ICS Structure and CERT Roles

Each position in the ICS covers a specific function. The chart below depicts how CERT personnel are assigned to similar functional roles as professional responders in the ICS. Emergency Responder Role CERT Volunteer Incident Commander (IC) Leader Decides what is to be done Emergency responder (not a CERT role) Team Leader (TL) Operations Section Chief Doer Implements the decisions made by the IC/TL and performs actions Operations Logistics Section Chief Getter Ensures that the personnel, equipment, and tools required by operations to implement the IC's/TL’s decisions are in the right place, at the right time, in the right quantities Logistics Planning Section Chief Thinker; anticipates required personnel, materials, and tasks Planning