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System Implementation 4.1* General. The incident management system shall provide structure and coordination to the management of emergency incident operations to provide for the safety and health of emergency services organization (ESO) responders and other persons involved in those activities. 4.2 ...

System Implementation 4.1* General. The incident management system shall provide structure and coordination to the management of emergency incident operations to provide for the safety and health of emergency services organization (ESO) responders and other persons involved in those activities. 4.2 Planned Events. The ESO shall utilize the incident management system (IMS) during planned events to allow smooth transition to an emergency incident, if necessary. 4.3* Risk Management. 4.3.1 The incident management system shall integrate risk management into the regular functions of incident command. 4.3.2 The risk management plan shall meet the requirements of Chapter 4 of NFPA 1500. 4.4 System Flexibility. 4.4.1* The incident command system is flexible and shall be implemented based upon the needs of the incident. 4.4.2 This standard shall not restrict any jurisdiction from exceeding these minimum requirements or from adopting a system tailored to meet local needs while satisfying the minimum requirements of this standard. 4.5 Implementation. 4.5.1* The ESO shall adopt the National Incident Management System (NIMS) to manage all emergency incidents. 4.5.2 The incident management system shall be designed to meet the particular characteristics of the incident based on its size and complexity, as well as the operating environment. 4.5.3 The incident management system shall be defined and documented in writing. 4.5.4 Standard operating procedures (SOPs) shall include the requirements for implementation of the incident management system and shall describe the options that are available for application according to the needs of each particular situation. 4.5.5* The ESO shall prepare and adopt written plans based on the incident management system that address the requirements of the different types of incidents that can be anticipated. 4.5.6* The plans described in 4.5.5 shall address both routine and unusual incidents and shall provide standardized procedures and supervisory assignments that can be applied to the needs of situations of differing types, sizes, and complexities. 4.5.7 The incident management system shall be utilized at all emergency incidents. 4.5.8 The incident management system shall be applied to drills, exercises, and other situations that involve hazards similar to those encountered at actual emergency incidents and to simulated incidents that are conducted for training and familiarization purposes. 4.5.9* The incident management system prescribed by this standard shall be used by trained individuals and applied in a manner that meets the needs of each particular situation. 4.5.10 The incident commander shall apply the incident management system in a manner that is appropriate for the circumstances of each specific situation. 4.6 Resource Accountability. 4.6.1* The ESO shall develop and routinely use a system to maintain accountability for all resources assigned to the incident with special emphasis on the accountability of personnel. 4.6.2 The system shall maintain accountability for the location and status condition of each organizational element at the scene of the incident. 4.6.3 The system shall include a specific means to identify and keep track of responders entering and leaving hazardous areas, especially where special protective equipment is required. 4.6.4* The system shall provide for the use of additional accountability personnel based on the size, complexity, or needs of the incident. 4.6.5* Responder accountability shall be maintained and communicated within the incident management system when responders in any configuration are relocated at an incident. 4.6.6* Supervisors shall maintain accountability of resources assigned within the supervisor’s geographical or functional area of responsibility. 4.6.7 Supervisors assigned to specific geographic areas shall be located in areas that allow each supervisor to maintain accountability of his or her assigned resources. 4.6.8 Where assigned as a company/crew/unit, responders shall be responsible to remain under the supervision of their assigned company/crew/unit supervisor. 4.6.9 Responders shall be personally responsible for following the personnel accountability system procedures. 4.6.10* Responders who arrive at an incident in or on marked apparatus shall be identified by a system that provides an accurate accounting of the responders on each apparatus. 4.6.11* Responders who arrive at the scene of the incident by means other than emergency response vehicles shall be identified by a system that accounts for their presence and their assignment at the incident scene. 4.6.12* The accountability system shall include an SOP for the evacuation of responders from an area where an imminent hazard condition is found to exist. 4.6.13 The SOP described in 4.6.12 shall indicate the method to be used to immediately notify all responders. 4.6.14* The system shall also provide a process for the rapid accounting of all responders at the incident scene. 4.7 Incident Scene Rehabilitation. 4.7.1* The incident commander shall consider the circumstances of each incident and make provisions for the rest and rehabilitation of responders operating at the scene. 4.7.2 After rehabilitation, responders shall receive a new incident assignment, return to the staging area to await an incident assignment, or be released from the incident. 4.7.3 The incident scene rehabilitation shall meet the requirements of NFPA 1584. 4.8 System Qualification Process. 4.8.1 ESOs shall develop and implement a qualification process specific to their organization to ensure that members who function in the incident management system (IMS) are qualified to function in incident management positions in the types of incidents that the ESO would be expected to respond to. 4.8.2 The qualification system shall be developed to support a typing scheme as follows: (1) Type 5 — Local, discipline specific. An organization formed at an incident capable of operating an incident management system from its initial establishment up to and including a full operational period as defined by the agency or jurisdiction. (2)* Type 4 — Local, agency, or jurisdiction specific. An organized team capable of operating an incident management system that could involve resources from multiple agencies from the discovery of, and arrival at, an incident up to and including a full operational period as defined by the agency or jurisdiction. (3)* Type 3 — Regional or state, multi-agency/multi-jurisdiction. An organized team capable of operating an incident management system that involves resources from multiple agencies and jurisdictions from the local though federal level for multiple operational periods. (4)* Type 2 — State or national. An organized team, qualified and certified at the federal level, capable of operating an incident management system that involves utilization of significant numbers of state- and federal-level resources. (5) Type 1 — National. An organized team, qualified and certified at the federal level, capable of operating an incident management system that involves utilization of significant numbers of federal-level resources. 4.8.3 ESOs can elect to qualify members of the organization at or above Type 5, which shall be the minimum level of qualification to function in the incident management system. 4.8.4 ESO specific incident management system qualification processes shall be compatible with the National Incident Management System. 4.9 Training and Qualifications. 4.9.1* All responders who are involved in emergency operations shall be trained in the incident management and personnel accountability systems to the anticipated level of their involvement. 4.9.2 The ESO shall provide refresher training at least annually. 4.9.3 Responders who are expected to perform as incident commanders or to be assigned to supervisory levels within the command structure shall be trained in and familiar with the incident management system and the particular levels at which they are expected to perform. 4.9.4 The ESO shall define training and experience requirements. 4.9.5* The incident commander shall make assignments based on the availability, qualifications, and expertise of individuals.