1. Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Services Manager
ICS Demystified
Sgt. Nathan Garibay
Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office
Emergency Services Manager

2. Incident Command System…what?

3. Incident Command System…what?
ICS is a standardized approach to incident management:
Scalable
Used for emergencies and planned events
Common terminology, processes and organizational structure
Manages span of control

4. Where Did it Come From? Large Fire Organization – Post WWII
FIRESCOPE
Incident Command System
Nationwide adoption – 1980s
US Coast Guard
HSPD

5. Incident Command System…what?
ICS is a standardized approach to incident management:
Scalable
Used for emergencies and planned events
Common terminology, processes and organizational structure
Manages span of control

6. Scalable

7. Emergencies vs Planned Events

8. Terminology, Processes & Structure
Common language
Processes
Structure

9. Manages Span of Control

10. Who does what? (Command Staff)
Incident Commander – Sets Objectives & builds team
Safety Officer – Ensures risks are identified and mitigated
Public Information Officer – Manages outward communications
Liaison Officer – Coordinates with stakeholders

11. Who does what? (General Staff)
Operations Chief – Does stuff
Planning Section Chief – Tracks stuff
Logistics Chief – Gets stuff
Finance/Admin Chief – Pays for stuff

12. Day to Day Integration with ICS
Look for opportunities to mirror day to day duties with ICS roles
Build relationships with response organizations and seek to fill non-operational roles
Utilize ICS to plan events
Planning Process is useful for organizational planning
Remember qualifications over title

13. Next Steps: Encourage training
Everyone IS-100 – Intro to ICS
IS-700 – National Incident Management System
Supervisors IS-200 – ICS for Single Resources and Initial Action
ICS-300 – Intermediate ICS (if needed)
Managers ICS-300 – Intermediate ICS
ICS-400 – Advanced ICS (if needed)
Executives G-402 – ICS Overview for Executives/Sr. Officials

14. Next Steps: Use ICS
Seek opportunities to incorporate ICS into day to day duties
Utilize ICS during unexpected challenges
Utilize ICS to plan events
Practice Planning Process to help organization plan non-incident activities

15. Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Services Manager
Sgt. Nathan Garibay
Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office
Emergency Services Manager