Common use of Resource Sharing Clause in Contracts

Resource Sharing. a. Incident Resources refer to the combination of personnel and equipment required to enable incident management operations. Resources may be organized and managed in three different ways, depending on the requirements of the incident: i. Single Resources - These are individual personnel and equipment items and the operators associated with them. ii. Task Forces - A Task Force is any combination of resources assembled and requested by the Incident Commander in support of a specific mission or operational need. All resource elements within a Task Force must have common communications and a designated leader. iii. Strike Teams - Strike Teams are a set number of resources of the same kind and type that have an established minimum number of personnel. iv. The use of Strike Teams and Task Forces is encouraged, wherever possible, to optimize the use of resources, reduce the span of control over a large number of single resources, and reduce the complexity of incident management coordination and communications. b. The Incident Management Team (IMT) is comprised of interagency management level representatives operating under ICS as section chiefs or other designated management functions. This Team functions under a delegation of authority from the governmental agency requesting the Team. The Team’s function is to assume overall management of the on-scene functions of the incident, including coordination and support of operations and resources, planning, maintaining status and cost of resources utilized, record property losses, recommend needed disaster declarations and other major governmental actions.