Victor Mark E.

Barrameda III
DRM 507- MICS

LEGAL BASIS OF INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM AND PURPOSE AND

BENEFITS OF INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM AND COMMON
RESPONSIBILITIES

Legal Basis of Incident Command System includes RA 10121:

Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Act of 2010. This Act
provides for the development of policies and plans and the implementation of
actions and measures pertaining to all aspects of disaster risk reduction and
management NDRRMC, Regional DRRMC, Local DRRMC, OCD. Section 8
of this Act states that The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) providing leadership
in the continuous development of strategic and systematic approaches as well
as measures to reduce the vulnerabilities and risks to hazards and manage
the consequences of disasters while Section 9. (g)states that “The Office of
Civil Defense shall formulate standard operating procedures for the
deployment of rapid assessment teams, information sharing among different
government agencies, and coordination before and after disasters at all levels”
in addtion Rule 7 (h)states that “The OCD shall establish ICS as part of the
Philippines’ on-scene disaster response system.
NDRRMC Memo No. 4 s 2012 Provide guidelines on institutionalization
and proper of use of ICS as a tool to organize on-scene disaster response
and management mechanism while Executive Order No. 82 s 2012 provides
for the activation of ICS during human-induced crises. OCD Memo No. 758A s
2014 approves the use of the Philippine ICS Field Operations Guide while
NDRRMC Memo no. 48 , s 2105 provides the localization of ICS forms in the
Philippine Context. NDRRMC Memo No. 43, s 2016 provides the guidelines
on the interoperability of the Incident management Team and Response
Cluster while NDRRMC Memo No. 44, s 2016 provides the guidelines on the
mobilization of Incident management teams.NDRRMCNSC JMC No. 1, s
2016 requires the use of ICS as an integral component of contingency plan
for both natural and human-induced hazards. NDRRMC Memo No. 100, s
2017 reiterates the training qualifications to become as an ICS CADRE or
Master trainer while DILG Memo No. 2018-49 stated that ICS training is
required as one of the assessment criteria for Seal of Good Governance.
NDRRMC Memo No. 131, s 2018 Provides guidelines on the establishment,
operationalization and management of Emergency Operations Center (EOC).
EOCs to adhere to accepted principles and approaches; harmonization of
response actions during emergencies and disaster situations; effective
interoperability with other elements of emergency management and disaster
response which include IMTs, Response Clusters, and EOCs of other
organizations and Clarifies the application of ICS principles in EOC and
highlights how the EOC should work with IMT

The Purpose of ICS are Safety of Responders and others,

Achievement of Tactical Objectives and Efficient Use of Resources while the
Benefits of ICS includes Meet needs of any kind or size of incident, Allows
rapid melding of different personnel, Provides accountability , Provides
logistics and admin support and cost-effective.
 The Common responsibilities includes Accountability Procedures such
as Checkin-in deployed personnel and responders upon arrival of incident to
check in with the supervisor at designated location such as Incident
Command Post, Base or Camps, Staging Areas, Receive briefing, Prepare
and acquire work materials, Conduct all tasks utilizing accepted risk analysis
methods. Accountability Procedures also includes the creation, outline and
implementation of Incident Action Plan, Observe Unity of Command, Maintain
Span of Control and Track Resources and record changes.

In conclusion, the ICS has legal basis and it is mandated by he laws

and existing policies. the Purpose of ICS are Safety of Responders and others,
Achievement of Tactical Objectives and Efficient Use of Resources while the
Benefits of ICS includes Meet needs of any kind or size of incident, Allows
rapid melding of different personnel, Provides accountability , Provides
logistics and admin support and cost-effective and ICS has account table
responsibilities.