Incident Command System History

In 1980, the ICS that was originally
developed in California under the FIRESCOPE program made the
transition into a national program called the National Interagency
Incident Management System (NIIMS). At that time ICS became the
backbone of a wider-based system for all federal agencies with
wildland fire management responsibilities.
The following agencies and entities, among others, have endorsed the
use of ICS:
• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
National Curriculum Advisory Committee on Incident
Command Systems/Emergency Operations Management
Systems recommends adoption of ICS as a multihazard/allagency
system.
FEMA's National Fire Academy (NFA) has adopted ICS as a
model system for fire services.
FEMA's Urban Search and Rescue Response System, a
component of the Federal Response Plan, uses ICS as its onsite
management structure.
• NFPA Standard 1405 (Land-Based Firefighters who respond
to marine vessel fires) was developed at the request of, and in
cooperation with, the U.S. Coast Guard and calls for the use of
ICS. The U.S. Coast Guard also is incorporating ICS basic
structure and management principles into the National
Response System used for oil and hazardous material pollution
response.
• The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
requires that all governmental and private organizations that
handle hazardous materials use ICS.
• The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standard
1500 states that all departments should establish written
procedures for use of ICS.
• Some states now require the use of an emergency management
system based on ICS.
• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rules require non-
OSHA states to use ICS at hazardous materials incidents.
• The National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) has
formally adopted ICS for use by all federal and state wildfire
management organizations.

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Education

Tags:

• ICS
• Incident Command System
• NIMS
• FEMA
• OSHA
• EPA
• USDA
• Bomberos BC
• FIRESCOPE
• FEMA's NFA
• U.S. Coast Guard
• NWCG