Obtain briefing from your Incident Commander. May be or at an initial strategy meeting or another team meeting. Receive Incident Commander's priorities, goals, and objectives for the incident management team. Receive Incident Commander's priorities, goals and objectives for the incident. Obtain initial instructions concerning the tasks expected of the planning section. Receive expected timeframes for briefings, planning meetings and team meetings. I1 I2 O1 O2 Collect information from the outgoing planning section chief, initial Incident Commander or other personnel with information relevant to your section. Obtain status of incident and assigned resources. Obtain status of existing planning section. Evaluate and replace or order positions in planning section, as needed. I1 O1 Ensure all briefings and meeting locations, are well organized and necessary materials are available. Large ICS 215 (Operational Planning Worksheet) and ICS 215A (Incident Action Plan Safety Analysis). Large scale schematic map of incident. Flip charts. Felt tip markers. Planning meeting Agenda. I1 O1 O2 TASK C O D E Evaluation Record Number EVALUATOR: Initial & date upon completion of task Identify who needs to attend operational briefings Post in conspicuous locations time of briefings, location, and required attendees. I1 O1 O2 Facilitate the operational period briefing, particularly emphasizing any changes from the written IAP. I1 O1 Participate in after-incident review per agency/organization policy. I1 I2 O1 Behavior: Ensure documentation is complete and disposition is appropriate. Ensure an incident summary e.g., ICS 209 (Incident Status Summary) is completed within established timeframes. Review for accuracy and completeness, approve, sign and submit to appropriate office. I1 O1 Ensure all personnel and equipment time records are complete and have been submitted to the Finance Section Leader at the end of each operational period. I1 O1 O2
Communication Plan, Medical Plan, Air Operations Summary, Transportation Plan and other special messages. Conduct planning meeting in 30 minutes or less. Ensure planning meetings are scheduled as required and all objectives of planning meeting are met in the acceptable time frame. I1 O1 TASK C O D E Evaluation Record Number EVALUATOR: Initial & date upon completion of task Behavior: Modify approach based on evaluation of incident situation. Monitor incident status and develop alternative strategies. Document and present potential alternative strategies to command and general staff. Advise command and general staff of significant changes in incident status that affect them, in a timely manner. I1 O1 Behavior: Plan for demobilization and ensure demobilization procedures are followed. Consider demobilization and/or transition early enough during the incident so an adequate Demobilization or Transition Plan is in place prior to the actual need to release resources. Ensure demobilization plan is complete and signed. Develop in coordination with command and general staff and agency/organization dispatch. Request all sections submit names or lists of surplus or potentially surplus personnel and resources to demobilization unit 48 hours in advance of them becoming surplus. Schedule surplus resources and personnel for proper demobilization. I1 O1 Implement approved demobilization plan and schedule. I1 O1 Behavior: Transfer position duties while ensuring continuity of authority and knowledge and taking into account the increasing or decreasing incident complexity. Monitor and document progress toward incident objectives and prepare for transition. I1 O1 Determine with replacement time of transfer. I1 O1 Communicate transfer of command to command and general staff. I1 O1 If necessary, coordinate with agencies about transfer of command back to local jurisdiction. I1 O1