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| Acknowledgments | |
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| About the Author | |
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| Preface | |
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| Introduction and History of Emergency Incident Management Systems (IMS) | |
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| The Military Connection | |
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| The Birth of IMS: FIRESCOPE | |
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| Evolution of Three IMS Systems | |
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| The Melding of the IMS Concepts of Today | |
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| The United States Coast Guard (USCG) | |
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| The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) | |
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| The Environmental Projection Agency (EPA) | |
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| Other Agencies | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| The Five "C'S" of Command | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Command | |
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| Control | |
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| Communications | |
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| Coordination | |
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| Cooperation | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| The Evolution of the Modern Application of Incident Management Systems | |
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| Taking Control | |
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| Adding to the Chaos | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Common Components of the Incident Management System | |
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| Operating Requirements | |
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| Incident Management System Commonalities | |
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| Common Terminology | |
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| Organizational Functions | |
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| General Staff | |
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| Modular Organization | |
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| Organizational Flexibility | |
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| Integrated Communications | |
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| Consolidated Incident Action Plans | |
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| Manageable Span of Control | |
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| Pre-designated Incident Facilities | |
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| Comprehensive Resource Management | |
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| Management by Objectives | |
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| Unified Command | |
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| Unity and Chain of Command | |
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| Establishment and Transfer of Command | |
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| Common Terminology | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Major Command Functions of the Incident Management System | |
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| Command | |
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| Agency Administrator | |
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| Unified Command | |
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| Incident Commander Responsibilities | |
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| Assessing the Situation | |
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| Determining Incident Objectives and Strategy | |
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| Establishing Immediate Priorities | |
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| Establishing an Incident Command Post | |
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| Establishing an Appropriate Incident Management Organization | |
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| Ensuring that Planning Meetings are Scheduled as Required | |
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| Approving and Authorizing the Implementation of an Incident Action Plan | |
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| Ensuring that Adequate Safety Measures Are in Place | |
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| Coordinating Activity for Command and General Staff | |
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| Coordinating with Key People and Officials from Concerned Agencies and Organizations | |
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| Approving Requests for Additional Resources or for the Release of Resources | |
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| Keeping Agency Administrators Informed of Incident Status | |
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| Approving the Use of Students, Volunteers, and Auxiliary Personnel | |
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| Authorizing Release of Information to the News Media | |
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| Ordering the Demobilization of the Incident | |
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| Developing and Overseeing the Creation of Any Post-Incident After Action Reports Regarding the Incident | |
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| Characteristics of an Effective Incident Commander | |
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| Chain of Command Basics | |
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| Command Staff | |
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| Information | |
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| Safety Officer | |
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| Liaison Officer | |
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| Agency Representatives | |
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| Intelligence Officer | |
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| General Staff | |
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| Operations Section | |
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| Geographic Divisions | |
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| Functional Groups | |
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| Combined Divisions and Groups | |
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| Branches | |
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| Staging Areas | |
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| Air Operations Branch | |
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| Resource Organization | |
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| Planning/Intelligence Section | |
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| Planning Section Chief | |
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| Situation Unit | |
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| Field Observer | |
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| Display Processor/Geographic Information System Technician | |
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| Weather Observer | |
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| Documentation Unit | |
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| Demobilization Unit | |
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| Intelligence Unit | |
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| Technical Specialists | |
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| Fire Behavior Specialist | |
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| Environmental Specialist | |
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| Resource Use Specialist | |
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| Training Specialist | |
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| Technical Units | |
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| Logistics Section | |
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| Service Branch | |
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| Communications Unit | |
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| Medical Unit | |
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| Food Unit | |
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| Support Branch | |
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| Supply Unit | |
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| Facilities Unit | |
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| Ground Support Unit | |
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| Finance/Administration Section | |
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| Time Unit | |
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| Procurement Unit | |
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| Compensations/Claims Unit | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| The Planning Process in Incident Management Systems | |
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| Meetings, Huddles, Plays | |
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| The Incident Action Plan | |
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| Management by Objectives | |
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| Incident Command System Forms | |
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| ICS 201 Incident Briefing Form | |
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| Incident Objectives Form | |
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| Organization Assignment Form/Organization Chart | |
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| Assignment List | |
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| Incident Communications Plan | |
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| Medical Plan | |
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| Site Safety Plan | |
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| Incident Status Summary | |
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| Check-in List | |
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| General Message Form | |
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| Unit Log | |
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| Operational Planning Worksheet | |
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| Radio Requirements and Frequency Assignment Worksheets | |
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| Support Vehicle Inventory | |
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| ICS 219 Resource Status Cards | |
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| Air Operations Summary | |
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| The Incident Action Planning Process | |
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| General Responsibilities | |
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| Preplanning Steps | |
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| Conducting the Planning Meeting | |
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| Set Control Objectives | |
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| Plot Control Lines and Division Boundaries on Map | |
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| Specify Tactics for Each Division | |
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| Specify Resources Needed by Division | |
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| Specify Operations Facilities and Reporting Locations | |
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| Place Resource and Personnel Order | |
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| Consider Communications, Medical and Traffic Plan Requirements | |
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| Finalize, Approve, and Implement Incident Action Plan | |
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| How to Write a Good Objective | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| The Logistics Process | |
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| Branch Directors | |
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| Service Branch | |
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| Communications Unit | |
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| Medical Unit | |
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| Food Unit | |
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| The Support Branch | |
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| Supply Unit | |
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| The Facility Unit | |
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| The Ground Support Unit | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Customizing Incident Management Systems for Specific Applications | |
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| Hospital Emergency Incident Management Systems | |
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| NFPA Standards 1500 and 1561 | |
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| Standardized Emergency Management System (SEMS) | |
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| Regulations and Standards | |
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| Integration | |
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| The HEICS Organizational Chart | |
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| Utilization | |
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| Case Study | |
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| Documentation and Casualty Reporting Issues | |
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| Cost Tracking | |
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| Triage at the Scene versus the Hospital | |
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| Why "Do" HEICS? | |
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| The General Staff | |
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| Use of Colors in HEICS | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Law Enforcement Incident Management Systems | |
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| The Mindset of Law Enforcement | |
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| The Small-Scale Incident | |
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| The Large-Scale Incident | |
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| The "Big One": Catastrophic and Apocalyptic Events | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| The Use of Incident Management Systems in Agricultural Incidents | |
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| The History of the Incident Command System | |
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| National incident Management System | |
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| Advice from Local Governments to Business Continuity Planners | |
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| Incident Management Systems/Business Continuity Planning Governance | |
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| Affinity Groups and Employee Awareness Programs | |
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| City and County of Denver Continuity Advice to Business Organizations | |
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| Establish an Internal Planning Team | |
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| Establish Authority | |
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| Develop a Mission Statement | |
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| Establish a Schedule and Budget | |
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| Analyze Capabilities and Hazards | |
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| Identify Codes and Regulations | |
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| Identify Critical Products, Services, and Operations | |
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| Identify Internal Resources and Capabilities | |
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| Identify External Resources | |
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| List Potential Emergencies | |
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| Develop the Plan | |
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| Emergency Management Elements | |
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| Emergency Response Procedures | |
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| Supporting Documents | |
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| Exercise the Plan | |
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| Implement the Plan | |
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| Case Study-The Exxon Valdez Oil Spil | |
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| Case Study-The University of Colorado, Boulder, and Coors Brewing Company | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Advanced Incident Management System Concepts | |
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| Incident Management Teams | |
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| Background | |
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| Definition | |
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| Typing of Incidents | |
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| Typing of Incident Management Teams | |
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| Incident Management Team Training | |
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| Unified Command | |
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| When a Unified Command Should Be Utilized | |
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| Unified Command Membership | |
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| How the Unified Command Makes Decisions | |
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| Representatives Outside of the Unified Command Structure | |
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| Advantages of a Unified Command | |
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| Unified Command Meeting | |
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| Set Priorities and Objectives | |
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| Present Considerations | |
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| Develop a Collective Set of Incident Objectives | |
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| Adopt an Overall Strategy | |
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| Select a Unified Command Spokesperson | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| Appendices | |
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| Incident Command Post Systems Position Description Checklists | |
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| Incident Command System Forms | |
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| Hospital Emergency Incident Command (HEICS) Job Action Sheets | |
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| Examples of Tactical Worksheets for Incident Command | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Index | |