Explain The Five Major Management Components

The five major management components are listed as Command, Planning, Logistics, Finance and Administrative, and Operations. The first one to discuss is Command this is one section of the overall process, but one of the most important. The command function serves as the initiator of the entire process and delegates the corresponding tasks to the lower functions.
The command function is directed by the IC commander known as (Incident Commander) usually the first one on the scene of the disaster. His tasks are to start the ICS command and delegate the tasks to the other sections to keep the process orderly and functioning. His tasks involve creating the command, looking out for everyone one’s safety, assessing any incident priorities, determining objectives, Implementing an Incident Action Plan, developing proper organizational structure, and maintain span of control regarding the operations.
The next step and function is known as the Planning section. The basic process for this branch is collecting any information, process evaluations, and dissemination. The planning section processes the information so that the resources can be accounted for and known to IC. The planning also plays a key role in the …show more content…
This can include carrying out an objective so that people may be rescued or accounted for in their absence. They follow the IAP laid out by the IC and proceed with the operational goals of that IAP. They must constantly provide status updates and release resources when needed so the IC can determine the next best possible step to proceed. The operations team is the foot soldiers in the game and they must relate to the IC what is going on and how goals are being met or in current process. Resource status is essential to their process as well, because they must let IC know what is needed and what is running low in the resource column for them to achieve their operational