1. Incident Management System An Overview FGCICSIMS

2. An Incident Management System is used to safely, effectively, and efficiently control an emergency incident. FGCICSIMS What is an IMS ?

3. FireGround Command Incident Command System Incident Management System FGCICSIMS What is an IMS ?

4. Bomb Threat Water Contamination Snow Storm Gas Explosion Sewer Contamination Tornado What potential emergencies exist ? Civil Disturbance Wind Storm Power Outage Airplane Accident Haz-Mat Incident Strike

5. Priorities to disaster situations are LIFE SAFETY & PROPERTY CONSERVATION Remember ! ! !

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7. Develops an organizational structure and game plan that provides for situation control and overall accountability through the use of eight standard functions: What an Incident Management System does for us:

8. 1) Assumption - WHO will be in charge 2) Evaluation - WHAT is happening 3) Communication - WHO will be involved 4) Deployment - WHERE it will take place 5) Strategy - WHAT is to be done 6) Organization - HOW responders will be organized 7) Revision - IF NOT Plan “A”, how about Plan “B” 8) Continuation - We MUST make a difference... These functions provide a beginning / middle / end for an incident.

9.  Creates a standard response, common understanding, and uniform expectations of whom the Incident Commander (IC) will be, where the IC will be located, what the IC will be doing, and how the IC will interact with other members of the responding agencies.  Provides the basic management structure to customize an effective organizational response to the needs of each particular incident or situation.  Provides the basic management structure to customize an effective organizational response to the needs of each particular incident or situation.  Structures a standard set of roles and relationships on the strategic / tactical / task levels.

10. WISCONSIN ADMINSTRATIVE CODE COMM - CHAPTER COMM 30 Subchapter IX - Emergency Operations (B) [6-1.2] Establish an Incident Command System which has written guidelines applying to all firefighters involved in emergency operations and which identifies fire fighter roles and responsibilities relating to the safety of operations. (C) [6-1.3] Train fire fighters involved in emergency operations in the Incident Command System established under Par. (B) and assign safety responsibilities to supervisory personnel at each level of operations.

11. --- BEWARE --- The BIG Question Who is in charge ?

12. The Incident Commander (IC) The Incident Commander is the person called upon to take responsibility for, make decisions concerning, and delegate the authority to safely, effectively, and efficiently mitigate the situation to a successful outcome. The specific type of disaster would dictate who the Incident Commander would be.

13. Bomb Threats Riots Terrorism Strikes Civil Disturbances Hostage Situations Civil Disturbances Hostage Situations A Police Dept. representative would serve as the IC Fires Hazardous Materials Spills Tornadoes Power Outages Railway Accidents Water Rescue Power Outages Railway Accidents Water Rescue Airplane Accidents Lake Bank Rescues Airplane Accidents Lake Bank Rescues A Fire Dept. representative would serve as the IC Major Health Emergencies A Health Dept. representative would serve as the IC

14. Incident Management System A Basic System that is to be used on every incident: BIG - small Easy - C o M p l E x

15. Command Organization Small Scale “Simple” Incidents Small Scale CommandOrganization

16. Command Organization Large Scale “Complex” Incidents Large Scale CommandOrganization

17. Incident Management System Incident Model

18. Incident Management System Incident Model IC Fire Chief Public Info Safety Liaison Fire Department (Fire Captain) Life Safety & Incident Stabilization Firefighter Med Unit (Team Leader) Life Safety & Incident Stabilization Paramedic Police Department (Police Supervisor) Scene Security & Traffic / Crowd Control Patrol Officer

19. Incident Management System Incident Model IC Fire Chief Public Information Fire Department (Fire Captain) Life Safety & Incident Stabilization Firefighter Street Department (Street Superintendent) Traffic Control (Barricades) End Loader (Dike Bldg.) Sign Crew - Laborer Operator Police Department (Police Supervisor) Scene Security & Traffic / Crowd Control Patrol Officer

20. Incident Management System Incident Model Fire Chief (Operations) Public Info Safety Liaison Fire Department (Fire Captain) Life Safety & Incident Stabilization Firefighter Street Department Traffic Control (Barricades) & End Loader Laborer WasteWater (Superintendent) Plotting & Mapping of Mains Police Department (Police Supervisor) Scene Security & Traffic / Crowd Control Patrol Officer Incident Commander (Mayor) Admin. Coordinator

21. DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY GOVERNMENT COORDINATOR INCIDENT COMMANDER PUBLIC WORKS WARNING / COMMUNICATIONS LAW ENFORCEMENT PIO HUMAN SERVICES DAMAGE ASSESSMENT FIRE SERVICES EMS FINANCEPUBLIC HEALTH LIAISON Incident Management System Major Incident Model