Incident Command System (ICS)
For training today at Walker Fire we went over the Incident Command System (ICS) which is used on every incident. ICS can scale up or down to whatever the incident requires. In the largest of incidents, there can be hundreds of people working to two guys on one truck to spray water on an abandoned camp fire. This list captures the org chart from the top down a couple of levels but there are plenty of other personnel/positions that could be attached to a large enough incident.
1. Incident Commander
The top dog.
2. Command Staff
Public Information Officer
Safety Officer
Liaison Officer (I am a liaison officer trainee)
3. General Staff
Operations Section Chief
Planning Section Chief
Finance Section Chief
Logistics Section Chief
Sometimes Medical Unit Leader (sometimes this falls under Logistics, sometimes it is it's own section)
4. Report to Operations
Division/Group Supervisors
Branch Directions (most commonly air support)
Task Force/Strike Force Leaders
Single Resources
5. Report to Planning
Resource Unit
Situation Unit
Document Unit
Demob Unit (when you leave an incident you are demobing)
6. Report to Logistics
Service Branch Communication Unit
Service Branch Food Unit
Service Branch Medical Unit (sometimes)
Support Branch Supply Unit
Support Branch Ground Support Unit
Support Branch Facilities Unit
7. Report to Finance
Procurement Unit
Time Unit
Cost Unit
Compensation Claims Unit
8. Countless other positions
Camp Manager
Communication Technician
GIS
Many. many others reporting to unit leaders in all the various sections
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