Incident Management and Leadership Class
Incident Command Assignment-The Incident Command System
Incident Command is a federally mandated response matrix designed to handle any type of domestic event or emergency. It can be used for instance, to manage pre-planned events such as concerts, sports events, parades, visits of foreign dignitaries and domestic violence outbreaks.
In addition, the ICS is used routinely every day in each corner of the country to manage emergencies of any type, including man made terror attacks and natural occurrences, including all types of weather-related emergencies, wildland fires and floods.
For your first assignment, be familiar with the Incident Command System. To that end, go online and read about the ICS, from its inception to the current day. Use whatever online resources you prefer to garner an understanding of the subject.
After researching the Incident Command System documents prepare a 5-page paper that describes the history of ICS, why it was formulated and how it is used in practice?
Demonstrate a complete understanding of the mechanics of the system before we proceed any further.
Include illustrations showing precisely how ICS is structured and demonstrate an understanding of how it is utilized, when needed.
Explain the concept of the ICS tool box and discuss how the system is scaled upwards or downwards based upon the gravity of the situation at hand.
The Incident Command System is a flexible and adaptable method which works rather well in the vast majority of cases in which it is used.
