The use of the Incident Control System (Australasian Interagency Incident Management System) in Emergency Management WHO ARE WE? • • • • • • 650 staff. 70,964 volunteers. 2069 Brigades. 50 Zones/Teams/Districts. 140 Local Government areas. Provides fire.
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Slide 1
The use of the Incident
Control System
(Australasian Interagency
Incident Management
System) in Emergency
Management
WHO ARE WE?
•
•
•
•
•
•
650 staff.
70,964 volunteers.
2069 Brigades.
50 Zones/Teams/Districts.
140 Local Government areas.
Provides fire services to 99.6% of NSW
including bush fires, structure fires,
motor vehicle accidents, search and
rescue and other emergencies.
AN OVERVIEW OF THE
INCIDENT CONTROL SYSTEM
• It is a system to integrate
personnel, equipment,
communications, procedures and
facilities into a common
organisational structure.
• It provides clear delegation of
responsibilities to effectively
accomplish stated objectives.
HISTORY
• Origin from a Military System
• Adapted by Forestry Service in US
as National Interagency Incident
Management System (NIIMS)
• Introduced to Fire Agencies in
Australia in early 1980s
• In 1991 Formalised as Australian
Inter-service Incident Management
System (AIIMS)
LEGISLATION
The State Emergency and Rescue Management
Act 1989
• Displan defines the Combat Agencies for
various incidents:
– Police (law enforcement, search and rescue, plus anything
not listed below)
– NSWFB (fires within the Fire District, hazmat on land and
inland waters, rescue)
– State Emergency Service (floods, storm, tempest, rescue)
– Rural Fire Service (fires within the Rural Fire District)
– VRA (rescue)
– Ambulance Service (medical, transport, rescue)
– Mines Rescue (rescue designated mines)
– Relevant Port Authority (marine oil spill)
– NSW Agriculture (animal health, exotic plant diseases)
NSW COORDINATED
FIREFIGHTING
MULTI-AGENCY APPROACH
• NSW Rural Fire service
• NSW Fire Brigades
• National Parks
• State Forests
• and Support Agencies
AIIMS (ICS)
• Adopted in 1991.
• Gradually adopted by most fire
combat agencies in Australia and
New Zealand.
• Other agencies criticised it as
being to Fire Service centric.
• In 2002 an extensive review was
commenced by AFAC to make it
more generic without
compromising its structure.
ICS IS A FLEXIBLE
CONCEPT
• It is used for a small incident where
the Incident Controller manages all
functions directly.
• Up to the largest incident which
involves the creation of an Incident
Management Team and the filling
of all support positions.
ICS PRINCIPLES
•
•
•
•
•
•
Universal Application.
Flexible.
Not just for Emergency Services.
Management by Objectives.
Span of Control.
Principal Functions (Incident Control,
Operations, Planning and Logistics,
Safety, Media Liaison and Management
Support).
ICS can be used in a variety
of circumstances by
different combat agencies.
Urban Search and
Rescue
Maritime disasters
Terrorist events and
large scale building collapse
Large scale meteorological events
Tsunami and
other tidal events
Aviation and aerospace disasters
ICS PRINCIPLES
• FUNCTIONAL DELEGATION
• INCIDENT CONTROL
• OPERATIONS
• PLANNING
• LOGISTICS
ICS PRINCIPLES cont.
• SAFETY ADVISOR
• MEDIA LIAISON including
Community Liaison
• MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
All Personnel in Key Functions
Identified by Tabards and supporting
Personnel by Brassards
ICS PRINCIPLES
• Management by objectives.
• Making a correct appreciation will result
in appropriate objectives.
• These objectives must be
communicated.
• Objectives are reviewed throughout the
operation.
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES
•
•
•
•
•
•
NSWFB
National Parks
State Forests
Police/DEOCON
DEMO
Bureau of Meteorology
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES (Cont’d)
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
State Emergency Service
NSW Ambulance
St John Ambulance
Water Authority
Electricity Authority
Telstra
NSW Agriculture
RTA
Railways
DOCS
Slide 2
The use of the Incident
Control System
(Australasian Interagency
Incident Management
System) in Emergency
Management
WHO ARE WE?
•
•
•
•
•
•
650 staff.
70,964 volunteers.
2069 Brigades.
50 Zones/Teams/Districts.
140 Local Government areas.
Provides fire services to 99.6% of NSW
including bush fires, structure fires,
motor vehicle accidents, search and
rescue and other emergencies.
AN OVERVIEW OF THE
INCIDENT CONTROL SYSTEM
• It is a system to integrate
personnel, equipment,
communications, procedures and
facilities into a common
organisational structure.
• It provides clear delegation of
responsibilities to effectively
accomplish stated objectives.
HISTORY
• Origin from a Military System
• Adapted by Forestry Service in US
as National Interagency Incident
Management System (NIIMS)
• Introduced to Fire Agencies in
Australia in early 1980s
• In 1991 Formalised as Australian
Inter-service Incident Management
System (AIIMS)
LEGISLATION
The State Emergency and Rescue Management
Act 1989
• Displan defines the Combat Agencies for
various incidents:
– Police (law enforcement, search and rescue, plus anything
not listed below)
– NSWFB (fires within the Fire District, hazmat on land and
inland waters, rescue)
– State Emergency Service (floods, storm, tempest, rescue)
– Rural Fire Service (fires within the Rural Fire District)
– VRA (rescue)
– Ambulance Service (medical, transport, rescue)
– Mines Rescue (rescue designated mines)
– Relevant Port Authority (marine oil spill)
– NSW Agriculture (animal health, exotic plant diseases)
NSW COORDINATED
FIREFIGHTING
MULTI-AGENCY APPROACH
• NSW Rural Fire service
• NSW Fire Brigades
• National Parks
• State Forests
• and Support Agencies
AIIMS (ICS)
• Adopted in 1991.
• Gradually adopted by most fire
combat agencies in Australia and
New Zealand.
• Other agencies criticised it as
being to Fire Service centric.
• In 2002 an extensive review was
commenced by AFAC to make it
more generic without
compromising its structure.
ICS IS A FLEXIBLE
CONCEPT
• It is used for a small incident where
the Incident Controller manages all
functions directly.
• Up to the largest incident which
involves the creation of an Incident
Management Team and the filling
of all support positions.
ICS PRINCIPLES
•
•
•
•
•
•
Universal Application.
Flexible.
Not just for Emergency Services.
Management by Objectives.
Span of Control.
Principal Functions (Incident Control,
Operations, Planning and Logistics,
Safety, Media Liaison and Management
Support).
ICS can be used in a variety
of circumstances by
different combat agencies.
Urban Search and
Rescue
Maritime disasters
Terrorist events and
large scale building collapse
Large scale meteorological events
Tsunami and
other tidal events
Aviation and aerospace disasters
ICS PRINCIPLES
• FUNCTIONAL DELEGATION
• INCIDENT CONTROL
• OPERATIONS
• PLANNING
• LOGISTICS
ICS PRINCIPLES cont.
• SAFETY ADVISOR
• MEDIA LIAISON including
Community Liaison
• MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
All Personnel in Key Functions
Identified by Tabards and supporting
Personnel by Brassards
ICS PRINCIPLES
• Management by objectives.
• Making a correct appreciation will result
in appropriate objectives.
• These objectives must be
communicated.
• Objectives are reviewed throughout the
operation.
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES
•
•
•
•
•
•
NSWFB
National Parks
State Forests
Police/DEOCON
DEMO
Bureau of Meteorology
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES (Cont’d)
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
State Emergency Service
NSW Ambulance
St John Ambulance
Water Authority
Electricity Authority
Telstra
NSW Agriculture
RTA
Railways
DOCS
Slide 3
The use of the Incident
Control System
(Australasian Interagency
Incident Management
System) in Emergency
Management
WHO ARE WE?
•
•
•
•
•
•
650 staff.
70,964 volunteers.
2069 Brigades.
50 Zones/Teams/Districts.
140 Local Government areas.
Provides fire services to 99.6% of NSW
including bush fires, structure fires,
motor vehicle accidents, search and
rescue and other emergencies.
AN OVERVIEW OF THE
INCIDENT CONTROL SYSTEM
• It is a system to integrate
personnel, equipment,
communications, procedures and
facilities into a common
organisational structure.
• It provides clear delegation of
responsibilities to effectively
accomplish stated objectives.
HISTORY
• Origin from a Military System
• Adapted by Forestry Service in US
as National Interagency Incident
Management System (NIIMS)
• Introduced to Fire Agencies in
Australia in early 1980s
• In 1991 Formalised as Australian
Inter-service Incident Management
System (AIIMS)
LEGISLATION
The State Emergency and Rescue Management
Act 1989
• Displan defines the Combat Agencies for
various incidents:
– Police (law enforcement, search and rescue, plus anything
not listed below)
– NSWFB (fires within the Fire District, hazmat on land and
inland waters, rescue)
– State Emergency Service (floods, storm, tempest, rescue)
– Rural Fire Service (fires within the Rural Fire District)
– VRA (rescue)
– Ambulance Service (medical, transport, rescue)
– Mines Rescue (rescue designated mines)
– Relevant Port Authority (marine oil spill)
– NSW Agriculture (animal health, exotic plant diseases)
NSW COORDINATED
FIREFIGHTING
MULTI-AGENCY APPROACH
• NSW Rural Fire service
• NSW Fire Brigades
• National Parks
• State Forests
• and Support Agencies
AIIMS (ICS)
• Adopted in 1991.
• Gradually adopted by most fire
combat agencies in Australia and
New Zealand.
• Other agencies criticised it as
being to Fire Service centric.
• In 2002 an extensive review was
commenced by AFAC to make it
more generic without
compromising its structure.
ICS IS A FLEXIBLE
CONCEPT
• It is used for a small incident where
the Incident Controller manages all
functions directly.
• Up to the largest incident which
involves the creation of an Incident
Management Team and the filling
of all support positions.
ICS PRINCIPLES
•
•
•
•
•
•
Universal Application.
Flexible.
Not just for Emergency Services.
Management by Objectives.
Span of Control.
Principal Functions (Incident Control,
Operations, Planning and Logistics,
Safety, Media Liaison and Management
Support).
ICS can be used in a variety
of circumstances by
different combat agencies.
Urban Search and
Rescue
Maritime disasters
Terrorist events and
large scale building collapse
Large scale meteorological events
Tsunami and
other tidal events
Aviation and aerospace disasters
ICS PRINCIPLES
• FUNCTIONAL DELEGATION
• INCIDENT CONTROL
• OPERATIONS
• PLANNING
• LOGISTICS
ICS PRINCIPLES cont.
• SAFETY ADVISOR
• MEDIA LIAISON including
Community Liaison
• MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
All Personnel in Key Functions
Identified by Tabards and supporting
Personnel by Brassards
ICS PRINCIPLES
• Management by objectives.
• Making a correct appreciation will result
in appropriate objectives.
• These objectives must be
communicated.
• Objectives are reviewed throughout the
operation.
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES
•
•
•
•
•
•
NSWFB
National Parks
State Forests
Police/DEOCON
DEMO
Bureau of Meteorology
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES (Cont’d)
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
State Emergency Service
NSW Ambulance
St John Ambulance
Water Authority
Electricity Authority
Telstra
NSW Agriculture
RTA
Railways
DOCS
Slide 4
The use of the Incident
Control System
(Australasian Interagency
Incident Management
System) in Emergency
Management
WHO ARE WE?
•
•
•
•
•
•
650 staff.
70,964 volunteers.
2069 Brigades.
50 Zones/Teams/Districts.
140 Local Government areas.
Provides fire services to 99.6% of NSW
including bush fires, structure fires,
motor vehicle accidents, search and
rescue and other emergencies.
AN OVERVIEW OF THE
INCIDENT CONTROL SYSTEM
• It is a system to integrate
personnel, equipment,
communications, procedures and
facilities into a common
organisational structure.
• It provides clear delegation of
responsibilities to effectively
accomplish stated objectives.
HISTORY
• Origin from a Military System
• Adapted by Forestry Service in US
as National Interagency Incident
Management System (NIIMS)
• Introduced to Fire Agencies in
Australia in early 1980s
• In 1991 Formalised as Australian
Inter-service Incident Management
System (AIIMS)
LEGISLATION
The State Emergency and Rescue Management
Act 1989
• Displan defines the Combat Agencies for
various incidents:
– Police (law enforcement, search and rescue, plus anything
not listed below)
– NSWFB (fires within the Fire District, hazmat on land and
inland waters, rescue)
– State Emergency Service (floods, storm, tempest, rescue)
– Rural Fire Service (fires within the Rural Fire District)
– VRA (rescue)
– Ambulance Service (medical, transport, rescue)
– Mines Rescue (rescue designated mines)
– Relevant Port Authority (marine oil spill)
– NSW Agriculture (animal health, exotic plant diseases)
NSW COORDINATED
FIREFIGHTING
MULTI-AGENCY APPROACH
• NSW Rural Fire service
• NSW Fire Brigades
• National Parks
• State Forests
• and Support Agencies
AIIMS (ICS)
• Adopted in 1991.
• Gradually adopted by most fire
combat agencies in Australia and
New Zealand.
• Other agencies criticised it as
being to Fire Service centric.
• In 2002 an extensive review was
commenced by AFAC to make it
more generic without
compromising its structure.
ICS IS A FLEXIBLE
CONCEPT
• It is used for a small incident where
the Incident Controller manages all
functions directly.
• Up to the largest incident which
involves the creation of an Incident
Management Team and the filling
of all support positions.
ICS PRINCIPLES
•
•
•
•
•
•
Universal Application.
Flexible.
Not just for Emergency Services.
Management by Objectives.
Span of Control.
Principal Functions (Incident Control,
Operations, Planning and Logistics,
Safety, Media Liaison and Management
Support).
ICS can be used in a variety
of circumstances by
different combat agencies.
Urban Search and
Rescue
Maritime disasters
Terrorist events and
large scale building collapse
Large scale meteorological events
Tsunami and
other tidal events
Aviation and aerospace disasters
ICS PRINCIPLES
• FUNCTIONAL DELEGATION
• INCIDENT CONTROL
• OPERATIONS
• PLANNING
• LOGISTICS
ICS PRINCIPLES cont.
• SAFETY ADVISOR
• MEDIA LIAISON including
Community Liaison
• MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
All Personnel in Key Functions
Identified by Tabards and supporting
Personnel by Brassards
ICS PRINCIPLES
• Management by objectives.
• Making a correct appreciation will result
in appropriate objectives.
• These objectives must be
communicated.
• Objectives are reviewed throughout the
operation.
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES
•
•
•
•
•
•
NSWFB
National Parks
State Forests
Police/DEOCON
DEMO
Bureau of Meteorology
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES (Cont’d)
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
State Emergency Service
NSW Ambulance
St John Ambulance
Water Authority
Electricity Authority
Telstra
NSW Agriculture
RTA
Railways
DOCS
Slide 5
The use of the Incident
Control System
(Australasian Interagency
Incident Management
System) in Emergency
Management
WHO ARE WE?
•
•
•
•
•
•
650 staff.
70,964 volunteers.
2069 Brigades.
50 Zones/Teams/Districts.
140 Local Government areas.
Provides fire services to 99.6% of NSW
including bush fires, structure fires,
motor vehicle accidents, search and
rescue and other emergencies.
AN OVERVIEW OF THE
INCIDENT CONTROL SYSTEM
• It is a system to integrate
personnel, equipment,
communications, procedures and
facilities into a common
organisational structure.
• It provides clear delegation of
responsibilities to effectively
accomplish stated objectives.
HISTORY
• Origin from a Military System
• Adapted by Forestry Service in US
as National Interagency Incident
Management System (NIIMS)
• Introduced to Fire Agencies in
Australia in early 1980s
• In 1991 Formalised as Australian
Inter-service Incident Management
System (AIIMS)
LEGISLATION
The State Emergency and Rescue Management
Act 1989
• Displan defines the Combat Agencies for
various incidents:
– Police (law enforcement, search and rescue, plus anything
not listed below)
– NSWFB (fires within the Fire District, hazmat on land and
inland waters, rescue)
– State Emergency Service (floods, storm, tempest, rescue)
– Rural Fire Service (fires within the Rural Fire District)
– VRA (rescue)
– Ambulance Service (medical, transport, rescue)
– Mines Rescue (rescue designated mines)
– Relevant Port Authority (marine oil spill)
– NSW Agriculture (animal health, exotic plant diseases)
NSW COORDINATED
FIREFIGHTING
MULTI-AGENCY APPROACH
• NSW Rural Fire service
• NSW Fire Brigades
• National Parks
• State Forests
• and Support Agencies
AIIMS (ICS)
• Adopted in 1991.
• Gradually adopted by most fire
combat agencies in Australia and
New Zealand.
• Other agencies criticised it as
being to Fire Service centric.
• In 2002 an extensive review was
commenced by AFAC to make it
more generic without
compromising its structure.
ICS IS A FLEXIBLE
CONCEPT
• It is used for a small incident where
the Incident Controller manages all
functions directly.
• Up to the largest incident which
involves the creation of an Incident
Management Team and the filling
of all support positions.
ICS PRINCIPLES
•
•
•
•
•
•
Universal Application.
Flexible.
Not just for Emergency Services.
Management by Objectives.
Span of Control.
Principal Functions (Incident Control,
Operations, Planning and Logistics,
Safety, Media Liaison and Management
Support).
ICS can be used in a variety
of circumstances by
different combat agencies.
Urban Search and
Rescue
Maritime disasters
Terrorist events and
large scale building collapse
Large scale meteorological events
Tsunami and
other tidal events
Aviation and aerospace disasters
ICS PRINCIPLES
• FUNCTIONAL DELEGATION
• INCIDENT CONTROL
• OPERATIONS
• PLANNING
• LOGISTICS
ICS PRINCIPLES cont.
• SAFETY ADVISOR
• MEDIA LIAISON including
Community Liaison
• MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
All Personnel in Key Functions
Identified by Tabards and supporting
Personnel by Brassards
ICS PRINCIPLES
• Management by objectives.
• Making a correct appreciation will result
in appropriate objectives.
• These objectives must be
communicated.
• Objectives are reviewed throughout the
operation.
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES
•
•
•
•
•
•
NSWFB
National Parks
State Forests
Police/DEOCON
DEMO
Bureau of Meteorology
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES (Cont’d)
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
State Emergency Service
NSW Ambulance
St John Ambulance
Water Authority
Electricity Authority
Telstra
NSW Agriculture
RTA
Railways
DOCS
Slide 6
The use of the Incident
Control System
(Australasian Interagency
Incident Management
System) in Emergency
Management
WHO ARE WE?
•
•
•
•
•
•
650 staff.
70,964 volunteers.
2069 Brigades.
50 Zones/Teams/Districts.
140 Local Government areas.
Provides fire services to 99.6% of NSW
including bush fires, structure fires,
motor vehicle accidents, search and
rescue and other emergencies.
AN OVERVIEW OF THE
INCIDENT CONTROL SYSTEM
• It is a system to integrate
personnel, equipment,
communications, procedures and
facilities into a common
organisational structure.
• It provides clear delegation of
responsibilities to effectively
accomplish stated objectives.
HISTORY
• Origin from a Military System
• Adapted by Forestry Service in US
as National Interagency Incident
Management System (NIIMS)
• Introduced to Fire Agencies in
Australia in early 1980s
• In 1991 Formalised as Australian
Inter-service Incident Management
System (AIIMS)
LEGISLATION
The State Emergency and Rescue Management
Act 1989
• Displan defines the Combat Agencies for
various incidents:
– Police (law enforcement, search and rescue, plus anything
not listed below)
– NSWFB (fires within the Fire District, hazmat on land and
inland waters, rescue)
– State Emergency Service (floods, storm, tempest, rescue)
– Rural Fire Service (fires within the Rural Fire District)
– VRA (rescue)
– Ambulance Service (medical, transport, rescue)
– Mines Rescue (rescue designated mines)
– Relevant Port Authority (marine oil spill)
– NSW Agriculture (animal health, exotic plant diseases)
NSW COORDINATED
FIREFIGHTING
MULTI-AGENCY APPROACH
• NSW Rural Fire service
• NSW Fire Brigades
• National Parks
• State Forests
• and Support Agencies
AIIMS (ICS)
• Adopted in 1991.
• Gradually adopted by most fire
combat agencies in Australia and
New Zealand.
• Other agencies criticised it as
being to Fire Service centric.
• In 2002 an extensive review was
commenced by AFAC to make it
more generic without
compromising its structure.
ICS IS A FLEXIBLE
CONCEPT
• It is used for a small incident where
the Incident Controller manages all
functions directly.
• Up to the largest incident which
involves the creation of an Incident
Management Team and the filling
of all support positions.
ICS PRINCIPLES
•
•
•
•
•
•
Universal Application.
Flexible.
Not just for Emergency Services.
Management by Objectives.
Span of Control.
Principal Functions (Incident Control,
Operations, Planning and Logistics,
Safety, Media Liaison and Management
Support).
ICS can be used in a variety
of circumstances by
different combat agencies.
Urban Search and
Rescue
Maritime disasters
Terrorist events and
large scale building collapse
Large scale meteorological events
Tsunami and
other tidal events
Aviation and aerospace disasters
ICS PRINCIPLES
• FUNCTIONAL DELEGATION
• INCIDENT CONTROL
• OPERATIONS
• PLANNING
• LOGISTICS
ICS PRINCIPLES cont.
• SAFETY ADVISOR
• MEDIA LIAISON including
Community Liaison
• MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
All Personnel in Key Functions
Identified by Tabards and supporting
Personnel by Brassards
ICS PRINCIPLES
• Management by objectives.
• Making a correct appreciation will result
in appropriate objectives.
• These objectives must be
communicated.
• Objectives are reviewed throughout the
operation.
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES
•
•
•
•
•
•
NSWFB
National Parks
State Forests
Police/DEOCON
DEMO
Bureau of Meteorology
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES (Cont’d)
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
State Emergency Service
NSW Ambulance
St John Ambulance
Water Authority
Electricity Authority
Telstra
NSW Agriculture
RTA
Railways
DOCS
Slide 7
The use of the Incident
Control System
(Australasian Interagency
Incident Management
System) in Emergency
Management
WHO ARE WE?
•
•
•
•
•
•
650 staff.
70,964 volunteers.
2069 Brigades.
50 Zones/Teams/Districts.
140 Local Government areas.
Provides fire services to 99.6% of NSW
including bush fires, structure fires,
motor vehicle accidents, search and
rescue and other emergencies.
AN OVERVIEW OF THE
INCIDENT CONTROL SYSTEM
• It is a system to integrate
personnel, equipment,
communications, procedures and
facilities into a common
organisational structure.
• It provides clear delegation of
responsibilities to effectively
accomplish stated objectives.
HISTORY
• Origin from a Military System
• Adapted by Forestry Service in US
as National Interagency Incident
Management System (NIIMS)
• Introduced to Fire Agencies in
Australia in early 1980s
• In 1991 Formalised as Australian
Inter-service Incident Management
System (AIIMS)
LEGISLATION
The State Emergency and Rescue Management
Act 1989
• Displan defines the Combat Agencies for
various incidents:
– Police (law enforcement, search and rescue, plus anything
not listed below)
– NSWFB (fires within the Fire District, hazmat on land and
inland waters, rescue)
– State Emergency Service (floods, storm, tempest, rescue)
– Rural Fire Service (fires within the Rural Fire District)
– VRA (rescue)
– Ambulance Service (medical, transport, rescue)
– Mines Rescue (rescue designated mines)
– Relevant Port Authority (marine oil spill)
– NSW Agriculture (animal health, exotic plant diseases)
NSW COORDINATED
FIREFIGHTING
MULTI-AGENCY APPROACH
• NSW Rural Fire service
• NSW Fire Brigades
• National Parks
• State Forests
• and Support Agencies
AIIMS (ICS)
• Adopted in 1991.
• Gradually adopted by most fire
combat agencies in Australia and
New Zealand.
• Other agencies criticised it as
being to Fire Service centric.
• In 2002 an extensive review was
commenced by AFAC to make it
more generic without
compromising its structure.
ICS IS A FLEXIBLE
CONCEPT
• It is used for a small incident where
the Incident Controller manages all
functions directly.
• Up to the largest incident which
involves the creation of an Incident
Management Team and the filling
of all support positions.
ICS PRINCIPLES
•
•
•
•
•
•
Universal Application.
Flexible.
Not just for Emergency Services.
Management by Objectives.
Span of Control.
Principal Functions (Incident Control,
Operations, Planning and Logistics,
Safety, Media Liaison and Management
Support).
ICS can be used in a variety
of circumstances by
different combat agencies.
Urban Search and
Rescue
Maritime disasters
Terrorist events and
large scale building collapse
Large scale meteorological events
Tsunami and
other tidal events
Aviation and aerospace disasters
ICS PRINCIPLES
• FUNCTIONAL DELEGATION
• INCIDENT CONTROL
• OPERATIONS
• PLANNING
• LOGISTICS
ICS PRINCIPLES cont.
• SAFETY ADVISOR
• MEDIA LIAISON including
Community Liaison
• MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
All Personnel in Key Functions
Identified by Tabards and supporting
Personnel by Brassards
ICS PRINCIPLES
• Management by objectives.
• Making a correct appreciation will result
in appropriate objectives.
• These objectives must be
communicated.
• Objectives are reviewed throughout the
operation.
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES
•
•
•
•
•
•
NSWFB
National Parks
State Forests
Police/DEOCON
DEMO
Bureau of Meteorology
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES (Cont’d)
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
State Emergency Service
NSW Ambulance
St John Ambulance
Water Authority
Electricity Authority
Telstra
NSW Agriculture
RTA
Railways
DOCS
Slide 8
The use of the Incident
Control System
(Australasian Interagency
Incident Management
System) in Emergency
Management
WHO ARE WE?
•
•
•
•
•
•
650 staff.
70,964 volunteers.
2069 Brigades.
50 Zones/Teams/Districts.
140 Local Government areas.
Provides fire services to 99.6% of NSW
including bush fires, structure fires,
motor vehicle accidents, search and
rescue and other emergencies.
AN OVERVIEW OF THE
INCIDENT CONTROL SYSTEM
• It is a system to integrate
personnel, equipment,
communications, procedures and
facilities into a common
organisational structure.
• It provides clear delegation of
responsibilities to effectively
accomplish stated objectives.
HISTORY
• Origin from a Military System
• Adapted by Forestry Service in US
as National Interagency Incident
Management System (NIIMS)
• Introduced to Fire Agencies in
Australia in early 1980s
• In 1991 Formalised as Australian
Inter-service Incident Management
System (AIIMS)
LEGISLATION
The State Emergency and Rescue Management
Act 1989
• Displan defines the Combat Agencies for
various incidents:
– Police (law enforcement, search and rescue, plus anything
not listed below)
– NSWFB (fires within the Fire District, hazmat on land and
inland waters, rescue)
– State Emergency Service (floods, storm, tempest, rescue)
– Rural Fire Service (fires within the Rural Fire District)
– VRA (rescue)
– Ambulance Service (medical, transport, rescue)
– Mines Rescue (rescue designated mines)
– Relevant Port Authority (marine oil spill)
– NSW Agriculture (animal health, exotic plant diseases)
NSW COORDINATED
FIREFIGHTING
MULTI-AGENCY APPROACH
• NSW Rural Fire service
• NSW Fire Brigades
• National Parks
• State Forests
• and Support Agencies
AIIMS (ICS)
• Adopted in 1991.
• Gradually adopted by most fire
combat agencies in Australia and
New Zealand.
• Other agencies criticised it as
being to Fire Service centric.
• In 2002 an extensive review was
commenced by AFAC to make it
more generic without
compromising its structure.
ICS IS A FLEXIBLE
CONCEPT
• It is used for a small incident where
the Incident Controller manages all
functions directly.
• Up to the largest incident which
involves the creation of an Incident
Management Team and the filling
of all support positions.
ICS PRINCIPLES
•
•
•
•
•
•
Universal Application.
Flexible.
Not just for Emergency Services.
Management by Objectives.
Span of Control.
Principal Functions (Incident Control,
Operations, Planning and Logistics,
Safety, Media Liaison and Management
Support).
ICS can be used in a variety
of circumstances by
different combat agencies.
Urban Search and
Rescue
Maritime disasters
Terrorist events and
large scale building collapse
Large scale meteorological events
Tsunami and
other tidal events
Aviation and aerospace disasters
ICS PRINCIPLES
• FUNCTIONAL DELEGATION
• INCIDENT CONTROL
• OPERATIONS
• PLANNING
• LOGISTICS
ICS PRINCIPLES cont.
• SAFETY ADVISOR
• MEDIA LIAISON including
Community Liaison
• MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
All Personnel in Key Functions
Identified by Tabards and supporting
Personnel by Brassards
ICS PRINCIPLES
• Management by objectives.
• Making a correct appreciation will result
in appropriate objectives.
• These objectives must be
communicated.
• Objectives are reviewed throughout the
operation.
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES
•
•
•
•
•
•
NSWFB
National Parks
State Forests
Police/DEOCON
DEMO
Bureau of Meteorology
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES (Cont’d)
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
State Emergency Service
NSW Ambulance
St John Ambulance
Water Authority
Electricity Authority
Telstra
NSW Agriculture
RTA
Railways
DOCS
Slide 9
The use of the Incident
Control System
(Australasian Interagency
Incident Management
System) in Emergency
Management
WHO ARE WE?
•
•
•
•
•
•
650 staff.
70,964 volunteers.
2069 Brigades.
50 Zones/Teams/Districts.
140 Local Government areas.
Provides fire services to 99.6% of NSW
including bush fires, structure fires,
motor vehicle accidents, search and
rescue and other emergencies.
AN OVERVIEW OF THE
INCIDENT CONTROL SYSTEM
• It is a system to integrate
personnel, equipment,
communications, procedures and
facilities into a common
organisational structure.
• It provides clear delegation of
responsibilities to effectively
accomplish stated objectives.
HISTORY
• Origin from a Military System
• Adapted by Forestry Service in US
as National Interagency Incident
Management System (NIIMS)
• Introduced to Fire Agencies in
Australia in early 1980s
• In 1991 Formalised as Australian
Inter-service Incident Management
System (AIIMS)
LEGISLATION
The State Emergency and Rescue Management
Act 1989
• Displan defines the Combat Agencies for
various incidents:
– Police (law enforcement, search and rescue, plus anything
not listed below)
– NSWFB (fires within the Fire District, hazmat on land and
inland waters, rescue)
– State Emergency Service (floods, storm, tempest, rescue)
– Rural Fire Service (fires within the Rural Fire District)
– VRA (rescue)
– Ambulance Service (medical, transport, rescue)
– Mines Rescue (rescue designated mines)
– Relevant Port Authority (marine oil spill)
– NSW Agriculture (animal health, exotic plant diseases)
NSW COORDINATED
FIREFIGHTING
MULTI-AGENCY APPROACH
• NSW Rural Fire service
• NSW Fire Brigades
• National Parks
• State Forests
• and Support Agencies
AIIMS (ICS)
• Adopted in 1991.
• Gradually adopted by most fire
combat agencies in Australia and
New Zealand.
• Other agencies criticised it as
being to Fire Service centric.
• In 2002 an extensive review was
commenced by AFAC to make it
more generic without
compromising its structure.
ICS IS A FLEXIBLE
CONCEPT
• It is used for a small incident where
the Incident Controller manages all
functions directly.
• Up to the largest incident which
involves the creation of an Incident
Management Team and the filling
of all support positions.
ICS PRINCIPLES
•
•
•
•
•
•
Universal Application.
Flexible.
Not just for Emergency Services.
Management by Objectives.
Span of Control.
Principal Functions (Incident Control,
Operations, Planning and Logistics,
Safety, Media Liaison and Management
Support).
ICS can be used in a variety
of circumstances by
different combat agencies.
Urban Search and
Rescue
Maritime disasters
Terrorist events and
large scale building collapse
Large scale meteorological events
Tsunami and
other tidal events
Aviation and aerospace disasters
ICS PRINCIPLES
• FUNCTIONAL DELEGATION
• INCIDENT CONTROL
• OPERATIONS
• PLANNING
• LOGISTICS
ICS PRINCIPLES cont.
• SAFETY ADVISOR
• MEDIA LIAISON including
Community Liaison
• MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
All Personnel in Key Functions
Identified by Tabards and supporting
Personnel by Brassards
ICS PRINCIPLES
• Management by objectives.
• Making a correct appreciation will result
in appropriate objectives.
• These objectives must be
communicated.
• Objectives are reviewed throughout the
operation.
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES
•
•
•
•
•
•
NSWFB
National Parks
State Forests
Police/DEOCON
DEMO
Bureau of Meteorology
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES (Cont’d)
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
State Emergency Service
NSW Ambulance
St John Ambulance
Water Authority
Electricity Authority
Telstra
NSW Agriculture
RTA
Railways
DOCS
Slide 10
The use of the Incident
Control System
(Australasian Interagency
Incident Management
System) in Emergency
Management
WHO ARE WE?
•
•
•
•
•
•
650 staff.
70,964 volunteers.
2069 Brigades.
50 Zones/Teams/Districts.
140 Local Government areas.
Provides fire services to 99.6% of NSW
including bush fires, structure fires,
motor vehicle accidents, search and
rescue and other emergencies.
AN OVERVIEW OF THE
INCIDENT CONTROL SYSTEM
• It is a system to integrate
personnel, equipment,
communications, procedures and
facilities into a common
organisational structure.
• It provides clear delegation of
responsibilities to effectively
accomplish stated objectives.
HISTORY
• Origin from a Military System
• Adapted by Forestry Service in US
as National Interagency Incident
Management System (NIIMS)
• Introduced to Fire Agencies in
Australia in early 1980s
• In 1991 Formalised as Australian
Inter-service Incident Management
System (AIIMS)
LEGISLATION
The State Emergency and Rescue Management
Act 1989
• Displan defines the Combat Agencies for
various incidents:
– Police (law enforcement, search and rescue, plus anything
not listed below)
– NSWFB (fires within the Fire District, hazmat on land and
inland waters, rescue)
– State Emergency Service (floods, storm, tempest, rescue)
– Rural Fire Service (fires within the Rural Fire District)
– VRA (rescue)
– Ambulance Service (medical, transport, rescue)
– Mines Rescue (rescue designated mines)
– Relevant Port Authority (marine oil spill)
– NSW Agriculture (animal health, exotic plant diseases)
NSW COORDINATED
FIREFIGHTING
MULTI-AGENCY APPROACH
• NSW Rural Fire service
• NSW Fire Brigades
• National Parks
• State Forests
• and Support Agencies
AIIMS (ICS)
• Adopted in 1991.
• Gradually adopted by most fire
combat agencies in Australia and
New Zealand.
• Other agencies criticised it as
being to Fire Service centric.
• In 2002 an extensive review was
commenced by AFAC to make it
more generic without
compromising its structure.
ICS IS A FLEXIBLE
CONCEPT
• It is used for a small incident where
the Incident Controller manages all
functions directly.
• Up to the largest incident which
involves the creation of an Incident
Management Team and the filling
of all support positions.
ICS PRINCIPLES
•
•
•
•
•
•
Universal Application.
Flexible.
Not just for Emergency Services.
Management by Objectives.
Span of Control.
Principal Functions (Incident Control,
Operations, Planning and Logistics,
Safety, Media Liaison and Management
Support).
ICS can be used in a variety
of circumstances by
different combat agencies.
Urban Search and
Rescue
Maritime disasters
Terrorist events and
large scale building collapse
Large scale meteorological events
Tsunami and
other tidal events
Aviation and aerospace disasters
ICS PRINCIPLES
• FUNCTIONAL DELEGATION
• INCIDENT CONTROL
• OPERATIONS
• PLANNING
• LOGISTICS
ICS PRINCIPLES cont.
• SAFETY ADVISOR
• MEDIA LIAISON including
Community Liaison
• MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
All Personnel in Key Functions
Identified by Tabards and supporting
Personnel by Brassards
ICS PRINCIPLES
• Management by objectives.
• Making a correct appreciation will result
in appropriate objectives.
• These objectives must be
communicated.
• Objectives are reviewed throughout the
operation.
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES
•
•
•
•
•
•
NSWFB
National Parks
State Forests
Police/DEOCON
DEMO
Bureau of Meteorology
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES (Cont’d)
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
State Emergency Service
NSW Ambulance
St John Ambulance
Water Authority
Electricity Authority
Telstra
NSW Agriculture
RTA
Railways
DOCS
Slide 11
The use of the Incident
Control System
(Australasian Interagency
Incident Management
System) in Emergency
Management
WHO ARE WE?
•
•
•
•
•
•
650 staff.
70,964 volunteers.
2069 Brigades.
50 Zones/Teams/Districts.
140 Local Government areas.
Provides fire services to 99.6% of NSW
including bush fires, structure fires,
motor vehicle accidents, search and
rescue and other emergencies.
AN OVERVIEW OF THE
INCIDENT CONTROL SYSTEM
• It is a system to integrate
personnel, equipment,
communications, procedures and
facilities into a common
organisational structure.
• It provides clear delegation of
responsibilities to effectively
accomplish stated objectives.
HISTORY
• Origin from a Military System
• Adapted by Forestry Service in US
as National Interagency Incident
Management System (NIIMS)
• Introduced to Fire Agencies in
Australia in early 1980s
• In 1991 Formalised as Australian
Inter-service Incident Management
System (AIIMS)
LEGISLATION
The State Emergency and Rescue Management
Act 1989
• Displan defines the Combat Agencies for
various incidents:
– Police (law enforcement, search and rescue, plus anything
not listed below)
– NSWFB (fires within the Fire District, hazmat on land and
inland waters, rescue)
– State Emergency Service (floods, storm, tempest, rescue)
– Rural Fire Service (fires within the Rural Fire District)
– VRA (rescue)
– Ambulance Service (medical, transport, rescue)
– Mines Rescue (rescue designated mines)
– Relevant Port Authority (marine oil spill)
– NSW Agriculture (animal health, exotic plant diseases)
NSW COORDINATED
FIREFIGHTING
MULTI-AGENCY APPROACH
• NSW Rural Fire service
• NSW Fire Brigades
• National Parks
• State Forests
• and Support Agencies
AIIMS (ICS)
• Adopted in 1991.
• Gradually adopted by most fire
combat agencies in Australia and
New Zealand.
• Other agencies criticised it as
being to Fire Service centric.
• In 2002 an extensive review was
commenced by AFAC to make it
more generic without
compromising its structure.
ICS IS A FLEXIBLE
CONCEPT
• It is used for a small incident where
the Incident Controller manages all
functions directly.
• Up to the largest incident which
involves the creation of an Incident
Management Team and the filling
of all support positions.
ICS PRINCIPLES
•
•
•
•
•
•
Universal Application.
Flexible.
Not just for Emergency Services.
Management by Objectives.
Span of Control.
Principal Functions (Incident Control,
Operations, Planning and Logistics,
Safety, Media Liaison and Management
Support).
ICS can be used in a variety
of circumstances by
different combat agencies.
Urban Search and
Rescue
Maritime disasters
Terrorist events and
large scale building collapse
Large scale meteorological events
Tsunami and
other tidal events
Aviation and aerospace disasters
ICS PRINCIPLES
• FUNCTIONAL DELEGATION
• INCIDENT CONTROL
• OPERATIONS
• PLANNING
• LOGISTICS
ICS PRINCIPLES cont.
• SAFETY ADVISOR
• MEDIA LIAISON including
Community Liaison
• MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
All Personnel in Key Functions
Identified by Tabards and supporting
Personnel by Brassards
ICS PRINCIPLES
• Management by objectives.
• Making a correct appreciation will result
in appropriate objectives.
• These objectives must be
communicated.
• Objectives are reviewed throughout the
operation.
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES
•
•
•
•
•
•
NSWFB
National Parks
State Forests
Police/DEOCON
DEMO
Bureau of Meteorology
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES (Cont’d)
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
State Emergency Service
NSW Ambulance
St John Ambulance
Water Authority
Electricity Authority
Telstra
NSW Agriculture
RTA
Railways
DOCS
Slide 12
The use of the Incident
Control System
(Australasian Interagency
Incident Management
System) in Emergency
Management
WHO ARE WE?
•
•
•
•
•
•
650 staff.
70,964 volunteers.
2069 Brigades.
50 Zones/Teams/Districts.
140 Local Government areas.
Provides fire services to 99.6% of NSW
including bush fires, structure fires,
motor vehicle accidents, search and
rescue and other emergencies.
AN OVERVIEW OF THE
INCIDENT CONTROL SYSTEM
• It is a system to integrate
personnel, equipment,
communications, procedures and
facilities into a common
organisational structure.
• It provides clear delegation of
responsibilities to effectively
accomplish stated objectives.
HISTORY
• Origin from a Military System
• Adapted by Forestry Service in US
as National Interagency Incident
Management System (NIIMS)
• Introduced to Fire Agencies in
Australia in early 1980s
• In 1991 Formalised as Australian
Inter-service Incident Management
System (AIIMS)
LEGISLATION
The State Emergency and Rescue Management
Act 1989
• Displan defines the Combat Agencies for
various incidents:
– Police (law enforcement, search and rescue, plus anything
not listed below)
– NSWFB (fires within the Fire District, hazmat on land and
inland waters, rescue)
– State Emergency Service (floods, storm, tempest, rescue)
– Rural Fire Service (fires within the Rural Fire District)
– VRA (rescue)
– Ambulance Service (medical, transport, rescue)
– Mines Rescue (rescue designated mines)
– Relevant Port Authority (marine oil spill)
– NSW Agriculture (animal health, exotic plant diseases)
NSW COORDINATED
FIREFIGHTING
MULTI-AGENCY APPROACH
• NSW Rural Fire service
• NSW Fire Brigades
• National Parks
• State Forests
• and Support Agencies
AIIMS (ICS)
• Adopted in 1991.
• Gradually adopted by most fire
combat agencies in Australia and
New Zealand.
• Other agencies criticised it as
being to Fire Service centric.
• In 2002 an extensive review was
commenced by AFAC to make it
more generic without
compromising its structure.
ICS IS A FLEXIBLE
CONCEPT
• It is used for a small incident where
the Incident Controller manages all
functions directly.
• Up to the largest incident which
involves the creation of an Incident
Management Team and the filling
of all support positions.
ICS PRINCIPLES
•
•
•
•
•
•
Universal Application.
Flexible.
Not just for Emergency Services.
Management by Objectives.
Span of Control.
Principal Functions (Incident Control,
Operations, Planning and Logistics,
Safety, Media Liaison and Management
Support).
ICS can be used in a variety
of circumstances by
different combat agencies.
Urban Search and
Rescue
Maritime disasters
Terrorist events and
large scale building collapse
Large scale meteorological events
Tsunami and
other tidal events
Aviation and aerospace disasters
ICS PRINCIPLES
• FUNCTIONAL DELEGATION
• INCIDENT CONTROL
• OPERATIONS
• PLANNING
• LOGISTICS
ICS PRINCIPLES cont.
• SAFETY ADVISOR
• MEDIA LIAISON including
Community Liaison
• MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
All Personnel in Key Functions
Identified by Tabards and supporting
Personnel by Brassards
ICS PRINCIPLES
• Management by objectives.
• Making a correct appreciation will result
in appropriate objectives.
• These objectives must be
communicated.
• Objectives are reviewed throughout the
operation.
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES
•
•
•
•
•
•
NSWFB
National Parks
State Forests
Police/DEOCON
DEMO
Bureau of Meteorology
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES (Cont’d)
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
State Emergency Service
NSW Ambulance
St John Ambulance
Water Authority
Electricity Authority
Telstra
NSW Agriculture
RTA
Railways
DOCS
Slide 13
The use of the Incident
Control System
(Australasian Interagency
Incident Management
System) in Emergency
Management
WHO ARE WE?
•
•
•
•
•
•
650 staff.
70,964 volunteers.
2069 Brigades.
50 Zones/Teams/Districts.
140 Local Government areas.
Provides fire services to 99.6% of NSW
including bush fires, structure fires,
motor vehicle accidents, search and
rescue and other emergencies.
AN OVERVIEW OF THE
INCIDENT CONTROL SYSTEM
• It is a system to integrate
personnel, equipment,
communications, procedures and
facilities into a common
organisational structure.
• It provides clear delegation of
responsibilities to effectively
accomplish stated objectives.
HISTORY
• Origin from a Military System
• Adapted by Forestry Service in US
as National Interagency Incident
Management System (NIIMS)
• Introduced to Fire Agencies in
Australia in early 1980s
• In 1991 Formalised as Australian
Inter-service Incident Management
System (AIIMS)
LEGISLATION
The State Emergency and Rescue Management
Act 1989
• Displan defines the Combat Agencies for
various incidents:
– Police (law enforcement, search and rescue, plus anything
not listed below)
– NSWFB (fires within the Fire District, hazmat on land and
inland waters, rescue)
– State Emergency Service (floods, storm, tempest, rescue)
– Rural Fire Service (fires within the Rural Fire District)
– VRA (rescue)
– Ambulance Service (medical, transport, rescue)
– Mines Rescue (rescue designated mines)
– Relevant Port Authority (marine oil spill)
– NSW Agriculture (animal health, exotic plant diseases)
NSW COORDINATED
FIREFIGHTING
MULTI-AGENCY APPROACH
• NSW Rural Fire service
• NSW Fire Brigades
• National Parks
• State Forests
• and Support Agencies
AIIMS (ICS)
• Adopted in 1991.
• Gradually adopted by most fire
combat agencies in Australia and
New Zealand.
• Other agencies criticised it as
being to Fire Service centric.
• In 2002 an extensive review was
commenced by AFAC to make it
more generic without
compromising its structure.
ICS IS A FLEXIBLE
CONCEPT
• It is used for a small incident where
the Incident Controller manages all
functions directly.
• Up to the largest incident which
involves the creation of an Incident
Management Team and the filling
of all support positions.
ICS PRINCIPLES
•
•
•
•
•
•
Universal Application.
Flexible.
Not just for Emergency Services.
Management by Objectives.
Span of Control.
Principal Functions (Incident Control,
Operations, Planning and Logistics,
Safety, Media Liaison and Management
Support).
ICS can be used in a variety
of circumstances by
different combat agencies.
Urban Search and
Rescue
Maritime disasters
Terrorist events and
large scale building collapse
Large scale meteorological events
Tsunami and
other tidal events
Aviation and aerospace disasters
ICS PRINCIPLES
• FUNCTIONAL DELEGATION
• INCIDENT CONTROL
• OPERATIONS
• PLANNING
• LOGISTICS
ICS PRINCIPLES cont.
• SAFETY ADVISOR
• MEDIA LIAISON including
Community Liaison
• MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
All Personnel in Key Functions
Identified by Tabards and supporting
Personnel by Brassards
ICS PRINCIPLES
• Management by objectives.
• Making a correct appreciation will result
in appropriate objectives.
• These objectives must be
communicated.
• Objectives are reviewed throughout the
operation.
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES
•
•
•
•
•
•
NSWFB
National Parks
State Forests
Police/DEOCON
DEMO
Bureau of Meteorology
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES (Cont’d)
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
State Emergency Service
NSW Ambulance
St John Ambulance
Water Authority
Electricity Authority
Telstra
NSW Agriculture
RTA
Railways
DOCS
Slide 14
The use of the Incident
Control System
(Australasian Interagency
Incident Management
System) in Emergency
Management
WHO ARE WE?
•
•
•
•
•
•
650 staff.
70,964 volunteers.
2069 Brigades.
50 Zones/Teams/Districts.
140 Local Government areas.
Provides fire services to 99.6% of NSW
including bush fires, structure fires,
motor vehicle accidents, search and
rescue and other emergencies.
AN OVERVIEW OF THE
INCIDENT CONTROL SYSTEM
• It is a system to integrate
personnel, equipment,
communications, procedures and
facilities into a common
organisational structure.
• It provides clear delegation of
responsibilities to effectively
accomplish stated objectives.
HISTORY
• Origin from a Military System
• Adapted by Forestry Service in US
as National Interagency Incident
Management System (NIIMS)
• Introduced to Fire Agencies in
Australia in early 1980s
• In 1991 Formalised as Australian
Inter-service Incident Management
System (AIIMS)
LEGISLATION
The State Emergency and Rescue Management
Act 1989
• Displan defines the Combat Agencies for
various incidents:
– Police (law enforcement, search and rescue, plus anything
not listed below)
– NSWFB (fires within the Fire District, hazmat on land and
inland waters, rescue)
– State Emergency Service (floods, storm, tempest, rescue)
– Rural Fire Service (fires within the Rural Fire District)
– VRA (rescue)
– Ambulance Service (medical, transport, rescue)
– Mines Rescue (rescue designated mines)
– Relevant Port Authority (marine oil spill)
– NSW Agriculture (animal health, exotic plant diseases)
NSW COORDINATED
FIREFIGHTING
MULTI-AGENCY APPROACH
• NSW Rural Fire service
• NSW Fire Brigades
• National Parks
• State Forests
• and Support Agencies
AIIMS (ICS)
• Adopted in 1991.
• Gradually adopted by most fire
combat agencies in Australia and
New Zealand.
• Other agencies criticised it as
being to Fire Service centric.
• In 2002 an extensive review was
commenced by AFAC to make it
more generic without
compromising its structure.
ICS IS A FLEXIBLE
CONCEPT
• It is used for a small incident where
the Incident Controller manages all
functions directly.
• Up to the largest incident which
involves the creation of an Incident
Management Team and the filling
of all support positions.
ICS PRINCIPLES
•
•
•
•
•
•
Universal Application.
Flexible.
Not just for Emergency Services.
Management by Objectives.
Span of Control.
Principal Functions (Incident Control,
Operations, Planning and Logistics,
Safety, Media Liaison and Management
Support).
ICS can be used in a variety
of circumstances by
different combat agencies.
Urban Search and
Rescue
Maritime disasters
Terrorist events and
large scale building collapse
Large scale meteorological events
Tsunami and
other tidal events
Aviation and aerospace disasters
ICS PRINCIPLES
• FUNCTIONAL DELEGATION
• INCIDENT CONTROL
• OPERATIONS
• PLANNING
• LOGISTICS
ICS PRINCIPLES cont.
• SAFETY ADVISOR
• MEDIA LIAISON including
Community Liaison
• MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
All Personnel in Key Functions
Identified by Tabards and supporting
Personnel by Brassards
ICS PRINCIPLES
• Management by objectives.
• Making a correct appreciation will result
in appropriate objectives.
• These objectives must be
communicated.
• Objectives are reviewed throughout the
operation.
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES
•
•
•
•
•
•
NSWFB
National Parks
State Forests
Police/DEOCON
DEMO
Bureau of Meteorology
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES (Cont’d)
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
State Emergency Service
NSW Ambulance
St John Ambulance
Water Authority
Electricity Authority
Telstra
NSW Agriculture
RTA
Railways
DOCS
Slide 15
The use of the Incident
Control System
(Australasian Interagency
Incident Management
System) in Emergency
Management
WHO ARE WE?
•
•
•
•
•
•
650 staff.
70,964 volunteers.
2069 Brigades.
50 Zones/Teams/Districts.
140 Local Government areas.
Provides fire services to 99.6% of NSW
including bush fires, structure fires,
motor vehicle accidents, search and
rescue and other emergencies.
AN OVERVIEW OF THE
INCIDENT CONTROL SYSTEM
• It is a system to integrate
personnel, equipment,
communications, procedures and
facilities into a common
organisational structure.
• It provides clear delegation of
responsibilities to effectively
accomplish stated objectives.
HISTORY
• Origin from a Military System
• Adapted by Forestry Service in US
as National Interagency Incident
Management System (NIIMS)
• Introduced to Fire Agencies in
Australia in early 1980s
• In 1991 Formalised as Australian
Inter-service Incident Management
System (AIIMS)
LEGISLATION
The State Emergency and Rescue Management
Act 1989
• Displan defines the Combat Agencies for
various incidents:
– Police (law enforcement, search and rescue, plus anything
not listed below)
– NSWFB (fires within the Fire District, hazmat on land and
inland waters, rescue)
– State Emergency Service (floods, storm, tempest, rescue)
– Rural Fire Service (fires within the Rural Fire District)
– VRA (rescue)
– Ambulance Service (medical, transport, rescue)
– Mines Rescue (rescue designated mines)
– Relevant Port Authority (marine oil spill)
– NSW Agriculture (animal health, exotic plant diseases)
NSW COORDINATED
FIREFIGHTING
MULTI-AGENCY APPROACH
• NSW Rural Fire service
• NSW Fire Brigades
• National Parks
• State Forests
• and Support Agencies
AIIMS (ICS)
• Adopted in 1991.
• Gradually adopted by most fire
combat agencies in Australia and
New Zealand.
• Other agencies criticised it as
being to Fire Service centric.
• In 2002 an extensive review was
commenced by AFAC to make it
more generic without
compromising its structure.
ICS IS A FLEXIBLE
CONCEPT
• It is used for a small incident where
the Incident Controller manages all
functions directly.
• Up to the largest incident which
involves the creation of an Incident
Management Team and the filling
of all support positions.
ICS PRINCIPLES
•
•
•
•
•
•
Universal Application.
Flexible.
Not just for Emergency Services.
Management by Objectives.
Span of Control.
Principal Functions (Incident Control,
Operations, Planning and Logistics,
Safety, Media Liaison and Management
Support).
ICS can be used in a variety
of circumstances by
different combat agencies.
Urban Search and
Rescue
Maritime disasters
Terrorist events and
large scale building collapse
Large scale meteorological events
Tsunami and
other tidal events
Aviation and aerospace disasters
ICS PRINCIPLES
• FUNCTIONAL DELEGATION
• INCIDENT CONTROL
• OPERATIONS
• PLANNING
• LOGISTICS
ICS PRINCIPLES cont.
• SAFETY ADVISOR
• MEDIA LIAISON including
Community Liaison
• MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
All Personnel in Key Functions
Identified by Tabards and supporting
Personnel by Brassards
ICS PRINCIPLES
• Management by objectives.
• Making a correct appreciation will result
in appropriate objectives.
• These objectives must be
communicated.
• Objectives are reviewed throughout the
operation.
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES
•
•
•
•
•
•
NSWFB
National Parks
State Forests
Police/DEOCON
DEMO
Bureau of Meteorology
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES (Cont’d)
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
State Emergency Service
NSW Ambulance
St John Ambulance
Water Authority
Electricity Authority
Telstra
NSW Agriculture
RTA
Railways
DOCS
Slide 16
The use of the Incident
Control System
(Australasian Interagency
Incident Management
System) in Emergency
Management
WHO ARE WE?
•
•
•
•
•
•
650 staff.
70,964 volunteers.
2069 Brigades.
50 Zones/Teams/Districts.
140 Local Government areas.
Provides fire services to 99.6% of NSW
including bush fires, structure fires,
motor vehicle accidents, search and
rescue and other emergencies.
AN OVERVIEW OF THE
INCIDENT CONTROL SYSTEM
• It is a system to integrate
personnel, equipment,
communications, procedures and
facilities into a common
organisational structure.
• It provides clear delegation of
responsibilities to effectively
accomplish stated objectives.
HISTORY
• Origin from a Military System
• Adapted by Forestry Service in US
as National Interagency Incident
Management System (NIIMS)
• Introduced to Fire Agencies in
Australia in early 1980s
• In 1991 Formalised as Australian
Inter-service Incident Management
System (AIIMS)
LEGISLATION
The State Emergency and Rescue Management
Act 1989
• Displan defines the Combat Agencies for
various incidents:
– Police (law enforcement, search and rescue, plus anything
not listed below)
– NSWFB (fires within the Fire District, hazmat on land and
inland waters, rescue)
– State Emergency Service (floods, storm, tempest, rescue)
– Rural Fire Service (fires within the Rural Fire District)
– VRA (rescue)
– Ambulance Service (medical, transport, rescue)
– Mines Rescue (rescue designated mines)
– Relevant Port Authority (marine oil spill)
– NSW Agriculture (animal health, exotic plant diseases)
NSW COORDINATED
FIREFIGHTING
MULTI-AGENCY APPROACH
• NSW Rural Fire service
• NSW Fire Brigades
• National Parks
• State Forests
• and Support Agencies
AIIMS (ICS)
• Adopted in 1991.
• Gradually adopted by most fire
combat agencies in Australia and
New Zealand.
• Other agencies criticised it as
being to Fire Service centric.
• In 2002 an extensive review was
commenced by AFAC to make it
more generic without
compromising its structure.
ICS IS A FLEXIBLE
CONCEPT
• It is used for a small incident where
the Incident Controller manages all
functions directly.
• Up to the largest incident which
involves the creation of an Incident
Management Team and the filling
of all support positions.
ICS PRINCIPLES
•
•
•
•
•
•
Universal Application.
Flexible.
Not just for Emergency Services.
Management by Objectives.
Span of Control.
Principal Functions (Incident Control,
Operations, Planning and Logistics,
Safety, Media Liaison and Management
Support).
ICS can be used in a variety
of circumstances by
different combat agencies.
Urban Search and
Rescue
Maritime disasters
Terrorist events and
large scale building collapse
Large scale meteorological events
Tsunami and
other tidal events
Aviation and aerospace disasters
ICS PRINCIPLES
• FUNCTIONAL DELEGATION
• INCIDENT CONTROL
• OPERATIONS
• PLANNING
• LOGISTICS
ICS PRINCIPLES cont.
• SAFETY ADVISOR
• MEDIA LIAISON including
Community Liaison
• MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
All Personnel in Key Functions
Identified by Tabards and supporting
Personnel by Brassards
ICS PRINCIPLES
• Management by objectives.
• Making a correct appreciation will result
in appropriate objectives.
• These objectives must be
communicated.
• Objectives are reviewed throughout the
operation.
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES
•
•
•
•
•
•
NSWFB
National Parks
State Forests
Police/DEOCON
DEMO
Bureau of Meteorology
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES (Cont’d)
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
State Emergency Service
NSW Ambulance
St John Ambulance
Water Authority
Electricity Authority
Telstra
NSW Agriculture
RTA
Railways
DOCS
Slide 17
The use of the Incident
Control System
(Australasian Interagency
Incident Management
System) in Emergency
Management
WHO ARE WE?
•
•
•
•
•
•
650 staff.
70,964 volunteers.
2069 Brigades.
50 Zones/Teams/Districts.
140 Local Government areas.
Provides fire services to 99.6% of NSW
including bush fires, structure fires,
motor vehicle accidents, search and
rescue and other emergencies.
AN OVERVIEW OF THE
INCIDENT CONTROL SYSTEM
• It is a system to integrate
personnel, equipment,
communications, procedures and
facilities into a common
organisational structure.
• It provides clear delegation of
responsibilities to effectively
accomplish stated objectives.
HISTORY
• Origin from a Military System
• Adapted by Forestry Service in US
as National Interagency Incident
Management System (NIIMS)
• Introduced to Fire Agencies in
Australia in early 1980s
• In 1991 Formalised as Australian
Inter-service Incident Management
System (AIIMS)
LEGISLATION
The State Emergency and Rescue Management
Act 1989
• Displan defines the Combat Agencies for
various incidents:
– Police (law enforcement, search and rescue, plus anything
not listed below)
– NSWFB (fires within the Fire District, hazmat on land and
inland waters, rescue)
– State Emergency Service (floods, storm, tempest, rescue)
– Rural Fire Service (fires within the Rural Fire District)
– VRA (rescue)
– Ambulance Service (medical, transport, rescue)
– Mines Rescue (rescue designated mines)
– Relevant Port Authority (marine oil spill)
– NSW Agriculture (animal health, exotic plant diseases)
NSW COORDINATED
FIREFIGHTING
MULTI-AGENCY APPROACH
• NSW Rural Fire service
• NSW Fire Brigades
• National Parks
• State Forests
• and Support Agencies
AIIMS (ICS)
• Adopted in 1991.
• Gradually adopted by most fire
combat agencies in Australia and
New Zealand.
• Other agencies criticised it as
being to Fire Service centric.
• In 2002 an extensive review was
commenced by AFAC to make it
more generic without
compromising its structure.
ICS IS A FLEXIBLE
CONCEPT
• It is used for a small incident where
the Incident Controller manages all
functions directly.
• Up to the largest incident which
involves the creation of an Incident
Management Team and the filling
of all support positions.
ICS PRINCIPLES
•
•
•
•
•
•
Universal Application.
Flexible.
Not just for Emergency Services.
Management by Objectives.
Span of Control.
Principal Functions (Incident Control,
Operations, Planning and Logistics,
Safety, Media Liaison and Management
Support).
ICS can be used in a variety
of circumstances by
different combat agencies.
Urban Search and
Rescue
Maritime disasters
Terrorist events and
large scale building collapse
Large scale meteorological events
Tsunami and
other tidal events
Aviation and aerospace disasters
ICS PRINCIPLES
• FUNCTIONAL DELEGATION
• INCIDENT CONTROL
• OPERATIONS
• PLANNING
• LOGISTICS
ICS PRINCIPLES cont.
• SAFETY ADVISOR
• MEDIA LIAISON including
Community Liaison
• MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
All Personnel in Key Functions
Identified by Tabards and supporting
Personnel by Brassards
ICS PRINCIPLES
• Management by objectives.
• Making a correct appreciation will result
in appropriate objectives.
• These objectives must be
communicated.
• Objectives are reviewed throughout the
operation.
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES
•
•
•
•
•
•
NSWFB
National Parks
State Forests
Police/DEOCON
DEMO
Bureau of Meteorology
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES (Cont’d)
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
State Emergency Service
NSW Ambulance
St John Ambulance
Water Authority
Electricity Authority
Telstra
NSW Agriculture
RTA
Railways
DOCS
Slide 18
The use of the Incident
Control System
(Australasian Interagency
Incident Management
System) in Emergency
Management
WHO ARE WE?
•
•
•
•
•
•
650 staff.
70,964 volunteers.
2069 Brigades.
50 Zones/Teams/Districts.
140 Local Government areas.
Provides fire services to 99.6% of NSW
including bush fires, structure fires,
motor vehicle accidents, search and
rescue and other emergencies.
AN OVERVIEW OF THE
INCIDENT CONTROL SYSTEM
• It is a system to integrate
personnel, equipment,
communications, procedures and
facilities into a common
organisational structure.
• It provides clear delegation of
responsibilities to effectively
accomplish stated objectives.
HISTORY
• Origin from a Military System
• Adapted by Forestry Service in US
as National Interagency Incident
Management System (NIIMS)
• Introduced to Fire Agencies in
Australia in early 1980s
• In 1991 Formalised as Australian
Inter-service Incident Management
System (AIIMS)
LEGISLATION
The State Emergency and Rescue Management
Act 1989
• Displan defines the Combat Agencies for
various incidents:
– Police (law enforcement, search and rescue, plus anything
not listed below)
– NSWFB (fires within the Fire District, hazmat on land and
inland waters, rescue)
– State Emergency Service (floods, storm, tempest, rescue)
– Rural Fire Service (fires within the Rural Fire District)
– VRA (rescue)
– Ambulance Service (medical, transport, rescue)
– Mines Rescue (rescue designated mines)
– Relevant Port Authority (marine oil spill)
– NSW Agriculture (animal health, exotic plant diseases)
NSW COORDINATED
FIREFIGHTING
MULTI-AGENCY APPROACH
• NSW Rural Fire service
• NSW Fire Brigades
• National Parks
• State Forests
• and Support Agencies
AIIMS (ICS)
• Adopted in 1991.
• Gradually adopted by most fire
combat agencies in Australia and
New Zealand.
• Other agencies criticised it as
being to Fire Service centric.
• In 2002 an extensive review was
commenced by AFAC to make it
more generic without
compromising its structure.
ICS IS A FLEXIBLE
CONCEPT
• It is used for a small incident where
the Incident Controller manages all
functions directly.
• Up to the largest incident which
involves the creation of an Incident
Management Team and the filling
of all support positions.
ICS PRINCIPLES
•
•
•
•
•
•
Universal Application.
Flexible.
Not just for Emergency Services.
Management by Objectives.
Span of Control.
Principal Functions (Incident Control,
Operations, Planning and Logistics,
Safety, Media Liaison and Management
Support).
ICS can be used in a variety
of circumstances by
different combat agencies.
Urban Search and
Rescue
Maritime disasters
Terrorist events and
large scale building collapse
Large scale meteorological events
Tsunami and
other tidal events
Aviation and aerospace disasters
ICS PRINCIPLES
• FUNCTIONAL DELEGATION
• INCIDENT CONTROL
• OPERATIONS
• PLANNING
• LOGISTICS
ICS PRINCIPLES cont.
• SAFETY ADVISOR
• MEDIA LIAISON including
Community Liaison
• MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
All Personnel in Key Functions
Identified by Tabards and supporting
Personnel by Brassards
ICS PRINCIPLES
• Management by objectives.
• Making a correct appreciation will result
in appropriate objectives.
• These objectives must be
communicated.
• Objectives are reviewed throughout the
operation.
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES
•
•
•
•
•
•
NSWFB
National Parks
State Forests
Police/DEOCON
DEMO
Bureau of Meteorology
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES (Cont’d)
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
State Emergency Service
NSW Ambulance
St John Ambulance
Water Authority
Electricity Authority
Telstra
NSW Agriculture
RTA
Railways
DOCS
Slide 19
The use of the Incident
Control System
(Australasian Interagency
Incident Management
System) in Emergency
Management
WHO ARE WE?
•
•
•
•
•
•
650 staff.
70,964 volunteers.
2069 Brigades.
50 Zones/Teams/Districts.
140 Local Government areas.
Provides fire services to 99.6% of NSW
including bush fires, structure fires,
motor vehicle accidents, search and
rescue and other emergencies.
AN OVERVIEW OF THE
INCIDENT CONTROL SYSTEM
• It is a system to integrate
personnel, equipment,
communications, procedures and
facilities into a common
organisational structure.
• It provides clear delegation of
responsibilities to effectively
accomplish stated objectives.
HISTORY
• Origin from a Military System
• Adapted by Forestry Service in US
as National Interagency Incident
Management System (NIIMS)
• Introduced to Fire Agencies in
Australia in early 1980s
• In 1991 Formalised as Australian
Inter-service Incident Management
System (AIIMS)
LEGISLATION
The State Emergency and Rescue Management
Act 1989
• Displan defines the Combat Agencies for
various incidents:
– Police (law enforcement, search and rescue, plus anything
not listed below)
– NSWFB (fires within the Fire District, hazmat on land and
inland waters, rescue)
– State Emergency Service (floods, storm, tempest, rescue)
– Rural Fire Service (fires within the Rural Fire District)
– VRA (rescue)
– Ambulance Service (medical, transport, rescue)
– Mines Rescue (rescue designated mines)
– Relevant Port Authority (marine oil spill)
– NSW Agriculture (animal health, exotic plant diseases)
NSW COORDINATED
FIREFIGHTING
MULTI-AGENCY APPROACH
• NSW Rural Fire service
• NSW Fire Brigades
• National Parks
• State Forests
• and Support Agencies
AIIMS (ICS)
• Adopted in 1991.
• Gradually adopted by most fire
combat agencies in Australia and
New Zealand.
• Other agencies criticised it as
being to Fire Service centric.
• In 2002 an extensive review was
commenced by AFAC to make it
more generic without
compromising its structure.
ICS IS A FLEXIBLE
CONCEPT
• It is used for a small incident where
the Incident Controller manages all
functions directly.
• Up to the largest incident which
involves the creation of an Incident
Management Team and the filling
of all support positions.
ICS PRINCIPLES
•
•
•
•
•
•
Universal Application.
Flexible.
Not just for Emergency Services.
Management by Objectives.
Span of Control.
Principal Functions (Incident Control,
Operations, Planning and Logistics,
Safety, Media Liaison and Management
Support).
ICS can be used in a variety
of circumstances by
different combat agencies.
Urban Search and
Rescue
Maritime disasters
Terrorist events and
large scale building collapse
Large scale meteorological events
Tsunami and
other tidal events
Aviation and aerospace disasters
ICS PRINCIPLES
• FUNCTIONAL DELEGATION
• INCIDENT CONTROL
• OPERATIONS
• PLANNING
• LOGISTICS
ICS PRINCIPLES cont.
• SAFETY ADVISOR
• MEDIA LIAISON including
Community Liaison
• MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
All Personnel in Key Functions
Identified by Tabards and supporting
Personnel by Brassards
ICS PRINCIPLES
• Management by objectives.
• Making a correct appreciation will result
in appropriate objectives.
• These objectives must be
communicated.
• Objectives are reviewed throughout the
operation.
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES
•
•
•
•
•
•
NSWFB
National Parks
State Forests
Police/DEOCON
DEMO
Bureau of Meteorology
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES (Cont’d)
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
State Emergency Service
NSW Ambulance
St John Ambulance
Water Authority
Electricity Authority
Telstra
NSW Agriculture
RTA
Railways
DOCS
Slide 20
The use of the Incident
Control System
(Australasian Interagency
Incident Management
System) in Emergency
Management
WHO ARE WE?
•
•
•
•
•
•
650 staff.
70,964 volunteers.
2069 Brigades.
50 Zones/Teams/Districts.
140 Local Government areas.
Provides fire services to 99.6% of NSW
including bush fires, structure fires,
motor vehicle accidents, search and
rescue and other emergencies.
AN OVERVIEW OF THE
INCIDENT CONTROL SYSTEM
• It is a system to integrate
personnel, equipment,
communications, procedures and
facilities into a common
organisational structure.
• It provides clear delegation of
responsibilities to effectively
accomplish stated objectives.
HISTORY
• Origin from a Military System
• Adapted by Forestry Service in US
as National Interagency Incident
Management System (NIIMS)
• Introduced to Fire Agencies in
Australia in early 1980s
• In 1991 Formalised as Australian
Inter-service Incident Management
System (AIIMS)
LEGISLATION
The State Emergency and Rescue Management
Act 1989
• Displan defines the Combat Agencies for
various incidents:
– Police (law enforcement, search and rescue, plus anything
not listed below)
– NSWFB (fires within the Fire District, hazmat on land and
inland waters, rescue)
– State Emergency Service (floods, storm, tempest, rescue)
– Rural Fire Service (fires within the Rural Fire District)
– VRA (rescue)
– Ambulance Service (medical, transport, rescue)
– Mines Rescue (rescue designated mines)
– Relevant Port Authority (marine oil spill)
– NSW Agriculture (animal health, exotic plant diseases)
NSW COORDINATED
FIREFIGHTING
MULTI-AGENCY APPROACH
• NSW Rural Fire service
• NSW Fire Brigades
• National Parks
• State Forests
• and Support Agencies
AIIMS (ICS)
• Adopted in 1991.
• Gradually adopted by most fire
combat agencies in Australia and
New Zealand.
• Other agencies criticised it as
being to Fire Service centric.
• In 2002 an extensive review was
commenced by AFAC to make it
more generic without
compromising its structure.
ICS IS A FLEXIBLE
CONCEPT
• It is used for a small incident where
the Incident Controller manages all
functions directly.
• Up to the largest incident which
involves the creation of an Incident
Management Team and the filling
of all support positions.
ICS PRINCIPLES
•
•
•
•
•
•
Universal Application.
Flexible.
Not just for Emergency Services.
Management by Objectives.
Span of Control.
Principal Functions (Incident Control,
Operations, Planning and Logistics,
Safety, Media Liaison and Management
Support).
ICS can be used in a variety
of circumstances by
different combat agencies.
Urban Search and
Rescue
Maritime disasters
Terrorist events and
large scale building collapse
Large scale meteorological events
Tsunami and
other tidal events
Aviation and aerospace disasters
ICS PRINCIPLES
• FUNCTIONAL DELEGATION
• INCIDENT CONTROL
• OPERATIONS
• PLANNING
• LOGISTICS
ICS PRINCIPLES cont.
• SAFETY ADVISOR
• MEDIA LIAISON including
Community Liaison
• MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
All Personnel in Key Functions
Identified by Tabards and supporting
Personnel by Brassards
ICS PRINCIPLES
• Management by objectives.
• Making a correct appreciation will result
in appropriate objectives.
• These objectives must be
communicated.
• Objectives are reviewed throughout the
operation.
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES
•
•
•
•
•
•
NSWFB
National Parks
State Forests
Police/DEOCON
DEMO
Bureau of Meteorology
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES (Cont’d)
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
State Emergency Service
NSW Ambulance
St John Ambulance
Water Authority
Electricity Authority
Telstra
NSW Agriculture
RTA
Railways
DOCS
Slide 21
The use of the Incident
Control System
(Australasian Interagency
Incident Management
System) in Emergency
Management
WHO ARE WE?
•
•
•
•
•
•
650 staff.
70,964 volunteers.
2069 Brigades.
50 Zones/Teams/Districts.
140 Local Government areas.
Provides fire services to 99.6% of NSW
including bush fires, structure fires,
motor vehicle accidents, search and
rescue and other emergencies.
AN OVERVIEW OF THE
INCIDENT CONTROL SYSTEM
• It is a system to integrate
personnel, equipment,
communications, procedures and
facilities into a common
organisational structure.
• It provides clear delegation of
responsibilities to effectively
accomplish stated objectives.
HISTORY
• Origin from a Military System
• Adapted by Forestry Service in US
as National Interagency Incident
Management System (NIIMS)
• Introduced to Fire Agencies in
Australia in early 1980s
• In 1991 Formalised as Australian
Inter-service Incident Management
System (AIIMS)
LEGISLATION
The State Emergency and Rescue Management
Act 1989
• Displan defines the Combat Agencies for
various incidents:
– Police (law enforcement, search and rescue, plus anything
not listed below)
– NSWFB (fires within the Fire District, hazmat on land and
inland waters, rescue)
– State Emergency Service (floods, storm, tempest, rescue)
– Rural Fire Service (fires within the Rural Fire District)
– VRA (rescue)
– Ambulance Service (medical, transport, rescue)
– Mines Rescue (rescue designated mines)
– Relevant Port Authority (marine oil spill)
– NSW Agriculture (animal health, exotic plant diseases)
NSW COORDINATED
FIREFIGHTING
MULTI-AGENCY APPROACH
• NSW Rural Fire service
• NSW Fire Brigades
• National Parks
• State Forests
• and Support Agencies
AIIMS (ICS)
• Adopted in 1991.
• Gradually adopted by most fire
combat agencies in Australia and
New Zealand.
• Other agencies criticised it as
being to Fire Service centric.
• In 2002 an extensive review was
commenced by AFAC to make it
more generic without
compromising its structure.
ICS IS A FLEXIBLE
CONCEPT
• It is used for a small incident where
the Incident Controller manages all
functions directly.
• Up to the largest incident which
involves the creation of an Incident
Management Team and the filling
of all support positions.
ICS PRINCIPLES
•
•
•
•
•
•
Universal Application.
Flexible.
Not just for Emergency Services.
Management by Objectives.
Span of Control.
Principal Functions (Incident Control,
Operations, Planning and Logistics,
Safety, Media Liaison and Management
Support).
ICS can be used in a variety
of circumstances by
different combat agencies.
Urban Search and
Rescue
Maritime disasters
Terrorist events and
large scale building collapse
Large scale meteorological events
Tsunami and
other tidal events
Aviation and aerospace disasters
ICS PRINCIPLES
• FUNCTIONAL DELEGATION
• INCIDENT CONTROL
• OPERATIONS
• PLANNING
• LOGISTICS
ICS PRINCIPLES cont.
• SAFETY ADVISOR
• MEDIA LIAISON including
Community Liaison
• MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
All Personnel in Key Functions
Identified by Tabards and supporting
Personnel by Brassards
ICS PRINCIPLES
• Management by objectives.
• Making a correct appreciation will result
in appropriate objectives.
• These objectives must be
communicated.
• Objectives are reviewed throughout the
operation.
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES
•
•
•
•
•
•
NSWFB
National Parks
State Forests
Police/DEOCON
DEMO
Bureau of Meteorology
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES (Cont’d)
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
State Emergency Service
NSW Ambulance
St John Ambulance
Water Authority
Electricity Authority
Telstra
NSW Agriculture
RTA
Railways
DOCS
Slide 22
The use of the Incident
Control System
(Australasian Interagency
Incident Management
System) in Emergency
Management
WHO ARE WE?
•
•
•
•
•
•
650 staff.
70,964 volunteers.
2069 Brigades.
50 Zones/Teams/Districts.
140 Local Government areas.
Provides fire services to 99.6% of NSW
including bush fires, structure fires,
motor vehicle accidents, search and
rescue and other emergencies.
AN OVERVIEW OF THE
INCIDENT CONTROL SYSTEM
• It is a system to integrate
personnel, equipment,
communications, procedures and
facilities into a common
organisational structure.
• It provides clear delegation of
responsibilities to effectively
accomplish stated objectives.
HISTORY
• Origin from a Military System
• Adapted by Forestry Service in US
as National Interagency Incident
Management System (NIIMS)
• Introduced to Fire Agencies in
Australia in early 1980s
• In 1991 Formalised as Australian
Inter-service Incident Management
System (AIIMS)
LEGISLATION
The State Emergency and Rescue Management
Act 1989
• Displan defines the Combat Agencies for
various incidents:
– Police (law enforcement, search and rescue, plus anything
not listed below)
– NSWFB (fires within the Fire District, hazmat on land and
inland waters, rescue)
– State Emergency Service (floods, storm, tempest, rescue)
– Rural Fire Service (fires within the Rural Fire District)
– VRA (rescue)
– Ambulance Service (medical, transport, rescue)
– Mines Rescue (rescue designated mines)
– Relevant Port Authority (marine oil spill)
– NSW Agriculture (animal health, exotic plant diseases)
NSW COORDINATED
FIREFIGHTING
MULTI-AGENCY APPROACH
• NSW Rural Fire service
• NSW Fire Brigades
• National Parks
• State Forests
• and Support Agencies
AIIMS (ICS)
• Adopted in 1991.
• Gradually adopted by most fire
combat agencies in Australia and
New Zealand.
• Other agencies criticised it as
being to Fire Service centric.
• In 2002 an extensive review was
commenced by AFAC to make it
more generic without
compromising its structure.
ICS IS A FLEXIBLE
CONCEPT
• It is used for a small incident where
the Incident Controller manages all
functions directly.
• Up to the largest incident which
involves the creation of an Incident
Management Team and the filling
of all support positions.
ICS PRINCIPLES
•
•
•
•
•
•
Universal Application.
Flexible.
Not just for Emergency Services.
Management by Objectives.
Span of Control.
Principal Functions (Incident Control,
Operations, Planning and Logistics,
Safety, Media Liaison and Management
Support).
ICS can be used in a variety
of circumstances by
different combat agencies.
Urban Search and
Rescue
Maritime disasters
Terrorist events and
large scale building collapse
Large scale meteorological events
Tsunami and
other tidal events
Aviation and aerospace disasters
ICS PRINCIPLES
• FUNCTIONAL DELEGATION
• INCIDENT CONTROL
• OPERATIONS
• PLANNING
• LOGISTICS
ICS PRINCIPLES cont.
• SAFETY ADVISOR
• MEDIA LIAISON including
Community Liaison
• MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
All Personnel in Key Functions
Identified by Tabards and supporting
Personnel by Brassards
ICS PRINCIPLES
• Management by objectives.
• Making a correct appreciation will result
in appropriate objectives.
• These objectives must be
communicated.
• Objectives are reviewed throughout the
operation.
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES
•
•
•
•
•
•
NSWFB
National Parks
State Forests
Police/DEOCON
DEMO
Bureau of Meteorology
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES (Cont’d)
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
State Emergency Service
NSW Ambulance
St John Ambulance
Water Authority
Electricity Authority
Telstra
NSW Agriculture
RTA
Railways
DOCS
Slide 23
The use of the Incident
Control System
(Australasian Interagency
Incident Management
System) in Emergency
Management
WHO ARE WE?
•
•
•
•
•
•
650 staff.
70,964 volunteers.
2069 Brigades.
50 Zones/Teams/Districts.
140 Local Government areas.
Provides fire services to 99.6% of NSW
including bush fires, structure fires,
motor vehicle accidents, search and
rescue and other emergencies.
AN OVERVIEW OF THE
INCIDENT CONTROL SYSTEM
• It is a system to integrate
personnel, equipment,
communications, procedures and
facilities into a common
organisational structure.
• It provides clear delegation of
responsibilities to effectively
accomplish stated objectives.
HISTORY
• Origin from a Military System
• Adapted by Forestry Service in US
as National Interagency Incident
Management System (NIIMS)
• Introduced to Fire Agencies in
Australia in early 1980s
• In 1991 Formalised as Australian
Inter-service Incident Management
System (AIIMS)
LEGISLATION
The State Emergency and Rescue Management
Act 1989
• Displan defines the Combat Agencies for
various incidents:
– Police (law enforcement, search and rescue, plus anything
not listed below)
– NSWFB (fires within the Fire District, hazmat on land and
inland waters, rescue)
– State Emergency Service (floods, storm, tempest, rescue)
– Rural Fire Service (fires within the Rural Fire District)
– VRA (rescue)
– Ambulance Service (medical, transport, rescue)
– Mines Rescue (rescue designated mines)
– Relevant Port Authority (marine oil spill)
– NSW Agriculture (animal health, exotic plant diseases)
NSW COORDINATED
FIREFIGHTING
MULTI-AGENCY APPROACH
• NSW Rural Fire service
• NSW Fire Brigades
• National Parks
• State Forests
• and Support Agencies
AIIMS (ICS)
• Adopted in 1991.
• Gradually adopted by most fire
combat agencies in Australia and
New Zealand.
• Other agencies criticised it as
being to Fire Service centric.
• In 2002 an extensive review was
commenced by AFAC to make it
more generic without
compromising its structure.
ICS IS A FLEXIBLE
CONCEPT
• It is used for a small incident where
the Incident Controller manages all
functions directly.
• Up to the largest incident which
involves the creation of an Incident
Management Team and the filling
of all support positions.
ICS PRINCIPLES
•
•
•
•
•
•
Universal Application.
Flexible.
Not just for Emergency Services.
Management by Objectives.
Span of Control.
Principal Functions (Incident Control,
Operations, Planning and Logistics,
Safety, Media Liaison and Management
Support).
ICS can be used in a variety
of circumstances by
different combat agencies.
Urban Search and
Rescue
Maritime disasters
Terrorist events and
large scale building collapse
Large scale meteorological events
Tsunami and
other tidal events
Aviation and aerospace disasters
ICS PRINCIPLES
• FUNCTIONAL DELEGATION
• INCIDENT CONTROL
• OPERATIONS
• PLANNING
• LOGISTICS
ICS PRINCIPLES cont.
• SAFETY ADVISOR
• MEDIA LIAISON including
Community Liaison
• MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
All Personnel in Key Functions
Identified by Tabards and supporting
Personnel by Brassards
ICS PRINCIPLES
• Management by objectives.
• Making a correct appreciation will result
in appropriate objectives.
• These objectives must be
communicated.
• Objectives are reviewed throughout the
operation.
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES
•
•
•
•
•
•
NSWFB
National Parks
State Forests
Police/DEOCON
DEMO
Bureau of Meteorology
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES (Cont’d)
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
State Emergency Service
NSW Ambulance
St John Ambulance
Water Authority
Electricity Authority
Telstra
NSW Agriculture
RTA
Railways
DOCS
Slide 24
The use of the Incident
Control System
(Australasian Interagency
Incident Management
System) in Emergency
Management
WHO ARE WE?
•
•
•
•
•
•
650 staff.
70,964 volunteers.
2069 Brigades.
50 Zones/Teams/Districts.
140 Local Government areas.
Provides fire services to 99.6% of NSW
including bush fires, structure fires,
motor vehicle accidents, search and
rescue and other emergencies.
AN OVERVIEW OF THE
INCIDENT CONTROL SYSTEM
• It is a system to integrate
personnel, equipment,
communications, procedures and
facilities into a common
organisational structure.
• It provides clear delegation of
responsibilities to effectively
accomplish stated objectives.
HISTORY
• Origin from a Military System
• Adapted by Forestry Service in US
as National Interagency Incident
Management System (NIIMS)
• Introduced to Fire Agencies in
Australia in early 1980s
• In 1991 Formalised as Australian
Inter-service Incident Management
System (AIIMS)
LEGISLATION
The State Emergency and Rescue Management
Act 1989
• Displan defines the Combat Agencies for
various incidents:
– Police (law enforcement, search and rescue, plus anything
not listed below)
– NSWFB (fires within the Fire District, hazmat on land and
inland waters, rescue)
– State Emergency Service (floods, storm, tempest, rescue)
– Rural Fire Service (fires within the Rural Fire District)
– VRA (rescue)
– Ambulance Service (medical, transport, rescue)
– Mines Rescue (rescue designated mines)
– Relevant Port Authority (marine oil spill)
– NSW Agriculture (animal health, exotic plant diseases)
NSW COORDINATED
FIREFIGHTING
MULTI-AGENCY APPROACH
• NSW Rural Fire service
• NSW Fire Brigades
• National Parks
• State Forests
• and Support Agencies
AIIMS (ICS)
• Adopted in 1991.
• Gradually adopted by most fire
combat agencies in Australia and
New Zealand.
• Other agencies criticised it as
being to Fire Service centric.
• In 2002 an extensive review was
commenced by AFAC to make it
more generic without
compromising its structure.
ICS IS A FLEXIBLE
CONCEPT
• It is used for a small incident where
the Incident Controller manages all
functions directly.
• Up to the largest incident which
involves the creation of an Incident
Management Team and the filling
of all support positions.
ICS PRINCIPLES
•
•
•
•
•
•
Universal Application.
Flexible.
Not just for Emergency Services.
Management by Objectives.
Span of Control.
Principal Functions (Incident Control,
Operations, Planning and Logistics,
Safety, Media Liaison and Management
Support).
ICS can be used in a variety
of circumstances by
different combat agencies.
Urban Search and
Rescue
Maritime disasters
Terrorist events and
large scale building collapse
Large scale meteorological events
Tsunami and
other tidal events
Aviation and aerospace disasters
ICS PRINCIPLES
• FUNCTIONAL DELEGATION
• INCIDENT CONTROL
• OPERATIONS
• PLANNING
• LOGISTICS
ICS PRINCIPLES cont.
• SAFETY ADVISOR
• MEDIA LIAISON including
Community Liaison
• MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
All Personnel in Key Functions
Identified by Tabards and supporting
Personnel by Brassards
ICS PRINCIPLES
• Management by objectives.
• Making a correct appreciation will result
in appropriate objectives.
• These objectives must be
communicated.
• Objectives are reviewed throughout the
operation.
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES
•
•
•
•
•
•
NSWFB
National Parks
State Forests
Police/DEOCON
DEMO
Bureau of Meteorology
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES (Cont’d)
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
State Emergency Service
NSW Ambulance
St John Ambulance
Water Authority
Electricity Authority
Telstra
NSW Agriculture
RTA
Railways
DOCS
Slide 25
The use of the Incident
Control System
(Australasian Interagency
Incident Management
System) in Emergency
Management
WHO ARE WE?
•
•
•
•
•
•
650 staff.
70,964 volunteers.
2069 Brigades.
50 Zones/Teams/Districts.
140 Local Government areas.
Provides fire services to 99.6% of NSW
including bush fires, structure fires,
motor vehicle accidents, search and
rescue and other emergencies.
AN OVERVIEW OF THE
INCIDENT CONTROL SYSTEM
• It is a system to integrate
personnel, equipment,
communications, procedures and
facilities into a common
organisational structure.
• It provides clear delegation of
responsibilities to effectively
accomplish stated objectives.
HISTORY
• Origin from a Military System
• Adapted by Forestry Service in US
as National Interagency Incident
Management System (NIIMS)
• Introduced to Fire Agencies in
Australia in early 1980s
• In 1991 Formalised as Australian
Inter-service Incident Management
System (AIIMS)
LEGISLATION
The State Emergency and Rescue Management
Act 1989
• Displan defines the Combat Agencies for
various incidents:
– Police (law enforcement, search and rescue, plus anything
not listed below)
– NSWFB (fires within the Fire District, hazmat on land and
inland waters, rescue)
– State Emergency Service (floods, storm, tempest, rescue)
– Rural Fire Service (fires within the Rural Fire District)
– VRA (rescue)
– Ambulance Service (medical, transport, rescue)
– Mines Rescue (rescue designated mines)
– Relevant Port Authority (marine oil spill)
– NSW Agriculture (animal health, exotic plant diseases)
NSW COORDINATED
FIREFIGHTING
MULTI-AGENCY APPROACH
• NSW Rural Fire service
• NSW Fire Brigades
• National Parks
• State Forests
• and Support Agencies
AIIMS (ICS)
• Adopted in 1991.
• Gradually adopted by most fire
combat agencies in Australia and
New Zealand.
• Other agencies criticised it as
being to Fire Service centric.
• In 2002 an extensive review was
commenced by AFAC to make it
more generic without
compromising its structure.
ICS IS A FLEXIBLE
CONCEPT
• It is used for a small incident where
the Incident Controller manages all
functions directly.
• Up to the largest incident which
involves the creation of an Incident
Management Team and the filling
of all support positions.
ICS PRINCIPLES
•
•
•
•
•
•
Universal Application.
Flexible.
Not just for Emergency Services.
Management by Objectives.
Span of Control.
Principal Functions (Incident Control,
Operations, Planning and Logistics,
Safety, Media Liaison and Management
Support).
ICS can be used in a variety
of circumstances by
different combat agencies.
Urban Search and
Rescue
Maritime disasters
Terrorist events and
large scale building collapse
Large scale meteorological events
Tsunami and
other tidal events
Aviation and aerospace disasters
ICS PRINCIPLES
• FUNCTIONAL DELEGATION
• INCIDENT CONTROL
• OPERATIONS
• PLANNING
• LOGISTICS
ICS PRINCIPLES cont.
• SAFETY ADVISOR
• MEDIA LIAISON including
Community Liaison
• MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
All Personnel in Key Functions
Identified by Tabards and supporting
Personnel by Brassards
ICS PRINCIPLES
• Management by objectives.
• Making a correct appreciation will result
in appropriate objectives.
• These objectives must be
communicated.
• Objectives are reviewed throughout the
operation.
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES
•
•
•
•
•
•
NSWFB
National Parks
State Forests
Police/DEOCON
DEMO
Bureau of Meteorology
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES (Cont’d)
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
State Emergency Service
NSW Ambulance
St John Ambulance
Water Authority
Electricity Authority
Telstra
NSW Agriculture
RTA
Railways
DOCS
Slide 26
The use of the Incident
Control System
(Australasian Interagency
Incident Management
System) in Emergency
Management
WHO ARE WE?
•
•
•
•
•
•
650 staff.
70,964 volunteers.
2069 Brigades.
50 Zones/Teams/Districts.
140 Local Government areas.
Provides fire services to 99.6% of NSW
including bush fires, structure fires,
motor vehicle accidents, search and
rescue and other emergencies.
AN OVERVIEW OF THE
INCIDENT CONTROL SYSTEM
• It is a system to integrate
personnel, equipment,
communications, procedures and
facilities into a common
organisational structure.
• It provides clear delegation of
responsibilities to effectively
accomplish stated objectives.
HISTORY
• Origin from a Military System
• Adapted by Forestry Service in US
as National Interagency Incident
Management System (NIIMS)
• Introduced to Fire Agencies in
Australia in early 1980s
• In 1991 Formalised as Australian
Inter-service Incident Management
System (AIIMS)
LEGISLATION
The State Emergency and Rescue Management
Act 1989
• Displan defines the Combat Agencies for
various incidents:
– Police (law enforcement, search and rescue, plus anything
not listed below)
– NSWFB (fires within the Fire District, hazmat on land and
inland waters, rescue)
– State Emergency Service (floods, storm, tempest, rescue)
– Rural Fire Service (fires within the Rural Fire District)
– VRA (rescue)
– Ambulance Service (medical, transport, rescue)
– Mines Rescue (rescue designated mines)
– Relevant Port Authority (marine oil spill)
– NSW Agriculture (animal health, exotic plant diseases)
NSW COORDINATED
FIREFIGHTING
MULTI-AGENCY APPROACH
• NSW Rural Fire service
• NSW Fire Brigades
• National Parks
• State Forests
• and Support Agencies
AIIMS (ICS)
• Adopted in 1991.
• Gradually adopted by most fire
combat agencies in Australia and
New Zealand.
• Other agencies criticised it as
being to Fire Service centric.
• In 2002 an extensive review was
commenced by AFAC to make it
more generic without
compromising its structure.
ICS IS A FLEXIBLE
CONCEPT
• It is used for a small incident where
the Incident Controller manages all
functions directly.
• Up to the largest incident which
involves the creation of an Incident
Management Team and the filling
of all support positions.
ICS PRINCIPLES
•
•
•
•
•
•
Universal Application.
Flexible.
Not just for Emergency Services.
Management by Objectives.
Span of Control.
Principal Functions (Incident Control,
Operations, Planning and Logistics,
Safety, Media Liaison and Management
Support).
ICS can be used in a variety
of circumstances by
different combat agencies.
Urban Search and
Rescue
Maritime disasters
Terrorist events and
large scale building collapse
Large scale meteorological events
Tsunami and
other tidal events
Aviation and aerospace disasters
ICS PRINCIPLES
• FUNCTIONAL DELEGATION
• INCIDENT CONTROL
• OPERATIONS
• PLANNING
• LOGISTICS
ICS PRINCIPLES cont.
• SAFETY ADVISOR
• MEDIA LIAISON including
Community Liaison
• MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
All Personnel in Key Functions
Identified by Tabards and supporting
Personnel by Brassards
ICS PRINCIPLES
• Management by objectives.
• Making a correct appreciation will result
in appropriate objectives.
• These objectives must be
communicated.
• Objectives are reviewed throughout the
operation.
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES
•
•
•
•
•
•
NSWFB
National Parks
State Forests
Police/DEOCON
DEMO
Bureau of Meteorology
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES (Cont’d)
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
State Emergency Service
NSW Ambulance
St John Ambulance
Water Authority
Electricity Authority
Telstra
NSW Agriculture
RTA
Railways
DOCS
Slide 27
The use of the Incident
Control System
(Australasian Interagency
Incident Management
System) in Emergency
Management
WHO ARE WE?
•
•
•
•
•
•
650 staff.
70,964 volunteers.
2069 Brigades.
50 Zones/Teams/Districts.
140 Local Government areas.
Provides fire services to 99.6% of NSW
including bush fires, structure fires,
motor vehicle accidents, search and
rescue and other emergencies.
AN OVERVIEW OF THE
INCIDENT CONTROL SYSTEM
• It is a system to integrate
personnel, equipment,
communications, procedures and
facilities into a common
organisational structure.
• It provides clear delegation of
responsibilities to effectively
accomplish stated objectives.
HISTORY
• Origin from a Military System
• Adapted by Forestry Service in US
as National Interagency Incident
Management System (NIIMS)
• Introduced to Fire Agencies in
Australia in early 1980s
• In 1991 Formalised as Australian
Inter-service Incident Management
System (AIIMS)
LEGISLATION
The State Emergency and Rescue Management
Act 1989
• Displan defines the Combat Agencies for
various incidents:
– Police (law enforcement, search and rescue, plus anything
not listed below)
– NSWFB (fires within the Fire District, hazmat on land and
inland waters, rescue)
– State Emergency Service (floods, storm, tempest, rescue)
– Rural Fire Service (fires within the Rural Fire District)
– VRA (rescue)
– Ambulance Service (medical, transport, rescue)
– Mines Rescue (rescue designated mines)
– Relevant Port Authority (marine oil spill)
– NSW Agriculture (animal health, exotic plant diseases)
NSW COORDINATED
FIREFIGHTING
MULTI-AGENCY APPROACH
• NSW Rural Fire service
• NSW Fire Brigades
• National Parks
• State Forests
• and Support Agencies
AIIMS (ICS)
• Adopted in 1991.
• Gradually adopted by most fire
combat agencies in Australia and
New Zealand.
• Other agencies criticised it as
being to Fire Service centric.
• In 2002 an extensive review was
commenced by AFAC to make it
more generic without
compromising its structure.
ICS IS A FLEXIBLE
CONCEPT
• It is used for a small incident where
the Incident Controller manages all
functions directly.
• Up to the largest incident which
involves the creation of an Incident
Management Team and the filling
of all support positions.
ICS PRINCIPLES
•
•
•
•
•
•
Universal Application.
Flexible.
Not just for Emergency Services.
Management by Objectives.
Span of Control.
Principal Functions (Incident Control,
Operations, Planning and Logistics,
Safety, Media Liaison and Management
Support).
ICS can be used in a variety
of circumstances by
different combat agencies.
Urban Search and
Rescue
Maritime disasters
Terrorist events and
large scale building collapse
Large scale meteorological events
Tsunami and
other tidal events
Aviation and aerospace disasters
ICS PRINCIPLES
• FUNCTIONAL DELEGATION
• INCIDENT CONTROL
• OPERATIONS
• PLANNING
• LOGISTICS
ICS PRINCIPLES cont.
• SAFETY ADVISOR
• MEDIA LIAISON including
Community Liaison
• MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
All Personnel in Key Functions
Identified by Tabards and supporting
Personnel by Brassards
ICS PRINCIPLES
• Management by objectives.
• Making a correct appreciation will result
in appropriate objectives.
• These objectives must be
communicated.
• Objectives are reviewed throughout the
operation.
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES
•
•
•
•
•
•
NSWFB
National Parks
State Forests
Police/DEOCON
DEMO
Bureau of Meteorology
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES (Cont’d)
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
State Emergency Service
NSW Ambulance
St John Ambulance
Water Authority
Electricity Authority
Telstra
NSW Agriculture
RTA
Railways
DOCS
Slide 28
The use of the Incident
Control System
(Australasian Interagency
Incident Management
System) in Emergency
Management
WHO ARE WE?
•
•
•
•
•
•
650 staff.
70,964 volunteers.
2069 Brigades.
50 Zones/Teams/Districts.
140 Local Government areas.
Provides fire services to 99.6% of NSW
including bush fires, structure fires,
motor vehicle accidents, search and
rescue and other emergencies.
AN OVERVIEW OF THE
INCIDENT CONTROL SYSTEM
• It is a system to integrate
personnel, equipment,
communications, procedures and
facilities into a common
organisational structure.
• It provides clear delegation of
responsibilities to effectively
accomplish stated objectives.
HISTORY
• Origin from a Military System
• Adapted by Forestry Service in US
as National Interagency Incident
Management System (NIIMS)
• Introduced to Fire Agencies in
Australia in early 1980s
• In 1991 Formalised as Australian
Inter-service Incident Management
System (AIIMS)
LEGISLATION
The State Emergency and Rescue Management
Act 1989
• Displan defines the Combat Agencies for
various incidents:
– Police (law enforcement, search and rescue, plus anything
not listed below)
– NSWFB (fires within the Fire District, hazmat on land and
inland waters, rescue)
– State Emergency Service (floods, storm, tempest, rescue)
– Rural Fire Service (fires within the Rural Fire District)
– VRA (rescue)
– Ambulance Service (medical, transport, rescue)
– Mines Rescue (rescue designated mines)
– Relevant Port Authority (marine oil spill)
– NSW Agriculture (animal health, exotic plant diseases)
NSW COORDINATED
FIREFIGHTING
MULTI-AGENCY APPROACH
• NSW Rural Fire service
• NSW Fire Brigades
• National Parks
• State Forests
• and Support Agencies
AIIMS (ICS)
• Adopted in 1991.
• Gradually adopted by most fire
combat agencies in Australia and
New Zealand.
• Other agencies criticised it as
being to Fire Service centric.
• In 2002 an extensive review was
commenced by AFAC to make it
more generic without
compromising its structure.
ICS IS A FLEXIBLE
CONCEPT
• It is used for a small incident where
the Incident Controller manages all
functions directly.
• Up to the largest incident which
involves the creation of an Incident
Management Team and the filling
of all support positions.
ICS PRINCIPLES
•
•
•
•
•
•
Universal Application.
Flexible.
Not just for Emergency Services.
Management by Objectives.
Span of Control.
Principal Functions (Incident Control,
Operations, Planning and Logistics,
Safety, Media Liaison and Management
Support).
ICS can be used in a variety
of circumstances by
different combat agencies.
Urban Search and
Rescue
Maritime disasters
Terrorist events and
large scale building collapse
Large scale meteorological events
Tsunami and
other tidal events
Aviation and aerospace disasters
ICS PRINCIPLES
• FUNCTIONAL DELEGATION
• INCIDENT CONTROL
• OPERATIONS
• PLANNING
• LOGISTICS
ICS PRINCIPLES cont.
• SAFETY ADVISOR
• MEDIA LIAISON including
Community Liaison
• MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
All Personnel in Key Functions
Identified by Tabards and supporting
Personnel by Brassards
ICS PRINCIPLES
• Management by objectives.
• Making a correct appreciation will result
in appropriate objectives.
• These objectives must be
communicated.
• Objectives are reviewed throughout the
operation.
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES
•
•
•
•
•
•
NSWFB
National Parks
State Forests
Police/DEOCON
DEMO
Bureau of Meteorology
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES (Cont’d)
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
State Emergency Service
NSW Ambulance
St John Ambulance
Water Authority
Electricity Authority
Telstra
NSW Agriculture
RTA
Railways
DOCS
Slide 29
The use of the Incident
Control System
(Australasian Interagency
Incident Management
System) in Emergency
Management
WHO ARE WE?
•
•
•
•
•
•
650 staff.
70,964 volunteers.
2069 Brigades.
50 Zones/Teams/Districts.
140 Local Government areas.
Provides fire services to 99.6% of NSW
including bush fires, structure fires,
motor vehicle accidents, search and
rescue and other emergencies.
AN OVERVIEW OF THE
INCIDENT CONTROL SYSTEM
• It is a system to integrate
personnel, equipment,
communications, procedures and
facilities into a common
organisational structure.
• It provides clear delegation of
responsibilities to effectively
accomplish stated objectives.
HISTORY
• Origin from a Military System
• Adapted by Forestry Service in US
as National Interagency Incident
Management System (NIIMS)
• Introduced to Fire Agencies in
Australia in early 1980s
• In 1991 Formalised as Australian
Inter-service Incident Management
System (AIIMS)
LEGISLATION
The State Emergency and Rescue Management
Act 1989
• Displan defines the Combat Agencies for
various incidents:
– Police (law enforcement, search and rescue, plus anything
not listed below)
– NSWFB (fires within the Fire District, hazmat on land and
inland waters, rescue)
– State Emergency Service (floods, storm, tempest, rescue)
– Rural Fire Service (fires within the Rural Fire District)
– VRA (rescue)
– Ambulance Service (medical, transport, rescue)
– Mines Rescue (rescue designated mines)
– Relevant Port Authority (marine oil spill)
– NSW Agriculture (animal health, exotic plant diseases)
NSW COORDINATED
FIREFIGHTING
MULTI-AGENCY APPROACH
• NSW Rural Fire service
• NSW Fire Brigades
• National Parks
• State Forests
• and Support Agencies
AIIMS (ICS)
• Adopted in 1991.
• Gradually adopted by most fire
combat agencies in Australia and
New Zealand.
• Other agencies criticised it as
being to Fire Service centric.
• In 2002 an extensive review was
commenced by AFAC to make it
more generic without
compromising its structure.
ICS IS A FLEXIBLE
CONCEPT
• It is used for a small incident where
the Incident Controller manages all
functions directly.
• Up to the largest incident which
involves the creation of an Incident
Management Team and the filling
of all support positions.
ICS PRINCIPLES
•
•
•
•
•
•
Universal Application.
Flexible.
Not just for Emergency Services.
Management by Objectives.
Span of Control.
Principal Functions (Incident Control,
Operations, Planning and Logistics,
Safety, Media Liaison and Management
Support).
ICS can be used in a variety
of circumstances by
different combat agencies.
Urban Search and
Rescue
Maritime disasters
Terrorist events and
large scale building collapse
Large scale meteorological events
Tsunami and
other tidal events
Aviation and aerospace disasters
ICS PRINCIPLES
• FUNCTIONAL DELEGATION
• INCIDENT CONTROL
• OPERATIONS
• PLANNING
• LOGISTICS
ICS PRINCIPLES cont.
• SAFETY ADVISOR
• MEDIA LIAISON including
Community Liaison
• MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
All Personnel in Key Functions
Identified by Tabards and supporting
Personnel by Brassards
ICS PRINCIPLES
• Management by objectives.
• Making a correct appreciation will result
in appropriate objectives.
• These objectives must be
communicated.
• Objectives are reviewed throughout the
operation.
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES
•
•
•
•
•
•
NSWFB
National Parks
State Forests
Police/DEOCON
DEMO
Bureau of Meteorology
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES (Cont’d)
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
State Emergency Service
NSW Ambulance
St John Ambulance
Water Authority
Electricity Authority
Telstra
NSW Agriculture
RTA
Railways
DOCS
Slide 30
The use of the Incident
Control System
(Australasian Interagency
Incident Management
System) in Emergency
Management
WHO ARE WE?
•
•
•
•
•
•
650 staff.
70,964 volunteers.
2069 Brigades.
50 Zones/Teams/Districts.
140 Local Government areas.
Provides fire services to 99.6% of NSW
including bush fires, structure fires,
motor vehicle accidents, search and
rescue and other emergencies.
AN OVERVIEW OF THE
INCIDENT CONTROL SYSTEM
• It is a system to integrate
personnel, equipment,
communications, procedures and
facilities into a common
organisational structure.
• It provides clear delegation of
responsibilities to effectively
accomplish stated objectives.
HISTORY
• Origin from a Military System
• Adapted by Forestry Service in US
as National Interagency Incident
Management System (NIIMS)
• Introduced to Fire Agencies in
Australia in early 1980s
• In 1991 Formalised as Australian
Inter-service Incident Management
System (AIIMS)
LEGISLATION
The State Emergency and Rescue Management
Act 1989
• Displan defines the Combat Agencies for
various incidents:
– Police (law enforcement, search and rescue, plus anything
not listed below)
– NSWFB (fires within the Fire District, hazmat on land and
inland waters, rescue)
– State Emergency Service (floods, storm, tempest, rescue)
– Rural Fire Service (fires within the Rural Fire District)
– VRA (rescue)
– Ambulance Service (medical, transport, rescue)
– Mines Rescue (rescue designated mines)
– Relevant Port Authority (marine oil spill)
– NSW Agriculture (animal health, exotic plant diseases)
NSW COORDINATED
FIREFIGHTING
MULTI-AGENCY APPROACH
• NSW Rural Fire service
• NSW Fire Brigades
• National Parks
• State Forests
• and Support Agencies
AIIMS (ICS)
• Adopted in 1991.
• Gradually adopted by most fire
combat agencies in Australia and
New Zealand.
• Other agencies criticised it as
being to Fire Service centric.
• In 2002 an extensive review was
commenced by AFAC to make it
more generic without
compromising its structure.
ICS IS A FLEXIBLE
CONCEPT
• It is used for a small incident where
the Incident Controller manages all
functions directly.
• Up to the largest incident which
involves the creation of an Incident
Management Team and the filling
of all support positions.
ICS PRINCIPLES
•
•
•
•
•
•
Universal Application.
Flexible.
Not just for Emergency Services.
Management by Objectives.
Span of Control.
Principal Functions (Incident Control,
Operations, Planning and Logistics,
Safety, Media Liaison and Management
Support).
ICS can be used in a variety
of circumstances by
different combat agencies.
Urban Search and
Rescue
Maritime disasters
Terrorist events and
large scale building collapse
Large scale meteorological events
Tsunami and
other tidal events
Aviation and aerospace disasters
ICS PRINCIPLES
• FUNCTIONAL DELEGATION
• INCIDENT CONTROL
• OPERATIONS
• PLANNING
• LOGISTICS
ICS PRINCIPLES cont.
• SAFETY ADVISOR
• MEDIA LIAISON including
Community Liaison
• MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
All Personnel in Key Functions
Identified by Tabards and supporting
Personnel by Brassards
ICS PRINCIPLES
• Management by objectives.
• Making a correct appreciation will result
in appropriate objectives.
• These objectives must be
communicated.
• Objectives are reviewed throughout the
operation.
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES
•
•
•
•
•
•
NSWFB
National Parks
State Forests
Police/DEOCON
DEMO
Bureau of Meteorology
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES (Cont’d)
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
State Emergency Service
NSW Ambulance
St John Ambulance
Water Authority
Electricity Authority
Telstra
NSW Agriculture
RTA
Railways
DOCS
Slide 31
The use of the Incident
Control System
(Australasian Interagency
Incident Management
System) in Emergency
Management
WHO ARE WE?
•
•
•
•
•
•
650 staff.
70,964 volunteers.
2069 Brigades.
50 Zones/Teams/Districts.
140 Local Government areas.
Provides fire services to 99.6% of NSW
including bush fires, structure fires,
motor vehicle accidents, search and
rescue and other emergencies.
AN OVERVIEW OF THE
INCIDENT CONTROL SYSTEM
• It is a system to integrate
personnel, equipment,
communications, procedures and
facilities into a common
organisational structure.
• It provides clear delegation of
responsibilities to effectively
accomplish stated objectives.
HISTORY
• Origin from a Military System
• Adapted by Forestry Service in US
as National Interagency Incident
Management System (NIIMS)
• Introduced to Fire Agencies in
Australia in early 1980s
• In 1991 Formalised as Australian
Inter-service Incident Management
System (AIIMS)
LEGISLATION
The State Emergency and Rescue Management
Act 1989
• Displan defines the Combat Agencies for
various incidents:
– Police (law enforcement, search and rescue, plus anything
not listed below)
– NSWFB (fires within the Fire District, hazmat on land and
inland waters, rescue)
– State Emergency Service (floods, storm, tempest, rescue)
– Rural Fire Service (fires within the Rural Fire District)
– VRA (rescue)
– Ambulance Service (medical, transport, rescue)
– Mines Rescue (rescue designated mines)
– Relevant Port Authority (marine oil spill)
– NSW Agriculture (animal health, exotic plant diseases)
NSW COORDINATED
FIREFIGHTING
MULTI-AGENCY APPROACH
• NSW Rural Fire service
• NSW Fire Brigades
• National Parks
• State Forests
• and Support Agencies
AIIMS (ICS)
• Adopted in 1991.
• Gradually adopted by most fire
combat agencies in Australia and
New Zealand.
• Other agencies criticised it as
being to Fire Service centric.
• In 2002 an extensive review was
commenced by AFAC to make it
more generic without
compromising its structure.
ICS IS A FLEXIBLE
CONCEPT
• It is used for a small incident where
the Incident Controller manages all
functions directly.
• Up to the largest incident which
involves the creation of an Incident
Management Team and the filling
of all support positions.
ICS PRINCIPLES
•
•
•
•
•
•
Universal Application.
Flexible.
Not just for Emergency Services.
Management by Objectives.
Span of Control.
Principal Functions (Incident Control,
Operations, Planning and Logistics,
Safety, Media Liaison and Management
Support).
ICS can be used in a variety
of circumstances by
different combat agencies.
Urban Search and
Rescue
Maritime disasters
Terrorist events and
large scale building collapse
Large scale meteorological events
Tsunami and
other tidal events
Aviation and aerospace disasters
ICS PRINCIPLES
• FUNCTIONAL DELEGATION
• INCIDENT CONTROL
• OPERATIONS
• PLANNING
• LOGISTICS
ICS PRINCIPLES cont.
• SAFETY ADVISOR
• MEDIA LIAISON including
Community Liaison
• MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
All Personnel in Key Functions
Identified by Tabards and supporting
Personnel by Brassards
ICS PRINCIPLES
• Management by objectives.
• Making a correct appreciation will result
in appropriate objectives.
• These objectives must be
communicated.
• Objectives are reviewed throughout the
operation.
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES
•
•
•
•
•
•
NSWFB
National Parks
State Forests
Police/DEOCON
DEMO
Bureau of Meteorology
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES (Cont’d)
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
State Emergency Service
NSW Ambulance
St John Ambulance
Water Authority
Electricity Authority
Telstra
NSW Agriculture
RTA
Railways
DOCS
The use of the Incident
Control System
(Australasian Interagency
Incident Management
System) in Emergency
Management
WHO ARE WE?
•
•
•
•
•
•
650 staff.
70,964 volunteers.
2069 Brigades.
50 Zones/Teams/Districts.
140 Local Government areas.
Provides fire services to 99.6% of NSW
including bush fires, structure fires,
motor vehicle accidents, search and
rescue and other emergencies.
AN OVERVIEW OF THE
INCIDENT CONTROL SYSTEM
• It is a system to integrate
personnel, equipment,
communications, procedures and
facilities into a common
organisational structure.
• It provides clear delegation of
responsibilities to effectively
accomplish stated objectives.
HISTORY
• Origin from a Military System
• Adapted by Forestry Service in US
as National Interagency Incident
Management System (NIIMS)
• Introduced to Fire Agencies in
Australia in early 1980s
• In 1991 Formalised as Australian
Inter-service Incident Management
System (AIIMS)
LEGISLATION
The State Emergency and Rescue Management
Act 1989
• Displan defines the Combat Agencies for
various incidents:
– Police (law enforcement, search and rescue, plus anything
not listed below)
– NSWFB (fires within the Fire District, hazmat on land and
inland waters, rescue)
– State Emergency Service (floods, storm, tempest, rescue)
– Rural Fire Service (fires within the Rural Fire District)
– VRA (rescue)
– Ambulance Service (medical, transport, rescue)
– Mines Rescue (rescue designated mines)
– Relevant Port Authority (marine oil spill)
– NSW Agriculture (animal health, exotic plant diseases)
NSW COORDINATED
FIREFIGHTING
MULTI-AGENCY APPROACH
• NSW Rural Fire service
• NSW Fire Brigades
• National Parks
• State Forests
• and Support Agencies
AIIMS (ICS)
• Adopted in 1991.
• Gradually adopted by most fire
combat agencies in Australia and
New Zealand.
• Other agencies criticised it as
being to Fire Service centric.
• In 2002 an extensive review was
commenced by AFAC to make it
more generic without
compromising its structure.
ICS IS A FLEXIBLE
CONCEPT
• It is used for a small incident where
the Incident Controller manages all
functions directly.
• Up to the largest incident which
involves the creation of an Incident
Management Team and the filling
of all support positions.
ICS PRINCIPLES
•
•
•
•
•
•
Universal Application.
Flexible.
Not just for Emergency Services.
Management by Objectives.
Span of Control.
Principal Functions (Incident Control,
Operations, Planning and Logistics,
Safety, Media Liaison and Management
Support).
ICS can be used in a variety
of circumstances by
different combat agencies.
Urban Search and
Rescue
Maritime disasters
Terrorist events and
large scale building collapse
Large scale meteorological events
Tsunami and
other tidal events
Aviation and aerospace disasters
ICS PRINCIPLES
• FUNCTIONAL DELEGATION
• INCIDENT CONTROL
• OPERATIONS
• PLANNING
• LOGISTICS
ICS PRINCIPLES cont.
• SAFETY ADVISOR
• MEDIA LIAISON including
Community Liaison
• MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
All Personnel in Key Functions
Identified by Tabards and supporting
Personnel by Brassards
ICS PRINCIPLES
• Management by objectives.
• Making a correct appreciation will result
in appropriate objectives.
• These objectives must be
communicated.
• Objectives are reviewed throughout the
operation.
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES
•
•
•
•
•
•
NSWFB
National Parks
State Forests
Police/DEOCON
DEMO
Bureau of Meteorology
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES (Cont’d)
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
State Emergency Service
NSW Ambulance
St John Ambulance
Water Authority
Electricity Authority
Telstra
NSW Agriculture
RTA
Railways
DOCS
Slide 2
The use of the Incident
Control System
(Australasian Interagency
Incident Management
System) in Emergency
Management
WHO ARE WE?
•
•
•
•
•
•
650 staff.
70,964 volunteers.
2069 Brigades.
50 Zones/Teams/Districts.
140 Local Government areas.
Provides fire services to 99.6% of NSW
including bush fires, structure fires,
motor vehicle accidents, search and
rescue and other emergencies.
AN OVERVIEW OF THE
INCIDENT CONTROL SYSTEM
• It is a system to integrate
personnel, equipment,
communications, procedures and
facilities into a common
organisational structure.
• It provides clear delegation of
responsibilities to effectively
accomplish stated objectives.
HISTORY
• Origin from a Military System
• Adapted by Forestry Service in US
as National Interagency Incident
Management System (NIIMS)
• Introduced to Fire Agencies in
Australia in early 1980s
• In 1991 Formalised as Australian
Inter-service Incident Management
System (AIIMS)
LEGISLATION
The State Emergency and Rescue Management
Act 1989
• Displan defines the Combat Agencies for
various incidents:
– Police (law enforcement, search and rescue, plus anything
not listed below)
– NSWFB (fires within the Fire District, hazmat on land and
inland waters, rescue)
– State Emergency Service (floods, storm, tempest, rescue)
– Rural Fire Service (fires within the Rural Fire District)
– VRA (rescue)
– Ambulance Service (medical, transport, rescue)
– Mines Rescue (rescue designated mines)
– Relevant Port Authority (marine oil spill)
– NSW Agriculture (animal health, exotic plant diseases)
NSW COORDINATED
FIREFIGHTING
MULTI-AGENCY APPROACH
• NSW Rural Fire service
• NSW Fire Brigades
• National Parks
• State Forests
• and Support Agencies
AIIMS (ICS)
• Adopted in 1991.
• Gradually adopted by most fire
combat agencies in Australia and
New Zealand.
• Other agencies criticised it as
being to Fire Service centric.
• In 2002 an extensive review was
commenced by AFAC to make it
more generic without
compromising its structure.
ICS IS A FLEXIBLE
CONCEPT
• It is used for a small incident where
the Incident Controller manages all
functions directly.
• Up to the largest incident which
involves the creation of an Incident
Management Team and the filling
of all support positions.
ICS PRINCIPLES
•
•
•
•
•
•
Universal Application.
Flexible.
Not just for Emergency Services.
Management by Objectives.
Span of Control.
Principal Functions (Incident Control,
Operations, Planning and Logistics,
Safety, Media Liaison and Management
Support).
ICS can be used in a variety
of circumstances by
different combat agencies.
Urban Search and
Rescue
Maritime disasters
Terrorist events and
large scale building collapse
Large scale meteorological events
Tsunami and
other tidal events
Aviation and aerospace disasters
ICS PRINCIPLES
• FUNCTIONAL DELEGATION
• INCIDENT CONTROL
• OPERATIONS
• PLANNING
• LOGISTICS
ICS PRINCIPLES cont.
• SAFETY ADVISOR
• MEDIA LIAISON including
Community Liaison
• MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
All Personnel in Key Functions
Identified by Tabards and supporting
Personnel by Brassards
ICS PRINCIPLES
• Management by objectives.
• Making a correct appreciation will result
in appropriate objectives.
• These objectives must be
communicated.
• Objectives are reviewed throughout the
operation.
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES
•
•
•
•
•
•
NSWFB
National Parks
State Forests
Police/DEOCON
DEMO
Bureau of Meteorology
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES (Cont’d)
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
State Emergency Service
NSW Ambulance
St John Ambulance
Water Authority
Electricity Authority
Telstra
NSW Agriculture
RTA
Railways
DOCS
Slide 3
The use of the Incident
Control System
(Australasian Interagency
Incident Management
System) in Emergency
Management
WHO ARE WE?
•
•
•
•
•
•
650 staff.
70,964 volunteers.
2069 Brigades.
50 Zones/Teams/Districts.
140 Local Government areas.
Provides fire services to 99.6% of NSW
including bush fires, structure fires,
motor vehicle accidents, search and
rescue and other emergencies.
AN OVERVIEW OF THE
INCIDENT CONTROL SYSTEM
• It is a system to integrate
personnel, equipment,
communications, procedures and
facilities into a common
organisational structure.
• It provides clear delegation of
responsibilities to effectively
accomplish stated objectives.
HISTORY
• Origin from a Military System
• Adapted by Forestry Service in US
as National Interagency Incident
Management System (NIIMS)
• Introduced to Fire Agencies in
Australia in early 1980s
• In 1991 Formalised as Australian
Inter-service Incident Management
System (AIIMS)
LEGISLATION
The State Emergency and Rescue Management
Act 1989
• Displan defines the Combat Agencies for
various incidents:
– Police (law enforcement, search and rescue, plus anything
not listed below)
– NSWFB (fires within the Fire District, hazmat on land and
inland waters, rescue)
– State Emergency Service (floods, storm, tempest, rescue)
– Rural Fire Service (fires within the Rural Fire District)
– VRA (rescue)
– Ambulance Service (medical, transport, rescue)
– Mines Rescue (rescue designated mines)
– Relevant Port Authority (marine oil spill)
– NSW Agriculture (animal health, exotic plant diseases)
NSW COORDINATED
FIREFIGHTING
MULTI-AGENCY APPROACH
• NSW Rural Fire service
• NSW Fire Brigades
• National Parks
• State Forests
• and Support Agencies
AIIMS (ICS)
• Adopted in 1991.
• Gradually adopted by most fire
combat agencies in Australia and
New Zealand.
• Other agencies criticised it as
being to Fire Service centric.
• In 2002 an extensive review was
commenced by AFAC to make it
more generic without
compromising its structure.
ICS IS A FLEXIBLE
CONCEPT
• It is used for a small incident where
the Incident Controller manages all
functions directly.
• Up to the largest incident which
involves the creation of an Incident
Management Team and the filling
of all support positions.
ICS PRINCIPLES
•
•
•
•
•
•
Universal Application.
Flexible.
Not just for Emergency Services.
Management by Objectives.
Span of Control.
Principal Functions (Incident Control,
Operations, Planning and Logistics,
Safety, Media Liaison and Management
Support).
ICS can be used in a variety
of circumstances by
different combat agencies.
Urban Search and
Rescue
Maritime disasters
Terrorist events and
large scale building collapse
Large scale meteorological events
Tsunami and
other tidal events
Aviation and aerospace disasters
ICS PRINCIPLES
• FUNCTIONAL DELEGATION
• INCIDENT CONTROL
• OPERATIONS
• PLANNING
• LOGISTICS
ICS PRINCIPLES cont.
• SAFETY ADVISOR
• MEDIA LIAISON including
Community Liaison
• MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
All Personnel in Key Functions
Identified by Tabards and supporting
Personnel by Brassards
ICS PRINCIPLES
• Management by objectives.
• Making a correct appreciation will result
in appropriate objectives.
• These objectives must be
communicated.
• Objectives are reviewed throughout the
operation.
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES
•
•
•
•
•
•
NSWFB
National Parks
State Forests
Police/DEOCON
DEMO
Bureau of Meteorology
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES (Cont’d)
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
State Emergency Service
NSW Ambulance
St John Ambulance
Water Authority
Electricity Authority
Telstra
NSW Agriculture
RTA
Railways
DOCS
Slide 4
The use of the Incident
Control System
(Australasian Interagency
Incident Management
System) in Emergency
Management
WHO ARE WE?
•
•
•
•
•
•
650 staff.
70,964 volunteers.
2069 Brigades.
50 Zones/Teams/Districts.
140 Local Government areas.
Provides fire services to 99.6% of NSW
including bush fires, structure fires,
motor vehicle accidents, search and
rescue and other emergencies.
AN OVERVIEW OF THE
INCIDENT CONTROL SYSTEM
• It is a system to integrate
personnel, equipment,
communications, procedures and
facilities into a common
organisational structure.
• It provides clear delegation of
responsibilities to effectively
accomplish stated objectives.
HISTORY
• Origin from a Military System
• Adapted by Forestry Service in US
as National Interagency Incident
Management System (NIIMS)
• Introduced to Fire Agencies in
Australia in early 1980s
• In 1991 Formalised as Australian
Inter-service Incident Management
System (AIIMS)
LEGISLATION
The State Emergency and Rescue Management
Act 1989
• Displan defines the Combat Agencies for
various incidents:
– Police (law enforcement, search and rescue, plus anything
not listed below)
– NSWFB (fires within the Fire District, hazmat on land and
inland waters, rescue)
– State Emergency Service (floods, storm, tempest, rescue)
– Rural Fire Service (fires within the Rural Fire District)
– VRA (rescue)
– Ambulance Service (medical, transport, rescue)
– Mines Rescue (rescue designated mines)
– Relevant Port Authority (marine oil spill)
– NSW Agriculture (animal health, exotic plant diseases)
NSW COORDINATED
FIREFIGHTING
MULTI-AGENCY APPROACH
• NSW Rural Fire service
• NSW Fire Brigades
• National Parks
• State Forests
• and Support Agencies
AIIMS (ICS)
• Adopted in 1991.
• Gradually adopted by most fire
combat agencies in Australia and
New Zealand.
• Other agencies criticised it as
being to Fire Service centric.
• In 2002 an extensive review was
commenced by AFAC to make it
more generic without
compromising its structure.
ICS IS A FLEXIBLE
CONCEPT
• It is used for a small incident where
the Incident Controller manages all
functions directly.
• Up to the largest incident which
involves the creation of an Incident
Management Team and the filling
of all support positions.
ICS PRINCIPLES
•
•
•
•
•
•
Universal Application.
Flexible.
Not just for Emergency Services.
Management by Objectives.
Span of Control.
Principal Functions (Incident Control,
Operations, Planning and Logistics,
Safety, Media Liaison and Management
Support).
ICS can be used in a variety
of circumstances by
different combat agencies.
Urban Search and
Rescue
Maritime disasters
Terrorist events and
large scale building collapse
Large scale meteorological events
Tsunami and
other tidal events
Aviation and aerospace disasters
ICS PRINCIPLES
• FUNCTIONAL DELEGATION
• INCIDENT CONTROL
• OPERATIONS
• PLANNING
• LOGISTICS
ICS PRINCIPLES cont.
• SAFETY ADVISOR
• MEDIA LIAISON including
Community Liaison
• MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
All Personnel in Key Functions
Identified by Tabards and supporting
Personnel by Brassards
ICS PRINCIPLES
• Management by objectives.
• Making a correct appreciation will result
in appropriate objectives.
• These objectives must be
communicated.
• Objectives are reviewed throughout the
operation.
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES
•
•
•
•
•
•
NSWFB
National Parks
State Forests
Police/DEOCON
DEMO
Bureau of Meteorology
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES (Cont’d)
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
State Emergency Service
NSW Ambulance
St John Ambulance
Water Authority
Electricity Authority
Telstra
NSW Agriculture
RTA
Railways
DOCS
Slide 5
The use of the Incident
Control System
(Australasian Interagency
Incident Management
System) in Emergency
Management
WHO ARE WE?
•
•
•
•
•
•
650 staff.
70,964 volunteers.
2069 Brigades.
50 Zones/Teams/Districts.
140 Local Government areas.
Provides fire services to 99.6% of NSW
including bush fires, structure fires,
motor vehicle accidents, search and
rescue and other emergencies.
AN OVERVIEW OF THE
INCIDENT CONTROL SYSTEM
• It is a system to integrate
personnel, equipment,
communications, procedures and
facilities into a common
organisational structure.
• It provides clear delegation of
responsibilities to effectively
accomplish stated objectives.
HISTORY
• Origin from a Military System
• Adapted by Forestry Service in US
as National Interagency Incident
Management System (NIIMS)
• Introduced to Fire Agencies in
Australia in early 1980s
• In 1991 Formalised as Australian
Inter-service Incident Management
System (AIIMS)
LEGISLATION
The State Emergency and Rescue Management
Act 1989
• Displan defines the Combat Agencies for
various incidents:
– Police (law enforcement, search and rescue, plus anything
not listed below)
– NSWFB (fires within the Fire District, hazmat on land and
inland waters, rescue)
– State Emergency Service (floods, storm, tempest, rescue)
– Rural Fire Service (fires within the Rural Fire District)
– VRA (rescue)
– Ambulance Service (medical, transport, rescue)
– Mines Rescue (rescue designated mines)
– Relevant Port Authority (marine oil spill)
– NSW Agriculture (animal health, exotic plant diseases)
NSW COORDINATED
FIREFIGHTING
MULTI-AGENCY APPROACH
• NSW Rural Fire service
• NSW Fire Brigades
• National Parks
• State Forests
• and Support Agencies
AIIMS (ICS)
• Adopted in 1991.
• Gradually adopted by most fire
combat agencies in Australia and
New Zealand.
• Other agencies criticised it as
being to Fire Service centric.
• In 2002 an extensive review was
commenced by AFAC to make it
more generic without
compromising its structure.
ICS IS A FLEXIBLE
CONCEPT
• It is used for a small incident where
the Incident Controller manages all
functions directly.
• Up to the largest incident which
involves the creation of an Incident
Management Team and the filling
of all support positions.
ICS PRINCIPLES
•
•
•
•
•
•
Universal Application.
Flexible.
Not just for Emergency Services.
Management by Objectives.
Span of Control.
Principal Functions (Incident Control,
Operations, Planning and Logistics,
Safety, Media Liaison and Management
Support).
ICS can be used in a variety
of circumstances by
different combat agencies.
Urban Search and
Rescue
Maritime disasters
Terrorist events and
large scale building collapse
Large scale meteorological events
Tsunami and
other tidal events
Aviation and aerospace disasters
ICS PRINCIPLES
• FUNCTIONAL DELEGATION
• INCIDENT CONTROL
• OPERATIONS
• PLANNING
• LOGISTICS
ICS PRINCIPLES cont.
• SAFETY ADVISOR
• MEDIA LIAISON including
Community Liaison
• MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
All Personnel in Key Functions
Identified by Tabards and supporting
Personnel by Brassards
ICS PRINCIPLES
• Management by objectives.
• Making a correct appreciation will result
in appropriate objectives.
• These objectives must be
communicated.
• Objectives are reviewed throughout the
operation.
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES
•
•
•
•
•
•
NSWFB
National Parks
State Forests
Police/DEOCON
DEMO
Bureau of Meteorology
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES (Cont’d)
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
State Emergency Service
NSW Ambulance
St John Ambulance
Water Authority
Electricity Authority
Telstra
NSW Agriculture
RTA
Railways
DOCS
Slide 6
The use of the Incident
Control System
(Australasian Interagency
Incident Management
System) in Emergency
Management
WHO ARE WE?
•
•
•
•
•
•
650 staff.
70,964 volunteers.
2069 Brigades.
50 Zones/Teams/Districts.
140 Local Government areas.
Provides fire services to 99.6% of NSW
including bush fires, structure fires,
motor vehicle accidents, search and
rescue and other emergencies.
AN OVERVIEW OF THE
INCIDENT CONTROL SYSTEM
• It is a system to integrate
personnel, equipment,
communications, procedures and
facilities into a common
organisational structure.
• It provides clear delegation of
responsibilities to effectively
accomplish stated objectives.
HISTORY
• Origin from a Military System
• Adapted by Forestry Service in US
as National Interagency Incident
Management System (NIIMS)
• Introduced to Fire Agencies in
Australia in early 1980s
• In 1991 Formalised as Australian
Inter-service Incident Management
System (AIIMS)
LEGISLATION
The State Emergency and Rescue Management
Act 1989
• Displan defines the Combat Agencies for
various incidents:
– Police (law enforcement, search and rescue, plus anything
not listed below)
– NSWFB (fires within the Fire District, hazmat on land and
inland waters, rescue)
– State Emergency Service (floods, storm, tempest, rescue)
– Rural Fire Service (fires within the Rural Fire District)
– VRA (rescue)
– Ambulance Service (medical, transport, rescue)
– Mines Rescue (rescue designated mines)
– Relevant Port Authority (marine oil spill)
– NSW Agriculture (animal health, exotic plant diseases)
NSW COORDINATED
FIREFIGHTING
MULTI-AGENCY APPROACH
• NSW Rural Fire service
• NSW Fire Brigades
• National Parks
• State Forests
• and Support Agencies
AIIMS (ICS)
• Adopted in 1991.
• Gradually adopted by most fire
combat agencies in Australia and
New Zealand.
• Other agencies criticised it as
being to Fire Service centric.
• In 2002 an extensive review was
commenced by AFAC to make it
more generic without
compromising its structure.
ICS IS A FLEXIBLE
CONCEPT
• It is used for a small incident where
the Incident Controller manages all
functions directly.
• Up to the largest incident which
involves the creation of an Incident
Management Team and the filling
of all support positions.
ICS PRINCIPLES
•
•
•
•
•
•
Universal Application.
Flexible.
Not just for Emergency Services.
Management by Objectives.
Span of Control.
Principal Functions (Incident Control,
Operations, Planning and Logistics,
Safety, Media Liaison and Management
Support).
ICS can be used in a variety
of circumstances by
different combat agencies.
Urban Search and
Rescue
Maritime disasters
Terrorist events and
large scale building collapse
Large scale meteorological events
Tsunami and
other tidal events
Aviation and aerospace disasters
ICS PRINCIPLES
• FUNCTIONAL DELEGATION
• INCIDENT CONTROL
• OPERATIONS
• PLANNING
• LOGISTICS
ICS PRINCIPLES cont.
• SAFETY ADVISOR
• MEDIA LIAISON including
Community Liaison
• MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
All Personnel in Key Functions
Identified by Tabards and supporting
Personnel by Brassards
ICS PRINCIPLES
• Management by objectives.
• Making a correct appreciation will result
in appropriate objectives.
• These objectives must be
communicated.
• Objectives are reviewed throughout the
operation.
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES
•
•
•
•
•
•
NSWFB
National Parks
State Forests
Police/DEOCON
DEMO
Bureau of Meteorology
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES (Cont’d)
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
State Emergency Service
NSW Ambulance
St John Ambulance
Water Authority
Electricity Authority
Telstra
NSW Agriculture
RTA
Railways
DOCS
Slide 7
The use of the Incident
Control System
(Australasian Interagency
Incident Management
System) in Emergency
Management
WHO ARE WE?
•
•
•
•
•
•
650 staff.
70,964 volunteers.
2069 Brigades.
50 Zones/Teams/Districts.
140 Local Government areas.
Provides fire services to 99.6% of NSW
including bush fires, structure fires,
motor vehicle accidents, search and
rescue and other emergencies.
AN OVERVIEW OF THE
INCIDENT CONTROL SYSTEM
• It is a system to integrate
personnel, equipment,
communications, procedures and
facilities into a common
organisational structure.
• It provides clear delegation of
responsibilities to effectively
accomplish stated objectives.
HISTORY
• Origin from a Military System
• Adapted by Forestry Service in US
as National Interagency Incident
Management System (NIIMS)
• Introduced to Fire Agencies in
Australia in early 1980s
• In 1991 Formalised as Australian
Inter-service Incident Management
System (AIIMS)
LEGISLATION
The State Emergency and Rescue Management
Act 1989
• Displan defines the Combat Agencies for
various incidents:
– Police (law enforcement, search and rescue, plus anything
not listed below)
– NSWFB (fires within the Fire District, hazmat on land and
inland waters, rescue)
– State Emergency Service (floods, storm, tempest, rescue)
– Rural Fire Service (fires within the Rural Fire District)
– VRA (rescue)
– Ambulance Service (medical, transport, rescue)
– Mines Rescue (rescue designated mines)
– Relevant Port Authority (marine oil spill)
– NSW Agriculture (animal health, exotic plant diseases)
NSW COORDINATED
FIREFIGHTING
MULTI-AGENCY APPROACH
• NSW Rural Fire service
• NSW Fire Brigades
• National Parks
• State Forests
• and Support Agencies
AIIMS (ICS)
• Adopted in 1991.
• Gradually adopted by most fire
combat agencies in Australia and
New Zealand.
• Other agencies criticised it as
being to Fire Service centric.
• In 2002 an extensive review was
commenced by AFAC to make it
more generic without
compromising its structure.
ICS IS A FLEXIBLE
CONCEPT
• It is used for a small incident where
the Incident Controller manages all
functions directly.
• Up to the largest incident which
involves the creation of an Incident
Management Team and the filling
of all support positions.
ICS PRINCIPLES
•
•
•
•
•
•
Universal Application.
Flexible.
Not just for Emergency Services.
Management by Objectives.
Span of Control.
Principal Functions (Incident Control,
Operations, Planning and Logistics,
Safety, Media Liaison and Management
Support).
ICS can be used in a variety
of circumstances by
different combat agencies.
Urban Search and
Rescue
Maritime disasters
Terrorist events and
large scale building collapse
Large scale meteorological events
Tsunami and
other tidal events
Aviation and aerospace disasters
ICS PRINCIPLES
• FUNCTIONAL DELEGATION
• INCIDENT CONTROL
• OPERATIONS
• PLANNING
• LOGISTICS
ICS PRINCIPLES cont.
• SAFETY ADVISOR
• MEDIA LIAISON including
Community Liaison
• MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
All Personnel in Key Functions
Identified by Tabards and supporting
Personnel by Brassards
ICS PRINCIPLES
• Management by objectives.
• Making a correct appreciation will result
in appropriate objectives.
• These objectives must be
communicated.
• Objectives are reviewed throughout the
operation.
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES
•
•
•
•
•
•
NSWFB
National Parks
State Forests
Police/DEOCON
DEMO
Bureau of Meteorology
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES (Cont’d)
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
State Emergency Service
NSW Ambulance
St John Ambulance
Water Authority
Electricity Authority
Telstra
NSW Agriculture
RTA
Railways
DOCS
Slide 8
The use of the Incident
Control System
(Australasian Interagency
Incident Management
System) in Emergency
Management
WHO ARE WE?
•
•
•
•
•
•
650 staff.
70,964 volunteers.
2069 Brigades.
50 Zones/Teams/Districts.
140 Local Government areas.
Provides fire services to 99.6% of NSW
including bush fires, structure fires,
motor vehicle accidents, search and
rescue and other emergencies.
AN OVERVIEW OF THE
INCIDENT CONTROL SYSTEM
• It is a system to integrate
personnel, equipment,
communications, procedures and
facilities into a common
organisational structure.
• It provides clear delegation of
responsibilities to effectively
accomplish stated objectives.
HISTORY
• Origin from a Military System
• Adapted by Forestry Service in US
as National Interagency Incident
Management System (NIIMS)
• Introduced to Fire Agencies in
Australia in early 1980s
• In 1991 Formalised as Australian
Inter-service Incident Management
System (AIIMS)
LEGISLATION
The State Emergency and Rescue Management
Act 1989
• Displan defines the Combat Agencies for
various incidents:
– Police (law enforcement, search and rescue, plus anything
not listed below)
– NSWFB (fires within the Fire District, hazmat on land and
inland waters, rescue)
– State Emergency Service (floods, storm, tempest, rescue)
– Rural Fire Service (fires within the Rural Fire District)
– VRA (rescue)
– Ambulance Service (medical, transport, rescue)
– Mines Rescue (rescue designated mines)
– Relevant Port Authority (marine oil spill)
– NSW Agriculture (animal health, exotic plant diseases)
NSW COORDINATED
FIREFIGHTING
MULTI-AGENCY APPROACH
• NSW Rural Fire service
• NSW Fire Brigades
• National Parks
• State Forests
• and Support Agencies
AIIMS (ICS)
• Adopted in 1991.
• Gradually adopted by most fire
combat agencies in Australia and
New Zealand.
• Other agencies criticised it as
being to Fire Service centric.
• In 2002 an extensive review was
commenced by AFAC to make it
more generic without
compromising its structure.
ICS IS A FLEXIBLE
CONCEPT
• It is used for a small incident where
the Incident Controller manages all
functions directly.
• Up to the largest incident which
involves the creation of an Incident
Management Team and the filling
of all support positions.
ICS PRINCIPLES
•
•
•
•
•
•
Universal Application.
Flexible.
Not just for Emergency Services.
Management by Objectives.
Span of Control.
Principal Functions (Incident Control,
Operations, Planning and Logistics,
Safety, Media Liaison and Management
Support).
ICS can be used in a variety
of circumstances by
different combat agencies.
Urban Search and
Rescue
Maritime disasters
Terrorist events and
large scale building collapse
Large scale meteorological events
Tsunami and
other tidal events
Aviation and aerospace disasters
ICS PRINCIPLES
• FUNCTIONAL DELEGATION
• INCIDENT CONTROL
• OPERATIONS
• PLANNING
• LOGISTICS
ICS PRINCIPLES cont.
• SAFETY ADVISOR
• MEDIA LIAISON including
Community Liaison
• MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
All Personnel in Key Functions
Identified by Tabards and supporting
Personnel by Brassards
ICS PRINCIPLES
• Management by objectives.
• Making a correct appreciation will result
in appropriate objectives.
• These objectives must be
communicated.
• Objectives are reviewed throughout the
operation.
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES
•
•
•
•
•
•
NSWFB
National Parks
State Forests
Police/DEOCON
DEMO
Bureau of Meteorology
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES (Cont’d)
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
State Emergency Service
NSW Ambulance
St John Ambulance
Water Authority
Electricity Authority
Telstra
NSW Agriculture
RTA
Railways
DOCS
Slide 9
The use of the Incident
Control System
(Australasian Interagency
Incident Management
System) in Emergency
Management
WHO ARE WE?
•
•
•
•
•
•
650 staff.
70,964 volunteers.
2069 Brigades.
50 Zones/Teams/Districts.
140 Local Government areas.
Provides fire services to 99.6% of NSW
including bush fires, structure fires,
motor vehicle accidents, search and
rescue and other emergencies.
AN OVERVIEW OF THE
INCIDENT CONTROL SYSTEM
• It is a system to integrate
personnel, equipment,
communications, procedures and
facilities into a common
organisational structure.
• It provides clear delegation of
responsibilities to effectively
accomplish stated objectives.
HISTORY
• Origin from a Military System
• Adapted by Forestry Service in US
as National Interagency Incident
Management System (NIIMS)
• Introduced to Fire Agencies in
Australia in early 1980s
• In 1991 Formalised as Australian
Inter-service Incident Management
System (AIIMS)
LEGISLATION
The State Emergency and Rescue Management
Act 1989
• Displan defines the Combat Agencies for
various incidents:
– Police (law enforcement, search and rescue, plus anything
not listed below)
– NSWFB (fires within the Fire District, hazmat on land and
inland waters, rescue)
– State Emergency Service (floods, storm, tempest, rescue)
– Rural Fire Service (fires within the Rural Fire District)
– VRA (rescue)
– Ambulance Service (medical, transport, rescue)
– Mines Rescue (rescue designated mines)
– Relevant Port Authority (marine oil spill)
– NSW Agriculture (animal health, exotic plant diseases)
NSW COORDINATED
FIREFIGHTING
MULTI-AGENCY APPROACH
• NSW Rural Fire service
• NSW Fire Brigades
• National Parks
• State Forests
• and Support Agencies
AIIMS (ICS)
• Adopted in 1991.
• Gradually adopted by most fire
combat agencies in Australia and
New Zealand.
• Other agencies criticised it as
being to Fire Service centric.
• In 2002 an extensive review was
commenced by AFAC to make it
more generic without
compromising its structure.
ICS IS A FLEXIBLE
CONCEPT
• It is used for a small incident where
the Incident Controller manages all
functions directly.
• Up to the largest incident which
involves the creation of an Incident
Management Team and the filling
of all support positions.
ICS PRINCIPLES
•
•
•
•
•
•
Universal Application.
Flexible.
Not just for Emergency Services.
Management by Objectives.
Span of Control.
Principal Functions (Incident Control,
Operations, Planning and Logistics,
Safety, Media Liaison and Management
Support).
ICS can be used in a variety
of circumstances by
different combat agencies.
Urban Search and
Rescue
Maritime disasters
Terrorist events and
large scale building collapse
Large scale meteorological events
Tsunami and
other tidal events
Aviation and aerospace disasters
ICS PRINCIPLES
• FUNCTIONAL DELEGATION
• INCIDENT CONTROL
• OPERATIONS
• PLANNING
• LOGISTICS
ICS PRINCIPLES cont.
• SAFETY ADVISOR
• MEDIA LIAISON including
Community Liaison
• MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
All Personnel in Key Functions
Identified by Tabards and supporting
Personnel by Brassards
ICS PRINCIPLES
• Management by objectives.
• Making a correct appreciation will result
in appropriate objectives.
• These objectives must be
communicated.
• Objectives are reviewed throughout the
operation.
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES
•
•
•
•
•
•
NSWFB
National Parks
State Forests
Police/DEOCON
DEMO
Bureau of Meteorology
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES (Cont’d)
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
State Emergency Service
NSW Ambulance
St John Ambulance
Water Authority
Electricity Authority
Telstra
NSW Agriculture
RTA
Railways
DOCS
Slide 10
The use of the Incident
Control System
(Australasian Interagency
Incident Management
System) in Emergency
Management
WHO ARE WE?
•
•
•
•
•
•
650 staff.
70,964 volunteers.
2069 Brigades.
50 Zones/Teams/Districts.
140 Local Government areas.
Provides fire services to 99.6% of NSW
including bush fires, structure fires,
motor vehicle accidents, search and
rescue and other emergencies.
AN OVERVIEW OF THE
INCIDENT CONTROL SYSTEM
• It is a system to integrate
personnel, equipment,
communications, procedures and
facilities into a common
organisational structure.
• It provides clear delegation of
responsibilities to effectively
accomplish stated objectives.
HISTORY
• Origin from a Military System
• Adapted by Forestry Service in US
as National Interagency Incident
Management System (NIIMS)
• Introduced to Fire Agencies in
Australia in early 1980s
• In 1991 Formalised as Australian
Inter-service Incident Management
System (AIIMS)
LEGISLATION
The State Emergency and Rescue Management
Act 1989
• Displan defines the Combat Agencies for
various incidents:
– Police (law enforcement, search and rescue, plus anything
not listed below)
– NSWFB (fires within the Fire District, hazmat on land and
inland waters, rescue)
– State Emergency Service (floods, storm, tempest, rescue)
– Rural Fire Service (fires within the Rural Fire District)
– VRA (rescue)
– Ambulance Service (medical, transport, rescue)
– Mines Rescue (rescue designated mines)
– Relevant Port Authority (marine oil spill)
– NSW Agriculture (animal health, exotic plant diseases)
NSW COORDINATED
FIREFIGHTING
MULTI-AGENCY APPROACH
• NSW Rural Fire service
• NSW Fire Brigades
• National Parks
• State Forests
• and Support Agencies
AIIMS (ICS)
• Adopted in 1991.
• Gradually adopted by most fire
combat agencies in Australia and
New Zealand.
• Other agencies criticised it as
being to Fire Service centric.
• In 2002 an extensive review was
commenced by AFAC to make it
more generic without
compromising its structure.
ICS IS A FLEXIBLE
CONCEPT
• It is used for a small incident where
the Incident Controller manages all
functions directly.
• Up to the largest incident which
involves the creation of an Incident
Management Team and the filling
of all support positions.
ICS PRINCIPLES
•
•
•
•
•
•
Universal Application.
Flexible.
Not just for Emergency Services.
Management by Objectives.
Span of Control.
Principal Functions (Incident Control,
Operations, Planning and Logistics,
Safety, Media Liaison and Management
Support).
ICS can be used in a variety
of circumstances by
different combat agencies.
Urban Search and
Rescue
Maritime disasters
Terrorist events and
large scale building collapse
Large scale meteorological events
Tsunami and
other tidal events
Aviation and aerospace disasters
ICS PRINCIPLES
• FUNCTIONAL DELEGATION
• INCIDENT CONTROL
• OPERATIONS
• PLANNING
• LOGISTICS
ICS PRINCIPLES cont.
• SAFETY ADVISOR
• MEDIA LIAISON including
Community Liaison
• MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
All Personnel in Key Functions
Identified by Tabards and supporting
Personnel by Brassards
ICS PRINCIPLES
• Management by objectives.
• Making a correct appreciation will result
in appropriate objectives.
• These objectives must be
communicated.
• Objectives are reviewed throughout the
operation.
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES
•
•
•
•
•
•
NSWFB
National Parks
State Forests
Police/DEOCON
DEMO
Bureau of Meteorology
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES (Cont’d)
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
State Emergency Service
NSW Ambulance
St John Ambulance
Water Authority
Electricity Authority
Telstra
NSW Agriculture
RTA
Railways
DOCS
Slide 11
The use of the Incident
Control System
(Australasian Interagency
Incident Management
System) in Emergency
Management
WHO ARE WE?
•
•
•
•
•
•
650 staff.
70,964 volunteers.
2069 Brigades.
50 Zones/Teams/Districts.
140 Local Government areas.
Provides fire services to 99.6% of NSW
including bush fires, structure fires,
motor vehicle accidents, search and
rescue and other emergencies.
AN OVERVIEW OF THE
INCIDENT CONTROL SYSTEM
• It is a system to integrate
personnel, equipment,
communications, procedures and
facilities into a common
organisational structure.
• It provides clear delegation of
responsibilities to effectively
accomplish stated objectives.
HISTORY
• Origin from a Military System
• Adapted by Forestry Service in US
as National Interagency Incident
Management System (NIIMS)
• Introduced to Fire Agencies in
Australia in early 1980s
• In 1991 Formalised as Australian
Inter-service Incident Management
System (AIIMS)
LEGISLATION
The State Emergency and Rescue Management
Act 1989
• Displan defines the Combat Agencies for
various incidents:
– Police (law enforcement, search and rescue, plus anything
not listed below)
– NSWFB (fires within the Fire District, hazmat on land and
inland waters, rescue)
– State Emergency Service (floods, storm, tempest, rescue)
– Rural Fire Service (fires within the Rural Fire District)
– VRA (rescue)
– Ambulance Service (medical, transport, rescue)
– Mines Rescue (rescue designated mines)
– Relevant Port Authority (marine oil spill)
– NSW Agriculture (animal health, exotic plant diseases)
NSW COORDINATED
FIREFIGHTING
MULTI-AGENCY APPROACH
• NSW Rural Fire service
• NSW Fire Brigades
• National Parks
• State Forests
• and Support Agencies
AIIMS (ICS)
• Adopted in 1991.
• Gradually adopted by most fire
combat agencies in Australia and
New Zealand.
• Other agencies criticised it as
being to Fire Service centric.
• In 2002 an extensive review was
commenced by AFAC to make it
more generic without
compromising its structure.
ICS IS A FLEXIBLE
CONCEPT
• It is used for a small incident where
the Incident Controller manages all
functions directly.
• Up to the largest incident which
involves the creation of an Incident
Management Team and the filling
of all support positions.
ICS PRINCIPLES
•
•
•
•
•
•
Universal Application.
Flexible.
Not just for Emergency Services.
Management by Objectives.
Span of Control.
Principal Functions (Incident Control,
Operations, Planning and Logistics,
Safety, Media Liaison and Management
Support).
ICS can be used in a variety
of circumstances by
different combat agencies.
Urban Search and
Rescue
Maritime disasters
Terrorist events and
large scale building collapse
Large scale meteorological events
Tsunami and
other tidal events
Aviation and aerospace disasters
ICS PRINCIPLES
• FUNCTIONAL DELEGATION
• INCIDENT CONTROL
• OPERATIONS
• PLANNING
• LOGISTICS
ICS PRINCIPLES cont.
• SAFETY ADVISOR
• MEDIA LIAISON including
Community Liaison
• MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
All Personnel in Key Functions
Identified by Tabards and supporting
Personnel by Brassards
ICS PRINCIPLES
• Management by objectives.
• Making a correct appreciation will result
in appropriate objectives.
• These objectives must be
communicated.
• Objectives are reviewed throughout the
operation.
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES
•
•
•
•
•
•
NSWFB
National Parks
State Forests
Police/DEOCON
DEMO
Bureau of Meteorology
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES (Cont’d)
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
State Emergency Service
NSW Ambulance
St John Ambulance
Water Authority
Electricity Authority
Telstra
NSW Agriculture
RTA
Railways
DOCS
Slide 12
The use of the Incident
Control System
(Australasian Interagency
Incident Management
System) in Emergency
Management
WHO ARE WE?
•
•
•
•
•
•
650 staff.
70,964 volunteers.
2069 Brigades.
50 Zones/Teams/Districts.
140 Local Government areas.
Provides fire services to 99.6% of NSW
including bush fires, structure fires,
motor vehicle accidents, search and
rescue and other emergencies.
AN OVERVIEW OF THE
INCIDENT CONTROL SYSTEM
• It is a system to integrate
personnel, equipment,
communications, procedures and
facilities into a common
organisational structure.
• It provides clear delegation of
responsibilities to effectively
accomplish stated objectives.
HISTORY
• Origin from a Military System
• Adapted by Forestry Service in US
as National Interagency Incident
Management System (NIIMS)
• Introduced to Fire Agencies in
Australia in early 1980s
• In 1991 Formalised as Australian
Inter-service Incident Management
System (AIIMS)
LEGISLATION
The State Emergency and Rescue Management
Act 1989
• Displan defines the Combat Agencies for
various incidents:
– Police (law enforcement, search and rescue, plus anything
not listed below)
– NSWFB (fires within the Fire District, hazmat on land and
inland waters, rescue)
– State Emergency Service (floods, storm, tempest, rescue)
– Rural Fire Service (fires within the Rural Fire District)
– VRA (rescue)
– Ambulance Service (medical, transport, rescue)
– Mines Rescue (rescue designated mines)
– Relevant Port Authority (marine oil spill)
– NSW Agriculture (animal health, exotic plant diseases)
NSW COORDINATED
FIREFIGHTING
MULTI-AGENCY APPROACH
• NSW Rural Fire service
• NSW Fire Brigades
• National Parks
• State Forests
• and Support Agencies
AIIMS (ICS)
• Adopted in 1991.
• Gradually adopted by most fire
combat agencies in Australia and
New Zealand.
• Other agencies criticised it as
being to Fire Service centric.
• In 2002 an extensive review was
commenced by AFAC to make it
more generic without
compromising its structure.
ICS IS A FLEXIBLE
CONCEPT
• It is used for a small incident where
the Incident Controller manages all
functions directly.
• Up to the largest incident which
involves the creation of an Incident
Management Team and the filling
of all support positions.
ICS PRINCIPLES
•
•
•
•
•
•
Universal Application.
Flexible.
Not just for Emergency Services.
Management by Objectives.
Span of Control.
Principal Functions (Incident Control,
Operations, Planning and Logistics,
Safety, Media Liaison and Management
Support).
ICS can be used in a variety
of circumstances by
different combat agencies.
Urban Search and
Rescue
Maritime disasters
Terrorist events and
large scale building collapse
Large scale meteorological events
Tsunami and
other tidal events
Aviation and aerospace disasters
ICS PRINCIPLES
• FUNCTIONAL DELEGATION
• INCIDENT CONTROL
• OPERATIONS
• PLANNING
• LOGISTICS
ICS PRINCIPLES cont.
• SAFETY ADVISOR
• MEDIA LIAISON including
Community Liaison
• MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
All Personnel in Key Functions
Identified by Tabards and supporting
Personnel by Brassards
ICS PRINCIPLES
• Management by objectives.
• Making a correct appreciation will result
in appropriate objectives.
• These objectives must be
communicated.
• Objectives are reviewed throughout the
operation.
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES
•
•
•
•
•
•
NSWFB
National Parks
State Forests
Police/DEOCON
DEMO
Bureau of Meteorology
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES (Cont’d)
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
State Emergency Service
NSW Ambulance
St John Ambulance
Water Authority
Electricity Authority
Telstra
NSW Agriculture
RTA
Railways
DOCS
Slide 13
The use of the Incident
Control System
(Australasian Interagency
Incident Management
System) in Emergency
Management
WHO ARE WE?
•
•
•
•
•
•
650 staff.
70,964 volunteers.
2069 Brigades.
50 Zones/Teams/Districts.
140 Local Government areas.
Provides fire services to 99.6% of NSW
including bush fires, structure fires,
motor vehicle accidents, search and
rescue and other emergencies.
AN OVERVIEW OF THE
INCIDENT CONTROL SYSTEM
• It is a system to integrate
personnel, equipment,
communications, procedures and
facilities into a common
organisational structure.
• It provides clear delegation of
responsibilities to effectively
accomplish stated objectives.
HISTORY
• Origin from a Military System
• Adapted by Forestry Service in US
as National Interagency Incident
Management System (NIIMS)
• Introduced to Fire Agencies in
Australia in early 1980s
• In 1991 Formalised as Australian
Inter-service Incident Management
System (AIIMS)
LEGISLATION
The State Emergency and Rescue Management
Act 1989
• Displan defines the Combat Agencies for
various incidents:
– Police (law enforcement, search and rescue, plus anything
not listed below)
– NSWFB (fires within the Fire District, hazmat on land and
inland waters, rescue)
– State Emergency Service (floods, storm, tempest, rescue)
– Rural Fire Service (fires within the Rural Fire District)
– VRA (rescue)
– Ambulance Service (medical, transport, rescue)
– Mines Rescue (rescue designated mines)
– Relevant Port Authority (marine oil spill)
– NSW Agriculture (animal health, exotic plant diseases)
NSW COORDINATED
FIREFIGHTING
MULTI-AGENCY APPROACH
• NSW Rural Fire service
• NSW Fire Brigades
• National Parks
• State Forests
• and Support Agencies
AIIMS (ICS)
• Adopted in 1991.
• Gradually adopted by most fire
combat agencies in Australia and
New Zealand.
• Other agencies criticised it as
being to Fire Service centric.
• In 2002 an extensive review was
commenced by AFAC to make it
more generic without
compromising its structure.
ICS IS A FLEXIBLE
CONCEPT
• It is used for a small incident where
the Incident Controller manages all
functions directly.
• Up to the largest incident which
involves the creation of an Incident
Management Team and the filling
of all support positions.
ICS PRINCIPLES
•
•
•
•
•
•
Universal Application.
Flexible.
Not just for Emergency Services.
Management by Objectives.
Span of Control.
Principal Functions (Incident Control,
Operations, Planning and Logistics,
Safety, Media Liaison and Management
Support).
ICS can be used in a variety
of circumstances by
different combat agencies.
Urban Search and
Rescue
Maritime disasters
Terrorist events and
large scale building collapse
Large scale meteorological events
Tsunami and
other tidal events
Aviation and aerospace disasters
ICS PRINCIPLES
• FUNCTIONAL DELEGATION
• INCIDENT CONTROL
• OPERATIONS
• PLANNING
• LOGISTICS
ICS PRINCIPLES cont.
• SAFETY ADVISOR
• MEDIA LIAISON including
Community Liaison
• MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
All Personnel in Key Functions
Identified by Tabards and supporting
Personnel by Brassards
ICS PRINCIPLES
• Management by objectives.
• Making a correct appreciation will result
in appropriate objectives.
• These objectives must be
communicated.
• Objectives are reviewed throughout the
operation.
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES
•
•
•
•
•
•
NSWFB
National Parks
State Forests
Police/DEOCON
DEMO
Bureau of Meteorology
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES (Cont’d)
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
State Emergency Service
NSW Ambulance
St John Ambulance
Water Authority
Electricity Authority
Telstra
NSW Agriculture
RTA
Railways
DOCS
Slide 14
The use of the Incident
Control System
(Australasian Interagency
Incident Management
System) in Emergency
Management
WHO ARE WE?
•
•
•
•
•
•
650 staff.
70,964 volunteers.
2069 Brigades.
50 Zones/Teams/Districts.
140 Local Government areas.
Provides fire services to 99.6% of NSW
including bush fires, structure fires,
motor vehicle accidents, search and
rescue and other emergencies.
AN OVERVIEW OF THE
INCIDENT CONTROL SYSTEM
• It is a system to integrate
personnel, equipment,
communications, procedures and
facilities into a common
organisational structure.
• It provides clear delegation of
responsibilities to effectively
accomplish stated objectives.
HISTORY
• Origin from a Military System
• Adapted by Forestry Service in US
as National Interagency Incident
Management System (NIIMS)
• Introduced to Fire Agencies in
Australia in early 1980s
• In 1991 Formalised as Australian
Inter-service Incident Management
System (AIIMS)
LEGISLATION
The State Emergency and Rescue Management
Act 1989
• Displan defines the Combat Agencies for
various incidents:
– Police (law enforcement, search and rescue, plus anything
not listed below)
– NSWFB (fires within the Fire District, hazmat on land and
inland waters, rescue)
– State Emergency Service (floods, storm, tempest, rescue)
– Rural Fire Service (fires within the Rural Fire District)
– VRA (rescue)
– Ambulance Service (medical, transport, rescue)
– Mines Rescue (rescue designated mines)
– Relevant Port Authority (marine oil spill)
– NSW Agriculture (animal health, exotic plant diseases)
NSW COORDINATED
FIREFIGHTING
MULTI-AGENCY APPROACH
• NSW Rural Fire service
• NSW Fire Brigades
• National Parks
• State Forests
• and Support Agencies
AIIMS (ICS)
• Adopted in 1991.
• Gradually adopted by most fire
combat agencies in Australia and
New Zealand.
• Other agencies criticised it as
being to Fire Service centric.
• In 2002 an extensive review was
commenced by AFAC to make it
more generic without
compromising its structure.
ICS IS A FLEXIBLE
CONCEPT
• It is used for a small incident where
the Incident Controller manages all
functions directly.
• Up to the largest incident which
involves the creation of an Incident
Management Team and the filling
of all support positions.
ICS PRINCIPLES
•
•
•
•
•
•
Universal Application.
Flexible.
Not just for Emergency Services.
Management by Objectives.
Span of Control.
Principal Functions (Incident Control,
Operations, Planning and Logistics,
Safety, Media Liaison and Management
Support).
ICS can be used in a variety
of circumstances by
different combat agencies.
Urban Search and
Rescue
Maritime disasters
Terrorist events and
large scale building collapse
Large scale meteorological events
Tsunami and
other tidal events
Aviation and aerospace disasters
ICS PRINCIPLES
• FUNCTIONAL DELEGATION
• INCIDENT CONTROL
• OPERATIONS
• PLANNING
• LOGISTICS
ICS PRINCIPLES cont.
• SAFETY ADVISOR
• MEDIA LIAISON including
Community Liaison
• MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
All Personnel in Key Functions
Identified by Tabards and supporting
Personnel by Brassards
ICS PRINCIPLES
• Management by objectives.
• Making a correct appreciation will result
in appropriate objectives.
• These objectives must be
communicated.
• Objectives are reviewed throughout the
operation.
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES
•
•
•
•
•
•
NSWFB
National Parks
State Forests
Police/DEOCON
DEMO
Bureau of Meteorology
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES (Cont’d)
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
State Emergency Service
NSW Ambulance
St John Ambulance
Water Authority
Electricity Authority
Telstra
NSW Agriculture
RTA
Railways
DOCS
Slide 15
The use of the Incident
Control System
(Australasian Interagency
Incident Management
System) in Emergency
Management
WHO ARE WE?
•
•
•
•
•
•
650 staff.
70,964 volunteers.
2069 Brigades.
50 Zones/Teams/Districts.
140 Local Government areas.
Provides fire services to 99.6% of NSW
including bush fires, structure fires,
motor vehicle accidents, search and
rescue and other emergencies.
AN OVERVIEW OF THE
INCIDENT CONTROL SYSTEM
• It is a system to integrate
personnel, equipment,
communications, procedures and
facilities into a common
organisational structure.
• It provides clear delegation of
responsibilities to effectively
accomplish stated objectives.
HISTORY
• Origin from a Military System
• Adapted by Forestry Service in US
as National Interagency Incident
Management System (NIIMS)
• Introduced to Fire Agencies in
Australia in early 1980s
• In 1991 Formalised as Australian
Inter-service Incident Management
System (AIIMS)
LEGISLATION
The State Emergency and Rescue Management
Act 1989
• Displan defines the Combat Agencies for
various incidents:
– Police (law enforcement, search and rescue, plus anything
not listed below)
– NSWFB (fires within the Fire District, hazmat on land and
inland waters, rescue)
– State Emergency Service (floods, storm, tempest, rescue)
– Rural Fire Service (fires within the Rural Fire District)
– VRA (rescue)
– Ambulance Service (medical, transport, rescue)
– Mines Rescue (rescue designated mines)
– Relevant Port Authority (marine oil spill)
– NSW Agriculture (animal health, exotic plant diseases)
NSW COORDINATED
FIREFIGHTING
MULTI-AGENCY APPROACH
• NSW Rural Fire service
• NSW Fire Brigades
• National Parks
• State Forests
• and Support Agencies
AIIMS (ICS)
• Adopted in 1991.
• Gradually adopted by most fire
combat agencies in Australia and
New Zealand.
• Other agencies criticised it as
being to Fire Service centric.
• In 2002 an extensive review was
commenced by AFAC to make it
more generic without
compromising its structure.
ICS IS A FLEXIBLE
CONCEPT
• It is used for a small incident where
the Incident Controller manages all
functions directly.
• Up to the largest incident which
involves the creation of an Incident
Management Team and the filling
of all support positions.
ICS PRINCIPLES
•
•
•
•
•
•
Universal Application.
Flexible.
Not just for Emergency Services.
Management by Objectives.
Span of Control.
Principal Functions (Incident Control,
Operations, Planning and Logistics,
Safety, Media Liaison and Management
Support).
ICS can be used in a variety
of circumstances by
different combat agencies.
Urban Search and
Rescue
Maritime disasters
Terrorist events and
large scale building collapse
Large scale meteorological events
Tsunami and
other tidal events
Aviation and aerospace disasters
ICS PRINCIPLES
• FUNCTIONAL DELEGATION
• INCIDENT CONTROL
• OPERATIONS
• PLANNING
• LOGISTICS
ICS PRINCIPLES cont.
• SAFETY ADVISOR
• MEDIA LIAISON including
Community Liaison
• MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
All Personnel in Key Functions
Identified by Tabards and supporting
Personnel by Brassards
ICS PRINCIPLES
• Management by objectives.
• Making a correct appreciation will result
in appropriate objectives.
• These objectives must be
communicated.
• Objectives are reviewed throughout the
operation.
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES
•
•
•
•
•
•
NSWFB
National Parks
State Forests
Police/DEOCON
DEMO
Bureau of Meteorology
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES (Cont’d)
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
State Emergency Service
NSW Ambulance
St John Ambulance
Water Authority
Electricity Authority
Telstra
NSW Agriculture
RTA
Railways
DOCS
Slide 16
The use of the Incident
Control System
(Australasian Interagency
Incident Management
System) in Emergency
Management
WHO ARE WE?
•
•
•
•
•
•
650 staff.
70,964 volunteers.
2069 Brigades.
50 Zones/Teams/Districts.
140 Local Government areas.
Provides fire services to 99.6% of NSW
including bush fires, structure fires,
motor vehicle accidents, search and
rescue and other emergencies.
AN OVERVIEW OF THE
INCIDENT CONTROL SYSTEM
• It is a system to integrate
personnel, equipment,
communications, procedures and
facilities into a common
organisational structure.
• It provides clear delegation of
responsibilities to effectively
accomplish stated objectives.
HISTORY
• Origin from a Military System
• Adapted by Forestry Service in US
as National Interagency Incident
Management System (NIIMS)
• Introduced to Fire Agencies in
Australia in early 1980s
• In 1991 Formalised as Australian
Inter-service Incident Management
System (AIIMS)
LEGISLATION
The State Emergency and Rescue Management
Act 1989
• Displan defines the Combat Agencies for
various incidents:
– Police (law enforcement, search and rescue, plus anything
not listed below)
– NSWFB (fires within the Fire District, hazmat on land and
inland waters, rescue)
– State Emergency Service (floods, storm, tempest, rescue)
– Rural Fire Service (fires within the Rural Fire District)
– VRA (rescue)
– Ambulance Service (medical, transport, rescue)
– Mines Rescue (rescue designated mines)
– Relevant Port Authority (marine oil spill)
– NSW Agriculture (animal health, exotic plant diseases)
NSW COORDINATED
FIREFIGHTING
MULTI-AGENCY APPROACH
• NSW Rural Fire service
• NSW Fire Brigades
• National Parks
• State Forests
• and Support Agencies
AIIMS (ICS)
• Adopted in 1991.
• Gradually adopted by most fire
combat agencies in Australia and
New Zealand.
• Other agencies criticised it as
being to Fire Service centric.
• In 2002 an extensive review was
commenced by AFAC to make it
more generic without
compromising its structure.
ICS IS A FLEXIBLE
CONCEPT
• It is used for a small incident where
the Incident Controller manages all
functions directly.
• Up to the largest incident which
involves the creation of an Incident
Management Team and the filling
of all support positions.
ICS PRINCIPLES
•
•
•
•
•
•
Universal Application.
Flexible.
Not just for Emergency Services.
Management by Objectives.
Span of Control.
Principal Functions (Incident Control,
Operations, Planning and Logistics,
Safety, Media Liaison and Management
Support).
ICS can be used in a variety
of circumstances by
different combat agencies.
Urban Search and
Rescue
Maritime disasters
Terrorist events and
large scale building collapse
Large scale meteorological events
Tsunami and
other tidal events
Aviation and aerospace disasters
ICS PRINCIPLES
• FUNCTIONAL DELEGATION
• INCIDENT CONTROL
• OPERATIONS
• PLANNING
• LOGISTICS
ICS PRINCIPLES cont.
• SAFETY ADVISOR
• MEDIA LIAISON including
Community Liaison
• MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
All Personnel in Key Functions
Identified by Tabards and supporting
Personnel by Brassards
ICS PRINCIPLES
• Management by objectives.
• Making a correct appreciation will result
in appropriate objectives.
• These objectives must be
communicated.
• Objectives are reviewed throughout the
operation.
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES
•
•
•
•
•
•
NSWFB
National Parks
State Forests
Police/DEOCON
DEMO
Bureau of Meteorology
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES (Cont’d)
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
State Emergency Service
NSW Ambulance
St John Ambulance
Water Authority
Electricity Authority
Telstra
NSW Agriculture
RTA
Railways
DOCS
Slide 17
The use of the Incident
Control System
(Australasian Interagency
Incident Management
System) in Emergency
Management
WHO ARE WE?
•
•
•
•
•
•
650 staff.
70,964 volunteers.
2069 Brigades.
50 Zones/Teams/Districts.
140 Local Government areas.
Provides fire services to 99.6% of NSW
including bush fires, structure fires,
motor vehicle accidents, search and
rescue and other emergencies.
AN OVERVIEW OF THE
INCIDENT CONTROL SYSTEM
• It is a system to integrate
personnel, equipment,
communications, procedures and
facilities into a common
organisational structure.
• It provides clear delegation of
responsibilities to effectively
accomplish stated objectives.
HISTORY
• Origin from a Military System
• Adapted by Forestry Service in US
as National Interagency Incident
Management System (NIIMS)
• Introduced to Fire Agencies in
Australia in early 1980s
• In 1991 Formalised as Australian
Inter-service Incident Management
System (AIIMS)
LEGISLATION
The State Emergency and Rescue Management
Act 1989
• Displan defines the Combat Agencies for
various incidents:
– Police (law enforcement, search and rescue, plus anything
not listed below)
– NSWFB (fires within the Fire District, hazmat on land and
inland waters, rescue)
– State Emergency Service (floods, storm, tempest, rescue)
– Rural Fire Service (fires within the Rural Fire District)
– VRA (rescue)
– Ambulance Service (medical, transport, rescue)
– Mines Rescue (rescue designated mines)
– Relevant Port Authority (marine oil spill)
– NSW Agriculture (animal health, exotic plant diseases)
NSW COORDINATED
FIREFIGHTING
MULTI-AGENCY APPROACH
• NSW Rural Fire service
• NSW Fire Brigades
• National Parks
• State Forests
• and Support Agencies
AIIMS (ICS)
• Adopted in 1991.
• Gradually adopted by most fire
combat agencies in Australia and
New Zealand.
• Other agencies criticised it as
being to Fire Service centric.
• In 2002 an extensive review was
commenced by AFAC to make it
more generic without
compromising its structure.
ICS IS A FLEXIBLE
CONCEPT
• It is used for a small incident where
the Incident Controller manages all
functions directly.
• Up to the largest incident which
involves the creation of an Incident
Management Team and the filling
of all support positions.
ICS PRINCIPLES
•
•
•
•
•
•
Universal Application.
Flexible.
Not just for Emergency Services.
Management by Objectives.
Span of Control.
Principal Functions (Incident Control,
Operations, Planning and Logistics,
Safety, Media Liaison and Management
Support).
ICS can be used in a variety
of circumstances by
different combat agencies.
Urban Search and
Rescue
Maritime disasters
Terrorist events and
large scale building collapse
Large scale meteorological events
Tsunami and
other tidal events
Aviation and aerospace disasters
ICS PRINCIPLES
• FUNCTIONAL DELEGATION
• INCIDENT CONTROL
• OPERATIONS
• PLANNING
• LOGISTICS
ICS PRINCIPLES cont.
• SAFETY ADVISOR
• MEDIA LIAISON including
Community Liaison
• MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
All Personnel in Key Functions
Identified by Tabards and supporting
Personnel by Brassards
ICS PRINCIPLES
• Management by objectives.
• Making a correct appreciation will result
in appropriate objectives.
• These objectives must be
communicated.
• Objectives are reviewed throughout the
operation.
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES
•
•
•
•
•
•
NSWFB
National Parks
State Forests
Police/DEOCON
DEMO
Bureau of Meteorology
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES (Cont’d)
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
State Emergency Service
NSW Ambulance
St John Ambulance
Water Authority
Electricity Authority
Telstra
NSW Agriculture
RTA
Railways
DOCS
Slide 18
The use of the Incident
Control System
(Australasian Interagency
Incident Management
System) in Emergency
Management
WHO ARE WE?
•
•
•
•
•
•
650 staff.
70,964 volunteers.
2069 Brigades.
50 Zones/Teams/Districts.
140 Local Government areas.
Provides fire services to 99.6% of NSW
including bush fires, structure fires,
motor vehicle accidents, search and
rescue and other emergencies.
AN OVERVIEW OF THE
INCIDENT CONTROL SYSTEM
• It is a system to integrate
personnel, equipment,
communications, procedures and
facilities into a common
organisational structure.
• It provides clear delegation of
responsibilities to effectively
accomplish stated objectives.
HISTORY
• Origin from a Military System
• Adapted by Forestry Service in US
as National Interagency Incident
Management System (NIIMS)
• Introduced to Fire Agencies in
Australia in early 1980s
• In 1991 Formalised as Australian
Inter-service Incident Management
System (AIIMS)
LEGISLATION
The State Emergency and Rescue Management
Act 1989
• Displan defines the Combat Agencies for
various incidents:
– Police (law enforcement, search and rescue, plus anything
not listed below)
– NSWFB (fires within the Fire District, hazmat on land and
inland waters, rescue)
– State Emergency Service (floods, storm, tempest, rescue)
– Rural Fire Service (fires within the Rural Fire District)
– VRA (rescue)
– Ambulance Service (medical, transport, rescue)
– Mines Rescue (rescue designated mines)
– Relevant Port Authority (marine oil spill)
– NSW Agriculture (animal health, exotic plant diseases)
NSW COORDINATED
FIREFIGHTING
MULTI-AGENCY APPROACH
• NSW Rural Fire service
• NSW Fire Brigades
• National Parks
• State Forests
• and Support Agencies
AIIMS (ICS)
• Adopted in 1991.
• Gradually adopted by most fire
combat agencies in Australia and
New Zealand.
• Other agencies criticised it as
being to Fire Service centric.
• In 2002 an extensive review was
commenced by AFAC to make it
more generic without
compromising its structure.
ICS IS A FLEXIBLE
CONCEPT
• It is used for a small incident where
the Incident Controller manages all
functions directly.
• Up to the largest incident which
involves the creation of an Incident
Management Team and the filling
of all support positions.
ICS PRINCIPLES
•
•
•
•
•
•
Universal Application.
Flexible.
Not just for Emergency Services.
Management by Objectives.
Span of Control.
Principal Functions (Incident Control,
Operations, Planning and Logistics,
Safety, Media Liaison and Management
Support).
ICS can be used in a variety
of circumstances by
different combat agencies.
Urban Search and
Rescue
Maritime disasters
Terrorist events and
large scale building collapse
Large scale meteorological events
Tsunami and
other tidal events
Aviation and aerospace disasters
ICS PRINCIPLES
• FUNCTIONAL DELEGATION
• INCIDENT CONTROL
• OPERATIONS
• PLANNING
• LOGISTICS
ICS PRINCIPLES cont.
• SAFETY ADVISOR
• MEDIA LIAISON including
Community Liaison
• MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
All Personnel in Key Functions
Identified by Tabards and supporting
Personnel by Brassards
ICS PRINCIPLES
• Management by objectives.
• Making a correct appreciation will result
in appropriate objectives.
• These objectives must be
communicated.
• Objectives are reviewed throughout the
operation.
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES
•
•
•
•
•
•
NSWFB
National Parks
State Forests
Police/DEOCON
DEMO
Bureau of Meteorology
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES (Cont’d)
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
State Emergency Service
NSW Ambulance
St John Ambulance
Water Authority
Electricity Authority
Telstra
NSW Agriculture
RTA
Railways
DOCS
Slide 19
The use of the Incident
Control System
(Australasian Interagency
Incident Management
System) in Emergency
Management
WHO ARE WE?
•
•
•
•
•
•
650 staff.
70,964 volunteers.
2069 Brigades.
50 Zones/Teams/Districts.
140 Local Government areas.
Provides fire services to 99.6% of NSW
including bush fires, structure fires,
motor vehicle accidents, search and
rescue and other emergencies.
AN OVERVIEW OF THE
INCIDENT CONTROL SYSTEM
• It is a system to integrate
personnel, equipment,
communications, procedures and
facilities into a common
organisational structure.
• It provides clear delegation of
responsibilities to effectively
accomplish stated objectives.
HISTORY
• Origin from a Military System
• Adapted by Forestry Service in US
as National Interagency Incident
Management System (NIIMS)
• Introduced to Fire Agencies in
Australia in early 1980s
• In 1991 Formalised as Australian
Inter-service Incident Management
System (AIIMS)
LEGISLATION
The State Emergency and Rescue Management
Act 1989
• Displan defines the Combat Agencies for
various incidents:
– Police (law enforcement, search and rescue, plus anything
not listed below)
– NSWFB (fires within the Fire District, hazmat on land and
inland waters, rescue)
– State Emergency Service (floods, storm, tempest, rescue)
– Rural Fire Service (fires within the Rural Fire District)
– VRA (rescue)
– Ambulance Service (medical, transport, rescue)
– Mines Rescue (rescue designated mines)
– Relevant Port Authority (marine oil spill)
– NSW Agriculture (animal health, exotic plant diseases)
NSW COORDINATED
FIREFIGHTING
MULTI-AGENCY APPROACH
• NSW Rural Fire service
• NSW Fire Brigades
• National Parks
• State Forests
• and Support Agencies
AIIMS (ICS)
• Adopted in 1991.
• Gradually adopted by most fire
combat agencies in Australia and
New Zealand.
• Other agencies criticised it as
being to Fire Service centric.
• In 2002 an extensive review was
commenced by AFAC to make it
more generic without
compromising its structure.
ICS IS A FLEXIBLE
CONCEPT
• It is used for a small incident where
the Incident Controller manages all
functions directly.
• Up to the largest incident which
involves the creation of an Incident
Management Team and the filling
of all support positions.
ICS PRINCIPLES
•
•
•
•
•
•
Universal Application.
Flexible.
Not just for Emergency Services.
Management by Objectives.
Span of Control.
Principal Functions (Incident Control,
Operations, Planning and Logistics,
Safety, Media Liaison and Management
Support).
ICS can be used in a variety
of circumstances by
different combat agencies.
Urban Search and
Rescue
Maritime disasters
Terrorist events and
large scale building collapse
Large scale meteorological events
Tsunami and
other tidal events
Aviation and aerospace disasters
ICS PRINCIPLES
• FUNCTIONAL DELEGATION
• INCIDENT CONTROL
• OPERATIONS
• PLANNING
• LOGISTICS
ICS PRINCIPLES cont.
• SAFETY ADVISOR
• MEDIA LIAISON including
Community Liaison
• MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
All Personnel in Key Functions
Identified by Tabards and supporting
Personnel by Brassards
ICS PRINCIPLES
• Management by objectives.
• Making a correct appreciation will result
in appropriate objectives.
• These objectives must be
communicated.
• Objectives are reviewed throughout the
operation.
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES
•
•
•
•
•
•
NSWFB
National Parks
State Forests
Police/DEOCON
DEMO
Bureau of Meteorology
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES (Cont’d)
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
State Emergency Service
NSW Ambulance
St John Ambulance
Water Authority
Electricity Authority
Telstra
NSW Agriculture
RTA
Railways
DOCS
Slide 20
The use of the Incident
Control System
(Australasian Interagency
Incident Management
System) in Emergency
Management
WHO ARE WE?
•
•
•
•
•
•
650 staff.
70,964 volunteers.
2069 Brigades.
50 Zones/Teams/Districts.
140 Local Government areas.
Provides fire services to 99.6% of NSW
including bush fires, structure fires,
motor vehicle accidents, search and
rescue and other emergencies.
AN OVERVIEW OF THE
INCIDENT CONTROL SYSTEM
• It is a system to integrate
personnel, equipment,
communications, procedures and
facilities into a common
organisational structure.
• It provides clear delegation of
responsibilities to effectively
accomplish stated objectives.
HISTORY
• Origin from a Military System
• Adapted by Forestry Service in US
as National Interagency Incident
Management System (NIIMS)
• Introduced to Fire Agencies in
Australia in early 1980s
• In 1991 Formalised as Australian
Inter-service Incident Management
System (AIIMS)
LEGISLATION
The State Emergency and Rescue Management
Act 1989
• Displan defines the Combat Agencies for
various incidents:
– Police (law enforcement, search and rescue, plus anything
not listed below)
– NSWFB (fires within the Fire District, hazmat on land and
inland waters, rescue)
– State Emergency Service (floods, storm, tempest, rescue)
– Rural Fire Service (fires within the Rural Fire District)
– VRA (rescue)
– Ambulance Service (medical, transport, rescue)
– Mines Rescue (rescue designated mines)
– Relevant Port Authority (marine oil spill)
– NSW Agriculture (animal health, exotic plant diseases)
NSW COORDINATED
FIREFIGHTING
MULTI-AGENCY APPROACH
• NSW Rural Fire service
• NSW Fire Brigades
• National Parks
• State Forests
• and Support Agencies
AIIMS (ICS)
• Adopted in 1991.
• Gradually adopted by most fire
combat agencies in Australia and
New Zealand.
• Other agencies criticised it as
being to Fire Service centric.
• In 2002 an extensive review was
commenced by AFAC to make it
more generic without
compromising its structure.
ICS IS A FLEXIBLE
CONCEPT
• It is used for a small incident where
the Incident Controller manages all
functions directly.
• Up to the largest incident which
involves the creation of an Incident
Management Team and the filling
of all support positions.
ICS PRINCIPLES
•
•
•
•
•
•
Universal Application.
Flexible.
Not just for Emergency Services.
Management by Objectives.
Span of Control.
Principal Functions (Incident Control,
Operations, Planning and Logistics,
Safety, Media Liaison and Management
Support).
ICS can be used in a variety
of circumstances by
different combat agencies.
Urban Search and
Rescue
Maritime disasters
Terrorist events and
large scale building collapse
Large scale meteorological events
Tsunami and
other tidal events
Aviation and aerospace disasters
ICS PRINCIPLES
• FUNCTIONAL DELEGATION
• INCIDENT CONTROL
• OPERATIONS
• PLANNING
• LOGISTICS
ICS PRINCIPLES cont.
• SAFETY ADVISOR
• MEDIA LIAISON including
Community Liaison
• MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
All Personnel in Key Functions
Identified by Tabards and supporting
Personnel by Brassards
ICS PRINCIPLES
• Management by objectives.
• Making a correct appreciation will result
in appropriate objectives.
• These objectives must be
communicated.
• Objectives are reviewed throughout the
operation.
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES
•
•
•
•
•
•
NSWFB
National Parks
State Forests
Police/DEOCON
DEMO
Bureau of Meteorology
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES (Cont’d)
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
State Emergency Service
NSW Ambulance
St John Ambulance
Water Authority
Electricity Authority
Telstra
NSW Agriculture
RTA
Railways
DOCS
Slide 21
The use of the Incident
Control System
(Australasian Interagency
Incident Management
System) in Emergency
Management
WHO ARE WE?
•
•
•
•
•
•
650 staff.
70,964 volunteers.
2069 Brigades.
50 Zones/Teams/Districts.
140 Local Government areas.
Provides fire services to 99.6% of NSW
including bush fires, structure fires,
motor vehicle accidents, search and
rescue and other emergencies.
AN OVERVIEW OF THE
INCIDENT CONTROL SYSTEM
• It is a system to integrate
personnel, equipment,
communications, procedures and
facilities into a common
organisational structure.
• It provides clear delegation of
responsibilities to effectively
accomplish stated objectives.
HISTORY
• Origin from a Military System
• Adapted by Forestry Service in US
as National Interagency Incident
Management System (NIIMS)
• Introduced to Fire Agencies in
Australia in early 1980s
• In 1991 Formalised as Australian
Inter-service Incident Management
System (AIIMS)
LEGISLATION
The State Emergency and Rescue Management
Act 1989
• Displan defines the Combat Agencies for
various incidents:
– Police (law enforcement, search and rescue, plus anything
not listed below)
– NSWFB (fires within the Fire District, hazmat on land and
inland waters, rescue)
– State Emergency Service (floods, storm, tempest, rescue)
– Rural Fire Service (fires within the Rural Fire District)
– VRA (rescue)
– Ambulance Service (medical, transport, rescue)
– Mines Rescue (rescue designated mines)
– Relevant Port Authority (marine oil spill)
– NSW Agriculture (animal health, exotic plant diseases)
NSW COORDINATED
FIREFIGHTING
MULTI-AGENCY APPROACH
• NSW Rural Fire service
• NSW Fire Brigades
• National Parks
• State Forests
• and Support Agencies
AIIMS (ICS)
• Adopted in 1991.
• Gradually adopted by most fire
combat agencies in Australia and
New Zealand.
• Other agencies criticised it as
being to Fire Service centric.
• In 2002 an extensive review was
commenced by AFAC to make it
more generic without
compromising its structure.
ICS IS A FLEXIBLE
CONCEPT
• It is used for a small incident where
the Incident Controller manages all
functions directly.
• Up to the largest incident which
involves the creation of an Incident
Management Team and the filling
of all support positions.
ICS PRINCIPLES
•
•
•
•
•
•
Universal Application.
Flexible.
Not just for Emergency Services.
Management by Objectives.
Span of Control.
Principal Functions (Incident Control,
Operations, Planning and Logistics,
Safety, Media Liaison and Management
Support).
ICS can be used in a variety
of circumstances by
different combat agencies.
Urban Search and
Rescue
Maritime disasters
Terrorist events and
large scale building collapse
Large scale meteorological events
Tsunami and
other tidal events
Aviation and aerospace disasters
ICS PRINCIPLES
• FUNCTIONAL DELEGATION
• INCIDENT CONTROL
• OPERATIONS
• PLANNING
• LOGISTICS
ICS PRINCIPLES cont.
• SAFETY ADVISOR
• MEDIA LIAISON including
Community Liaison
• MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
All Personnel in Key Functions
Identified by Tabards and supporting
Personnel by Brassards
ICS PRINCIPLES
• Management by objectives.
• Making a correct appreciation will result
in appropriate objectives.
• These objectives must be
communicated.
• Objectives are reviewed throughout the
operation.
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES
•
•
•
•
•
•
NSWFB
National Parks
State Forests
Police/DEOCON
DEMO
Bureau of Meteorology
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES (Cont’d)
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
State Emergency Service
NSW Ambulance
St John Ambulance
Water Authority
Electricity Authority
Telstra
NSW Agriculture
RTA
Railways
DOCS
Slide 22
The use of the Incident
Control System
(Australasian Interagency
Incident Management
System) in Emergency
Management
WHO ARE WE?
•
•
•
•
•
•
650 staff.
70,964 volunteers.
2069 Brigades.
50 Zones/Teams/Districts.
140 Local Government areas.
Provides fire services to 99.6% of NSW
including bush fires, structure fires,
motor vehicle accidents, search and
rescue and other emergencies.
AN OVERVIEW OF THE
INCIDENT CONTROL SYSTEM
• It is a system to integrate
personnel, equipment,
communications, procedures and
facilities into a common
organisational structure.
• It provides clear delegation of
responsibilities to effectively
accomplish stated objectives.
HISTORY
• Origin from a Military System
• Adapted by Forestry Service in US
as National Interagency Incident
Management System (NIIMS)
• Introduced to Fire Agencies in
Australia in early 1980s
• In 1991 Formalised as Australian
Inter-service Incident Management
System (AIIMS)
LEGISLATION
The State Emergency and Rescue Management
Act 1989
• Displan defines the Combat Agencies for
various incidents:
– Police (law enforcement, search and rescue, plus anything
not listed below)
– NSWFB (fires within the Fire District, hazmat on land and
inland waters, rescue)
– State Emergency Service (floods, storm, tempest, rescue)
– Rural Fire Service (fires within the Rural Fire District)
– VRA (rescue)
– Ambulance Service (medical, transport, rescue)
– Mines Rescue (rescue designated mines)
– Relevant Port Authority (marine oil spill)
– NSW Agriculture (animal health, exotic plant diseases)
NSW COORDINATED
FIREFIGHTING
MULTI-AGENCY APPROACH
• NSW Rural Fire service
• NSW Fire Brigades
• National Parks
• State Forests
• and Support Agencies
AIIMS (ICS)
• Adopted in 1991.
• Gradually adopted by most fire
combat agencies in Australia and
New Zealand.
• Other agencies criticised it as
being to Fire Service centric.
• In 2002 an extensive review was
commenced by AFAC to make it
more generic without
compromising its structure.
ICS IS A FLEXIBLE
CONCEPT
• It is used for a small incident where
the Incident Controller manages all
functions directly.
• Up to the largest incident which
involves the creation of an Incident
Management Team and the filling
of all support positions.
ICS PRINCIPLES
•
•
•
•
•
•
Universal Application.
Flexible.
Not just for Emergency Services.
Management by Objectives.
Span of Control.
Principal Functions (Incident Control,
Operations, Planning and Logistics,
Safety, Media Liaison and Management
Support).
ICS can be used in a variety
of circumstances by
different combat agencies.
Urban Search and
Rescue
Maritime disasters
Terrorist events and
large scale building collapse
Large scale meteorological events
Tsunami and
other tidal events
Aviation and aerospace disasters
ICS PRINCIPLES
• FUNCTIONAL DELEGATION
• INCIDENT CONTROL
• OPERATIONS
• PLANNING
• LOGISTICS
ICS PRINCIPLES cont.
• SAFETY ADVISOR
• MEDIA LIAISON including
Community Liaison
• MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
All Personnel in Key Functions
Identified by Tabards and supporting
Personnel by Brassards
ICS PRINCIPLES
• Management by objectives.
• Making a correct appreciation will result
in appropriate objectives.
• These objectives must be
communicated.
• Objectives are reviewed throughout the
operation.
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES
•
•
•
•
•
•
NSWFB
National Parks
State Forests
Police/DEOCON
DEMO
Bureau of Meteorology
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES (Cont’d)
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
State Emergency Service
NSW Ambulance
St John Ambulance
Water Authority
Electricity Authority
Telstra
NSW Agriculture
RTA
Railways
DOCS
Slide 23
The use of the Incident
Control System
(Australasian Interagency
Incident Management
System) in Emergency
Management
WHO ARE WE?
•
•
•
•
•
•
650 staff.
70,964 volunteers.
2069 Brigades.
50 Zones/Teams/Districts.
140 Local Government areas.
Provides fire services to 99.6% of NSW
including bush fires, structure fires,
motor vehicle accidents, search and
rescue and other emergencies.
AN OVERVIEW OF THE
INCIDENT CONTROL SYSTEM
• It is a system to integrate
personnel, equipment,
communications, procedures and
facilities into a common
organisational structure.
• It provides clear delegation of
responsibilities to effectively
accomplish stated objectives.
HISTORY
• Origin from a Military System
• Adapted by Forestry Service in US
as National Interagency Incident
Management System (NIIMS)
• Introduced to Fire Agencies in
Australia in early 1980s
• In 1991 Formalised as Australian
Inter-service Incident Management
System (AIIMS)
LEGISLATION
The State Emergency and Rescue Management
Act 1989
• Displan defines the Combat Agencies for
various incidents:
– Police (law enforcement, search and rescue, plus anything
not listed below)
– NSWFB (fires within the Fire District, hazmat on land and
inland waters, rescue)
– State Emergency Service (floods, storm, tempest, rescue)
– Rural Fire Service (fires within the Rural Fire District)
– VRA (rescue)
– Ambulance Service (medical, transport, rescue)
– Mines Rescue (rescue designated mines)
– Relevant Port Authority (marine oil spill)
– NSW Agriculture (animal health, exotic plant diseases)
NSW COORDINATED
FIREFIGHTING
MULTI-AGENCY APPROACH
• NSW Rural Fire service
• NSW Fire Brigades
• National Parks
• State Forests
• and Support Agencies
AIIMS (ICS)
• Adopted in 1991.
• Gradually adopted by most fire
combat agencies in Australia and
New Zealand.
• Other agencies criticised it as
being to Fire Service centric.
• In 2002 an extensive review was
commenced by AFAC to make it
more generic without
compromising its structure.
ICS IS A FLEXIBLE
CONCEPT
• It is used for a small incident where
the Incident Controller manages all
functions directly.
• Up to the largest incident which
involves the creation of an Incident
Management Team and the filling
of all support positions.
ICS PRINCIPLES
•
•
•
•
•
•
Universal Application.
Flexible.
Not just for Emergency Services.
Management by Objectives.
Span of Control.
Principal Functions (Incident Control,
Operations, Planning and Logistics,
Safety, Media Liaison and Management
Support).
ICS can be used in a variety
of circumstances by
different combat agencies.
Urban Search and
Rescue
Maritime disasters
Terrorist events and
large scale building collapse
Large scale meteorological events
Tsunami and
other tidal events
Aviation and aerospace disasters
ICS PRINCIPLES
• FUNCTIONAL DELEGATION
• INCIDENT CONTROL
• OPERATIONS
• PLANNING
• LOGISTICS
ICS PRINCIPLES cont.
• SAFETY ADVISOR
• MEDIA LIAISON including
Community Liaison
• MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
All Personnel in Key Functions
Identified by Tabards and supporting
Personnel by Brassards
ICS PRINCIPLES
• Management by objectives.
• Making a correct appreciation will result
in appropriate objectives.
• These objectives must be
communicated.
• Objectives are reviewed throughout the
operation.
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES
•
•
•
•
•
•
NSWFB
National Parks
State Forests
Police/DEOCON
DEMO
Bureau of Meteorology
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES (Cont’d)
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
State Emergency Service
NSW Ambulance
St John Ambulance
Water Authority
Electricity Authority
Telstra
NSW Agriculture
RTA
Railways
DOCS
Slide 24
The use of the Incident
Control System
(Australasian Interagency
Incident Management
System) in Emergency
Management
WHO ARE WE?
•
•
•
•
•
•
650 staff.
70,964 volunteers.
2069 Brigades.
50 Zones/Teams/Districts.
140 Local Government areas.
Provides fire services to 99.6% of NSW
including bush fires, structure fires,
motor vehicle accidents, search and
rescue and other emergencies.
AN OVERVIEW OF THE
INCIDENT CONTROL SYSTEM
• It is a system to integrate
personnel, equipment,
communications, procedures and
facilities into a common
organisational structure.
• It provides clear delegation of
responsibilities to effectively
accomplish stated objectives.
HISTORY
• Origin from a Military System
• Adapted by Forestry Service in US
as National Interagency Incident
Management System (NIIMS)
• Introduced to Fire Agencies in
Australia in early 1980s
• In 1991 Formalised as Australian
Inter-service Incident Management
System (AIIMS)
LEGISLATION
The State Emergency and Rescue Management
Act 1989
• Displan defines the Combat Agencies for
various incidents:
– Police (law enforcement, search and rescue, plus anything
not listed below)
– NSWFB (fires within the Fire District, hazmat on land and
inland waters, rescue)
– State Emergency Service (floods, storm, tempest, rescue)
– Rural Fire Service (fires within the Rural Fire District)
– VRA (rescue)
– Ambulance Service (medical, transport, rescue)
– Mines Rescue (rescue designated mines)
– Relevant Port Authority (marine oil spill)
– NSW Agriculture (animal health, exotic plant diseases)
NSW COORDINATED
FIREFIGHTING
MULTI-AGENCY APPROACH
• NSW Rural Fire service
• NSW Fire Brigades
• National Parks
• State Forests
• and Support Agencies
AIIMS (ICS)
• Adopted in 1991.
• Gradually adopted by most fire
combat agencies in Australia and
New Zealand.
• Other agencies criticised it as
being to Fire Service centric.
• In 2002 an extensive review was
commenced by AFAC to make it
more generic without
compromising its structure.
ICS IS A FLEXIBLE
CONCEPT
• It is used for a small incident where
the Incident Controller manages all
functions directly.
• Up to the largest incident which
involves the creation of an Incident
Management Team and the filling
of all support positions.
ICS PRINCIPLES
•
•
•
•
•
•
Universal Application.
Flexible.
Not just for Emergency Services.
Management by Objectives.
Span of Control.
Principal Functions (Incident Control,
Operations, Planning and Logistics,
Safety, Media Liaison and Management
Support).
ICS can be used in a variety
of circumstances by
different combat agencies.
Urban Search and
Rescue
Maritime disasters
Terrorist events and
large scale building collapse
Large scale meteorological events
Tsunami and
other tidal events
Aviation and aerospace disasters
ICS PRINCIPLES
• FUNCTIONAL DELEGATION
• INCIDENT CONTROL
• OPERATIONS
• PLANNING
• LOGISTICS
ICS PRINCIPLES cont.
• SAFETY ADVISOR
• MEDIA LIAISON including
Community Liaison
• MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
All Personnel in Key Functions
Identified by Tabards and supporting
Personnel by Brassards
ICS PRINCIPLES
• Management by objectives.
• Making a correct appreciation will result
in appropriate objectives.
• These objectives must be
communicated.
• Objectives are reviewed throughout the
operation.
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES
•
•
•
•
•
•
NSWFB
National Parks
State Forests
Police/DEOCON
DEMO
Bureau of Meteorology
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES (Cont’d)
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
State Emergency Service
NSW Ambulance
St John Ambulance
Water Authority
Electricity Authority
Telstra
NSW Agriculture
RTA
Railways
DOCS
Slide 25
The use of the Incident
Control System
(Australasian Interagency
Incident Management
System) in Emergency
Management
WHO ARE WE?
•
•
•
•
•
•
650 staff.
70,964 volunteers.
2069 Brigades.
50 Zones/Teams/Districts.
140 Local Government areas.
Provides fire services to 99.6% of NSW
including bush fires, structure fires,
motor vehicle accidents, search and
rescue and other emergencies.
AN OVERVIEW OF THE
INCIDENT CONTROL SYSTEM
• It is a system to integrate
personnel, equipment,
communications, procedures and
facilities into a common
organisational structure.
• It provides clear delegation of
responsibilities to effectively
accomplish stated objectives.
HISTORY
• Origin from a Military System
• Adapted by Forestry Service in US
as National Interagency Incident
Management System (NIIMS)
• Introduced to Fire Agencies in
Australia in early 1980s
• In 1991 Formalised as Australian
Inter-service Incident Management
System (AIIMS)
LEGISLATION
The State Emergency and Rescue Management
Act 1989
• Displan defines the Combat Agencies for
various incidents:
– Police (law enforcement, search and rescue, plus anything
not listed below)
– NSWFB (fires within the Fire District, hazmat on land and
inland waters, rescue)
– State Emergency Service (floods, storm, tempest, rescue)
– Rural Fire Service (fires within the Rural Fire District)
– VRA (rescue)
– Ambulance Service (medical, transport, rescue)
– Mines Rescue (rescue designated mines)
– Relevant Port Authority (marine oil spill)
– NSW Agriculture (animal health, exotic plant diseases)
NSW COORDINATED
FIREFIGHTING
MULTI-AGENCY APPROACH
• NSW Rural Fire service
• NSW Fire Brigades
• National Parks
• State Forests
• and Support Agencies
AIIMS (ICS)
• Adopted in 1991.
• Gradually adopted by most fire
combat agencies in Australia and
New Zealand.
• Other agencies criticised it as
being to Fire Service centric.
• In 2002 an extensive review was
commenced by AFAC to make it
more generic without
compromising its structure.
ICS IS A FLEXIBLE
CONCEPT
• It is used for a small incident where
the Incident Controller manages all
functions directly.
• Up to the largest incident which
involves the creation of an Incident
Management Team and the filling
of all support positions.
ICS PRINCIPLES
•
•
•
•
•
•
Universal Application.
Flexible.
Not just for Emergency Services.
Management by Objectives.
Span of Control.
Principal Functions (Incident Control,
Operations, Planning and Logistics,
Safety, Media Liaison and Management
Support).
ICS can be used in a variety
of circumstances by
different combat agencies.
Urban Search and
Rescue
Maritime disasters
Terrorist events and
large scale building collapse
Large scale meteorological events
Tsunami and
other tidal events
Aviation and aerospace disasters
ICS PRINCIPLES
• FUNCTIONAL DELEGATION
• INCIDENT CONTROL
• OPERATIONS
• PLANNING
• LOGISTICS
ICS PRINCIPLES cont.
• SAFETY ADVISOR
• MEDIA LIAISON including
Community Liaison
• MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
All Personnel in Key Functions
Identified by Tabards and supporting
Personnel by Brassards
ICS PRINCIPLES
• Management by objectives.
• Making a correct appreciation will result
in appropriate objectives.
• These objectives must be
communicated.
• Objectives are reviewed throughout the
operation.
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES
•
•
•
•
•
•
NSWFB
National Parks
State Forests
Police/DEOCON
DEMO
Bureau of Meteorology
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES (Cont’d)
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
State Emergency Service
NSW Ambulance
St John Ambulance
Water Authority
Electricity Authority
Telstra
NSW Agriculture
RTA
Railways
DOCS
Slide 26
The use of the Incident
Control System
(Australasian Interagency
Incident Management
System) in Emergency
Management
WHO ARE WE?
•
•
•
•
•
•
650 staff.
70,964 volunteers.
2069 Brigades.
50 Zones/Teams/Districts.
140 Local Government areas.
Provides fire services to 99.6% of NSW
including bush fires, structure fires,
motor vehicle accidents, search and
rescue and other emergencies.
AN OVERVIEW OF THE
INCIDENT CONTROL SYSTEM
• It is a system to integrate
personnel, equipment,
communications, procedures and
facilities into a common
organisational structure.
• It provides clear delegation of
responsibilities to effectively
accomplish stated objectives.
HISTORY
• Origin from a Military System
• Adapted by Forestry Service in US
as National Interagency Incident
Management System (NIIMS)
• Introduced to Fire Agencies in
Australia in early 1980s
• In 1991 Formalised as Australian
Inter-service Incident Management
System (AIIMS)
LEGISLATION
The State Emergency and Rescue Management
Act 1989
• Displan defines the Combat Agencies for
various incidents:
– Police (law enforcement, search and rescue, plus anything
not listed below)
– NSWFB (fires within the Fire District, hazmat on land and
inland waters, rescue)
– State Emergency Service (floods, storm, tempest, rescue)
– Rural Fire Service (fires within the Rural Fire District)
– VRA (rescue)
– Ambulance Service (medical, transport, rescue)
– Mines Rescue (rescue designated mines)
– Relevant Port Authority (marine oil spill)
– NSW Agriculture (animal health, exotic plant diseases)
NSW COORDINATED
FIREFIGHTING
MULTI-AGENCY APPROACH
• NSW Rural Fire service
• NSW Fire Brigades
• National Parks
• State Forests
• and Support Agencies
AIIMS (ICS)
• Adopted in 1991.
• Gradually adopted by most fire
combat agencies in Australia and
New Zealand.
• Other agencies criticised it as
being to Fire Service centric.
• In 2002 an extensive review was
commenced by AFAC to make it
more generic without
compromising its structure.
ICS IS A FLEXIBLE
CONCEPT
• It is used for a small incident where
the Incident Controller manages all
functions directly.
• Up to the largest incident which
involves the creation of an Incident
Management Team and the filling
of all support positions.
ICS PRINCIPLES
•
•
•
•
•
•
Universal Application.
Flexible.
Not just for Emergency Services.
Management by Objectives.
Span of Control.
Principal Functions (Incident Control,
Operations, Planning and Logistics,
Safety, Media Liaison and Management
Support).
ICS can be used in a variety
of circumstances by
different combat agencies.
Urban Search and
Rescue
Maritime disasters
Terrorist events and
large scale building collapse
Large scale meteorological events
Tsunami and
other tidal events
Aviation and aerospace disasters
ICS PRINCIPLES
• FUNCTIONAL DELEGATION
• INCIDENT CONTROL
• OPERATIONS
• PLANNING
• LOGISTICS
ICS PRINCIPLES cont.
• SAFETY ADVISOR
• MEDIA LIAISON including
Community Liaison
• MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
All Personnel in Key Functions
Identified by Tabards and supporting
Personnel by Brassards
ICS PRINCIPLES
• Management by objectives.
• Making a correct appreciation will result
in appropriate objectives.
• These objectives must be
communicated.
• Objectives are reviewed throughout the
operation.
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES
•
•
•
•
•
•
NSWFB
National Parks
State Forests
Police/DEOCON
DEMO
Bureau of Meteorology
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES (Cont’d)
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
State Emergency Service
NSW Ambulance
St John Ambulance
Water Authority
Electricity Authority
Telstra
NSW Agriculture
RTA
Railways
DOCS
Slide 27
The use of the Incident
Control System
(Australasian Interagency
Incident Management
System) in Emergency
Management
WHO ARE WE?
•
•
•
•
•
•
650 staff.
70,964 volunteers.
2069 Brigades.
50 Zones/Teams/Districts.
140 Local Government areas.
Provides fire services to 99.6% of NSW
including bush fires, structure fires,
motor vehicle accidents, search and
rescue and other emergencies.
AN OVERVIEW OF THE
INCIDENT CONTROL SYSTEM
• It is a system to integrate
personnel, equipment,
communications, procedures and
facilities into a common
organisational structure.
• It provides clear delegation of
responsibilities to effectively
accomplish stated objectives.
HISTORY
• Origin from a Military System
• Adapted by Forestry Service in US
as National Interagency Incident
Management System (NIIMS)
• Introduced to Fire Agencies in
Australia in early 1980s
• In 1991 Formalised as Australian
Inter-service Incident Management
System (AIIMS)
LEGISLATION
The State Emergency and Rescue Management
Act 1989
• Displan defines the Combat Agencies for
various incidents:
– Police (law enforcement, search and rescue, plus anything
not listed below)
– NSWFB (fires within the Fire District, hazmat on land and
inland waters, rescue)
– State Emergency Service (floods, storm, tempest, rescue)
– Rural Fire Service (fires within the Rural Fire District)
– VRA (rescue)
– Ambulance Service (medical, transport, rescue)
– Mines Rescue (rescue designated mines)
– Relevant Port Authority (marine oil spill)
– NSW Agriculture (animal health, exotic plant diseases)
NSW COORDINATED
FIREFIGHTING
MULTI-AGENCY APPROACH
• NSW Rural Fire service
• NSW Fire Brigades
• National Parks
• State Forests
• and Support Agencies
AIIMS (ICS)
• Adopted in 1991.
• Gradually adopted by most fire
combat agencies in Australia and
New Zealand.
• Other agencies criticised it as
being to Fire Service centric.
• In 2002 an extensive review was
commenced by AFAC to make it
more generic without
compromising its structure.
ICS IS A FLEXIBLE
CONCEPT
• It is used for a small incident where
the Incident Controller manages all
functions directly.
• Up to the largest incident which
involves the creation of an Incident
Management Team and the filling
of all support positions.
ICS PRINCIPLES
•
•
•
•
•
•
Universal Application.
Flexible.
Not just for Emergency Services.
Management by Objectives.
Span of Control.
Principal Functions (Incident Control,
Operations, Planning and Logistics,
Safety, Media Liaison and Management
Support).
ICS can be used in a variety
of circumstances by
different combat agencies.
Urban Search and
Rescue
Maritime disasters
Terrorist events and
large scale building collapse
Large scale meteorological events
Tsunami and
other tidal events
Aviation and aerospace disasters
ICS PRINCIPLES
• FUNCTIONAL DELEGATION
• INCIDENT CONTROL
• OPERATIONS
• PLANNING
• LOGISTICS
ICS PRINCIPLES cont.
• SAFETY ADVISOR
• MEDIA LIAISON including
Community Liaison
• MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
All Personnel in Key Functions
Identified by Tabards and supporting
Personnel by Brassards
ICS PRINCIPLES
• Management by objectives.
• Making a correct appreciation will result
in appropriate objectives.
• These objectives must be
communicated.
• Objectives are reviewed throughout the
operation.
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES
•
•
•
•
•
•
NSWFB
National Parks
State Forests
Police/DEOCON
DEMO
Bureau of Meteorology
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES (Cont’d)
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
State Emergency Service
NSW Ambulance
St John Ambulance
Water Authority
Electricity Authority
Telstra
NSW Agriculture
RTA
Railways
DOCS
Slide 28
The use of the Incident
Control System
(Australasian Interagency
Incident Management
System) in Emergency
Management
WHO ARE WE?
•
•
•
•
•
•
650 staff.
70,964 volunteers.
2069 Brigades.
50 Zones/Teams/Districts.
140 Local Government areas.
Provides fire services to 99.6% of NSW
including bush fires, structure fires,
motor vehicle accidents, search and
rescue and other emergencies.
AN OVERVIEW OF THE
INCIDENT CONTROL SYSTEM
• It is a system to integrate
personnel, equipment,
communications, procedures and
facilities into a common
organisational structure.
• It provides clear delegation of
responsibilities to effectively
accomplish stated objectives.
HISTORY
• Origin from a Military System
• Adapted by Forestry Service in US
as National Interagency Incident
Management System (NIIMS)
• Introduced to Fire Agencies in
Australia in early 1980s
• In 1991 Formalised as Australian
Inter-service Incident Management
System (AIIMS)
LEGISLATION
The State Emergency and Rescue Management
Act 1989
• Displan defines the Combat Agencies for
various incidents:
– Police (law enforcement, search and rescue, plus anything
not listed below)
– NSWFB (fires within the Fire District, hazmat on land and
inland waters, rescue)
– State Emergency Service (floods, storm, tempest, rescue)
– Rural Fire Service (fires within the Rural Fire District)
– VRA (rescue)
– Ambulance Service (medical, transport, rescue)
– Mines Rescue (rescue designated mines)
– Relevant Port Authority (marine oil spill)
– NSW Agriculture (animal health, exotic plant diseases)
NSW COORDINATED
FIREFIGHTING
MULTI-AGENCY APPROACH
• NSW Rural Fire service
• NSW Fire Brigades
• National Parks
• State Forests
• and Support Agencies
AIIMS (ICS)
• Adopted in 1991.
• Gradually adopted by most fire
combat agencies in Australia and
New Zealand.
• Other agencies criticised it as
being to Fire Service centric.
• In 2002 an extensive review was
commenced by AFAC to make it
more generic without
compromising its structure.
ICS IS A FLEXIBLE
CONCEPT
• It is used for a small incident where
the Incident Controller manages all
functions directly.
• Up to the largest incident which
involves the creation of an Incident
Management Team and the filling
of all support positions.
ICS PRINCIPLES
•
•
•
•
•
•
Universal Application.
Flexible.
Not just for Emergency Services.
Management by Objectives.
Span of Control.
Principal Functions (Incident Control,
Operations, Planning and Logistics,
Safety, Media Liaison and Management
Support).
ICS can be used in a variety
of circumstances by
different combat agencies.
Urban Search and
Rescue
Maritime disasters
Terrorist events and
large scale building collapse
Large scale meteorological events
Tsunami and
other tidal events
Aviation and aerospace disasters
ICS PRINCIPLES
• FUNCTIONAL DELEGATION
• INCIDENT CONTROL
• OPERATIONS
• PLANNING
• LOGISTICS
ICS PRINCIPLES cont.
• SAFETY ADVISOR
• MEDIA LIAISON including
Community Liaison
• MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
All Personnel in Key Functions
Identified by Tabards and supporting
Personnel by Brassards
ICS PRINCIPLES
• Management by objectives.
• Making a correct appreciation will result
in appropriate objectives.
• These objectives must be
communicated.
• Objectives are reviewed throughout the
operation.
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES
•
•
•
•
•
•
NSWFB
National Parks
State Forests
Police/DEOCON
DEMO
Bureau of Meteorology
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES (Cont’d)
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
State Emergency Service
NSW Ambulance
St John Ambulance
Water Authority
Electricity Authority
Telstra
NSW Agriculture
RTA
Railways
DOCS
Slide 29
The use of the Incident
Control System
(Australasian Interagency
Incident Management
System) in Emergency
Management
WHO ARE WE?
•
•
•
•
•
•
650 staff.
70,964 volunteers.
2069 Brigades.
50 Zones/Teams/Districts.
140 Local Government areas.
Provides fire services to 99.6% of NSW
including bush fires, structure fires,
motor vehicle accidents, search and
rescue and other emergencies.
AN OVERVIEW OF THE
INCIDENT CONTROL SYSTEM
• It is a system to integrate
personnel, equipment,
communications, procedures and
facilities into a common
organisational structure.
• It provides clear delegation of
responsibilities to effectively
accomplish stated objectives.
HISTORY
• Origin from a Military System
• Adapted by Forestry Service in US
as National Interagency Incident
Management System (NIIMS)
• Introduced to Fire Agencies in
Australia in early 1980s
• In 1991 Formalised as Australian
Inter-service Incident Management
System (AIIMS)
LEGISLATION
The State Emergency and Rescue Management
Act 1989
• Displan defines the Combat Agencies for
various incidents:
– Police (law enforcement, search and rescue, plus anything
not listed below)
– NSWFB (fires within the Fire District, hazmat on land and
inland waters, rescue)
– State Emergency Service (floods, storm, tempest, rescue)
– Rural Fire Service (fires within the Rural Fire District)
– VRA (rescue)
– Ambulance Service (medical, transport, rescue)
– Mines Rescue (rescue designated mines)
– Relevant Port Authority (marine oil spill)
– NSW Agriculture (animal health, exotic plant diseases)
NSW COORDINATED
FIREFIGHTING
MULTI-AGENCY APPROACH
• NSW Rural Fire service
• NSW Fire Brigades
• National Parks
• State Forests
• and Support Agencies
AIIMS (ICS)
• Adopted in 1991.
• Gradually adopted by most fire
combat agencies in Australia and
New Zealand.
• Other agencies criticised it as
being to Fire Service centric.
• In 2002 an extensive review was
commenced by AFAC to make it
more generic without
compromising its structure.
ICS IS A FLEXIBLE
CONCEPT
• It is used for a small incident where
the Incident Controller manages all
functions directly.
• Up to the largest incident which
involves the creation of an Incident
Management Team and the filling
of all support positions.
ICS PRINCIPLES
•
•
•
•
•
•
Universal Application.
Flexible.
Not just for Emergency Services.
Management by Objectives.
Span of Control.
Principal Functions (Incident Control,
Operations, Planning and Logistics,
Safety, Media Liaison and Management
Support).
ICS can be used in a variety
of circumstances by
different combat agencies.
Urban Search and
Rescue
Maritime disasters
Terrorist events and
large scale building collapse
Large scale meteorological events
Tsunami and
other tidal events
Aviation and aerospace disasters
ICS PRINCIPLES
• FUNCTIONAL DELEGATION
• INCIDENT CONTROL
• OPERATIONS
• PLANNING
• LOGISTICS
ICS PRINCIPLES cont.
• SAFETY ADVISOR
• MEDIA LIAISON including
Community Liaison
• MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
All Personnel in Key Functions
Identified by Tabards and supporting
Personnel by Brassards
ICS PRINCIPLES
• Management by objectives.
• Making a correct appreciation will result
in appropriate objectives.
• These objectives must be
communicated.
• Objectives are reviewed throughout the
operation.
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES
•
•
•
•
•
•
NSWFB
National Parks
State Forests
Police/DEOCON
DEMO
Bureau of Meteorology
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES (Cont’d)
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
State Emergency Service
NSW Ambulance
St John Ambulance
Water Authority
Electricity Authority
Telstra
NSW Agriculture
RTA
Railways
DOCS
Slide 30
The use of the Incident
Control System
(Australasian Interagency
Incident Management
System) in Emergency
Management
WHO ARE WE?
•
•
•
•
•
•
650 staff.
70,964 volunteers.
2069 Brigades.
50 Zones/Teams/Districts.
140 Local Government areas.
Provides fire services to 99.6% of NSW
including bush fires, structure fires,
motor vehicle accidents, search and
rescue and other emergencies.
AN OVERVIEW OF THE
INCIDENT CONTROL SYSTEM
• It is a system to integrate
personnel, equipment,
communications, procedures and
facilities into a common
organisational structure.
• It provides clear delegation of
responsibilities to effectively
accomplish stated objectives.
HISTORY
• Origin from a Military System
• Adapted by Forestry Service in US
as National Interagency Incident
Management System (NIIMS)
• Introduced to Fire Agencies in
Australia in early 1980s
• In 1991 Formalised as Australian
Inter-service Incident Management
System (AIIMS)
LEGISLATION
The State Emergency and Rescue Management
Act 1989
• Displan defines the Combat Agencies for
various incidents:
– Police (law enforcement, search and rescue, plus anything
not listed below)
– NSWFB (fires within the Fire District, hazmat on land and
inland waters, rescue)
– State Emergency Service (floods, storm, tempest, rescue)
– Rural Fire Service (fires within the Rural Fire District)
– VRA (rescue)
– Ambulance Service (medical, transport, rescue)
– Mines Rescue (rescue designated mines)
– Relevant Port Authority (marine oil spill)
– NSW Agriculture (animal health, exotic plant diseases)
NSW COORDINATED
FIREFIGHTING
MULTI-AGENCY APPROACH
• NSW Rural Fire service
• NSW Fire Brigades
• National Parks
• State Forests
• and Support Agencies
AIIMS (ICS)
• Adopted in 1991.
• Gradually adopted by most fire
combat agencies in Australia and
New Zealand.
• Other agencies criticised it as
being to Fire Service centric.
• In 2002 an extensive review was
commenced by AFAC to make it
more generic without
compromising its structure.
ICS IS A FLEXIBLE
CONCEPT
• It is used for a small incident where
the Incident Controller manages all
functions directly.
• Up to the largest incident which
involves the creation of an Incident
Management Team and the filling
of all support positions.
ICS PRINCIPLES
•
•
•
•
•
•
Universal Application.
Flexible.
Not just for Emergency Services.
Management by Objectives.
Span of Control.
Principal Functions (Incident Control,
Operations, Planning and Logistics,
Safety, Media Liaison and Management
Support).
ICS can be used in a variety
of circumstances by
different combat agencies.
Urban Search and
Rescue
Maritime disasters
Terrorist events and
large scale building collapse
Large scale meteorological events
Tsunami and
other tidal events
Aviation and aerospace disasters
ICS PRINCIPLES
• FUNCTIONAL DELEGATION
• INCIDENT CONTROL
• OPERATIONS
• PLANNING
• LOGISTICS
ICS PRINCIPLES cont.
• SAFETY ADVISOR
• MEDIA LIAISON including
Community Liaison
• MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
All Personnel in Key Functions
Identified by Tabards and supporting
Personnel by Brassards
ICS PRINCIPLES
• Management by objectives.
• Making a correct appreciation will result
in appropriate objectives.
• These objectives must be
communicated.
• Objectives are reviewed throughout the
operation.
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES
•
•
•
•
•
•
NSWFB
National Parks
State Forests
Police/DEOCON
DEMO
Bureau of Meteorology
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES (Cont’d)
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
State Emergency Service
NSW Ambulance
St John Ambulance
Water Authority
Electricity Authority
Telstra
NSW Agriculture
RTA
Railways
DOCS
Slide 31
The use of the Incident
Control System
(Australasian Interagency
Incident Management
System) in Emergency
Management
WHO ARE WE?
•
•
•
•
•
•
650 staff.
70,964 volunteers.
2069 Brigades.
50 Zones/Teams/Districts.
140 Local Government areas.
Provides fire services to 99.6% of NSW
including bush fires, structure fires,
motor vehicle accidents, search and
rescue and other emergencies.
AN OVERVIEW OF THE
INCIDENT CONTROL SYSTEM
• It is a system to integrate
personnel, equipment,
communications, procedures and
facilities into a common
organisational structure.
• It provides clear delegation of
responsibilities to effectively
accomplish stated objectives.
HISTORY
• Origin from a Military System
• Adapted by Forestry Service in US
as National Interagency Incident
Management System (NIIMS)
• Introduced to Fire Agencies in
Australia in early 1980s
• In 1991 Formalised as Australian
Inter-service Incident Management
System (AIIMS)
LEGISLATION
The State Emergency and Rescue Management
Act 1989
• Displan defines the Combat Agencies for
various incidents:
– Police (law enforcement, search and rescue, plus anything
not listed below)
– NSWFB (fires within the Fire District, hazmat on land and
inland waters, rescue)
– State Emergency Service (floods, storm, tempest, rescue)
– Rural Fire Service (fires within the Rural Fire District)
– VRA (rescue)
– Ambulance Service (medical, transport, rescue)
– Mines Rescue (rescue designated mines)
– Relevant Port Authority (marine oil spill)
– NSW Agriculture (animal health, exotic plant diseases)
NSW COORDINATED
FIREFIGHTING
MULTI-AGENCY APPROACH
• NSW Rural Fire service
• NSW Fire Brigades
• National Parks
• State Forests
• and Support Agencies
AIIMS (ICS)
• Adopted in 1991.
• Gradually adopted by most fire
combat agencies in Australia and
New Zealand.
• Other agencies criticised it as
being to Fire Service centric.
• In 2002 an extensive review was
commenced by AFAC to make it
more generic without
compromising its structure.
ICS IS A FLEXIBLE
CONCEPT
• It is used for a small incident where
the Incident Controller manages all
functions directly.
• Up to the largest incident which
involves the creation of an Incident
Management Team and the filling
of all support positions.
ICS PRINCIPLES
•
•
•
•
•
•
Universal Application.
Flexible.
Not just for Emergency Services.
Management by Objectives.
Span of Control.
Principal Functions (Incident Control,
Operations, Planning and Logistics,
Safety, Media Liaison and Management
Support).
ICS can be used in a variety
of circumstances by
different combat agencies.
Urban Search and
Rescue
Maritime disasters
Terrorist events and
large scale building collapse
Large scale meteorological events
Tsunami and
other tidal events
Aviation and aerospace disasters
ICS PRINCIPLES
• FUNCTIONAL DELEGATION
• INCIDENT CONTROL
• OPERATIONS
• PLANNING
• LOGISTICS
ICS PRINCIPLES cont.
• SAFETY ADVISOR
• MEDIA LIAISON including
Community Liaison
• MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
All Personnel in Key Functions
Identified by Tabards and supporting
Personnel by Brassards
ICS PRINCIPLES
• Management by objectives.
• Making a correct appreciation will result
in appropriate objectives.
• These objectives must be
communicated.
• Objectives are reviewed throughout the
operation.
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES
•
•
•
•
•
•
NSWFB
National Parks
State Forests
Police/DEOCON
DEMO
Bureau of Meteorology
LIAISON AND SUPPORT
AGENCIES (Cont’d)
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
State Emergency Service
NSW Ambulance
St John Ambulance
Water Authority
Electricity Authority
Telstra
NSW Agriculture
RTA
Railways
DOCS