TC ARES Voice Training 14 FEB 21

This evening’s training comes page 137 of the ICS 100 Instructor’s Guide under the heading of Operations Section.

The Incident Commander determines whether there is a need for an Operations Section and, if so, will designate an Operations Section Chief. It is up to the Operations Section Chief to activate any additional staffing that is needed. When the Operations Section Chief is designated, the staging and management of operational resources moves from the Incident Command to Operations. If no Operations Section is established, the Incident Commander will perform all operations functions. The major activities of the Operations Section may include:

• Implementing strategies and developing tactics to carry out the incident objectives

• Directing the management of all tactical activities on behalf of the Incident Commander

• Supporting the development of the Incident Action Plan to ensure it accurately reflects current operations

• Organizing, assigning, and supervising the tactical response resources

The Operations Section is responsible for directing and coordinating all incident tactical operations.

The Operations Section:

• Is typically one of the first organizations to be assigned to the incident.

• Develops from the bottom up.

• Has the most incident resources.

• May have Staging Areas and special organizations.

This concludes tonight’s training and with that I turn it back to net control.

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