The National Incident Management System (NIMS) includes the ICS as a fundamental element of incident management. The ERP defines how staff involved with response and recovery activities will organize using the ICS.
ICS provides a standardized organizational structure to enable responders from a variety of jurisdictions and disciplines to work together effectively when responding to an emergency. ICS uses a well-defined command structure in order to specify roles and responsibilities in responding to an incident.
In ICS, the main contact person and decision-maker is the Incident Commander. At the utility level, the emergency response lead may have the role of the Incident Commander.
ICS provides a standardized organizational structure to enable responders from a variety of jurisdictions and disciplines to work together effectively when responding to an emergency. ICS uses a well-defined command structure in order to specify roles and responsibilities in responding to an incident.
In ICS, the main contact person and decision-maker is the Incident Commander. At the utility level, the emergency response lead may have the role of the Incident Commander.