When is ICS used?

ICS has been proven effective for responding to all types of incidents, including: 

•  Hazardous materials (HazMat) incidents. 
• Planned events (e.g., celebrations, parades, concerts, official visits, etc.) 
•  Response to natural hazards 
•  Single and multi-agency law enforcement incidents  
• Lack of comprehensive resource management strategy 
•  Fires 
• Incidents involving multiple casualties 
•  Multi-jurisdictional and multi-agency incidents 
• Air, rail, water, or ground transportation accidents 
• Wide-area search and rescue missions 
• Pest eradication programs 
• Private sector emergency management pro-grams