Establish an ICS Structure (Continued)

Recall what function each Command and General Staff position performs:

  • Public Information Officer (PIO) interfaces with the public, media, and others needing incident information.
  • Safety Officer monitors incident operations and advises the Incident Command on matters relating to health and safety.
  • Liaison Officer serves as the Incident Command’s point of contact for organizations not included in the Unified Command.
  • Operations Section plans and performs tactical activities to achieve the Incident Objectives established by the Incident Command.
  • Planning Section personnel collect, evaluate, and disseminate incident information to the IC/UC and other incident personnel.
  • Logistics Section personnel are responsible for providing services and support for the incident.
  • IC/UC establishes a Finance/Administration Section when the incident management activities require on-scene or incident-specific finance and administrative support services.
Incident Command. Command Staff, Public Information Officer, Safety Officer, Liaison Officer. General Staff, Operations Section Chief, Planning Section Chief, Logistics Section Chief, Finance/Administration Section Chief.