ICS Form 201, Incident Briefing

The Incident Briefing Form (ICS Form 201) is an eight-part form that provides an Incident Command/Unified Command with status information that can be used for briefing incoming resources, an incoming Incident Commander or team, or an immediate supervisor. The basic information includes:

  • Incident situation (map, significant events)
  • Incident objectives
  • Summary of current actions
  • Status of resources assigned or ordered for the incident or event
A picture of an Incident Briefing Form.
To see a sample completed ICS Form 201, select this link: Completed ICS Form 201.