ICS Structure
This approach ensures solutions that serve the entire community are implemented, while simultaneously making sure that resources are used efficiently.
Whole Community Approach
This characteristic allows different management teams to understand each other and avoid confusion.
Common Terminology
This functional area is responsible for monitoring costs related to the incident.
Finance
ERP
Emergency Response Plan
The only position that is ALWAYS staffed in ICS applications.
Incident Commander
Incident Command System falls under this management system.
IMS
These four questions represent this characteristic:
What do we need to do?
Who is responsible for doing it?
What resources are needed?
How do we communicate?
Incident Action Planning
This functional area is responsible for conducting operations to reach incident objectives.
Operations
EOC
Emergency Operations Center
The transfer of command always includes this, which may be spoken, written, or a combination of both.
Briefing
The Incident Command System can be used for emergencies and also this type of event.
Planned event
Number of individuals or resources that one supervisor can manage effectively during an incident.
Manageable Span of Control
This functional area is responsible for supporting the incident action planning process as well as maintaining documentation.
Planning
IAP
Incident Action Plan
This officer communicates with the public, media, and other agencies in regards to incident-related information.
Public Information Officer
This is the top priority of the ICS.
Safety
Orderly line that details how authority flows through the hierarchy of the incident management organization.
Chain of Command
This functional area is responsible for setting incident objectives and has overall responsibility for the incident.
Command
FLOP
Fiance
Logistics
Operations
Planning
This officer monitors operations and advises on the health and safety of incident management personnel.
Safety Officer
These two systems are often confused, however, one is the umbrella and one is underneath the umbrella.
ICS and IMS
Checking and checking out, resource tracking, and personal responsibility are all part of this characteristic.
Accountability
This functional area is responsible for getting resources and needed services to an incident.
Logistics
RACE
Remove/Rescue
Alert/Alarm
Control/Confine
Extinguish/Evacuate
This officer is the point of contact between the Incident Commander and other agencies.
Liaison Officer