SPOKANE COUNTY FIELD OPERATIONS GUIDE and SPOKANE COUNTY FIRE RESOURCE PLAN Inland Empire Fire Chief’s Association Inland Northwest Law Enforcement Leadership Group ICS FOG PREFACE This Field Operations Guide (FOG) was created to assist emergency response agencies of Spokane County and the greater Inland Empire in the art of incident management. It is intended to serve these agencies by promoting a common all-risk Incident Command System (ICS). This document provides an incident management framework to meet an agency’s routine ICS needs as well as expanding to meet the demands of large-scale complex events, which by their nature, demand safe, effective incident management and multi-agency coordination. The Inland Empire Fire Chief’s Association and the Inland Northwest Law Enforcement Leadership Group encourages agencies to utilize this guide as a baseline for managing incident operations recognizing it may need to be supported by additional agency specific policies and guidelines. The Spokane County ICS Field Operations Guide is compatible with and used in conjunction with the Spokane Area Fire Resource Plan, the Washington Fire Mobilization Plan and the Northwest Regional Law Enforcement Mobilization Plan to order and coordinate the use of incident resources. This document should be seen as a “work in progress” and as such will demand periodic review by the Inland Empire Fire Chief’s Association and the Inland Northwest Law Enforcement Leadership Group. Adopted: Inland Empire Fire Chief’s Association Inland Northwest Law Enforcement Leadership Group PREFACE i June 2006 ICS FOG THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK PREFACE ii June 2006 ICS FOG TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 Common Responsibilities ............................................................................. 1-1 Chapter 2 Multi-Agency Coordination System .............................................................. 2-1 Chapter 3 Area Command ............................................................................................ 3-1 Chapter 4 Complex ....................................................................................................... 4-1 Chapter 5 Command ..................................................................................................... 5-1 Chapter 6 Operations Section ....................................................................................... 6-1 Chapter 7 Planning Section .......................................................................................... 7-1 Chapter 8 Logistics Section .......................................................................................... 8-1 Chapter 9 Finance/Administration Section .................................................................... 9-1 Chapter 10 Organizational Guides .................................................................................. 10-1 Chapter 11 Resource Types and Minimum Standards ................................................... 11-1 Chapter 12 Hazardous Materials .................................................................................... 12-1 Chapter 13 Multi-Casualty .............................................................................................. 13-1 Chapter 14 Urban Search and Rescue ........................................................................... 14-1 Chapter 15 High Rise Structure Fire ............................................................................... 15-1 Chapter 16 Law Enforcement ......................................................................................... 16-1 Chapter 17 Terrorism / Weapons of Mass Destruction ................................................... 17-1 Chapter 18 Incident Safety and Accountability Guidelines.............................................. 18-1 Chapter 19 Water Rescue for Swift Water / Flood…………………………………………..19-1 Appendix A Communications .......................................................................................... A-1 Appendix B Spokane County Agency Designators .......................................................... B-1 Appendix C Glossary of Terms ........................................................................................ C-1 NOTE: Each of the above chapters has its own table of contents. CONTENTS iii May 12, 2011 ICS FOG THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY BLANK CONTENTS iv May 12, 2011 ICS FOG CHAPTER 1 COMMON RESPONSIBILITIES Contents ............................................................................................................................ 1-1 Common Responsibilities .................................................................................................. 1-2 Receiving Assignments ........................................................................................... 1-2 Check-In ................................................................................................................. 1-2 Receive Briefing ...................................................................................................... 1-2 Accountability of Assigned Personnel ..................................................................... 1-2 Organize and Brief Subordinates ............................................................................ 1-2 Communications ..................................................................................................... 1-2 Clear Text ............................................................................................................... 1-2 Forms and Reports ................................................................................................. 1-3 Unit Logs (ICS 214) ................................................................................................ 1-3 Demobilization ........................................................................................................ 1-3 Inappropriate Behavior ............................................................................................ 1-4 Drugs and Alcohol ................................................................................................... 1-4 Unit Leader Responsibilities .............................................................................................. 1-4 COMMON RESPONSIBILITIES 1-1 June 2006 ICS FOG COMMON RESPONSIBILITIES The following is a checklist applicable to all ICS personnel: a. Receive assignment from your agency, including: 1. Incident name. 2. Job assignment, e.g., Strike Team designation, overhead position, etc. 3. Resource order number and request number. 4. Reporting location/Incident location. 5. Reporting time/Check-in point. 6. Travel instructions. 7. Any special communications instructions, e.g., travel frequency. 8. Unit designator (if applicable). b. Upon arrival at the incident, check in at designated Check-in location, Check-in may be found at: 1. Incident Command Post. 2. Base or camps. 3. Staging Areas. 4. Helibases. If you are instructed to report directly to an operational assignment, check in with the Division/Group Supervisor. c. Receive briefing from immediate supervisor. d. Acquire work materials. e. Supervisors shall maintain accountability of their assigned personnel as to exact location(s), personal safety, and welfare at all times, especially when working in or around incident operations. f. Organize and brief subordinates on: 1. Identification of specific job responsibilities expected of you for satisfactory performance. 2. Identification of co-workers within your job function. 3. Define functional work areas. 4. Eating and sleeping arrangements. 5. Procedural instructions for obtaining additional supplies, services and personnel. 6. Identification of operational period work shifts. 7. Clarification of any important points pertaining to assignments that may be questionable. 8. Provisions for specific debriefing at the end of an operational period. 9. A copy of the current Incident Action Plan. g. Use available “waiting time” to refresh training, improve organization and communications and check equipment. h. Know your assigned frequency(s) for your area of responsibility and ensure that communication equipment is operating properly. i. Use clear text and ICS terminology (no codes) in all radio communications. All radio communications to the Incident Communications Center will be addressed: “(Incident Name) Communications” e.g., “Webb Communications.” COMMON RESPONSIBILITIES 1-2 June 2006 ICS FOG j. Complete forms and reports required of the assigned position and send through supervisor to the Documentation Unit. Most large incidents rely heavily on the use of ICS forms to manage information and resources. Detailed information concerning forms will be found in the ICS Forms Manual (ICS 230-2). Some general instructions are listed below: 1. It is important to have legible forms. Print or type all entries. 2. When entering dates, use a mm/dd/yy format (02/19/04). 3. Use military 24-hour clock time when entering times. 4. In most cases, times must be associated with dates to avoid any possible confusion, therefore enter the date and time on all forms and notes. 5. Fill in all blanks on the form. If information is not available or not applicable, enter N/A to let the recipient know that the information was not overlooked. k. All Command Staff, Section Chiefs, Branch Directors, Division/Group Supervisors, Unit Leaders and Strike Team/Task Force Leaders are required to complete a Unit Log (ICS Form 214) for each operational period on large incidents under ICS management. A copy of this log must be
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