Tool for control of a hazard fighting operation

Claim 2

For a hazard incident management and control operation wherein a geographic region is provided with incident control units previously organized under a central control and available for assignment to incidents having varying degrees of control unit needs, a control tool to be used by an incident commander of said operation for organizing, deploying, and managing incident control units assigned to said operations, comprising; a plurality of indicia items individually dedicated to the identification of an incident control unit and collectively identifying the control units available within a specified region of control; a plurality of graphic displays cooperatively arranged and organized for utilization by the incident commander to record the ongoing organization established over a hazard incident; a first graphic display of said plurality of graphic displays formatted to receive said plurality of indicia items and thereby providing a listing of potentially available control units for an incident; a second graphic display of said plurality of graphic displays formatted to receive selected ones of said indicia items representing a listing of resources assigned to an incident commander; a third graphic display of said plurality of graphic displays having a listing of incident control functions and formatted to receive selected ones of said assigned indicia items representing incident control units assigned to those functions; means providing removable attachment of said indicia items to said graphic displays whereby the resource identifying indicia can be moved from said first graphic display to the second upon assignment of a unit to an incident commander, and then to said third graphic display upon assignment thereof by the incident commander to a incident control function; and portable means containing and storing said graphic displays and indicia items for transport to the site of said operation, and display means for displaying said graphic displays and indicia items for use by the incident commander at the site.

Claim 3

A control tool as defined in claim 1 wherein said portable means and said display means is a carrying case, and said graphic displays are provided on templates attached inside said case.

Claim 4

A control tool as defined in claim 2 wherein said indicia items are magnetized tags, and said templates are of a material that is magnetically attracted to said tags.

Claim 5

A control tool as defined in claim 3 wherein said templates have a surface on which information can be erasably written and a writing implement for providing informational notations on said graphic displays of said templates.

Claim 6

A control tool as defined in claim 2 wherein one of said graphic displays represents a targeted structure at the operation site, and means for recording information on the graphic display pertinent to said structure.

Claim 7

A control tool as defined in claim 1 wherein said plurality of graphic displays additionally includes; a plurality of function control graphic displays formatted for individual incident control functions for organizing supervised control over each said incident control function, and command control graphic displays to identify the chain of command over such functions.

Claim 8

A control tool as defined in claim 5 including a first carrying case adapted to be carried by a commander while moving about said site, said graphic displays provided on templates pivotally attached to the case, and handle means attached to said case for carrying said case, said first carrying case suitable for control by a supervisor of a incident control function, and a second carrying case having top and bottom covers adapted to be set up at a position of central command, said graphic displays provided on the inside of the case covers for simultaneous display of all of the graphic displays covering all of the operations being engaged in at the site.

Claim 9

A control tool as defined in claim 7 including a kit, workbooks in said kit having supplemental tools for function supervisors, said tools including color coded vests, field operations guide, note pad and pencil.

Claim 10

For an incident management and control operation, a control tool to be used by an incident commander of said operation for organizing, deploying, and managing incident control units assigned to said operations, comprising; a plurality of indicia items each identifying a incident control unit available within a specified region of control; a plurality of graphic displays cooperatively arranged and organized for utilization by the incident commander; a first graphic display of said plurality of graphic displays formatted as a listing of potentially available resources; a second graphic display of said plurality of graphic displays formatted as a listing of resources assigned to the operation; a third graphic display including a plurality of function control graphic displays formatted for individual control functions for organizing supervised control over each said incident control function; and a fourth graphic display including command control graphic displays to identify the chain of command over such function; means providing removable attachment of said indicia items to said graphic displays whereby the resource identifying indicia can be moved from said first graphic display to the second upon availability of a unit to the incident control operation, and then to said third graphic display upon assignment thereof by the incident commander to a incident control area; portable means containing and storing said graphic displays and indicia items for transport to the site of said operation, and display means for displaying said graphic displays and indicia items for use by a commander at the site; and a first carrying case adapted to be carried by a commander while moving about said site, said graphic displays provided on templates pivotally attached to the case, and handle means attached to said case for carrying said case, said first carrying case suitable for control by a supervisor of a incident control function, and a second carrying case having top and bottom covers adapted to be set up at a position of central command, said graphic displays provided on the inside of the case covers for simultaneous display of all of the graphic displays covering all of the operations being engaged in at the site.

Claim 11

For an incident management and control operation, a control tool to be used by an incident commander of said operation for organizing, deploying, and managing incident control units assigned to said operations, comprising; a plurality of indicia items each identifying a incident control unit available within a specified region of control; a plurality of graphic displays cooperatively arranged and organized for utilization by the incident commander; a first graphic display of said plurality of graphic displays formatted as a listing of potentially available resources; a second graphic display of said plurality of graphic displays formatted as a listing of resources assigned to the operation; a third graphic display including a plurality of function control graphic displays formatted for individual control functions for organizing supervised control over each said incident control function; and a fourth graphic display including command control graphic displays to identify the chain of command over such function; means providing removable attachment of said indicia items to said graphic displays whereby the resource identifying indicia can be moved from said first graphic display to the second upon availability of a unit to the incident control operation, and then to said third graphic display upon assignment thereof by the incident commander to a incident control area; portable means containing and storing said graphic displays and indicia items for transport to the site of said operation, and display means for displaying said graphic displays and indicia items for use by a commander at the site; and a first carrying case adapted to be carried by a commander while moving about said site, said graphic displays provided on templates pivotally attached to the case, and handle means attached to said case for carrying said case, said first carrying case suitable for control by a supervisor of a incident control function, and a second carrying case having top and bottom covers adapted to be set up at a position of central command, said graphic displays provided on the inside of the case covers for simultaneous display of all of the graphic displays covering all of the operations being engaged in at the site.