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What are complex incidents?
Involve multijurisdictional and/or multidisciplinary
efforts of more than one agency and/or political
jurisdiction
What are characteristics of complex incidents?
-Require numerous tactical and support resources
normally exceeding the jurisdiction's internal
resource capacity
- Span multiple operational periods (days, weeks,
years)
-Draw national media interest
What is an Incident Complex?
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An incident complex is an organizational structure that exists when two or
more individual incidents located in the same general area are assigned to
a single Incident Commander or Unified Command.
How do incidents fit into the program structure?
Incidents become branches in the ops section under the same incident
commander
-Using Branches allows for more flexibility to
establish Divisions or Groups if required later.
What is Area Command?
An Area Command is activated to address competition
for resources among multiple ICPs based on the
complexity of the incident and incident management
span-of-control considerations. 2 or more incidents
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What are complex incidents?
Involve multijurisdictional and/or multidisciplinary
efforts of more than one agency and/or political
jurisdiction
What are characteristics of complex incidents?
-Require numerous tactical and support resources
normally exceeding the jurisdiction's internal
resource capacity
- Span multiple operational periods (days, weeks,
years)
-Draw national media interest
What is an Incident Complex?
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An incident complex is an organizational structure that exists when two or
more individual incidents located in the same general area are assigned to
a single Incident Commander or Unified Command.
How do incidents fit into the program structure?
Incidents become branches in the ops section under the same incident
commander
-Using Branches allows for more flexibility to
establish Divisions or Groups if required later.
What is Area Command?
An Area Command is activated to address competition
for resources among multiple ICPs based on the
complexity of the incident and incident management
span-of-control considerations. 2 or more incidents
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