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Designed for executives, administrators and policy makers, ICS for Executives introduces the Incident Command System (ICS) concepts and provides an orientation for executive understanding and participation in ICS.
Agency Representatives report to the Liaison Officer, or to the Incident Commander in the absence of a Liaison Officer. Responsibilities: • Ensure that all agency resources are properly checked-in at the incident. • Obtain briefing from the Liaison Officer or Incident Commander. • Inform assisting or cooperating agency personnel on the
The purpose of this course is to familiarize Senior Officials (executives, elected and appointed officials, city/county managers, agency administrators, etc.) with their role in supporting incident management within the National Incident Management System (NIMS).
• Act as a point of contact for agency representatives. • Maintain a list of assisting and cooperating agencies and agency representatives. • Assist in setting up and coordinating interagency contacts. • Monitor incident operations to identify current or potential interorganizational problems.
As the Executive or Senior Official, you need to be aware of how ICS, Emergency Operations Center, and interagency (regional) multiagency coordination systems
What is the Incident Command System? The Incident Command System (ICS) is a standardized approach to incident management that: Is used for all kinds of incidents by all types of organizations and at all levels of government; ICS is applicable to small incidents as well as large and complex ones.
The Incident Command System: Is a standardized management tool for meeting the demands of small or large emergency or nonemergency situations. st practices" and has become the standard for emergency management across. May be used for planned events, natural disasters, and acts of terrorism.
