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Incident Command System (ICS)

The concept of the Incident Management System (ICS) was developed several decades ago, in the aftermath of a devastating wildfire in California. Over the course of 13 days in 1970, 16 people lost their lives, 700 physical structures were destroyed and over one-half million acres burned. Although all of the responding agencies cooperated to the best of their effort and ability, numerous problems with communication and coordination hampered their effectiveness. As a result, Congress mandated the US Forest Service to design a system that would “make a quantum jump in the capabilities of Southern California wildland fire protection agencies to effectively coordinate interagency action and to allocate suppression resources in dynamic, multiple-fire situations.” ICS is based on proven management tools that contribute to the strength and efficiency of the overall system and includes concepts such as common terminology, modular organization, and management by objectives.

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Has the Incident Command System been used to manage both emergency and non-emergency situations?

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ICS could be used to manage a large sporting event or a visit from a foreign dignitary.

What is the ics 201 a form of?

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The ICS 201 (Incident Briefing) form provides the Incident (Unified) Command and staff with basic information regarding the incident and the resources currently allocated. It also acts as the permanent record of the initial response.

•Typically required on all working incidents

•Typically started upon incident alert

What are the responsibilities of the incident commander?

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The Incident commander has overall management of all aspects of a specific incident, especially where there is no overlap with other jurisdictions or other functional agencies.

A single IC may also be designated to coordinate with other jurisdictions and agencies, if they agree to it. Otherwise, a multi-agency or multi-jurisdiction incident would have a "Unified command" (UC) comprised of representative from each agency or jurisdiction involved.

An analogous function might be a Fire Chief at a fire incident: he or she establishes the objectives as a basis for incident action planning.

The incident command structure has been in use for over 40 years in managing large operations such as major forest fires.

In large disasters there may be a hierarchy of Incident Commanders, where various ICs (or UCs) handle specific incidents, and "Area Command" coordinates competing priorities for limited resources among separate incidents.

All of the following are Command Staff positions?

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the term 'resources' refers to all of the following items