Is the incident command system a plan for all seasons and emergency situations?.
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TextLanguage: ENG Publication details: 1990Description: 3 pSubject(s): Subject: There are a number of problems with the Incident Command system (ICS). The system itself may contribute to serious difficulties in actual management responses. While some of the difficulties seem to be involved in how the system has been implemented within local communities, many of the problems seem to be inherent in the model.
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Reprinted from Hazard Monthly; March 1990; p.8-10
The more detailed research on which this paper is based is reported in Final Report #37 on Disaster Analysis: Police and Fire Departments done under Federal Emergency Management (FEMA) contract #EMW-85-C-1981.
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There are a number of problems with the Incident Command system (ICS). The system itself may contribute to serious difficulties in actual management responses. While some of the difficulties seem to be involved in how the system has been implemented within local communities, many of the problems seem to be inherent in the model.
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