Incident Typing (Continued)

Review the following definitions and determine what Incident Type is appropriate for the incident in this scenario.

  • TYPE 5 INCIDENT: One or two single response resources with up to 6 response personnel, Incident expected to last only a few hours, no ICS Command and General Staff positions activated.
  • TYPE 4 INCIDENT: Several single response resources required, response will be limited to one operational period, select ICS Command and General Staff activated only as needed.
  • TYPE 3 INCIDENT: Resource requirements will exceed the initial response resources, may extend into multiple operational periods, some or all ICS Command and General Staff are activated.
  • TYPE 2 INCIDENT: Regional or National resources will be required, the incident will extend into multiple operational periods, most or all ICS Command and General Staff positions are filled.
  • TYPE 1 INCIDENT: National level resources are required, the incident will extend into multiple operational periods, all ICS Command and General Staff positions are utilized, and Branches need to be established.
An image showing an inverted pyramid with different levels of incidents going from Type 1 (at top) to Type 5 (at bottom). The image depicts clocks with longer durations and more people as it moves from Type 5 to Type 1. There is a bracket which indicates the vast mojority of all incidents are Types 3, 4, or 5.
Clocks do not depict length of incident time.