COMDTINST 3120.14
b.
The Coast Guard ICS organization structure will, whenever possible and practical in the oil
or hazardous substance spill contingency, incorporate a Unified Command structure in
place of the individual Incident Commander in accordance with reference (a). The Unified
Command includes the predesignated Federal On-Scene Coordinator (FOSC), the
predesignated State Incident Commander representing state and local response agencies,
and the Responsible Party. The Unified Command is responsible for the overall
management of the incident with the FOSC retaining ultimate authority. Some incidents
will call for other organizations to be represented in the UC. For example, the local fire
department when an incident includes both pollution and fire, or other law enforcement
organizations in a pollution incident associated with sabotage. The use of Unified
Command is encouraged where appropriate in other contingency response situations.
c.
NIIMS consists of five major subsystems that collectively provide a total systems approach
to all risk incident management. These five subsystems are:
(1)
Incident Command System - The on-scene management structure is called the
Incident Command System. Operating requirements and interactive management
components for organizing and operating the system are included.
(2)
Training - The training subsystem provides complete course materials to provide
training in both ICS processes and function, plus specific skills training.
(3)
Qualifications and Certification - A qualification and certification subsystem is
provided for those personnel who are expected to be assigned regionally or
nationally. It also allows for development of minimum standards to meet local
needs. Position Task Books have been created that contain all critical tasks which
are required to perform a system critical job assignment.
(4)
Publication Management - The National Wildfire Coordination Group (NWCG)
maintains a subsystem that includes development, publication, stockpiling, and
distribution of NIIMS materials to government agencies.
(5)
Supporting Technology - A subsystem that is still primarily directed toward support
of fire suppression missions.
d.
The adoption of NIIMS provides the following advantages:
(1)
A flexible standard response management system that will allow for the cultivation
of response management expertise at all echelons of Coast Guard command. This
increases the pool of support available to commanding officers during major
incidents.
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