How the ICS changes to meet new conditions and why this change is necessary

The primary learning objective for this Case is for the student to understand how the ICS changes to meet new conditions and why this change is necessary. Although this case appears to be quite lengthy it is not. Most of your responses to this case can be very short and direct. Case M3 Two of the four essential requirements in ICS is that: The system must be organizationally flexible to meet the needs of incidents of any kind and size. The system must be sufficiently standard to allow personnel from a variety of agencies and diverse geographic locations to rapidly meld into a common management structure. You are a Fire Captain and Station Commander for a Fire Department. You and your units respond to a three company fire alarm in the industrial part of the city. You are the first to arrive on scene and 3 minutes later two other Fire Captains arrive on the scene with their Engine Companies. Within 10 minutes it appears that the fire cannot be adequately controlled and it is threatening nearby businesses. You call for more assistance and more Engine Companies arrive in 5 minutes from the call. As you are being briefed by the commanders on scene the Battalion Commander approaches you for a briefing. Question 1: Who is the Incident Commander? Question 2: What do you do as the Battalion Commander arrives on scene? Why is important for you to perform these tasks/activities? Thirty minutes later the fire is under control and your firefighters find a large cache of weapons and unexploded ordinance in a adjacent storage shed. Question 3: Who will make the next call as to the next step in the management/control of the incident? Will the Battalion Commander remain the Incident Commander once Federal, State, or local law enforcement officials arrive on scene? Please be reasonably brief with your response and relate your response to the ICS principles. You may make certain assumptions in your response if necessary. However, if you do make certain assumptions please include them in your case. Question 4: At this point in the Emergency or Disaster Response, which is more important, unity of command or ICS? Question 5: Review the National Response Framework and Annex. (Linked through the Background page.) Discussion how the NRF supports and strengthens the ICS. Question 6: The IC is actually limited in their decision-making authority in that broader, policy based decisions and requests for additional support are made to the Emergency Operations Center (EOP). Briefly, discuss the differences between the role and responsibility of the IC and the Commander of the EOP. Question 7: Who is responsible for the Action Plan and is one necessary for this emergency? This assignment is due by the end of second week of the Module. Please check the Session schedule for exact Module completion dates. Assignment Expectations Length: 2–3 pages. Must have at least 3 references and the paper is evaluated in a verbatim program so it has to be in your own words and not plagiarized. Your work will be evaluated based on the grading rubric criteria. Review it before you begin working on the assignment.