During smaller incidents, where only one jurisdiction or agency is primarily involved, the resource order is typically prepared at the incident, approved by the Incident Commander, and transmitted from the incident to the jurisdiction or agency ordering point.

Methods for placing orders may include:

• Verbal (face to face, telephone, radio, Voice Over IP)
• Electronic (data transmitted by computer based systems, electronic messaging, email, or fax)

For all incidents, using a single-point ordering system is the preferred approach.

Click on this link to learn more about single-point versus multipoint resource ordering.