Incident Commander - CHA Hospital Preparedness Program



Member of: General Staff / Finance/Administration Section Reports to: Incident Commander

Description: This position is responsible for overseeing the financial situation of the incident. They will track the cost of the materials, personnel, lost revenue, and potential claims.

Activities this position is responsible for: (this cycle repeats with each Operational Period)

|Incident Action Planning Step |Responsibilities |HICS Forms / Tools |Documentation |

|1. Assess the Situation |Provide input on financial status to |Finance/Admin Section Chief Job |Track financial activities on HICS |

| |the Incident Commander |Action Sheet |forms |

| |Track the financial activities and |Incident Response Guide | |

| |status |HICS 214 Operational Log | |

| | |HICS 213 Incident Message Form | |

| | |HICS 256 Procurement Summary | |

| | |HICS 257 Resource Accounting | |

| | |Record | |

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|----------------------- |Provide current financial status | | |

|Next Operational Period: | | | |

|2. Set the Operational Period |Role of Incident Commander | | |

|3. Determine safety priorities |Role of Incident Commander | | |

|and establish Control Objectives | | | |

|4. Determine Operational Period |Determine the Section’s objectives |HICS 204 Branch Assignment List |Documents Section’s Operational |

|Objectives |based on the Control Objectives and | |Period Objectives on HICS 204 |

| |priorities of the incident | |Forward HICS 204 to the Planning |

| |------------------------------ | |Section Chief |

| |Update and adjust Operational Period | | |

|----------------------- |Objectives based on current status | | |

|Next Operational Period: |and needs | | |

|5. Develop strategies and tactics|Identify how the Operational Period |HICS 204 Branch Assignment List |Document Section’s strategies and |

| |Objectives are going to be | |tactics to accomplish the |

| |accomplished | |Operational Period Objectives on |

|----------------------- |----------------------------- | |HICS 204 |

|Next Operational Period: |Update and adjust strategies/tactics | | |

| |based on current status and needs | | |

|6. Determine needed resources |Determine what resources are assigned|HICS 204 Branch Assignment List |Document resources assigned on the |

| |and needed to accomplish the |HICS 213 Incident Message Form |HICS 204 |

| |strategies | |Request additional resources on the|

| |----------------------------- | |HICS 213 |

|----------------------- |Update and adjust resources assigned | | |

|Next Operational Period: |and needed | | |

|7. Issue assignments |Activate Units that are needed |HICS 204 Branch Assignment List |Document units and personnel |

| |Assign personnel to those areas | |activated on HICS 204, forward to |

| |needed | |Planning |

| |----------------------------- | | |

|----------------------- |Adjust Units and personnel activated | | |

|Next Operational Period: |based on objectives and | | |

| |accomplishments | | |

|8. Implement Actions: Direct, |Collaborate with Logistics Section to|HICS 256 Procurement Summary |Track the financial situation on |

|monitor and evaluate response |provide needed Purchase Orders or |Report |the appropriate HICS forms |

|efforts |vendor contract info |HICS 257 Resource Accounting |Track time of assigned Section |

| |Tracks costs of event through |Record |personnel in Section on HICS 252 |

| |procurement, claims, personnel costs |HICS 252 Personnel Time Sheet | |

| |and lost revenue |HICS 214 Operational Log | |

| |------------------------------ |HICS 213 Incident Message Form | |

| |Repeat the above actions | | |

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|Next Operational Period: | | | |

|9. Reassess the situation and |Assess the situation on an ongoing |Cycle back to Step #1 | |

|adjust plans |basis | | |

| |Provide updates to Incident Command | | |

| |and others as needed | | |

Points about Forms:

▪ Write legibly

▪ Sign

▪ Include role title/section

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Fin/Admin

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