Incident Command System
E161932
The Incident Command System is a standardized, on-scene emergency management framework used by agencies to coordinate and manage responses to incidents of all types and sizes.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Incident Command System canonical | 20 |
| Incident Command Post | 1 |
| New York State incident command structure | 1 |
Statements (73)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
command and control system
ⓘ
emergency management framework ⓘ organizational management system ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
incidents of all sizes
ⓘ
incidents of all types ⓘ |
| developedBy | wildland fire agencies in the United States ⓘ |
| developedFor | managing wildland fires ⓘ |
| developedIn |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| governedBy | ICS organizational doctrine ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | ICS ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Branch
ⓘ
Command Staff ⓘ Division ⓘ Finance/Administration Section ⓘ Army Staff ⓘ
surface form:
General Staff
Group ⓘ Incident Command Post ⓘ Incident Commander ⓘ Liaison Officer ⓘ Logistics Section ⓘ Operations Section ⓘ Planning Section ⓘ Public Information Officer ⓘ Safety Officer ⓘ Staging Area ⓘ Strike Team ⓘ Task Force ⓘ Unified Command ⓘ Unit ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
check-in and check-out procedures
ⓘ
clear reporting relationships ⓘ flexible structure ⓘ formalized planning process ⓘ incident facilities designation ⓘ resource typing ⓘ scalable organization ⓘ standardized roles ⓘ |
| hasPrinciple |
accountability
ⓘ
chain of command ⓘ common terminology ⓘ comprehensive resource management ⓘ establishment and transfer of command ⓘ integrated communications ⓘ management by objectives ⓘ modular organization ⓘ span of control ⓘ unity of command ⓘ |
| integratedInto | National Incident Management System ⓘ |
| originatedIn | 1970s ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
National Incident Management System
ⓘ
crisis management ⓘ disaster management ⓘ emergency operations center ⓘ |
| requiredBy | many U.S. federal agencies ⓘ |
| standardizedBy | National Incident Management System ⓘ |
| supports |
incident action planning
ⓘ
interoperability among agencies ⓘ multi-jurisdictional incident management ⓘ resource tracking ⓘ scalable response structures ⓘ span of control limits ⓘ |
| usedBy |
emergency management agencies
ⓘ
emergency medical services ⓘ fire services ⓘ law enforcement agencies ⓘ non-governmental organizations ⓘ private sector organizations ⓘ public health agencies ⓘ public works agencies ⓘ |
| usedFor |
all-hazards incident management
ⓘ
emergency response coordination ⓘ multi-agency incident management ⓘ on-scene incident management ⓘ |
Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services
→
follows
→
Incident Command System
ⓘ
subject surface form:
State Emergency Operations Center (New York)
this entity surface form:
New York State incident command structure
subject surface form:
State Emergency Operations Center (New York)
subject surface form:
Operations Bureau (Los Angeles County Fire Department)
subject surface form:
Emergency Operations Center
subject surface form:
Joint Field Office
this entity surface form:
Incident Command Post