ICS Functional Areas and Command Staff Roles

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Five major ICS functional areas

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Incident Command, Operations, Planning, Logistics, Finance/Administration

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Role of the Incident Commander

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Sets the incident objectives, strategies, and priorities, and has overall responsibility for the incident.

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Logistics

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Arranges for resources and needed services to support achievement of the incident objectives, including personnel, equipment, teams, supplies, and facilities.

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Command Staff

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Assigned by the Incident Commander to support the incident command function.

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Creating Sections in ICS

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The Incident Commander creates only the necessary sections for the incident.

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Public Information Officer Role

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Interfaces with the public and media and provides incident-related information.

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Command Staff in ICS

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May include roles like Public Information Officer and Safety Officer.

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Command Staff reporting

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Reports directly to the Incident Commander. Assistant Officers may be assigned in complex incidents.

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Incident Coordination purpose

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Ensures the onsite Incident Command System (ICS) receives information, resources, and support to achieve incident objectives.

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Examples of coordination activities

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Establishing policy, collecting and analyzing information, establishing priorities, resolving issues, facilitating logistics, and synchronizing messages.