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Span of Control Span of control pertains to the number of individuals one supervisor can effectively manage. It is especially important to maintain an effective span of control at incidents where safety and accountability have top priority. Management studies have shown that the span of control for a supervisor falls within a
This course is designed to enable personnel to operate efficiently during an incident or event within the Incident Command System (ICS) and focuses on the management of an initial response to an incident.
To maintain a manageable span of control, the initial responding Incident Commander (IC) may determine it necessary to delegate functional management to one or more Section Chiefs.
Manageable Span of Control. NIMS 2008 states that “in ICS, the span of control of any individual with incident management supervisory responsibility should range from 3 to 7 subordinates, with 5 being optimal. During a large-scale law enforcement operation, 8 to 10 subordinates may be optimal.“.
The standard ICS organizational structure helps the Incident Commander to: xEstablish management functions. xEnsure unity of command xMaintain a clear chain of command. xCreate a flexible organizational structure. xManage the span of control. Planning is a critical ICS component for ensuring that there will be a comprehensive management
Lesson 2 Learning Objectives. By the end of this lesson, given a description of the incident situation you should be able to identify the actions that support the following ICS features and principles: Establishment and Transfer of Command. Management by Objectives. Unified Command.
Many Command and General Staff positions are filled. Operations personnel typically do not exceed 200 per operational period and the total does not exceed 500. Time Span: The incident is expected to go into multiple operational periods. A written IAP is required for each operational period.
