Incident Action Plan – Briefing Paper

Incident Action Plan – Briefing Paper:

This two page document summarizes lessons learned from the Exxon Valdez oil spill regarding transparency in the Unified Command system.

Incident Action Plan Briefing Paper – 6.4.10

What is an Incident Command System or Unified Command?

Incident Command websites for this spill:

Deepwater Horizon Response Unified Command Website
NOAA’s Spill web page

What is an Incident Command System or Unified Command?

The Incident Command System (ICS) or Unified Command (UC) is a standardized organizational management structure developed in the early 1970’s to manage rapidly moving wildfires.  The ICS/UC is now a [...]

Incident Command System Forms

Incident Command System Forms

There are many ICS forms (see above links) and reports that should be generated by the Incident Management Team.

Examples of Incident Command Structure forms that should be completed and made available to the public can be found on various websites including:

Federal Emergency Management Incident Command System Forms
U.S. Forest [...]