Unified Command The City of ________________ has adopted the – concept of Command” in order to allow all agencies with “Unified responsibility for the event, either geographical or functional, to manage an incident by establishing a common set of objectives and strategies. This is accomplished without losing or abdicating agency authority, autonomy, responsibility or accountability. Command Authority The authority to assume command of any particular – situation depends primarily on the area of expertise of the individual and agency. For law enforcement events, the of the event typically “command” begins with the initial responder” to arrive on the scene and is “first transferred as supervisory personnel begin arriving. There may be events (fires, chemical spills, etc.) where another agency will be in command, such as the Fire Department or Health Department. In these instances, the Police Department’s Incident Commander will report to the individual designated as leading the Unified Command and will advise what police department resources are on-scene and available. After Incident Command has been established and it is determined that another city agency or an outside agency will be in charge, the Police Department representative(s) will relinquish command in a smooth transition to the Incident Commander, will continue to interact with the Incident Commander and will function with the Unified Command the field location at which the primary tactical-level, Command Post (CP) – on-scene incident command functions are performed. Emergency Operations Center (EOC) the physical location at which the – coordination of information and resources to support event management activities normally takes place. (IAP) an oral or written plan containing general Incident Action Plan – objectives reflecting the overall strategy for the management of a significant event. Significant - any emergency or planned event: 1. Emergency events or situations that cause or could potentially – cause extreme peril to the citizens of ________________ or their property and typically require action by emergency response
Unified Command – The City of ________________ has adopted the concept of “Unified Command” in order to allow all agencies with responsibility for the event, either geographical or functional, to manage an incident by establishing a common set of objectives and strategies. This is accomplished without losing or abdicating agency authority, autonomy, responsibility or accountability. Command Authority – The authority to assume command of any particular situation depends primarily on the area of expertise of the individual and agency. For law enforcement events, the “command” of the event typically begins with the initial “first responder” to arrive on the scene and is transferred as supervisory personnel begin arriving. There may be events (fires, chemical spills, etc.) where another agency will be in command, such as the Fire Department or Health Department. In these instances, the Police Department’s Incident Commander will report to the individual designated as leading the Unified Command and will advise what police department resources are on-scene and available. After Incident Command has been established and it is determined that another city agency or an outside agency will be in charge, the Police Department representative(s) will relinquish command in a smooth transition to the Incident Commander, will continue to interact with the Incident Commander and will function with the Unified Command Command Post (CP) – the field location at which the primary tactical-level, on-scene incident command functions are performed. Emergency Operations Center (EOC) – the physical location at which the coordination of information and resources to support event management activities normally takes place. Incident Action Plan (IAP) – an oral or written plan containing general objectives reflecting the overall strategy for the management of a significant event. Significant - any emergency or planned event: 1. Emergency – events or situations that cause or could potentially cause extreme peril to the citizens of ________________ or their property and typically require action by emergency response
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