Incident Command System

The Incident Command System (ICS) is a standardized approach to the command, control, and coordination of emergency response providing a common hierarchy within which responders from multiple agencies can be effective.^[1]

ICS was initially developed to address problems of inter-agency responses to wildfires in California and Arizona but is now a component of the National Incident Management System (NIMS)^[2] in the US, where it has evolved into use in all-hazards situations, ranging from active shootings to hazmat scenes.^[3] In addition, ICS has acted as a pattern for similar approaches internationally.^[4]

^ "Glossary: Simplified Guide to the Incident Command System for Transportation Professionals". Federal Highway Administration, Office of Operations. Retrieved 24 October 2018.
^ "Chapter 7: THE INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM (ICS)". Center for Excellence in Disaster Management & Humanitarian Assistance. Archived from the original on 23 April 2008. Retrieved 23 September 2009.
^ Bigley, Gregory; Roberts, Karlene (December 2001). "The Incident Command System: High-Reliability Organizing for Complex and Volatile Task Environments" (PDF). The Academy of Management Journal. 44 (6). Academy of Management: 1281–1299. Retrieved 25 September 2015. | enter = 29.9.1987
^ Dara, Saqib; Ashton, Rendell; Farmer, Christopher; Carlton, Paul (January 2005). "Worldwide disaster medical response: An historical perspective". Critical Care Medicine. 33 (1): S2–S6. doi:10.1097/01.CCM.0000151062.00501.60. PMID 15640674. S2CID 32514269.

[1] "Glossary: Simplified Guide to the Incident Command System for Transportation Professionals". Federal Highway Administration, Office of Operations. Retrieved 24 October 2018.

[2] "Chapter 7: THE INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM (ICS)". Center for Excellence in Disaster Management & Humanitarian Assistance. Archived from the original on 23 April 2008. Retrieved 23 September 2009.

[3] Bigley, Gregory; Roberts, Karlene (December 2001). "The Incident Command System: High-Reliability Organizing for Complex and Volatile Task Environments" (PDF). The Academy of Management Journal. 44 (6). Academy of Management: 1281–1299. Retrieved 25 September 2015. | enter = 29.9.1987

[4] Dara, Saqib; Ashton, Rendell; Farmer, Christopher; Carlton, Paul (January 2005). "Worldwide disaster medical response: An historical perspective". Critical Care Medicine. 33 (1): S2–S6. doi:10.1097/01.CCM.0000151062.00501.60. PMID 15640674. S2CID 32514269.

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