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of the medical plan for an incident, under ICS.
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Transportation for injured and ill incident personnel. Under ICS, the "Medical unit" is an element of the "Services" branch, in the Logistics Section, and is only for treatment and transport of incident personnel. The "Medical Branch" under an Operations Section would be responsible for care and transport of direct victims of the incident.
Transportation for injured and ill incident personnel. Under ICS, the "Medical unit" is an element of the "Services" branch, in the Logistics Section, and is only for treatment and transport of incident personnel. The "Medical Branch" under an Operations Section would be responsible for care and transport of direct victims of the incident.
resource unit
Resources Unit
Resources Unit
Incident Commander
Transportation for injured and ill incident personnel. Under ICS, the "Medical unit" is an element of the "Services" branch, in the Logistics Section, and is only for treatment and transport of incident personnel. The "Medical Branch" under an Operations Section would be responsible for care and transport of direct victims of the incident.
The general responsibilities of the ICS medical unit are:development of the Medical Plan,obtaining medical aid, transportation for injured and ill incident personnel andmedical paperwork for incident personnel.The medical unit may be located in the Logistics Section, as it supports incident personnel, as compared with a medical RESPONSE resource, found in the Operations section, for tending to the sick and injured victims of the incident itself.referenced: US Department of Labor OSHA standardshttp://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/ics/med_lead.htmlNational Incident Management System (NIMS) terminology
incident commander
The Logistics Section Chief is responsible for ordering supplies and equipment in the Incident Command System (ICS). They coordinate with the Supply Unit to ensure necessary resources are obtained and distributed to support incident operations efficiently.