that all paperwork is complete
Maybe more than one depending on incident size

8. Operation Section Chief Role
Obtain a briefing from the Incident Commander
Incident objectives
Status of current tactical assignments
Identify current organization, resource location, assignments
Organize Section
Operational efficiency
Personal safety
Span of control
Determine need and request additional resources (ICS Form 215)

9. Operations Section Chief Role
Attend Tactics Meetings with Planning, Safety, IC prior to Planning Meeting to discuss tactics & outline organizational assignments.
Attend the Planning Meetings (Deputy Ops Chief)
Provide situation updates to Planning (Needs)
Resource assignments
Contingency plan
Attend the Operations Brief and assign Operations Section Personnel in accordance with the Incident Action Plan
Make assignments (ICS Form 215)

10. Operations Section Chief Role
Maintain Resource Unit up to date on changes in resource status
Ensure Safety & Rehab and crew need are being met
On the line
During rehab
Review suggested list of resources to be released and initiate recommendation for release of resources
Assemble and Disassemble Strike Teams Assigned to Operations Section Resource

11. Operations Section Chief Role
Report Information About Special Activities, Events, and Occurrences to Incident Commander
Maintain Unit/Activity Log (ICS Form 214)

12. Tactics Meeting IC, Operations, Safety, Planning and Logistics
Determine operational goals for next operational period
Determine resources necessary – Operations resource needs.
Triple check requests before submission.

13. Planning Meeting All Command and General Staff
Finalize plans for next operational period
Planning will establish deadlines for documents and requests.

14. Other Operations Meetings
Operations Strategy
Daily Operations Debrief
Unit Leaders Team
Section Meetings
Team Closeout
Transition Meetings

15. Operational Briefing Planning is responsible for:
Enough copies for each unit
Maps large enough to see
Operations Presentation
Be precise
Questions after briefing in divisions or groups
Only Division or Group Leaders attend meeting
Further Operations information is given out to Division(s) or Group(s) immediately after the briefing.

16. Sample Operations Briefing Agenda (1 of 2)
Agenda Item
Who
Introduction and Welcome
Planning Section Chief
Review of Incident Objectives
Incident Commander
Review of Current Incident/ Objective Status
Operations Section Chief
Technical Specialists
(as necessary)
Incident Boundaries, Branch/Division Locations, and Group Assignments

17. Sample Operations Briefing Agenda (2 of 2)
Agenda Item
Who
Review of Division/Group Assignments (ICS 204)
Operations Section Chief
Review of Safety Issues, Safety Message
Safety Officer
Logistics (Communications and Medical Plans)
Logistics Section Chief (Communications Unit Leader/Medical Unit Leader)
Closing Remarks
Incident Commander
Conclusion
Planning Section Chief

18. Forms and Supporting Documents: Overview
Assignment List
ICS 204
Organization Assignment List
ICS 203
Incident Comm. Plan
ICS 205
Incident Objectives
ICS 202
Incident Medical Plan
ICS 206
IAP Cover Sheet
Safety Messages, Maps, Forecasts

19. Operations Forms Incident Objectives (202) Organizational Chart (203)
General but obtainable from IC
Operational Emphasis
Safety
Organizational Chart (203)
Assembled by Planning
Assignment Lists (204)
From Operations and Resource
List of resources to each group, division, branch
Work Assignments

20. Operations Forms Operations Planning Worksheet (215) Unit Log (214)
Identifies resource needs
Total resource count
Assigns work assignments
Unit Log (214)
Tracks who & position
Documents activities

21. ICS 215

22. ICS 204

23. ICS 214

24. ICS 211

25. Classroom Exercise
Create an incident simulating a multi-alarm incident in a medical facility for your jurisdiction and complete the following forms:
Use the provided materials to complete the following forms.
ICS 215 (Operational Planning Worksheet)
ICS 204 (Assignment)
ICS 214 (Unit Log)