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ICS Form 201

The ICS 201 form provides basic information about an incident to the Incident Commander and Command Staff, including a map or sketch of the area, situation summary, current and planned objectives and tactics, and current incident organization and available resources. It serves as both a briefing document and a record of the initial response. The form is prepared by the initial Incident Commander and given to sections of the Command Staff and the incoming Incident Commander to brief them and launch further operational planning as the response expands beyond the initial phase.

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ICS Form 201

The ICS 201 form provides basic information about an incident to the Incident Commander and Command Staff, including a map or sketch of the area, situation summary, current and planned objectives and tactics, and current incident organization and available resources. It serves as both a briefing document and a record of the initial response. The form is prepared by the initial Incident Commander and given to sections of the Command Staff and the incoming Incident Commander to brief them and launch further operational planning as the response expands beyond the initial phase.

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Victor Mark E.

Barrameda III
DRM 507- MICS

ICS FORM 201 INITIAL RESPONSE

The Incident Briefing (ICS 201) provides the Incident Commander (and
the Command and General Staffs) with basic information regarding the
incident situation and the resources allocated to the incident. In addition to a
briefing document, the ICS 201 also serves as an initial action worksheet. It
serves as a permanent record of the initial response to the incident.The
briefing form is prepared by the Incident Commander for presentation to the
incoming Incident Commander along with a more detailed oral briefing. Ideally,
the ICS 201 is duplicated and distributed before the initial briefing of the
Command and General Staffs or other responders as appropriate. The
“Map/Sketch” and “Current and Planned Actions, Strategies, and Tactics”
sections of the briefing form are given to the Situation Unit, while the “Current
Organization” and “Resource Summary” sections are given to the Resources
Unit.
ICF form 201 includes Incident name and number with the time and
date of initiations. Map or sketch, showing the total area of operations, the
incident site/area, impacted and threatened areas, overflight results,
trajectories, impacted shorelines, or other graphics depicting situational status
and resource assignment.

Situation Summary and Health and Safety Briefing that Recognizes


potential incident Health and Safety Hazards and develop necessary
measures (remove hazard, provide personal protective equipment, warn
people of the hazard) to protect responders from those hazards. The Current
and Planned Objectives, current and planned actions, strategies, and tactics.
In addition this form includes the current IMT organization such as Incident
Commander and his command and general staff.This forms also includes
resource summary available during the initial phase of the incident.

In conclusion, the period of Initial Response & Assessment occurs in all


incidents. Short-term responses, which are small in scope or duration, can
often be coordinated using only the ICS-201. In the normal progression of an
incident, the Incident Commander determines that an expanded ICS
organization will be needed to manage the response and the ICS-201 Incident
Briefing will end the initial response phase and launch the Operational
Planning Cycle. The 201 is used by the Command and General Staff to brief
their assigned personnel and to begin managing, monitoring, and planning the
response. the ICS Form 201also serves as an initial action worksheet.
It serves as a permanent record of the initial response to the incident.

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