In the ICS, the incident commander runs the entire operation, but rather than making all the decisions by himself or herself, there's a command structure in place where information is gathered quickly and given to the commander, so they can make decisions quickly. There's no conflicting information, and everyone immediately understands their role.
The incident commander (IC) is the person in charge of the entire operation. In case of a fire, it's the most senior officer available to take command. (In some cases, the first senior officer to arrive on the scene may be involved in the actual firefighting operations.)
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A 2014 article in the FBI's Law Enforcement Bulletin tells the story of an earthquake in central Virginia three years earlier that damaged a high-rise building that housed several hundred elderly residents. The police department's incident commander had basic NIMS training, but it wasn't enough to step into or manage the ICS model.
Regardless of the cause, any major incident requires handling with greater urgency and shorter timescales. That means a firm hand is needed to coordinate the efforts to restore services to normal working conditions. And that brings us to the role of incident commander (IC).
A role of responsibility can be transferred during an incident for several reasons: As the incident grows a more qualified person is required to take over as Incident Commander to handle the ever-growing needs of the incident, or in reverse where as an incident reduces in size command can be passed down to a less qualified person (but still qualified to run the now-smaller incident) to free up highly qualified resources for other tasks or incidents. Other reasons to transfer command include jurisdictional change if the incident moves locations or area of responsibility, or normal turnover of personnel due to extended incidents. The transfer of command process always includes a transfer of command briefing, which may be oral, written, or a combination of both. 2ff7e9595c
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