United States Fire Administration Chief Officer Training Curriculum Operations Module 1: Application of the ICS.
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United States Fire Administration
Chief Officer Training
Curriculum
Operations
Module 1:
Application of the ICS
Objectives
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Identify ICS functions, elements, and
responsibilities
Define command presence, assuming
command, transferring command, and
establishing a Command Post (CP)
Develop a basic ICS organization for an
emergency incident
Develop an extended ICS organization for a
major emergency incident
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Overview
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ICS overview
ICS major functions
– Command
– Operations
– Planning
– Logistics
– Finance/administration
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ICS management techniques
History of the ICS
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Before 1970: department-specific
Past 30 years:
– FIRESCOPE ICS
– Fire Ground Command (FGC)
– Combinations of ICS and FGC
– National Fire Service Incident Management
System Consortium
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FIRESCOPE
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Catalyst: wildland/urban interface fires
in 1970's
Adapted to structural firefighting and
“all-risk” incidents
Flexible model:
– Any type or size incident
– Any department or agency
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NATIONAL INCIDENT MANAGEMENT
SYSTEM - (NIMS)
More than ICS, NIMS includes:
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– Command and Management
– Preparedness
– Resource Management / Mutual Aid
– Communications and Information Management
– Supporting Technologies
– Ongoing Management and Maintenance
The ICS established in the NIMS is based on the Incident
Command System Operational System Description
document (ICS 120-1) developed by FIRESCOPE.
Many other agencies besides fire agencies – both public
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and private – will be adopting the DHS NIMS.
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN NIMS and FIRESCOPE ICS
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The Information Officer position is called
the Public Information Officer (PIO).
The intelligence and information function
may be organized in one of the following
ways:
– Officer within the Command Staff.
– Unit within the Planning Section.
– Branch within the Operations Section.
– Separate General Staff section.
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ICS Command and General Staff
Positions
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COMMAND
SAFETY
LIAISON
PUBLIC
INFORMATION
OPERATIONS
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PLANNING
LOGISTICS
FINANCE/
ADMINISTRATION
Information and Intelligence Options
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COMMAND
SAFETY
LIAISON
PUBLIC
INFORMATION
INFORMATION and
INTELLIGENCE
Officer
INFORMATION and
INTELLIGENCE
(Section)
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OPERATIONS
PLANNING
INFORMATION and
INTELLIGENCE
(Branch)
INFORMATION and
INTELLIGENCE
(Unit)
LOGISTICS
FINANCE
ADMINISTRATION
Need for ICS
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In your department:
– Safer, better handling of incidents
– Professional approach
– More effective use of resources
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Expanded Incidents
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Simple ICS organization at routine
incidents
Expanding incident cues ICS transition
ICS organization expands with needs
– Modular design
– Delegation of command responsibility
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ICS Command and General Staff
Positions
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COMMAND
SAFETY
LIAISON
PUBLIC
INFORMATION
OPERATIONS
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PLANNING
LOGISTICS
FINANCE
ADMINISTRATION
Command
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Determines strategies
Selects tactics
Sets the Incident Action Plan (IAP)
Develops the ICS organization
Manages/coordinates resources
Provides for safety
Releases information
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Coordinates resource activities
Unified Command
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A unified team effort that allows all
agencies with responsibility for the
incident, either geographical or
functional, to manage the incident by
establishing a common set of incident
objectives and strategies without losing
or abdicating agency authority,
responsibility, or accountability.
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Unified Command
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Cues: multiple agencies/jurisdictions
Selection of participants:
– Legal responsibilities
– Location of incident
– Type of incident
– Previous training and experience
All participants contribute to the command
process
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Command Staff
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COMMAND
Scene Safety
Authority to take action
Interface with agencies
Liaison area
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Information and media
Information area
SAFETY
OFFICER
LIAISON
OFFICER
PUBLIC INFORMATION
OFFICER
ICS General Staff Positions
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COMMAND
SAFETY
LIAISON
PUBLIC
INFORMATION
OPERATIONS
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PLANNING
LOGISTICS
FINANCE/
ADMINISTRATION
Operations
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COMMAND
OPERATIONS
PLANNING
LOGISTICS
FINANCE/
ADMINISTRATION
Manages all resources directly engaged in
incident operations
Determines and directs tactical operations
Allocates and assigns resources
Assists in developing the action plan
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Operations
(continued)
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When to staff:
– Complex incidents (20+ units)
– IC must focus on “big picture”
When Operations is staffed:
– IC does strategies
– Ops does tactics
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Planning
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COMMAND
OPERATIONS
PLANNING
LOGISTICS
FINANCE/
ADMINISTRATION
Collects and evaluates information
Records resource status
Documents the incident
Assists in developing the action plan
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Planning
(continued)
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When to staff:
– When the IC needs assistance at the
Command Post
– On complex incidents where analysis and
strategic planning are too time-consuming
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Logistics
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COMMAND
OPERATIONS
PLANNING
LOGISTICS
FINANCE/
ADMINISTRATION
Provides facilities, services, and
materials to support incident operations
Assists in developing the action plan
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Logistics
(continued)
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When to staff:
– When service and support functions are
required to maintain operational forces
– On complex, resource-intensive incidents
– On incidents that will extend for a long time
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Finance/Administration
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COMMAND
OPERATIONS
PLANNING
LOGISTICS
FINANCE/
ADMINISTRATION
Responsible for all financial and legal
aspects of the incident
When to staff:
– Abnormal costs are encountered
– Reimbursement is possible
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Delegating Responsibilities
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The IC:
Is responsible for any
functions not delegated
Has ultimate responsibility
to ensure all incident
requirements are met
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The Operations Section
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A CLOSER LOOK
COMMAND
OPERATIONS
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Single Resources and Crews
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Single resource: individual company
Crew: personnel without apparatus
COMMAND
COMMAND
OPERATIONS
RIC
RIC
ENGINE 2
CREW
ENGINE 2
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CREW
Task Force/Strike Team
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Task force: group of single resources
Strike teams: same-type resources
COMMAND
COMMAND
OPERATIONS
RIC
RIC
TASK FORCE
STRIKE TEAM
TASK FORCE
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STRIKE TEAM
Task Force Example
COMMAND
TASK FORCE
E-1
E-2
T-1
E-3
T-2
Strike Team Example
COMMAND
STRIKE TEAM
E-1
E-2
E-3
E-4
E-5
STRIKE TEAM
E-6
E-7
E-8
E-9
E-10
STRIKE TEAM
E-11
E-12
E-13
E-14
E-15
Grocery Store Example
Fire involves 25% of the front of the
store
First alarm
– 2 engines
– 1 truck
– 1 chief
Grocery Store Example
(continued)
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COMMAND
Fire Attack
Engine 1
Rescue
Engine 2
Vent
Truck 1
The complex ICS you have heard about
How many alarms handled by this size
organization?
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Staging
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COMMAND
STAGING
COMMAND
OPERATIONS
STAGING
Resources ready for immediate
assignment temporarily located
Personnel in POVs should report for
formation into crews
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Level 1 Staging
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Used to control first-alarm units
One or two units and chiefs go directly
to scene
All other first-alarm units stop one block
from scene
Report (“identity, location, direction”)
Wait for an assignment!
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Level 2 Staging
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Formal staging area determined by IC
when second alarm or mutual aid
requested
Request is cue to staff the staging area
Manager function
Announce staging area location on radio
Staging versus base
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Grocery Store Example
(continued)
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IC requests additional resources
Second alarm:
– 3 engines (E-3, E-4, E-5)
– 1 truck (T-2)
How will they be distributed?
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Grocery Store Example
(continued)
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COMMAND
All to Staging
(E-3, E-4, E-5, T-2)
Some to assignments
Others to Staging
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STAGING
Fire Attack
Rescue
Vent
E-1
E-2
T-1
E-4
T-2
Salvage
E-5
Grocery Store Example
(continued)
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Assume seven units at the scene
COMMAND
STAGING
E-3
Fire Attack Fire Attack
E-1
E-4
Rescue
E-2
Rescue
T-2
Vent
T-1
Salvage
E-5
What’s wrong with this organization?
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Divisions
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COMMAND
DIVISION
GROUP
COMMAND
OPERATIONS
DIVISION
GROUP
Organize resources by geographic area
Require departments to establish a
method of dividing the incident scene
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Dividing the Incident
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ABCD System
Division C
Division B
Structure
Division A
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Division D
Dividing the Incident
(continued)
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Exposure System
Exposure C
Division B
Division A
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Exposure D
Structure
Division D
Exposure B
Division C
Dividing the Incident
(continued)
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Each floor
is a
division.
Division 5
Division 4
Division 3
Division 2
Division 1
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Groups
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COMMAND
Division 1
Vent
Group
Organize resources by functional area of
responsibility
Work across division lines
Operate at the same command level
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Coordinate with Division Supervisor
Grocery Store Example
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Start at the
COMMAND
Division
1
Rescue
Group
Vent
Group
E-1
E-2
T-1
Plug in resources
as they arrive
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division and group
level
COMMAND
Division
1
Rescue
Group
Vent
Group
Salvage
Group
E-1
E-4
E-2
T-2
T-1
E-5
Garden Apartment Example
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COMMAND
Division
3
Attic
Division
Vent
Group
Division
2
E-1
E-2
T-1
E-3
T-2
E-5
E-6
E-4
R-1
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Activity 1.1:
Application of the Basic ICS
Functions
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Scenario 1
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Scenario 2
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The Operations Section
(continued)
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COMMAND
OPERATIONS
PLANNING
LOGISTICS
Staffing the operations function
– Span of control exceeded
– Other concerns
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FINANCE/
ADMINISTRATION
Garden Apartment Example
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Garden Apartment Example
(continued)
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More complex than previous example:
Larger building and fire area
Nighttime fire situation
Residents displaced from 48 apartments
Dead-end water main
No rear vehicle access to apartments
Limited road access
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Garden Apartment Example
(continued)
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More problems for the IC
Inability to focus on tactical operations
Result: operations function is staffed
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Garden Apartment Example
(continued)
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COMMAND
Other
Concerns
OPERATIONS
RIC
Div.
4
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Div
C
STAGING
Div
3
Vent
Group
Exposure
Group
Branches
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COMMAND
COMMAND
RIC
STAGING
BRANCH
DIV
GRP
BRANCH
OPERATIONS
RIC
STAGING
BRANCH
DIV
BRANCH
GRP
Responsible for all tactical operations in assigned
portion of action plan
Under direction of the IC or operations section
chief
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Branches
(continued)
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COMMAND
Other
Concerns
OPERATIONS
RIC
STAGING
Suppression
Branch
Div
4
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Div
C
Div
3
Exposure
Branch
Vent
Group
Div
2
Exposure
Group
Should the exposure branch director
position be staffed?
Salvage
Group
Haz Mat Example
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Incident requires many special resources
Branches give experts flexibility and
control
Command
RIC
Rescue
Branch
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Suppression
Branch
Staging
Medical
Branch
Haz Mat
Branch
Branches
(continued)
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Command
Other
functions
Rescue
Branch
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Suppression
Branch
EMS
Branch
Haz Mat
Branch
Review of Operations
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Command
Operations
Staging
RIC
Branch
Division
Strike
Team
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Task
Force
Branch
Group
Crew
Planning Section
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COMMAND
OPERATIONS
PLANNING
Staffed as needed to manage incident
Section chief reports directly to IC
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Planning Section
(continued)
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COMMAND
PLANNING
– Resource Unit
– Situation Unit
– Documentation Unit
– Demobilization Unit
–Technical Specialists
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Logistics Section
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COMMAND
OPERATIONS
PLANNING
LOGISTICS
Staffed as needed to manage incident
Section chief reports directly to IC
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Logistics Section
(continued)
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COMMAND
LOGISTICS
SERVICE BRANCH
COMMUNICATIONS
MEDICAL UNIT
REHAB MGR
FOOD
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SUPPORT BRANCH
SUPPLY
FACILITIES
GROUND SUPPORT
Finance/Administration
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COMMAND
OPERATIONS
PLANNING
LOGISTICS
FINANCE/
ADMINISTRATION
Staffed as needed to manage incident
Section chief reports directly to IC
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Finance/Administration
(continued)
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COMMAND
FINANCE/
ADMINISTRATION
Time Unit
Procurement Unit
Claims Unit
Cost Unit
Also responsible for legal matters at incidents
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Activity 1.2:
Using the ICS at a Major
Incident
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Command Presence
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What is command
presence?
How can fire
officers improve
command
presence?
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Assuming Command
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What is confirmation of command?
What are your department’s
requirements for assuming command?
Identify command.
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Transfer of Command
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What should be included in a transfer of
command methodology?
What is passing command?
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Establishing a Command Post
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What does a command post provide?
Where should the command post be
located?
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Module Summary
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History and purpose of ICS
National Incident Management System
(NIMS)
ICS at expanded incidents
ICS functions and command staff
Resource terminology and staging
Divisions, groups, branches
Incident management techniques
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Module Summary
(continued)
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Apply ICS to any incident regardless of
size or type
Carry out all functions at every incident
All fire officers should train in ICS
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