Common use of Incident Command System Clause in Contracts

Incident Command System. It is understood that the Incident Command System (ICS) will be utilized for multiagency/multi-jurisdiction operations. The Incident Command System establishes common standards in organization, terminology, and procedures; and provides a means (unified command) for the establishment of a common set of incident objectives and strategies during multiagency/multijurisdictional operations while maintaining individual agency/jurisdiction authority, responsibility, and accountability. The Incident Commander (IC) assumes the primary leadership function at the incident location.