Davis Logic Command Centers/ Incident Command System (ICS)   

"The Incident Command System (ICS) provides a management structure and system for conducting on-site operations. It is applicable to small scale daily operational activities as well as major mobilizations. ICS, provides command center and operational staff with a standardized operational structure and common terminology. Because of this, ICS provides a useful and flexible management system that is particularly adaptable to incidents involving multi-jurisdictional or multi-disciplinary responses. ICS pr...

A Design Language for Emergency Operations Center Facilities   

"Most EOC layouts can be described in terms of a few basic models, each of which has unique implications for the organizational dynamics it supports. These basic layouts are combined and hybridized to yield almost all real-world EOC floorplans."

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)   

NIMS Implementation Activities for Hospitals and Healthcare Systems (September, 12, 2006)

FEMA Emergency Management Institute   

IS-195 Basic Incident Command System Course

Hospital Emergency Incident Command System   

A project of the San Mateo County Emergency Medical Services Agency with support and funding from the California Emergency Medical Services Authority

Justice Institute of British Columbia   

The Provincial Emergency Program (PEP) Academy develops, delivers and evaluates emergency management training, which is offered free to those involved in emergency activities: municipal, federal, provincial and First Nations staff and volunteers in British Columbia.

National Association of City & County Health Officials   

The Public Health Role in Incident Management Systems An ICS/IMS training course that integrates the public health role in incident management is now available.

National Fire Service Information Management System COnsortium   

The National Fire Incident Management System Consortium is an organization of fire service professionals whose goal was to merge the two most popular incident command systems used by the American fire service into a single common system. These two systems are the Fire Ground Command System, developed by the Phoenix, Arizona, Fire Department, and the Incident Command System, developed in California by the FIRESCOPE program.

National Wildfire Coordinating Group   

ICS Courses

NY State Emergency Management Office   

Incident Command System - ICS Orientation online course

Ohlhausen Research, Inc.   

Planning an Incident COmmand Center: The Value of Cross-Agency Comparisons - An Example from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg (NC) Police Department By Major Lisa Shores. January, 2004 US Department of Homeland Security, Office of Domestic Preparedness.

TRAVELTECH Pty Ltd   

INcident Management Software

US Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration   

Simplified Guide to the Incident Command System for Transportation Professionals

US Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration   

The purpose of this Simplified Guide is to introduce the ICS to stakeholders who may be called upon to provide specific expertise, assistance, or material during highway incidents but who may be largely unfamiliar with ICS organization and operations. These stakeholders include transportation agencies and companies involved in towing and recovery, as well as elected officials and government agency managers at all levels. This document may also be beneficial to public safety professionals, who are familiar with ICS but may not fully understand how ICS concepts are applicable to transportation agencies.

US Department of Transportation, Feederal Highway Administration   

Incident Command System Guide for Transportation Professionals The purpose of the "Simplified Guide to the Incident Command System for Transportation Professionals" is to introduce the Incident Command System (ICS) to stakeholders, who may be called upon to provide specific expertise, assistance, or material during highway incidents, but who may be largely unfamiliar with ICS organization and operations. These stakeholders include transportation agencies and companies involved in towing and recovery as well as elected officials and government agency managers at all levels. This document may also be beneficial to public safety professionals, who are familiar with ICS, but may not fully understand how ICS concepts are applicable to transportation agencies.

Yale New Haven Center for Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Response   

Incident Command Systems (ICS) for Health Care (EM 140) During an emergency, an Incident Command System (ICS) assists in the command, control and coordination of all efforts aimed at protecting life, preserving property, supporting the emergency response and stabilizing the operations of a health care site. This course offers an introduction to ICS for health care workers and is designed to: * Describe the ways an ICS can provide a consistent approach to command and control during an emergency or disaster * Consider the composition of an effective ICS before an actual incident occurs * Provide an overview of roles and responsibilities for ICS members * Review Unified Command, needed when incidents involve not only health care facilities, but other response organizations both private and governmental.

California Emergency Medical Services Authority HOSPITAL INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM (HICS)   

HICS is a methodology for using ICS in a hospital/healthcare environment. HICS is an incident management system based on the Incident Command System (ICS), that assists hospitals in improving their emergency management planning, response, and recovery capabilities for unplanned and planned events. HICS is consistent with ICS and the National Incident Management System (NIMS) principles. HICS will strengthen hospital disaster preparedness activities in conjunction with community response agencies and allow hospitals to understand and assist in implementing the 17 Elements of the hospital-based NIMS guidelines. HICS products include a Guidebook and planning and training tools.

Center for Public Health Preparedness, School of Public Health, University at Albany, State University of NY   

The Public Health Incident Command System (PHICS): A Guide for the Management of Emergencies or Other Unusual Incidents Within Public Health Agencies.

Crisis Information Management Software (CIMS) Feature Comparison Report   

This NIJ Special Report compares 10 crisis information management software products currently used by emergency management agencies (EMAs). The products examined were specifically designed to augment EMA responses to crisis situations and enhance emergency management planning and mitigation. The report is accompanied by an Excel-based Feature Comparison Matrix that allows an agency to assess the performance of a product(s)—respective of agency priorities, requirements, and conditions of operation—and use that information for the procurement process. (October, 2002)