Incident Action Plan

Incident Action Plan A plan which is initially prepared at the first meeting of emergency personnel who have responded to an incident. The plan contains general control objectives reflecting overall incident strategy, and specific action plans. 

Incident Action Plan (lAP) This is a plan that is developed when multiple agencies are involved in the disaster response. It ensures that all agencies are working toward the same goal. It is what is developed when the unified command structure is used. 

Initiate the Incident Action Plan Safety Analysis (HICS Form 261) to document hazards and define mitigation. ... 

Receive status reports from and develop an Incident Action Plan with Section Chiefs and Command Staff to determine appropriate response and recovery levels. During initial briefing/status reports, discover the following ... 

Development, review, and/or revision of the Incident Action Plan, or elements of the Incident Action Plan... 

Oversee and approve revision of the Incident Action Plan developed by the Planning Section Chief. Ensure that the approved plan is communicated to all Command Staff and Section Chiefs. 

Communicate facility and incident status and the Incident Action Plan to CEO or designee, or to other executives and/or Board of Directors members on a need-to-know basis. 

Ensure incident action planning for each operational period and a reporting of the Incident Action Plan at each shift change and briefing. ... 

Review/revise the Incident Action Plan with the Planning Section Chief for each operational period. ... 

Upon shift change, brief your replacement on the status of all ongoing operations, critical issues, relevant incident information and Incident Action Plan for the next operational period. ... 

Hies Form 261 - Incident Action Plan Safety Analysis... 

Approve and authorize the implementation of an Incident Action Plan. 

ICS implementation must include the consistent application of incident action planning and common communications plans if appropriate. 

Consolidated incident action plans Goals, objectives, strategies, and major assignments are defined by the incident commander or by unified command. 

Assignment—A task given to a resource to perform within a given operational period that is based on operational objectives defined in the incident action plan. 

Planning section— Functional area is responsible for the collection, evaluation, and dissemination of operational information related to the incident and for the preparation and documentation of the incident action plan and its support. 

Standardized processes and methods involve well-described, reproducible, and usually sequential steps to accomplish a stated objective. The EOP guides response and recovery using standardized formats and the ICS. Standardized processes contribute to efficiency in all four phases of emergency management. Use standardized templates from the ICS to help develop incident action plans, conduct briefings, and complete situation reports. 

Incident action plan An oral or written plan containing general objectives reflecting the overall strategy for managing an incident it may include the identiflcation of operational resources and assignments. 

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