Using the Incident Command System to Manage Emergencies Terry A. Gitlin, Business Continuity Specialist
Incident Command System A standardized methodology in emergency management, the Incident Command System (ICS), is used by most emergency response agencies – police, fire, emergency medical services. Local, state and federal agencies use it, too, in disasters. Simple organization: Incident Commander Management Chief Emergency Manager Operations Chief Planning Chief Logistics Chief Finance Chief
An Easy-to-Follow Business Continuity Concept [NOTE: You’ll see BETH3 components highlighted on some of the following pages.]
Keep a copy of this handy for when the disaster strikes A copy of this CHEAT SHEET for reproduction can be found on the last page.
Incident Commander
Emergency Manager
Management Section Chief
Operations Section Chief
Planning Section Chief [EEs = employees]
Logistics Section Chief
What’s this all costing us?! Finance Section Chief What’s this all costing us?!
At-a-Glance Guide and “CHEAT SHEET” Print the next slide in a full page slide format Make color copies for your emergency leadership team members Fold them up and have team members keep their copy as a handy reference in an emergency Print the last slide (the annotated one) as a training guide for your emergency management team.