Managers should plan and prepare for the demobilization process at the same time that they begin the resource mobilization process. Early planning for demobilization facilitates accountability and makes the transportation of resources as efficient as possible—in terms of both costs and time of delivery. Indicators that the incident may be ready to implement a demobilization plan include:

• Fewer resource requests being received.
• More resources spending more time in staging.
• Excess resources identified during planning process.
• Incident objectives have been accomplished.

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