# Presentation: 459821

## Module 3 Organization Overview

***Module 3 Organization Overview***

**Subjects to be covered in this module include:**

**Terminology**
**Organizational structure**
**Incident organization development**
**Changing the organization**
**Transfer of command**

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## Module 3 Objectives

**1.  Explain how the incident organization expands or contracts to meet operational needs of the incident or event.**
**2.  Describe the use of Branches, Divisions, and Groups within the Operations Section and provide supervisory titles associated with each level.**
**3.  List the essential elements of information involved in transfer of command.**
**4.  Match organizational positions with appropriate ICS sections.**
**5.  Describe an ICS organization appropriate to a small incident using an Incident Briefing Form.**

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## Organization Structure

**Incident**
**Command**

**Operations**

**Planning**

**Logistics**

**Finance/**
**Administration**

**Branch**

**Branch**

**Branch**

**Branch**

**Division**

**Group**

**Single Resources**
**Task Forces**
**Strike Teams**

**Units within Planning**
**Logistics**
**Finance/Administration**
**Units**

**Organization Structure**

**Managerial**
**Level**

**Command**

**Section**
**Chief**

**Directors**

**Supervisors**

**Leaders**

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## Primary ICS Management functions

**Primary ICS Management functions**

**Incident Command**

**Operations**

**Logistics**

**Planning**

**Finance/**
**Administration**

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## Two Ways to Organize Incident Command

**Two Ways to Organize Incident Command**

***Incident Command***

- A

- A

- C

- B

**Single Command**

**Unified Command**

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## ICS Terminology is Used For:

**ICS Terminology is Used For:**

**Organizational Elements**** ****- e.g., Division, Branch, Unit, etc.**
**Position Titles**** ****- e.g., Officer, Director, Leader, etc.**
**Facilities**** - e.g., Incident command Post, Staging Area, etc.**
**Resources**** - e.g., Task forces, Strike teams, etc.**

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## Higher Ranking Persons

**Higher Ranking Persons**
**Arriving at an Incident will:**

**Assume Command**
**Maintain Command**
**Reassign Command to a Third Party**

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## Functional Responsibilities of the Incident Commander

**Information**

**Finance/**
**Admin.**

**Operations**

**Safety**

**Logistics**

**Planning**

**Command**

**Liaison**

**Functional Responsibilities of the Incident Commander**

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## Incident Commander

**Incident Commander**

**Deputy**

**In Charge**

**Fully Qualified**

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## Reasons to Designate a Deputy IC

**Reasons to Designate a Deputy IC**

**Perform tasks requested by Incident commander**
**Work as relief Incident Commander**
**Represent assisting agency as a Deputy IC**

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## The Command Staff

**The Command Staff**

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**Information Officer**

** ****Liaison Officer**

** ****Safety Officer**

## Information Officer

**Information Officer**

**One per incident**
**Central point for information dissemination**

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## Safety Officer

**One per incident**
**Anticipate, detect, and correct unsafe situations**
**Has emergency authority to stop unsafe acts**

**Safety Officer**

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## Liaison Officer

**Liaison Officer**

**Contact point for representatives of assisting and cooperating agencies**

**Assisting agency - provides tactical or service resources**
**Cooperating agency - provides support other than tactical or service resources, e.g., Red Cross, Employment Office, etc.**

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## Agency Representatives

**Agency Representatives**

**Individual assigned to an incident by an assisting or cooperating agency**
**Agency representatives have authority to make decisions for their agency**
**Agency representatives report to the Liaison Officer (if designated) or to the Incident Commander**

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## Assistant:

**A level of technical capability, qualifications, and responsibility subordinate to primary positions**

**Assistants are used as subordinates for the Command Staff positions, particularly Information Officer and Safety Officer.  Assistants may also be used at camps to supervise unit activities.**

**Assistant:**

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## Operations Section

**Directs and coordinates all incident tactical operations**
**Organization develops as required**
**Organization can consist of:**

**Single Resources, Task Forces, and Strike teams**
**Staging Areas**
**Air operations**
**Divisions, Groups, Branches**

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## Geographic Divisions

**Geographic Divisions**

**A**

**A**

**B**

**B**

**6**

**5**

**4**

**3**

**2**

**1**

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## Functional Groups

**Functional Groups**

**Operations **
**Section Chief**

**Security**
**Group**

**Search**
**Group**

**Medical**
**Group**

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## Combined Divisions & Groups

**Combined Divisions & Groups**

**Operations **
**Section Chief**

**Medical**
**Group**

**Division B**

**Division A**

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## Geographic Branches

**Geographic Branches**

**Functional Branches**

- Branch 1

- Branch 2

- Division A

- Division B

- Medical

- Search

- Security

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## Staging Area

**Locations to place available resources**
**Several staging areas may be used**
**Manager reports to IC or Operations Section Chief**
**Resources are available on 3-minute notice**
**May be relocated**

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## Air Operations

**Air Operations**
**Branch Director**

**Air Tactical**
**Group**
**Supervisor**

**Air Support**
**Group**
**Supervisor**

**Helicopter**
**Coordinator**

**Air Tanker/**
**Fixed-wing**
**Coordinator**

**Airport**
**Coordination**

**Helispots**

**Helispots**

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## Planning Section

**Planning Section**

**Maintain resource status**
**Maintain situation status**
**Prepare Incident Action Plan**
**Provide documentation service**
**Prepare Demobilization plan**
**Provide technical specialists**

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## Planning Section...

**Planning Section...**

**Resources Unit**
**Situation Unit**
**Documentation Unit**
**Demobilization Unit**

***may be organized into four positions:***

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## Logistics Section

**Logistics Section**

**Provides services and support to the incident or event**
**Six principal activities**
**Two-branch structure if needed**

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## Primary

**Primary**
**Logistics**
**Section**
**Units**

**Communications Unit**
**Medical Unit**
**Food Unit**
**Supply Unit**
**Facilities Unit**
**Ground Support Unit**

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## Logistics Branch Structure

**Logistics Branch Structure**

**Logistics**
**Section**

**Service **
**Branch**

**Support**
**Branch**

**Communications**
**Medical**
**Food**

**Supply**
**Facilities**
**Ground Support**

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## $

**Finance/**
**Administration**
**Section**

**$**

**Monitors incident costs**
**Maintains Financial records**
**Administers procurement contracts**
**Performs time recording**

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## $

**Finance/**
**Administration**
**Section**

**$**

**Time Unit**
-       Personnel time recording
**Procurement Unit**
**     **Equipment and rental supply contracts
**Compensation/Claims Unit**
**     **Workers comp. records, claims
**Cost Unit**
-      Collect cost information, provide cost estimates

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## Guidelines in Developing the ICS Organization

**Guidelines in Developing the ICS Organization**

**Establish the Incident Command Post**
**Determine organization needs**
**Consider needs for Command Staff**
**Monitor and maintain span of control**
**Demobilize organizational elements when possible**
**Avoid combining organizational positions**

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## Wrong Way

**Planning**
**and **
**Logistics Section**

**Resources**
**and **
**Ground**
**Support Unit**
**J. Smith**

**Planning**
**Section**
**J. Smith**

**Logistics**
**Section**
**J. Smith**

**Wrong Way**

**Right Way**

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## Transfer of Command Checklist:

**Transfer of Command Checklist:**

**Appropriate ICS terminology is used**
**Incident Command Post is established**
**Face-to-face transfer of command**
**Briefing by outgoing Incident Commander**
**New Incident Commander assumes command**
**Appropriate notifications are made**

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## Transfer of Command Briefing

**Transfer of Command Briefing**

**Situation status**
**Objectives and priorities**
**Current organization**
**Resource assignments**
**Resources en route and/or ordered**
**Facilities established**
**Communications Plan**
**Prognosis, concerns - related issues**

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