Incident Command System 04
Incident Command System 04 : History: The Superfund Amendment and Re-authorization Act title III mandated that all first responders to a hazardous waste or hazmat emergency would be trained in accordance with 29 CFR 1910. 120 (q). This standard recognizes the OSHA ICS program. The National Incident Management System (NIMS) came about as a direct result of the terrorist attack on the twin towers in New York on September 11, 2001. Weaknesses in incident management were often due to: Lack of accountability, including unclear chains of command and supervision. Poor communication due to both inefficient uses of available communications systems and conflicting codes and terminology. Lack of an orderly, systematic planning process. No predefined methods to integrate inter-agency requirements into the management structure and planning process effectively. Freelancing by individuals with specialized skills during an incident without coordination with other first responders. Lack of knowledge with common terminology during an incident. Emergency managers determined that the existing management structures frequently unique to each agency did not scale to dealing with massive mutual aid responses involving dozens of distinct agencies and when these various agencies worked together their specific training and procedures clashed. As a result, a new command and control paradigm was collaboratively developed to provide a consistent, integrated framework for the management of all incidents from small incidents to large, multi-agency emergencies
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