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Amateur Radio Emergency Services. Dr. Craig Klimczak Call Sign K4LSU. Today’s Topics. The Incident Command System What is the ICS? The ICS structure The Incident Commander How does EMCOMM fit into ICS?. What is the ICS?. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Amateur Radio Emergency Services
Dr. Craig KlimczakCall Sign K4LSU
Today’s Topics• The Incident Command System
– What is the ICS?– The ICS structure– The Incident Commander– How does EMCOMM fit into ICS?
What is the ICS?• The Incident Command System (ICS) is a
management tool that preserves the command structure of each responding agency, while bringing them all together under a common plan and leader.
• Under ICS, each agency recognizes one “lead” coordinating agency and person, will handle one or more tasks that are part of a single over-all plan, and interact with other agencies in defined ways.
What the ICS is Not• Not a fixed and unchangeable system.• Not a means to take control or authority away
from agencies or departments.• Not a way to subvert the normal chain of
command.• Not always managed by the fire department.• Not to big and cumbersome to be used in small
every day events.• Not restricted to use by government agencies.
The ICS Structure
• Two Interrelated Parts– Management by Objectives– Organizational Structure
Management By Objectives• Understand the policies, procedures and
statutes.• Establish incident objectives.• Select appropriate strategies for cooperation
and resource utilization.• Apply tactics most likely to succeed.
Organizational Structure
• Incident Commander (IC)• Planning Section Chief• Operations Section Chief• Logistics Section Chief• Finance/Administration Section Chief
Expanded ICS Structure
9
Operations Section
PlanningSection
UnitsUnits
SingleResource
SingleResources
CommandStaff
GeneralStaff
SingleResource
LogisticsSection
Finance / Administration
Section
TaskForce
StrikeTeamSingle
Resource
Group(function)
Division(geography)
Incident Command
Branch Branch
Branch Branch
UnitsUnits
The Incident Commander (IC)• The IC is usually the most senior on-scene
officer from the first responding agency.• The IC is responsible for the management of
the incident and starts the process by helping setting initial incident objectives, followed by an “Incident Plan” (IP).
• The IC has overall responsibility for the incident, regardless of the duties delegated.
ICS Principles• Management by Objectives• Common Terminology and Clear
Text• Modular Organization• Manageable Span of Control• Chain of Command• Unity of Command
Essential Service Functions• ESF#1 Transportation• ESF#2 Communications• ESF#3 Public Works and
Engineering• ESF#4 Firefighting• ESF#5 Emergency
Management• ESF#6 Mass Care,
Emergency Assistance, Housing, and Human Services
• ESF #7 Logistics Management and Resource Support
• ESF #8 Public Health and Medical Services
• ESF #9 Search and Rescue
• ESF #10 Oil and Hazardous Materials Response
• ESF #11 Agriculture and Natural Resources
• ESF #12 Energy• ESF #13 – Public Safety
and Security • ESF #14 – Long-Term
Community Recovery
How Does an EMCOMM Group “Fit Into” The ICS
• Involvement in any incident where ICS is used is by “invitation only” – there is no role for off-the-street volunteers.
• Your group may not have a part in the ICS structure except through your served agency.
• If your group is tasked with handling inter-agency communications it is likely that you will have a representative on the Logistics Section’s “communications task force.”
• Whether to use your EMCOMM group services will be made by the served agency, Communications Task Force leader, Logistics Chief or Incident Commander.
Questions
What do the letters “ICS” stand for?
A. International Correspondence SchoolB. Incidence Command System
C. Institutional Control SystemD. Internal Control Sequence
(PG 67, COL 1, PP 3)
What is ICS?A. A management tool for coordinating the
resources of several agencies within a single command structure.
B. A fixed and unchangeable system for managing an incident.
C. A means of subverting the normal command structure within an agency or department.
D. A managed system restricted to use by government agencies and departments.
(PG 67, COL 2, PP 1)
The ICS has two interrelated parts. What are they?
A. A mission statement and management objectives.
B. Management by objectives and organizational structure.
C. Organizational structure and a financial plan.D. A financial plan and an operational plan.
(PG 68, COL 2, Last)
Aside from the Incident Commander, there are four major operating sections
within an ICS. What are they?A. Planning, Operations, Logistics and Public
Relations.B. Personnel, Planning, Operations and
Finance/Administration.C. Planning, Operations, Logistics and
Finance/Administration. D. Payroll, Finance/Administration, Logistics and
Operation.
(PG 69, COL 2, PP2)
What is an EMCOMM group’s relationship to the ICS structure during an incident?
A. The EMCOMM group always serves within the Logistics area.
B. The EMCOMM group may or may not be a formal part of the ICS structure.
C. The EMCOMM group always serves the Task Force leader directly.
D. The EMCOMM group always serves the Incident Commander Directly.
(PG 70, COL 1, PP Last)
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