It is a process combining all resources

under a common organizational structure

during a multi-agency, major emergencies
that is applicable to any and all emergency
situation.
It is a process of coming together as one
agency working out differences of opinion,
working together for the common good of
all the concerned agencies and ultimately
the common good of all the public served.
The ICS required mutual
agreement and acceptance
of 4 things:
A. The Organizational
Structure
B. Common Operational
Procedures
C. Common Terminology
D. Personnel Qualification
After the 9-11 attack, Tactical & Strategic IC
embraces the central tenants of the ICS into:
Common Terminology
Modular Organization
Integrated Communications
Unified Command Structure
Consolidated Action Plans
Manageable Span of Control
Pre-designated Incident Facilities
Comprehensive Resource Management

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ICS:
1. It has the ability to expand from a routine incident to a
complex multi-agency incident in a logical progression
2. The ICS is an all-hazard system and is adaptable to all
types of emergency incident
3. Jurisdictional authority is determined by the
geographic location of the incident
4. Span of Control is the basis for modular expansion of
the system
5. Unity of Command is clearly established by the
organization who is qualified to handle all emergency
situation

CHARACTERISTICS OF THE ICS

6. The Incident Commander maybe anybody within the
organization who is qualified to handle all emergency
situations
7. The ICS utilizes commonly understood organizational
structure, terminology, operational procedures and
qualifications for position
8. Everyday operational usage provides a smooth
transition in a large scale emergency situation.

MAJOR FUNCTIONS OF THE ICS
1. Command
2. Operations
3. Planning
4. Logistics
5. Administration
Establishing the ICS during the
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ICS FLOW CHART

Incident Commander


Administration Operations Planning Logistics
Section Section Section Section
COMMAND FUNCTION
- Managed by an Incident Commander (IC)
- Develops the strategic decisions and is
responsible for the results
- Implement additional functions that maybe
required to support the incident and retains
the responsibility for any functions that are
not implemented
- Retains the approval for ordering or
releasing resources
OPERATIONS FUNCTION

Managed by Operations Chief or Operations
Officer
Responsible for all operations directly applicable
to the primary mission of the incident
Operation Chief allocates and assigns resources to
accomplish control of the incident
PLANNING
Managed by Planning Chief or Planning Officer
Collects & evaluates incident status information
needed to fulfill the following responsibilities:
a) Understanding the current situation
b) Predicting the course of the incident
c) Preparing control objectives and alternate
strategies
d) Conducting planning, meetings and
preparing the Incident Action Plan (IAP)
LOGISTICS FUNCTION
Managed by the Logistics Chief or Logistics Officer
Responsible for providing all the facilities, services &
materials required to support the system

ADMINISTRATION FUNCTION
Managed by an Administrator or Finance Officer
Responsible for administrative & Financial aspects of
the incident
As an incident grows in
complexity, the functional sections
maybe expanded to accommodate
the responsibilities of the section
and to ensure a proper Span of
Control
EXPANDED COMMAND STAFF
FUNCTIONS
Incident
Commander
Command Staff
Liaison Officer
Information Officer
Safety Officer
EXPANDED COMMAND STAFF FUNCTIONS
1. The Liaison Officer provides an interface for all
assisting agencies and identifies current or potential
interagency problems.
2. The Information Officer provides information and
media releases within the constraints of the Incident
Commander.
3. The Safety Officer monitors hazardous and unsafe
situations and initiates actions to prevent unsafe acts by
incident personnels.
EXPANDED OPERATIONS FUNCTION
Incident Commander
Operations
Staging
Sector Sector
Task Force
Indiv. Unit
Task Force
Indiv. Unit
EXPANDED OPERATIONS FUNCTION
1. Staging Area
- Supervised by the Staging Manager, manage all
the resources at the location that are ready and
available for assignment
- The complexity of an incident may require more
than one staging area.
2. Sectors
- Are managed by supervisors who directs the
operation of disaster teams or other resources
within a specified geographic area of the incident
- For large-scale operations, the number of
sectors may exceed the Span of Control guidelines-
usually with a maximum of five.
- Groups are managed by group supervisors.
They supervise functional or task-oriented
operations that may cross division boundaries.
EXPANDED PLANNING FUNCTIONS
Incident Commander
Planning
Resource Unit
Situation Unit
Documentation Unit
Technical Specialist
Demobilization Unit
EXPANDED PLANNING FUNCTIONS
1. Resource Unit responsible for maintaining resource
status information (RESTAT)
2. Situation Unit responsible for maintaining incident
status information (SITSTAT)
3. Documentation Unit maintains accurate & complete
incident information records of legal, analytical &
historical purposes.
4. Technical Specialist are advisers who have
special skills to support incident operations.
Special skills might include expertise in fire
behavior, water resources, environmental
concerns, hazardous materials or weather
prediction.
5. Demobilization Unit develops the
demobilization plan which includes methodology
for de-escalation and closing down of incident
operations.
EXPANDED LOGISTICS FUNCTION
Incident Commander
Logistics Section
Communications Unit
Medical Unit
Food Unit
Supply Unit
Facilities Unit
Ground Support Unit
EXPANDED LOGISTICS FUNCTION
1. Communications Unit is responsible for the effective
use of all incident communications equipment &
facilities, including distribution, maintenance & repair
2. Medical Unit is responsible for providing medical aid
& transportation for injured & ill Incident personnel.
Medical group under the operations section would be
developed to handle large-scale civilian casualties.
3. Food Unit is responsible for feeding at all incident
facilities, including menu planning & food.
4. Supply Unit is responsible for ordering personnel
equipment & supplies, & maintenance of proper
inventories.
5. Facilities Unit is responsible for the layout,
activation & maintenance of all facilities required to
support the operation (ICP, Base Camps). This unit
provides sleeping & sanitary facilities for all
incident personnels.

6. Ground Support Unit is responsible for the service
and repair of vehicles, transportation of personnel,
supplies, food and equipments. It also implements a
Traffic Plan for the incident.
7. Sector Directors for Service and Support Units
maybe implemented as the Span of Control is
exceeded.
EXPANDED ADMINISTRATION FUNCTIONS
Incident Commander
Administration Section
Time Unit
Procurement Unit
Claims Unit
Cost Unit
EXPANDED ADMINISTRATION FUNCTIONS
1. Time Unit is responsible for the maintenance of
personnel time records.
2. Procurement Unit is responsible for all vendor
contracts utilized during the incident
3. Claims Unit is responsible for processing all
claims arising at the incident.
4. Cost Unit is responsible for collecting all pertinent
cost data and providing cost estimates and cost
savings recommendations.
EOC
- Is the location from which the commander of the
organization issue & receive orders to his forces as a
whole.
- It is a place where accurate reports of conditions
at the scene of the disaster can be received, recorded
and evaluated.
- A place where a graphic plot of the situation can
be maintained as event transpire, providing they do
not happen too fast to be neatly plotted.
SELECTING AN EOC
1. Location should be central in the community it
serves and in area not subject to inundation,
landslides or serious fire exposure.
2. Construction structure can withstand any disaster
with adequate facilities & provisions for feeding,
sleeping, etc.
3. Design should ideally meet the same requirements
the same as a communication center
WHAT IS A FIELD COMMAND POST ?
- Location selected for issuing orders to the field
- A sector office of the EOC, where the OIC first
arrives on the scene
- Mobile and flexible
- Provides a location where someone is always present
to answer inquiries from the news media, coordinate
the efforts of law enforcement officers on the scene
EOC
FIELD COMMAND
HEADQUARTER
SECTOR
COMMAND POST
ALPHA
SECTOR
COMMAND POST
BRAVO
SCOPE OF FUNCTION AND LOCATION
EOC
Provides the What,
When,& Where of
the command
Fixed location, remote
from the disaster
Will have to handle all
of the problems
involving relief,
feeding mutual aid &
liaison with other
agencies
COMMAND POST
Provides the How


Located closer to the
scene
Put greater emphasis
upon field operational
tasks
CONCLUSION
Management, at all levels, does not
put more strongly to the test than in
a crisis situation. The objectives are
immediate and so are the results.
What you and those around you do
or dont do will have long lasting
implications. That is why it is
essential to develop an incident
command system flexible enough to
embrace the elements necessary for
effective response.
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DIR. JOHNNY YU
IUSAR Specialist Level 2
DART # 524619