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Incident command systems

LC control no.sh 98007774
Topical headingIncident command systems
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Variant(s)Unified command (Emergency management)
Unified command systems (Emergency management)
See alsoEmergency management
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Scope noteHere are entered works on multi-agency, multifunctional incident management systems that can be used by all emergency response disciplines to handle emergency situations such as wildfires, oil or hazardous material spills, etc.
Found inIncident command system, national training curriculum. Module 13, Unified command. Instructor's guide, 1994: p. 13 (describes a unified command as a multijurisdictional and/or multi-agency organizational plan used to control incident situations, such as oil or hazard waste spills)
EPA/Federal Register website, 02 Dec. 1998: under NIIMS ICS (a Unified Command System has been used for larger spill responses where the command module is comprised of reps. var. fed., state, and local government; allowing jurisdictional or functional responsibility for the incident without delay)
WWW search, Dec. 2, 1998 (incident command systems; incident command; unified command; unified command systems)