Incident Command System

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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.

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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

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Homeland Security Bureau uses Incident Command System
FEMA Region V uses Incident Command System
FEMA Region VII uses Incident Command System
FEMA Region IX uses Incident Command System
State Emergency Operations Center partOf Incident Command System
subject surface form: State Emergency Operations Center (New York)
this entity surface form: New York State incident command structure
State Emergency Operations Center implementsFramework Incident Command System
subject surface form: State Emergency Operations Center (New York)
Office of Emergency Response usesFramework Incident Command System
HSEMA uses Incident Command System
CDC Emergency Operations Center usesFramework Incident Command System
Clay County Emergency Management usesFramework Incident Command System
Illinois Emergency Management Agency follows Incident Command System
Operations Bureau usesSystem Incident Command System
subject surface form: Operations Bureau (Los Angeles County Fire Department)
Dallas Office of Emergency Management usesFramework Incident Command System
Emergency Operations Centers followsFramework Incident Command System
subject surface form: Emergency Operations Center
Joint Field Offices distinctFrom Incident Command System
subject surface form: Joint Field Office
this entity surface form: Incident Command Post
Regional Response Teams implementsConcept Incident Command System
Indiana Department of Homeland Security uses Incident Command System