FEMA EMI Course 100.b

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Incident Command System

Table of ContentsICS OverviewFeatures and PrinciplesIncident Commander and Command Staff

FunctionsGeneral Staff FunctionsUnified CommandConclusion

Incident Facilities – Map Symbols

Features and Principles

Incident Command Post

Staging Area

Incident Base

Camp

Helibase

Helispot

Operations - Groups and DivisionsGroups: Functional areas of operation

Divisions: Used to divide incident geographically

General Staff Functions

ConclusionsICS is a standardized management system,

representing organizational “best practices,” and is the standard for emergency management

There are 14 principles that form the bedrock of ICS

There is the Incident Command, 3 other command staff positions (when needed), and 4 other management functions (when needed)

The General Staff takes care of the 4 other management functions

It is important to maintain span of controlUnified Command is imperative to ICS

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