Operations Orders Section 9 Flashcards
The Incident Command System (ICS) is designed to
serve as a guide for police response and management during significant emergency incidents.
Command personal may find it necessary to
deviate from the plan to address problems arising in a specific situation.
This order does not supersede orders designed for
specific situations, such as Hostage Negotiation Plan or Civil Disturbance Plan.
The overall objective of the ICS is to
establish order and control in situations involving response to the scene of a significant emergency incident or large scale, pre-planned event.
As a general rule, the ICS plan should be implemented when
it is recognized that the situation will require an organized and coordinated response to a major incident.
- Implementation of ICS should should free COMMAND from routine concerns and decision so that COMMAND can effectively control and manage the incident.
- Implementation of ICS should help further loss of life and/or injury.
Command (incident Commander)
A supervisor who has complete responsibility for conducting the overall operation. COMMAND is a function; it is not a right of or an obligation of the highest-ranking officer present. Generally, in single sight scenarios, the incident commander is the patrol lieutenant who has overall responsibility for the resolution of the incident.
Command Post
The location from which all incident operations are directed.
Sector Leader
coordinates and directs the activities of functions such as the staging area, perimeter control, traffic control and investigations.
Tactical Leader
Usually the first supervisor who arrives on the scene and whos primary function is containment of the inner perimeter.
Branch Leader
Coordinates areas such as operations, logistics, planning/intelligence, and finance.
Staging
The location designed for the assembly of available resources, including personnel and equipment.
Engaged Units
Units who have arrived on the scene and are involved in some type of necessary activity: for example, rescue, containment.
Senior Advised
Bureau/precinct who arrive at the scene will act as senior advisors to the incident commander lending advice and authority to accomplish specific tasks. COMMAND will remain with the patrol lieutenant or other officer if acting in the COMMAND capacity.
Liaison Officer
Person designated to serve as the point of contact with other participating agencies and departments.
Agency Representative
Individual from and assisting agency designated as the point of contact with the liaison officer and who has been delegated authority to make decisions pertaining to that agency participation.
