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COMMAND, CONTROL AND
COMMUNICATIONS
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The community model of
planned response should be based on a similar incident management
lexicon. It is important that various
agencies operate and communicate in a similar manner in order to streamline
resources.
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The incident command model
enables the community, on a daily basis, to control disaster scenes in a
multijurisdictional and interdepartmental manner. Questions of command and control are handled by local
agreements developed during table top sessions and planning meetings prior to
the disaster. The command system may
be called the Incident Management System, the Incident Command System or some
other name, but regardless of the term or exact structure, the aim of the
chain of command and mutual aid agreements is to coordinate the safe and
effective response of emergency resources to an incident.
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At the incident scene,
tactical and logistical decisions are managed by the incident commander or
incident manager. Decisions regarding
safe placement of resources, decontamination corridors, personal protective
equipment, communication, and the treatment and transport of victims are
controlled and managed centrally.
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At the medical facility, the
hospital incident commander or incident manager will coordinate the response
actions of various departments:
security, emergency, engineering, public relations, operating rooms,
and intensive care. Specialty
sections and priorities might include decontamination, occupational medicine,
wellness, personal protective equipment, and communication.
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