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Purpose. The Incident Briefing (ICS 201) provides the Incident Commander (and the Command and General Staffs) with basic information regarding the incident situation and the resources allocated to the incident. In addition to a briefing document, the ICS 201 also serves as an initial action worksheet.

Hospital Incident Command System (HICS)

HICS Command Structure. One basic tenet of ICS is the clear chain of command, consisting of the Incident Commander and four sections: Operations, Planning, Logistics, and Finance/Administration.

HICS is an incident management system based on principles of the Incident Command System (ICS), which assists hospitals and healthcare organizations in improving their emergency management planning, response, and recovery capabilities for unplanned and planned events.

PURPOSE: The Incident Action Plan (IAP) Quick Start is a short form combining HICS Forms 201, 202, 203, 204 and 215A. It can be used in place of the full forms to document initial actions taken or during a short incident. Incident management can expand to the full forms as needed.

Example HICS Structure. ➢ Incident Commander – Administrator-in-Charge, (may re-delegate position, and provide control of the Command Center (CC)). Three Officers plus medical / technical specialists report directly to the Incident Commander: Public Information Officer – provides official information to media.

The Hospital Incident Command System (HICS) Purpose HICS is an incident management system based on principles of the Incident Command System (ICS), which assists hospitals and healthcare organizations in improving their emergency management planning, response, and recovery capabilities for unplanned and planned events.

The HICS structure is an ICS structure specifically designed for hospitals. The principles presented in the HICS framework overlap the mission areas: Prevention, Protection, Mitigation, Response, and Recovery. HICS can be used in both emergent incidents or non-emergent events.