AUTOMATED ICS:A FRAMEWORK FOR SUCCESS

摘要

Over the years,many organizations have at- tempted to automate the Incident Command System (ICS).These attempts have ranged from computerizing T-cards to a nationwide spill operations system.Over time,these systems have had varying degrees of success.While certain inherent reasons exist for not automating ICS,they are outweighed by the tremendous potential of successful automation.The need to produce documentation,the integration of ICS sections,and the rapid change of information all lend themselves to automation.Successful ICS automation does not start with computerizing ICS forms.The key to automating ICS is to automate both ICS and response processes.In a response effort,many separate and distinct processes occur daily.The requisitioning of resources,the planning and application of the response organization,cost accounting,and the development of an Incident Action Plan (IAP) occur many times during an incident.This paper describes a framework for automating and integrating these processes.This framework offers organizations a road map for successful ICS automation.The poster presentation includes a software demon- stration that illustrates the benefits of integrated automation.