Lesson 5: Incident Briefings and Meetings

Different meetings and briefings are used during the Incident Action Planning Process to share information. Briefings should be concise and may occur at the staff, field, or section level. Information shared during a briefing includes the current situation and objectives, safety issues and emergency procedures, work tasks, facilities and work areas, communication protocols, expectations, resource acquisition procedures, work schedules, and questions or concerns.  The Operational Period Briefing is led by the Incident Commander to present the IAP. Command and General Staff will also participate to share important information.