ICS 700 Lesson 4

To provide a framework for teams to work together towards common goals

To establish strict rules for emergency response

To limit communication between agencies

To focus only on individual agency objectives

MAC Group

EOC

ICS

JIS

It allows responders to organize and respond systematically to incidents.

It provides funding for emergency operations.

It eliminates the need for coordination among agencies.

It only supports fire department operations.

NIMS and ICS provide a common language and structure.

ICS is only used by fire departments.

NIMS and ICS help reduce duplication and improve efficiency.

ICS offers a flexible template for managing incidents.

Single Incident Commander and Unified Command

Incident Commander and General Staff

Public Information Officer and Safety Officer

Operations Section Chief and Planning Section Chief

Determine objectives, priorities, and strategic guidance

Establish a single system for ordering resources

Execute integrated incident operations

Maximize the use of assigned resources

Operations Section Chief

Planning Section Chief

Logistics Section Chief

Finance/Administration Section Chief

Managing incidents

Providing medical care

Supporting incident-related tasks

Coordinating federal assistance

Area Commands are frequently established as Unified Area Commands and use the same principles as a Unified Command.

An Area Command is generally activated during all incidents and is solely based on the complexity of the incident.

An Area Command organization oversees the management of multiple incidents or a very large or evolving situation.

Area Command is particularly relevant to situations with several Incident Command Posts (ICPs) requesting similar, scarce resources.

To provide a framework for all team members to work together towards common goals

To create emergency response plans for each state

To manage financial resources during incidents

To train only FEMA administrators