Dwayne Thompson
Michigan Fire Corps State Advocate
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Personnel and Equipment Management
System developed from California wild
land fires in the 1970’s based on these
two principles:
ACCOUNTIBILTY
EACH PERSON HAS ONE BOSS
(Unity of Command)
Command
(IC)
Command
(IC)
Command
(IC)
Command
Staff
Operations
(Functional Units)
Operations
Each person in
the system only
reports to one
person above
them.
(Functional Units)
Branch
(Functional Units)
Branch
(Functional Units)
With Good Communication
Common terminology
Keep people informed
NO FREE-LANCING
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No “heroes” or
cowboys wanted
Be where you are
suppose to be
Do the job assigned
Communicate the
results
Coordinate and direct all
incident activities including
developing and implementing
a strategic plan
Command
(IC)
Command
(IC)
Command
(IC)
Command
Staff
Operations
(Functional Units)
Operations
(Functional Units)
Branch
(Functional Units)
Branch
(Functional Units)
Also called Incident
Commander (IC)
May have a Command
Staff or Unified
Command (only one
command)
Green Light / IC Flag
Safety Officer
Liaison Officer
Public Information
Officer
Scribe to Command
COMMAND - Incident Commander (IC)
FINANCE
LOGISTICS
OPERATIONS
PLANNING
Has the
responsibility of
tracking all costs
and financial aspects
of the incident.
Usually will only be
activated on largescale, long-term
incidents.
Support Branch –
supplies, facilities,
ground support,
equipment, etc.
Service Branch –
medical, re-hab,
communications,
food services, etc.
Reports directly to
the IC and
responsible for
managing all
operations that
directly affect the
primary mission of
eliminating the
problem.
Staging is here.
Responsible for the
collection, evaluation,
dissemination, and
use of information
concerning the
development of the
incident.
Also, tracking the
status of all resources
assigned to the
incident.
They become the
responsibility of the
Incident Commander.
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COMMAND
DIVISION
GROUP
SECTOR
SUPERVISOR
INCIDENT ACTION PLAN
RESOURCES
STAGING
IMS / ICS should be initiated by the first
person on the scene of an emergency.
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What has occurred?
What is the current status of the emergency?
Is there anyone injured or trapped?
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Can the emergency be handled with the
resources on scene or en route?
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Does the emergency fall within the scope of
the individual’s training?
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If no life-threatening situation demands
immediate action, the IC should begin to
formulate an Incident Action Plan.
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Be prepared to transfer to next-arriving
person with higher level of expertise or
authority
Face-to-face is best
Command can only be transferred to
someone who is on scene
Give a Situation Status Report
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Assisting with tracking at Staging
Assisting Command Staff as a scribe
Setting up and running the Re-hab Area
Diverting traffic
Other duties as assigned
Following ICS rules – No Free-lancing and
waiting patiently to be deployed