# Presentation: 688904

## Module 8 Organizing for Incidents or Events

***Module 8 Organizing for ******Incidents or Events***

**Approaches to incident and event organization**
**Five steps in transition of command**
**Changing the Incident Action Plan**
**Organizing for incident operations**
**Staffing the incident organization**
**Exercises in developing incident organizations**

**Subjects covered in this module include:**

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## Module 8 Objectives:

**2.  List the major elements included in the incident briefing.**
**3.  Develop sample organizations around simulated incidents and/or events.**
**4.  Describe how incidents can best be managed by appropriate and early designation of key staff members and by proper delegation of authority.**

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**Module 8 Objectives:**

## Module 8 Objectives:(cont.)

**6.  List the minimum staffing requirements within each organizational element for at least two incidents of different sizes.**
**7.  Describe the role and use of appropriate forms in effective incident management.**

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**Module 8 Objectives:****(cont.)**

## Use ICS for Events

**A planned public event such as a major parade or concert.**
**A planned activity such as a prescribed fire, a law enforcement sweep, a major pest control effort, or a marine hazardous materials exercise.**

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**Use ICS for Events**

## Event Planning Considerations

**Event Planning Considerations**

**Type incident/event?**
**Location, size, duration?**
**Single or multi-agency?**
**Single or Multijurisdiction?**
**Command staff needs?**
**Kind, type, number resources?**

**Air Operations involved?**
**Staging Areas required?**
**Other facilities required?**
**Logistical support needs?**
**Known limitations & restrictions?**
**Available communications?**

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## Considerations for Unplanned Incidents:

**Considerations for ****Unplanned Incidents:**

**An incident occurs.**
**Time is of the essence**
**The situation is unstable**
**Potential to expand**
**Communications and information may be incomplete**
**Staff not necessarily experienced in managing expanding incidents**

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## Considerations in Organizing for Unplanned Events

**Few**
**Considerations**

**Many**
**Considerations**

**Small**
**Incident**

**Large**
**Incident**

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**Considerations in Organizing for Unplanned Events**

## Initial Steps in Organizing Incidents

**Initial Steps in Organizing Incidents**

**Size up the situation**
**Determine if there are lives at immediate risk**
**Establish the immediate objectives**
**Determine if there are enough and the right kind of resources on the scene and/or ordered**
**Develop an action plan**
**Establish an early organization**

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## Initial Steps in Organizing Incidents (cont.)

**Ensure that personnel safety factors are taken into account.**
**Determine if there are any environmental issues that need to be considered.**
**Monitor the work progress.**
**Review and modify objectives and action plan as necessary.**

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**Initial Steps in Organizing Incidents (cont.)**

## Transfer of Command Considerations

**Transfer of Command Considerations**

**Assess the situation**
**Get a briefing**
** ****Determine time to transition command**
**Notify all personnel**
**Reassign existing IC**

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## Transfer of Command Briefing

**Transfer of Command Briefing**

**Incident history (what has happened)**
**Priorities and objectives**
**Current plan**
**Resource assignments**
**Incident organization**
**Resources ordered/needed**
**Facilities established**
**Status of communications**
**Any constraints or limitations**
**Incident potential**
**Delegation of Authority**

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## Use of the Incident Briefing - ICS Form 201

**Next Operational Period**

**Updated**
**Incident Briefing**
**ICS Form 201**

**Updated**
**Incident Briefing**
**ICS Form 201**

**Incident Action Plan**

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**Use of the Incident Briefing -**** ICS Form 201**

## Reasons to Change the Incident Action Plan

**Change in available resources - kinds or types**
**Failure or unexpected success of tactical efforts**
**Improved intelligence**
**Cost factors**
**Political considerations**
**Environmental considerations**

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**Reasons to Change the ****Incident Action Plan**

## Changing an Existing Action Plan

**Make changes if necessary**
**Change sooner than later**

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**Changing an Existing ****Action Plan**

## Organizing Incident Operations

**Organizing Incident Operations**

**Person in Charge-**
**Incident Commander**
**POLICE**
**UNIT**

**ADDITIONAL**
**POLICE**
**UNIT**

**AMBULANCE**

**FIRE**
**ENGINE**

**HAZMAT**
**VEHICLE**

**ROAD**
**DEPARTMENT**

**ASSISTING**
**FIRE DEPT.**

**MEDIA**

**ETC. ...**

**As resources are added, organization becomes more important.**

**Motor**
**Vehicle**
**Accident**
**Situation**

**Single**
**Resources**

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## Developing the OperationsOrganization

**Developing the Operations****Organization**

**Command**

**Operations**

**Branch 1**

**Command Staff**

**Other Branches**

**A**

**C**

**Medical**

**B**

**Division/Group**

**Resources**

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## Ways to Use Branches on an Incident

**Operations**

**I**

**II**

**III**

**Ways to Use Branches on ****an Incident**

**Operations**

**Security**

**Medical**

**Search**

**Operations**

**Rye County**

**Parker**

**Pine N.F.**

**Geographic**

**Functional**

**Jurisdictional**

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## Definition of Unified Command

**Definition of Unified ****Command**

**A team effort which allows all agencies with responsibility for the incident, to jointly provide management direction to an incident through a common set of incident objectives and strategies established at the command level.**

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## Unified Command Applications

**Unified Command Applications**

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

**Incidents involving multiple agencies within a jurisdiction**

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

**A**

**B**

**C**

**A**

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

**A**

**B**

**C**

**D**

**E**

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## Advantages of Using Unified Command

**Information flow and coordination is improved between all jurisdictions and agencies involved in the incident.**
**No agency’s authority or legal requirements will be compromised or neglected.**

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**Advantages of Using ****Unified Command**

## Advantages of Using Unified Command (cont.)

**The combined efforts of all agencies is optimized as they perform their respective assignments under a single Incident Action Plan.**
**Duplicative efforts are reduced or eliminated, thus reducing cost and chances for frustration and conflict.**

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**Advantages of Using Unified Command (cont.)**

## Under Unified Command, there is:

**One Operations Section Chief to direct tactical efforts.**
**Collocated (shared) facilities.**
**A single integrated planning process and Incident Action Plan.**
**Shared planning, logistical, and finance/administration operations wherever possible.**
**A coordinated process for resource ordering.**

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**Under Unified Command, ****there is:**

## The Mix of Participants in a Unified Command Organization Depends on:

**The Mix of 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), as well as other agencies that may be involved.**

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## Guidelines for Developing the ICS Organization

**Command-General Staff-Branch Level**

**Command Staff may have assistants.**

**Multijurisdictional incidents should establish a Unified Command.**

**Expand organization as needed. For Example:**
**Planning Section**
**Resources Unit - Situation Unit**
**Logistics Section**
**Communications Unit - Medical Unit - ground Support**
**Finance/Administration Section**
**Time Unit - Cost Unit**

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**Guidelines for Developing the**** ICS Organization**

## Example of Staffing Required(Will Vary by Incident)

**Example of Staffing Required****(Will Vary by Incident)**

**ICS Position**

**Two Divisions**
**or Groups**

**Five Divisions**
**or Groups**

**Two **
**Branches**

**Operations Section Chief**

**Branch Director**

**Division/Group Supervisors**

**Planning Section Chief**

**Status Recorders**

**Field Observers**

**Logistics Section Chief**

**Incident Dispatcher**

**Message Center Operator**

**Messengers**

**Communications Tech.**

**Food Unit**

**Supply Unit**

**Facility Unit**

**Ground support**

**Finance/Administration Sec.**

**Totals**

**1**

**1**

**4**

**1**

**9**

**1**

**6**

**2**

**2**

**2**

**23**

**1**

**5**

**1**

**1**

**2**

**2**

**1**

**2**

**Up to 10**

**1**

**2**

**4**

**1**

**1**

**2**

**2**

**3**

**10**

**4**

**4**

**4**

**51**

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