Emergency services face vast difficulties in the operations field when handling emergency situations, whether it comes from handling a minor accident to a catastrophic catastrophy. Many of the difficulties do not come from the actual incident, but instead they arise from forming a rescue team containing different agencies and people. For the benefit off all individuals participating, it is imperative that there be a unified command structure in place to effectively coordinate and oversee the tasks that need to be accomplished. The need of a unified command was seen from the hardships faced in incidents, bringing forth the development of the Incident Command System that was designed to be used in an array of conditions, to bring all individuals to a common ground. FEMA (n.d) stated “The Incident Command System (ICS) is a standardized, on-scene, all-hazards incident management approach…”
The structure of the ICS is designed to increase in size and build under the Incident Commander as needed. As more resources are needed and arrive, the ICS allows for a relatively smooth transition. It allows for the expansion of the system within itself. At the top of the organization is the Command Staff that is headed by the Incident Commander who is in overall charge off all functions at the incident. There are other positions that can be added to the Command Staff as needed. A Public Information Officer would be added when there is a need for a representative to address the public and media. The Safety Officer is in charge of the incident safety aspects and has the full authority to shut all operations down. The Liaison Officer is the contact person for other governmental agencies for the Incident Commander. The Command Staff can continue t...
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...hey have the capability to assume command, set up a command post, order additional resources, and lead a vast number of rescuers with the use of the Incident Command System. This system allows for a variety of agencies to band together to reach a common goal. The Incident Command System allows for easy transitions between Incident Commanders and the notification of such changes to all personnel. It binds everyone associated together to meet the desired goals at hand.
Works Cited
FEMA. (2008). Appendix B: Incident Command System. Retrieved from http://www.fema.gov/pdf/emergency/nims/NIMS_AppendixB.pdf
FEMA. (n.d.). Incident Command System. Retrieved from http://www.fema.gov/emergency/nims/IncidentCommandSystem.shtm#item3.
Occupational safety & health administration. (n.d.). About ICS/UC and the NRS. Retrieved from http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/ics/about.html
I think the National Incident Management System is a model to be adapted based on the circumstances. It is a good foundation that can be built upon and tailored to each department based on their specific needs and
Waugh, William L, and Gregory Streib. "Collaboration and Leadership for Effective Emergency Management." Public Administration Review, 66.6 (2006): 131-140.
The National response plan outlines four key actions the disaster coordinator should take. They are gaining and maintaining situational awareness, activate and deploy key resources and capabilities, coordinating response actions and demobilizing. Throughout the response it is essential that responders have access to critical information. During the initial response effort the situation is will change rapidly. Situational awareness starts at the incident site. For this reason it is essential that decision makers have access to the right information at the right time. By establishing an Emergency Operations Center (EOC) all key responders are brought ...
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CC – Operational Communication (Response). Staff coordinate all incident-related communication with all responding organizations in addition to managing additional calls coming into fair dispatch as outlined in the Arapahoe County Fair Emergency Response Plan and MCI Plan.
On the second day of March in the year 1955, a young, black girl named Claudette Colvin waited for the bus. She was 15 years old and lived in Montgomery. Colvin had just finished school for the day and was heading home. The city bus came, and she sat down in the area reserved for “black” passengers. As the bus filled up, left standing was a young, white woman. The seats in the white area were full, but there was an available seat in the opposite row of Colvin. Because of Jim Crows law- a law that said that a white person could not sit opposite of a colored person, the white woman refused to sit there. The bus driver ordered Colvin to move to the back of the bus so that the white female could sit down. Colvin refused to move.
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