Incident Command System (ICS) 13
Incident Command System (ICS) 13 : "The ICS is a management system designed to enable effective and efficient domestic incident management by integrating a combination of facilities, equipment, personnel, procedures, and communications operating within a common organizational structure, designed to enable effective and efficient domestic incident management. A basis premise of ICS is that it is widely applicable. It is used to organize both near-term and long-term field-level operations for a broad spectrum of emergencies, from small to complex incidents, both natural or manmade. ICS is used by all levels of government - Federal, State, local, and tribal - as well as by many private-sector and nongovernmental organizations. ICS is also applicable across disciplines. It is normally structured to facilitate activities in five major functional areas: command, operations, planning, logistics, and finance and administration". (DHS, National Incident Management System, March 2004, p. 7). According to NIMS (2004), beneficial characteristics of ICS are: (1) ICS is Modular and Scalable. (1.a) Suitable for operations within a single jurisdiction or single agency, a single jurisdiction with multiagency involvement, or multiple jurisdictions with multiagency involvement; (1.b) Applicable and acceptable to users throughout the country; (1.c) Readily adaptable to new technology; (1.d) Adaptable to any emergency or incident to which domestic incident management agencies would be expected to respond; and (1.e) Have a scalable organizational structure that is based on the size and complexity of the incident. (2) ICS Has Interactive Manageme4nt Components (3) ICS Establishes Common Terminology, Standards, and Procedures that Enable Diverse Organizations to Work Together Effectively. (4) ICS Incorporates Measurable Objectives. (5) The Implementation of ICS Should Have the Least Possible Disruption on Existing Systems and Processes. (6) ICS Should be User Friendly and be Applicable Across a Wide Spectrum of Emergency Response and Incident Management Disciplines. (DHS, NIMS, 2004, pp. 8-9)
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