The role of incident commander may be assumed by
senior or higher qualified officers
upon their arrival or as the situation dictates. Even if subordinate positions are not assigned, the incident commander position will always be designated or assumed.
Who chooses the Incident Commander?
On most incidents, the command activity is carried out by a single Incident Commander. The Incident Commander is
selected by qualifications and experience
. The Incident Commander may have a Deputy, who may be from the same agency, or from an assisting agency. The Incident Commander may have one or more Deputies.
An Incident Commander’s scope of authority is derived:
From existing laws, agency policies, and procedures
, and/or. Through a delegation of authority from the agency administrator or elected official.
How is Incident Commander established?
For example, Incident Command is
established by the first arriving unit
. Only positions that are required at the time should be established. In most cases, very few positions within the command structure will need to be activated.
Who is responsible for establishing incident operational period?
The Incident Commander
determines the length of the operational period based on the complexity and size of the incident. A manageable span of control is defined as the number of individuals one supervisor can manage effectively.
Where is the incident commander located?
Typically, the ICP is located
at or in the immediate vicinity of the incident site
and is the focus for the conduct of direct, on-scene control of tactical operations. Incident planning is also conducted at the ICP; an incident communications center also would normally be established at this location.
How much does an incident commander make?
| Annual Salary Weekly Pay | Top Earners $145,000 $2,788 | 75th Percentile $110,000 $2,115 | Average $77,796 $1,496 | 25th Percentile $35,500 $682 |
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What is the incident commander responsible for?
The Incident Commander has overall responsibility for
managing the incident by establishing objectives, planning strategies, and implementing tactics
. The Incident Commander is the only position that is always staffed in ICS applications.
Why is the incident commander important?
If there are multiple people involved with fixing a problem, an Incident Commander
manages the effort
, and keeps these logjams from forming. That might mean generating a list of actions to be taken and who needs to take them, and ensuring they get done in order.
Who is the incident commander during an onsite emergency?
An Incident Commander is
the person responsible for all aspects of an emergency response including developing incident
objectives, managing all incident operations and applying resources as well as being responsible for all persons involved.
Who does the Incident Commander relay requirements to?
In order to help form a common operating picture of the incident and secure additional resources the Incident Commander relays requirements to:
Local emergency operations center
.
Unified Coordination Group
.
State/tribal emergency operations
.
While the Incident Commander orders and approves resource orders, who else has authority to order incident resources?
Logistics section chief, supply unit leader and ordering manager
.
What is the incident command team?
The Incident Command Team (ICT) is
“a systematic tool used for the command, control, and coordination of emergency response
” according to the United States Federal Highway Administration.
Can the CEO be the Incident Commander?
For this reason, it is
generally NOT
advisable for the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) or other senior executive to automatically assume the position of the Incident Commander (IC) for an organization. Instead, this individual may be better situated to serve in the role ICS denotes as “Agency Executive.”.
What is an incident operational period?
The period of time scheduled for execution of a given set of tactical actions as specified in the Incident
Action Plan. Operational Periods can be of various lengths, although usually not over 24 hours.
What is the incident management system?
An incident management system is
a combination of equipment, personnel, procedures and communications that work together in an emergency to react, understand and respond
.
