Incident Command Sample Clauses

Incident Command. (a) The Requesting Party will designate an Incident Commander. Resources provided by the Responding Party will be subject to the direction of the Incident Commander, unless the Incident Commander, based on all the facts and circumstances at the scene of operation, requests that the Responding Party take charge of the operation based on superior resources, expertise, or other reason. In order to realize maximum effectiveness, it is the intention of the Parties that the response be under unified command with the highest degree of coordination possible under the circumstances. (b) Any Request for Assistance hereunder shall include a statement of the amount and type of equipment and number of personnel requested, shall specify the location to which the equipment and personnel are to be dispatched, and shall state the time period for which such equipment and personnel are requested. The Responding Party shall, in its sole discretion, determine what equipment and personnel are available to furnish the requested assistance. (c) The Responding Party shall report to the Incident Commander at the location to which the equipment and personnel are dispatched. (d) A Responding Party shall be released by the Requesting Party when the services of the Responding Entity are no longer required or when the officer in charge of the Responding party's forces determines, in the officer's sole discretion, that further assistance should not be provided.

Incident Command. Each service area shall use the Incident Command System, ICS, within the National Incident Management System, NIMS.

Incident Command. Michigan Fire Fighter Training Council Fire Officer I, II and III Certification.

Incident Command a. The Party with the first arriving unit to any Emergency Incident shall establish an incident command structure, including designation of an Incident Commander, which is consistent with Standard Operating Guidelines of a nationally accepted Incident Management System ("Command Structure"). All responding personnel will operate under the Command Structure and perform all required duties in assigned groups and/or divisions. b. If it becomes necessary for a Party to transfer control of an Emergency Incident to another Party, command shall be transferred to the other Party's senior officer at the Emergency Incident. Each Party shall be responsible for completion of the reporting process in accordance with that Party's Standard Operating Guidelines or applicable policies or procedures.

Incident Command. Incident Command shall be established by MMFD upon arrival to an incident in the boundary area. Command will be transferred to LHFS once a department senior Officer is on scene and has the required firefighters to perform tasks.

Incident Command. Establish or interface with the Incident Command System (ICS)

Incident Command. Command and control of every incident shall comply with the National Incident Management System. Each party may retain, assign, or assume command of a fire incident occurring within its political jurisdiction.

Incident Command. In those instances where the assisting Department arrives before the jurisdictional Department, the assisting Department will take the necessary action dictated by the situation. However, it is assumed that the jurisdictional Department will arrive shortly after the arrival of that assisting Department. Overall command of the incident will be assumed by the jurisdictional Department upon its arrival at the scene. The highest- ranking officer of the assisting Fire Department at the incident, who will become the Agency Representative (AREP). The resources of the assisting Department will be released from the scene as soon as practical by the jurisdictional Fire Department. When it is deemed appropriate, the AREP may enter into Unified Command with the jurisdictional Department’s Incident Commander. It is understood that such a decision may require approval from an Agency Administrator of the assisting and/or jurisdictional Department. A common and agreed upon communications plan shall be established and utilized by all resources and Incident Commanders.

Incident Command. Identification of the Incident Commander(s) and the person(s) to whom Provider’s supervisory personnel will report upon arrival at the designated staging location.

Incident Command. As used herein, “Automatic Aid” is the process by which any Party or Parties automatically share(s) response resources; “Mutual Aid” is the process by which one Party requests resources, across jurisdictional boundaries, from another Party or Parties.