Acting as the Incident Commander and determining your approach to the incident, your initial actions should include a Size-Up.

A size-up is done to develop initial incident objectives. Incident objectives will define what types of resources are required to respond to the incident. Finally, the resources the Incident Commander will manage affect which Command and General Staff positions will be activated to assist the IC in management of the incident.

The considerations for a size-up outlined in this course include:

1. Size-up the nature and magnitude of the incident.
2. Determine the hazards and safety concerns.
3. Determine Initial Priorities and immediate Resource Requirements.
4. Determine the location of the Incident Command Post and Staging Area.
5. Determine the Entrance and Exit Routes for Responders.

Again, you will need to first complete your size-up activities to determine the ICS sections that you will need to manage the incident.

In the following activity, you will walk through these initial actions that you will take as the first supervisor on scene.