1. 1ICSINTRO.ppt Last Revised: 31 JUL 99 Introduction to ICS Developed as part of the National Emergency Services Curriculum Project

2. 2ICSINTRO.ppt Last Revised: 31 JUL 99 FIVE PRIMARY I.C.S. MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS

3. FUNCTIONAL RESPONSIBILITY COMMAND = OVERALL RESPONSIBILITY OPERATIONS = DIRECT TACTICAL ACTIONS PLANNING =COLLECT/ANALYZE DATA, INTELLIGENCEPREPARE ACTION PLAN LOGISTICS = PROVIDE SUPPORT FINANCE / = COST ACCOUNTING & ADMINISTRATION PROCUREMENT

4. INCIDENT MANAGEMENT UNDERSTAND AGENCY POLICY & DIRECTION ESTABLISH INCIDENT OBJECTIVES SELECT APPROPRIATE STRATEGY PERFORM TACTICAL DIRECTION ACHIEVEGOAL

5. 5ICSINTRO.ppt Last Revised: 31 JUL 99 UNITY AND CHAIN OF COMMAND UNITY OF COMMAND: HAVE A CLEAR LINE OF SUPERVISION CHAIN OF COMMAND: ORDERLY RANKING OF MANAGEMENT POSITIONS IN LINE OF AUTHORITY

6. INCIDENT OPERATIONS ORGANIZATION SMALL INCIDENT ORGANIZATION LARGE INCIDENT ORGANIZATION

7. 7ICSINTRO.ppt Last Revised: 31 JUL 99 REASONS TO TRANSFER COMMAND A MORE QUALIFIED PERSON ASSUMES COMMAND A JURISDICTIONAL OR AGENCY CHANGE IN COMMAND IS LEGALLY REQUIRED OR MAKES GOOD MANAGEMENT SENSE PERSONNEL TURNOVER ON LONG INCIDENTS

8. 8ICSINTRO.ppt Last Revised: 31 JUL 99 ICS ORGANIZATION FLEXIBILITY NEEDS OF INCIDENTS WILL DETERMINE THE REQUIRED ORGANIZATION

9. 9ICSINTRO.ppt Last Revised: 31 JUL 99 GENERAL GUIDELINE: DO NOT COMBINE ORGANIZATIONAL UNITS. ONE PERSON MAY SUPERVISE MORE THAN ONE UNIT PLANNING / INTEL SECTION CHIEF RESOURCE & SITUATION UNIT J. Smith RESOURCE UNIT J. Smith SITUATION UNIT J. Smith

10. MANAGING AN INCIDENT USING UNIFIED COMMAND A B C HAZARDOUSMATERIALSINCIDENT

11. 11ICSINTRO.ppt Last Revised: 31 JUL 99 UNDER UNIFIED COMMAND THERE WILL ALWAYS BE: ONE INCIDENT COMMAND POST A SINGLE COORDINATED INCIDENT ACTION PLAN ONE OPERATIONS SECTION CHIEF (OFFICER IN CHARGE, SUPERVISOR, ETC.)

12. SPAN OF CONTROL EFFECTIVE INEFFECTIVEANDPOSSIBLYDANGEROUS

13. OPTIMUM SPAN OF CONTROL IS ONE TO FIVE

14. 14ICSINTRO.ppt Last Revised: 31 JUL 99 IN ICS COMMON TERMINOLOGY IS APPLIED TO: ORGANIZATIONAL ELEMENTS POSITION TITLES RESOURCES FACILITIES

15. 15ICSINTRO.ppt Last Revised: 31 JUL 99 PERSONNEL ACCOUNTABILITY IS MAINTAINED THROUGH: CHECK IN FORM RESOURCE STATUS KEEPING SYSTEM UNITY OF COMMAND

16. 16ICSINTRO.ppt Last Revised: 31 JUL 99 PERSONNEL ACCOUNTABILITY IS MAINTAINED THROUGH: DIVISION C DIVISION A DIVISION B UNIT LOG UNIT LOGS DIVISION / GROUP ASSIGNMENTLISTS

17. 17ICSINTRO.ppt Last Revised: 31 JUL 99 ICS INTEGRATED COMMUNICATIONS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS FREQUENCY AND RESOURCE USE PLANNING INFORMATION TRANSFER PROCEDURES

18. 18ICSINTRO.ppt Last Revised: 31 JUL 99 COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS THAT MAY BE REQUIRED COMMAND NET TACTICAL NETS SUPPORT NET GROUND-TO-AIR AIR-TO-AIR

19. 19ICSINTRO.ppt Last Revised: 31 JUL 99 RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN I.C.S. TASK FORCES COMBINATION OF SINGLE RESOURCES STRIKE TEAM COMBINATION OF SAME KIND AND TYPE SINGLE RESOURCES INCLUDES PERSONNEL AND EQUIPMENT

20. 20ICSINTRO.ppt Last Revised: 31 JUL 99 USING TASK FORCES AND STRIKE TEAMS: MAXIMIZES EFFECTIVE USE OF RESOURCES REDUCES SPAN OF CONTROL REDUCES COMMUNICATIONS TRAFFIC

21. RESOURCE STATUS CONDITIONS IN I.C.S. “OUT OF SERVICE” “AVAILABLE” “ASSIGNED”

22. 22ICSINTRO.ppt Last Revised: 31 JUL 99 WRITTEN ACTION PLANS ARE IMPORTANT WHEN: THE INCIDENT WILL OVERLAP AN OPERATIONAL PERIOD CHANGE TWO OR MORE JURISDICTIONS ARE INVOLVED SUBSTANTIAL ACTIVATION OF THE I.C.S. ORGANIZATION

23. 23ICSINTRO.ppt Last Revised: 31 JUL 99 QUESTIONS