Health & Medical Question

M6 Assignment Details ICS Accommodating Various Agencies For this Assignment, write a 3-4 page paper in which you address the following: The use of the incident command system is mostly commonly used in daily, small scale incidents and events by single agency/single resource type events. Larger scale events or incidents can cross jurisdictional lines and/or involve a number of agencies that each have some responsibility for a successful outcome. In many cases however, these different agencies/entities have conflicting interests. For example, in the airport crash we examined previously, a number of agencies responded to the crash and each had their own primary responsibilities. Some of the many agencies who responded include: • • • • • • • Fire Departments – extinguish fire, rescue victims and contain hazardous materials. Police Departments – scene & evidence security, criminal investigation, crowd control EMS – Patient treatment and transport. FAA/NTSB – Protect scene and evidence, determine cause of crash Airport Management – Damage repair, airport security/safety, returning to normal operations. Municipal Officials – Responding to resident’s concerns and issues, sheltering evacuees and those whose homes have been damaged, restoring community to a state of normalcy. News Media – obtaining and reporting on the crash & victims Write a short paper (3-4 pages) and explain how the ICS structure accommodates the needs of all of these participant agencies. • • Who is “in charge” of the entire incident? How are each of these representative agencies “needs” satisfied? Format: All papers should be formatted according to the following: • • • Times new roman 12 point font 1.5 spacing Citing Sources: • Sources should be cited properly using the APA style. Evaluation Criteria: The paper will be evaluated using the following criteria: • • • • Thesis: How well you present an insightful thesis that demonstrates mastery of material and creative thought Organization: How logical the organization and sequence of the answers are Subject Knowledge: How well you demonstrate understanding of the knowledge needed to answer the question Analysis: How creative and insightful your analysis of the question is and how logical your conclusion is