# Presentation: 658505

## Module 13 Unified Command

***Module 13 ******Unified Command***

**Origin of Unified Command**
**Description of Unified Command**
**Advantages of using Unified Command**
**Applications**
**Primary features of Unified Command**
**Guidelines for using Unified Command**
**Unified Commander’s responsibilities**

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**Subjects covered in this module include:**

## Module 13 Objectives

**1.  Define Unified Command.**
**2.  Define the advantages of Unified Command and define the kinds of situations which may call for a Unified Command organization.**
**3.  Identify the primary features of a Unified Command organization.**

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## Module 13 Objectives(cont.)

***Module 13 Objectives******(cont.)***

**4.  Given a simulate situation, describe roles and reporting relationships under a Unified Command which involves agencies from within the same jurisdiction, and under Multijurisdiction conditions.**
**5.  Describe areas of cost sharing which might apply under a Unified Command structure.**
**6.  Given a simulated situation, describe an appropriate Unified Command organization.**

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## A

**Incidents Involving Three Jurisdictions Create a Need for Unified Command**

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**A**

**B**

**C**

## Incident Command

**Incident Command**
**A?     B?    C?**

**Finance/**
**Administration**

**Logistics**

**Operations**

**Planning**

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## A

**A**

**B**

**C**

**A-ICS**

**B-ICS**

**C-ICS**

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## A

**A**

**B**

**C**

**A**

**B**

**C**

**Unified Command**

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## Elements

**Elements**

**Objectives**
**Policy**

**Organization**

**Resources**

**Operations**

**UN**
**Coalition**

**Force **
**Command**
**Structure**

**Coalition**
**Service**
**Elements**

**Force **
**Commander**

**Jurisdictions**
**Agencies**

**Unified**
**Command**
**Structure**

**Agency**
**Personnel**
**Equipment**

**Operations**
**Section**
**Chief**

**Military**
**Joint **
**Operations**

**ICS Unified**
**Command**

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## Advantages of using Unified Command

**One set of objectives**
**Collective approach to strategies**
**Improved information flow and coordination**
**Better understanding of objectives, priorities, limitations, and restrictions**
**No compromise of authority**
**Each agency’s plans, actions, and constraints are known**
**Optimizes combined efforts of all agencies**
**Cost effective**

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**Advantages of using Unified Command**

## Unified Command Applications

**Unified Command Applications**

**A**

**C**

**E**

**B**

**D**

**Fire**
**Law**
**Medical**

**A**

**A**

**B**

**C**

**Incidents that affect more than one political jurisdiction**

**Incidents involving multiple agencies within a jurisdiction**

**Incidents that impact on multiple geographic and functional agencies**

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## Multijurisdiction

**Multijurisdiction**

**Unified Management Structure**

**Command Staff**

**Operations**
**Section**

**Planning**
**Section**

**Logistics**
**Section**

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

**Jurisdiction**
**A**

**Jurisdiction**
**A**

**Jurisdiction**
**A**

**Unified Objectives**

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## Multidepartment

**Multidepartment**

**Unified Management Team**

**Command Staff**

**Operations**
**Section**

**Planning**
**Section**

**Logistics**
**Section**

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

**Sheriff’s**
**Department**

**Fire**
**Department**

**Med/Coroner**
**Department**

**Unified Objectives**

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## Unified Incident Command

**Unified Incident Command**

**Law Branch**
**1**

**Sheriff’s**
**Department**

**Fire**
**Department**

**Med/Coroner**
**Department**

**Operations Section Chief (Law)**

**Deputy (Fire)**

**Deputy (Health)**

**Staging Areas**

**Air Operations**

**Fire Branch**
**2**

**Med. Branch**
**3**

**Divisions**

**Divisions**

**Divisions**

**Resources**

**Resources**

**Resources**

**(Single/Teams/Task Forces)**

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## ICS Unified Command

**Practical**
**Cost effective**
**Improves incident management**

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**ICS Unified Command**

## Unified Command Features

**Single integrated incident organization**
**Collocated facilities**
**Integrated planning process - action plan**
**Shared planning, logistical, finance functions**
**Coordinated resource ordering**

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**Unified Command Features**

## Participants in a Unified Command Organization Depends on:

**The **_**location**_** of the incident, which often determines the jurisdictions that must be involved.**
**The **_**kind**_** of incident, which dictates the functional agencies of the involved jurisdiction(s).**

**Participants in a Unified Command Organization ****Depends on:**

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## Purposes of the Command Meeting

**State jurisdictional/agency priorities and objectives**
**Present jurisdictional limitations, concerns, restrictions**
**Develop a collective set of incident objectives**
**Establish and agree on acceptable priorities**
**Adopt an overall strategy or strategies**
**Agree on the basic organization structure**

**Purposes of the Command Meeting**

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## Purposes of the Command Meeting (cont.)

**Purposes of the Command Meeting (cont.)**

**Designate an acceptable Operations Section Chief**
**Agree on planning, logistical, and finance procedures**
**Agree on the resource ordering process**
**Agree on cost-sharing procedures**
**Agree on informational matters**
**Designate one agency official as a Unified Command spokesperson**

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## Command Meeting Requirements

**Command Meeting ****Requirements**

**The Command meeting should include **_**only **_**agency Incident Commanders.**
**The meeting should be brief, and important points should be documented**
**Prior to the meeting, the responsible officials should review the purposes and agenda items, and be prepared to discuss them.**

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## Incident Action Planning Meetings will use Command Meeting Results to:

**Incident Action Planning ****Meetings will use Command ****Meeting Results to:**

**Decide on tactical operations for the next operational period.**
**Establish resource requirements and determine resource availability and sources.**
**Make resource assignments.**
**Establish the unified Operations Section organization.**
**Establish combined planning, logistics, and finance operations as needed.**

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## Use of Deputies Under Unified Command

**Use of Deputies Under Unified Command**

**Unified Command**

**Operations**

**Planning**

**Logistics**

**A**

**B**

**C**

**A**

**B**

**A**

**Finance**

**A**

**Deputy - B**

**Deputy - A,C**

**Deputy - B**

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## Guidelines for Using Unified Command

**Guidelines for Using Unified Command**

**Understand ICS Unified Command**
**Collocate essential functions**
**Start early to use U.C.**
**Agree on Operations Section Chief**
**Designate a spokesperson if necessary**
**Train often as a team**

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## Unified Commander’s Responsibilities

**Be clear on agency policy & limitations**
**Have proper authorization**
**Manage effectively**
**Work as a team!!!**

**Unified Commander’s Responsibilities**

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## Managing in Unified Command Means:

**Managing in Unified Command Means:**

**Working closely and together with other IC’s.**
**Providing sufficient, qualified staff/resources.**
**Anticipating and resolving problems.**
**Delegating authority as needed.**
**Inspecting and evaluating performance.**
**Communicating with own agency on properties, plans, problems, and progress.**

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## Levels of Coordination Required in Unified Command

**Levels of Coordination Required in Unified Command**

**With other members of the Unified Command**
**With higher authorities, agency administrators**

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