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Key Points: Unity of command means that each individual involved in incident operations will be assigned – and will report – to only one supervisor.
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The Leadership and Management unit provides a more detailed look at the following ICS features:
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The visual depicts an orderly line of authority within the ranks of the incident management organization.
The flow of task assignments and resource requests between participants in the ICS occurs only with the person directly above or below them on the organizational chart.
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Unity of command means that each individual involved in incident operations will be assigned
Chain of command and unity of command help to ensure clear reporting relationships exist and eliminate the confusion caused by multiple, conflicting directives. Incident managers at all levels must be able to control the actions of all personnel under their supervision.
Unity of command clears up many of the potential communication problems encountered in managing incidents or events because each individual maintains a formal communication relationship only with his or her immediate supervisor.
It is important not to confuse unity of command with Unified Command.
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Unified Command allows all responsible agencies to manage an incident together by establishing a common set of incident objectives and strategies. As a team effort, Unified Command overcomes much of the inefficiency and duplication of effort that can occur when agencies from different functional and geographic jurisdictions, or agencies at different levels of government, operate without a common system or organizational framework.
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Using Unified Command when appropriate:
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Activity Purpose: To practice recognizing potential incident management issues.
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A tornado collapsed a building, trapping 15 people in its basement. Fire department officers immediately designated a fire station located directly across from the incident site as the Incident Command Post (ICP). However, the fire station’s confined location and immediate proximity to the incident made it ill-suited for directing the large-scale response effort. As police officers arrived on the scene, they decided to establish their Command Center at a school, several blocks away from the immediate response activities.
As response operations progressed and a mobile command vehicle became available, the Incident Command Post (ICP) was established in that vehicle just north of the hospital. Other agencies involved, such as the fire department and emergency medical services, began operating near the new ICP location and Incident Commander. The police department continued to operate from the school.
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Formal communications follow the lines of authority. However, in informal communication, information concerning the incident or event can be passed horizontally or vertically within the organization without restriction.
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Informal communication relationships are those situations requiring exchange of incident or event information only and do not involve tasking work assignments or requests for support or additional resources.
Discussion Question:
What are some examples of informal communications within the ICS organization?
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Examples of informal communication are as follows:
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Discussion Question:
Why is leadership an essential element of successful incident/event management?
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Activity Purpose: To stimulate thought and discussion about desirable leadership qualities.
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