ICS establishes clear lines of communications to inform respondents of changing, and unsafe situations, and changes in goals. Changes must be properly managed, and usually with limited resources. Freelancing is a safety risk that should be avoided. Freelancers are people who aren't assigned to a task and decide to work wherever they chose, without supervision. Freelancers act contrary to the activities or those implementing the action plan and put themselves and others at risk.
Practice helps managers and workers make decisions quickly.
Practice enables managers to identify needed areas of training, standardization of radio frequencies and establish procedures. Role of Public Works Personnel Public Works personnel pay a key role in emergencies. If the incident were purely a public works situation, public works personnel would fill all roles. During an emergency, in smaller towns, one person may have several roles to fill Public Works Director. Participate in policy making for an emergency.