1. Incident Command System (ICS)
DM-5233: Emergency Response Management: Principles and Practices
Course Teacher: Mohammad Qamar Munir SL
Name
Roll 1
Md. Mehedi Hasan Shishir
407 2
Md. Zahidul Islam
411 3
Mahbubur Rahman Sohel
434 4
Mushfique Wadud
437 5
Fatema-Tuz-Zohora
449
MS in Disaster Management Programme
Department of Geography and Environment
University of Dhaka
Date: 08th June 2013

2. Developing process of the Presentation

3. Presentation outline Incident Command System (ICS)
Management Functions & Components of ICS
Five functional areas of ICS and their primary responsibility
Unified Command
Relationship between ICS and UC
Advantages of ICS/UC
ICS: Bangladesh  Model
Challenges for Implementation of ICS in Bangladesh

4. Incident Command System (ICS)
A standardized, on-scene, all-hazard incident management concept.
ICS is a model for command, control and coordination of the response to an emergency.
ICS provides a process for coordinating the efforts of various agencies and resources as they work together, in a safe manner, for the control and mitigation of an emergency incident.

5. Why do you need to know about ICS?
We live in a complex world in which responding to emergencies, from single-car accidents to large-scale disasters, often requires cooperation among several agencies. In an emergency, you and other personnel from your agency may be called upon to help with the response. Given the current movement toward using an ICS structure for emergency response, it is likely, therefore, that you will function in an ICS environment.
History of the ICS:
ICS was developed in the 1970s in response to a series of major wild land fires in southern California. At that time, municipal, county, State, and Federal fire authorities collaborated to form the Firefighting Resources of California Organized for Potential Emergencies (FIRESCOPE).
The common Goal of ICS
• Stabilizing the incident
• Protecting life,
• Property, and
• Environment.

6. Incident Command System (ICS)
Significances of ICS
 Hazardous  materials  (HAZMAT)  incidents    
 Planned  events  (celebrations, concerts,  official  visits,  etc.)
 Response  to  natural  hazards    
 Single  and  multiagency  law  enforcement  incidents    
 Lack  of  comprehensive  resource  management  strategy    
 Fires    
 Incidents  involving  multiple  casualties    
 Air,  rail,  water,  or  ground  transportation  accidents    
 Wide area  search  and  rescue  missions    
 Private  sector  emergency  management  program    

7. Management Functions & Components of ICS
Provides organizational structure for response to any single incident or multiple incidents without being hindered by jurisdictional boundaries
Integrates communication and planning by establishing a manageable span of control
Command
Planning
Operations
Logistics
Finance/Administration
OPERATIONS
PLANNING
LOGISTICS
FINANCE/ ADMINISTRATION
SAFETY
INFORMATION
LIAISON
INCIDENT COMMANDER
Major  components of ICS

8. Incident Command System Core Concepts
Common terminology
Integrated communications
Modular organization
Unified command structure
Manageable span of control
Consolidated action plans
Comprehensive resource management
Pre-designated incident facilities

9. Unified Command Components of ICS Uses of UC
Geographic  boundaries (e.g., two states,  Indian  Tribal  Land);    
Governmental  levels  (e.g.,  local,  state,  federal);    
Functional  responsibilities (e.g., fire fighting, oil spill, EMS);    
Statutory  responsibilities  (e.g.,  federal  land);  or    
Some  combination  of  the  above.    

10. Relationship between ICS and UC UC Benefits
Figure - Relationship between ICS and UC

11. Advantages of ICS/UC Uses a common language and response culture
Optimizes combined efforts
Eliminates duplicative efforts
Establishes a single command post
Allows for collective approval of operations, logistics, planning, and finance activities
Encourages a cooperative response environment
Allows for shared facilities, reduced response costs, increased efficiency and fewer communication breakdowns
Permits responders to develop and implement one consolidated Incident Action Plan

12. ICS: Bangladesh  Model

13. Challenges for Implementation of ICS in Bangladesh
Political groups
Civil Administration during Emergency Response Operation
Setback between Armed Forces and Civil Administration during emergency operation
Conflict between Military and NGOs in Emergency Response Operations
Line of Communication

14. Question What is an Incident Command System?
Challenges for Implementation of ICS in Bangladesh
What is the Relationship between an ICS and a UC?
What are the Advantages of an ICS/UC?
What practices in Bangladesh perspective according to SoD?

15. Thank You