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Planning
Section Chief
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Planning Section Chief - General |
The
Planning Section Chief -
(PSC), a member of the General Staff, is responsible for
the collection, evaluation, dissemination and use of information
about the development of the incident and the status of
resources. Information is needed to:
- Understand the current situation
- Predict the probable course of incident events;
and
- Prepare alternative strategies for the incident.
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Planning Section Chief - Specific
Responsibilities |
The major responsibilities of the Planning Section Chief
are:
- Review Common
Responsibilities.
- Collect and process situation information about
the incident.
- Supervise preparation of the Incident Action Plan
(IAP).
- Provide input to the Incident
Commander (IC) and the Operations
Section Chief (OPS) in preparing the IAP.
- e. Chair planning meetings and participate in other
meetings as required.
- Reassign out-of-service personnel already onsite
to Incident Command System (ICS) organizational positions
as appropriate.
- Establish information requirements and reporting
schedules for Planning Section Units
(e.g., Resources, Situation Units).
- Determine the need for any specialized resources
in support of the incident.
- If requested, assemble and disassemble Strike Teams
and Task Forces not assigned to
Operations.
- Establish special information collection activities
as necessary (e.g., weather, environmental,
toxic's, etc.).
- Assemble information on alternative strategies.
- Provide periodic predictions on incident potential.
- Report any significant changes in incident status.
- Compile and display incident status information.
- Oversee preparation and implementation of the Incident
Demobilization Plan.
- Incorporate plans (e.g., Traffic, Medical, Communications,
Site Safety) into the IAP.
- Maintain Unit/Activity Log (ICS Form 214,
5 KB PDF).
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