Faculty Mentor
Jack Atherton
Location
Farrar Hall, Room 112
Session
Session 1
Start Date
20-4-2012 10:45 AM
End Date
20-4-2012 11:45 AM
Description
To address the response deficiencies identified after 9/11, use of the Incident Command System (ICS) was mandated. Although effective in fire services, researchers are critical of this decision. Issues of concern include appropriate utilization of volunteer personnel, integration of both hierarchy and network management philosophies, and elevation of a practitioner-based response strategy to the level of a federal bureaucracy. A review of the literature substantiates these concerns and indicates a need for regionalization of training. We suggest significant improvements would be realized by creating a partnership between state educational institutions and the emergency preparedness agencies to prepare responders.
A Critical Assessment of the Incident Command System
Farrar Hall, Room 112
To address the response deficiencies identified after 9/11, use of the Incident Command System (ICS) was mandated. Although effective in fire services, researchers are critical of this decision. Issues of concern include appropriate utilization of volunteer personnel, integration of both hierarchy and network management philosophies, and elevation of a practitioner-based response strategy to the level of a federal bureaucracy. A review of the literature substantiates these concerns and indicates a need for regionalization of training. We suggest significant improvements would be realized by creating a partnership between state educational institutions and the emergency preparedness agencies to prepare responders.