Unified Command definition

Unified Command. The organizational structure implemented on multi- jurisdictional incidents. The Parties' Incident Commanders will jointly determine incident objectives. WILDFIRE: An unwanted fire burning uncontrolled on wildland.
Unified Command. An application of ICS used when there is more than one agency with incident jurisdiction or when incidents cross political jurisdictions. Agencies work together through the designated members of the Unified Command to establish their designated Incident Commanders at a single Incident Command Post and to establish a common set of objectives and strategies and a single Incident Action Plan.
Unified Command means a joint command structure in respect of Marine Spill Response Services, possibly consisting of the Owner and other relevant persons including but not limited to: First Nations, Provincial authorities, Federal authorities and Municipal governments. Unified Command will issue Incident Action Plans that detail response activities, including that of Western Canada Marine Response.

Examples of Unified Command in a sentence

  • Unified Command is a variant of ICS used when there is more than one agency or jurisdiction with responsibility for the incident or when personnel and equipment from a number of different agencies or jurisdictions are responding to it.

  • ICS Unified Command is intended to integrate the efforts of multiple agencies and jurisdictions.

  • Any and all requests for emergency assistance and incident support on cross boundary incidents must be clear and precise and shall be processed and recorded through a single dispatching center identified by the Incident Commanders of both Parties (Unified Command) and supported by order and request numbers.

  • In Unified Command situations the Forest Service will include the Department’s input into the development of control objectives, strategy and priorities.

  • When both Parties have arrived, they will mutually agree to the designation of the Incident Commander or the initiation of a Unified Command Structure.


More Definitions of Unified Command

Unified Command means the unified command for a Spill Event, as designated by the FOSC with jurisdiction over the clean-up activity.
Unified Command or "UC" means an application of ICS used when:
Unified Command as used in this Agreement means that the federal On Scene Coordinator (OSC), state or provincial OSC, and the responsible party’s OSC share command decision-making in an Incident Command System.
Unified Command. The organizational structure implemented on multi- jurisdictional incidents. The Parties' Incident Commanders will jointly determine incident objectives. WILDFIRE: An unwanted fire burning uncontrolled on wildland. WILDLAND: Lands covered wholly or in part by timber, brush, grass, grain, or other flammable vegetation. COOPERATIVE FIRE PROTECTION AGREEMENT Exhibit D SUPPLEMENTAL FIRE DEPARTMENT RESOURCES When mobilizing Supplemental Fire Department Resources outside of the fire district or mutual aid zone the following will apply.
Unified Command means a group of law enforcement officers or other persons organized to provide a coordinated response to a traffic incident which requires two or more responding entities within a jurisdiction or which requires responding entities from two or more jurisdictions. The responding entities may include, without limitation, police, fire or emergency medical personnel, a tow car operator, or a state or local governmental entity responsible for roadway or other infrastructure repair or maintenance.
Unified Command. An application of ICS used when there is more than one agency with incident jurisdiction or when incidents cross political jurisdictions. Agencies work together through the designated members of the Unified Command to establish their designated Incident Commanders at a single ICP and to establish a common set of objectives and strategies and a single Incident Action Plan. This is accomplished without losing or abdicating authority, responsibility, or accountability. Unified Ordering Point (UOP): When an incident involves more than one jurisdiction, and unified command is activated, a unified ordering point (UOP) shall be established as a single ordering point for all resources required by the incident. The goal of the UOP is to allow the agencies involved in the incident the opportunity to fill requests at the lowest level including the use of local mutual aid and assistance, to avoid duplication of orders and to provide a single system for tracking resources for cost share agreements. The UOP will use the Order Number that has been assigned by the agency in whose Direct Protection Area (DPA) the incident started. This number should not change for the duration of the incident.
Unified Command. A method for all Agencies with jurisdictional responsibility to contribute to determining the overall objectives for the incident; interagency ICS team structure.