The Incident Commander is at the highest level of the organizational structure, with overall responsibility for managing the incident. The command staff includes the Public Information Officer, Safety Officer, and Liaison Officer.

General staff includes the Operations Section Chief, the Planning Section Chief, the Logistics Section Chief, and the Finance/Administration Section Chief.

Under the Operations Section Chief are the Branch Director and the Air Operations Branch Director. The Division/Group Supervisor reports to the Branch Director, the Strike Team/Task Force Leader reports to the Division/Group Supervisor, and Single Resources report to the Strike Team/Task Force Leader. Reporting to the Air Operations Branch Director are the Air Support Group Supervisor and Air Tactical Group Supervisor.

The Planning Section Chief is in charge of the Resources Unit Leader, the Situation Unit Leader, the Documentation Unit Leader, the Demobilization Unit Leader, and Technical Specialists.

The Logistics Section Chief has two directors reporting to him/her: The Service Branch Director (who is in charge of the Communication, Medical, and Food Unit Leaders) and the Support Branch Director (who is in charge of the Supply, Facilities, and Ground Support Unit Leaders).

Finally, the Finance/Administration Section Chief is in charge of the Unit Leaders for Time, Procurement, Compensation/Claims, and Cost.