If those numbers increase or decrease, the Incident Commander should reexamine the organizational structure. Staging Areas at which resources are kept while awaiting incident assignment. Other incident facilities may be designated for incidents that are geographically dispersed, require large numbers of resources, or require highly specialized resources. Provides accountability Reduces freelancing Ensures personnel safet All resources are assigned to a status condition. Assigned resources are performing active functions.
Available resources are ready for assignment.
Any changes in resource location and status must be reported promptly to the Resource Unit by the person making the change. All personnel must check in as soon as they arrive at an incident. Resource units, assignment lists, and unit logs are all ways for personnel to be accounted for. When personnel are no longer required for the response, they must check out so that they can be removed from the resource lists. The ICS principles can and should be used for all types of incidents, both small and large-from a warrant execution to a hostage situation or a search for a missing child.