by: Jack Murphy ©1998 Published by: Fire Engineering Book Department RICS is an easy-to-use ICS guideline tool that will enhance your effectiveness at the scene and provide your department with valuable records and documentation of the incident. Part 1: Incident Command Handbook: A “quick guide” to fireground response • Includes sector assignments, basic size-up information, specific response information (related to carbon monoxide, collapse, confined spaces, explosive devices, hazardous materialss response, aircraft crashes, maritime fires, urban/wildland fires, water rescue, etc.), and emergency telephone numbers • Illustrations of various types of collapses, placard systems, tanker trucks, storage tanks, freight cars, and other operational diagams Part 2: All-Weather Distribution “Planner” Sheets (2 Sets of 19 pages packaged in a red plastic folder): Quickly review assigned roles and responsibilities with the checklist then implement the appropriate strategies and tactics • Brief definition of the responsibilities and points to be observed • Record individual progress, valuable when debriefing the incident and as an assistant in the classroom or courtroom • Divided into the five ICS groups: Command, Operations, Planning, Logistics, ad Finance • Document responses, tactics, and procedures used to mitigate an incident • Specific details related to that assignment, such as hydrant systems, flows, strategic goals, decon, medical treatments, weather conditions and topics related to the inident Rapid Incident Command System First Edition Published by: Fire Engineering / Penwell |
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