The Incident Command System (ICS) is an organizational structure employed by many companies and government agencies in British Columbia, Canada, in order to manage major emergencies, such as an oil spill or railway accident.
The Incident Command System origins stem from the 1970 California "wildfires" after many other multi-agency incidents, the incident command system has been widely adopted by both industry and government Company adopted the ICS. The Canadian Petroleum Association Task Force on Oil Spill Preparedness trains their members based on incident command system. The Government of British Columbia has adopted ICS as a standard for site management of a large incident within the Incident Command Post.
The Incident Command System origins stem from the 1970 California "wildfires" after many other multi-agency incidents, the incident command system has been widely adopted by both industry and government Company adopted the ICS. The Canadian Petroleum Association Task Force on Oil Spill Preparedness trains their members based on incident command system. The Government of British Columbia has adopted ICS as a standard for site management of a large incident within the Incident Command Post.