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FEMAIS-200
Incident
Command
System
(ICS)
-
ANS
-is
a
standardized
management
tool
for
meeting
the
demands
of
small
or
large
emergency
or
non
emergency
situations
-represents
"best
practices"
and
has
become
the
standard
for
emergency
management
across
the
country
-may
be
used
for
planned
events,
natural
disasters,
and
acts
of
terrorism
-is
a
part
of
the
National
Incident
Management
System
(NIMS)
HSPD-5,
Management
of
Domestic
Incidents
-
ANS
identified
steps
for
improved
coordination
in
response
to
incidents.
It
required
the
Department
of
Homeland
Security
(DHS)
to
coordinate
with
other
Federal
departments
and
agencies
and
State,
local,
and
tribal
governments
to
establish
a
National
Response
Framework
(NRF)
and
a
National
Incident
Management
System
(NIMS)
HSPD-8,
National
Preparedness
-
ANS
directed
DHS
to
lead
a
national
initiative
to
develop
a
National
Preparedness
System--a
common,
unified,
approach
to
"strengthen
the
preparedness
of
the
United
States
to
prevent
and
respond
to
threatened
or
actual
domestic
terrorist
attacks,
major
disasters,
and
other
emergencies"
Presidential
Policy
Directive
8
(PPD-8),
National
Preparedness
-
ANS
describes
the
Nation's
approach
to
preparedness-one
that
involves
the
whole
community ,
including
individuals,
businesses,
community-
and
faith-based
organizations,
schools,
tribes,
and
all
levels
of
government
(Federal,
State,
local,
tribal,
and
territorial)
National
Incident
Management
System
(NIMS)
-
ANS
provides
a
consistent
framework
for
incident
management
at
all
jurisdictional
levels
regardless
of
the
cause,
size,
or
complexity
of
the
incident
Major
Components
of
NIMS
-
ANS
-resource
management
-command
and
coordination
-communications
and
information
management
Unity
of
Command
-
ANS
each
individual
involved
in
incident
operations
will
be
assigned
-
and
will
report
-
to
only
one
supervisor
Unified
Command
-
ANS
there
is
no
one
"commander",
the
unified
command
can
allocate
resources
regardless
of
ownership
or
location Formal
Communication
-
ANS
must
be
used
when
receiving
and
giving
work
assignments,
requesting
support
or
additional
resources,
and
reporting
progress
of
assigned
tasks
informal
communication
-
ANS
other
information
concerning
the
incident
or
event
can
be
passed
horizontally
or
vertically
within
in
the
organization
without
restriction
common
leadership
responsiblities
-
ANS
-communicates
-supervises
-evaluates
-understands
and
accepts
-ensures
-takes
command
-motivates
-demonstrates
first
duty
of
ICS
leadership
-
ANS
the
safety
of
all
personnel
involved
in
an
incident
or
a
planned
event
leadership
values
-
ANS
commitment
to
duty,
respect,
and
integrity
commitment
to
duty
-
ANS
-take
charge
within
your
scope
of
authority
-be
prepared
to
step
out
of
a
tactical
role
to
assume
a
leadership
role
-be
proficient
in
your
job
-make
sound
and
timely
decisions
-ensure
tasks
are
understood
-develop
your
subordinates
for
the
future
communication
responsibilities
-
ANS
-brief
others
as
needed
-debrief
their
actions
-communicate
hazards
to
others
-acknowledge
messages
-ask
if
they
do
not
know
Incident
Management
Assessment
Methods
-
ANS
-corrective
action
report/After-Action
Review
(AAR)
-debriefing
-post-incident
critique
-mitigation
plans use
of
position
titles
-
ANS
-provides
a
common
standard
-ensures
qualified
individuals
fill
positions
-ensures
that
requested
personnel
are
qualified
-standardizes
communication
-describes
the
responsibilities
of
the
position
Authority
-
ANS
a
right
or
obligation
to
act
on
behalf
of
a
department,
agency ,
or
jurisdiction
Elected
Officials
-
ANS
have
the
authority
to
make
decisions,
commit
resources,
obligate
funds,
and
command
the
resources
necessary
to
protect
the
population,
stop
the
spread
of
damage,
and
protect
the
environment
The
Authority
Having
Jurisdiction
(AHJ)
-
ANS
the
entity
that
creates
and
administers
processes
to
qualify ,
certify ,
and
credential
personnel
for
incident-related
positions
an
Incident
Commander's
scope
of
authority
-
ANS
is
derived
from
existing
laws,
agency
policies,
and
procedures,
and/or
through
a
delegation
of
authority
from
the
agency
administrator
or
elected
official
Delegation
of
Authority
-
ANS
-grants
authority
to
carry
out
specific
functions
-is
issued
by
the
chief
elected
official,
chief
executive
officer,
or
agency
administrator
in
writing
or
verbally
-allows
the
incident
commander
to
assume
command
-does
NOT
relieve
the
granting
of
authority
of
the
ultimate
responsibility
for
the
incident
when
delegation
of
authority
isn't
needed
-
ANS
-if
the
incident
commander
is
acting
within
his
or
her
existing
authorities
-an
emergency
manager
may
already
have
the
authority
to
deploy
response
resources
to
a
small
flash
flood
-a
fire
chief
probably
has
the
authority
to
serve
as
Incident
Commander
at
a
structure
fire
When
delegation
of
authority
is
needed
-
ANS
-the
incident
is
outside
of
the
Incident
Commander's
jurisdiction
-the
incident
scope
is
complex
or
beyond
existing
authorities
-if
required
by
law
or
procedures
elements
of
delegation
of
authority
-
ANS
-legal
authorities
and
restrictions
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