Chapter 4 image descriptions

Incident Command System

A diagram depicting the chain of command in an incident command system. Incident Commander is at the top, then it goes down a line and branches off to the Command Staff with the Public Information Officer, Safety Officer, and Liaison Officer. Another line branches off of the Incident Commander to the General Staff with the Operations Section Chief, Planning Section Chief, Logistics Section Chief, and Finance/Administration Section Chief.

Unified Command System

A diagram depicting the chain of command in a unified command system. Unified Command is at the top and an asterisk references a box with an explanation, which says: Organizations represented in Unified Command are determined on a case-by-case basis and may include law enforcement, fire, public health, public works, and other entities. A line leads down from Unified Command to the Command Staff, which includes, Public Information Officer, Safety Officer, and Liaison Officer. Another line branches off of the Unified Command to the General Staff with the Operations Section Chief, Planning Section Chief, Logistics Section Chief, and Finance/Administration Section Chief. 

Emergency Operations Center

An example of an ICS-like EOC Organization Structure. The EOC Director is at the top. A line branches down from that to the Public Information Officer. A separate line branches from the EOC Director to the Operations Coordination Section, then to the Planning Coordination Section, then the Logistics Coordination Section, and finally to the Finance/Administration Coordination Section.