Editing Incident Command System (section)

===Incident Action Plans===
''Incident action plans'' (IAPs) ensures cohesion amongst anyone involved toward strictly set goals. These goals are set for specific operational periods. They provide supervisors with direct action plans to communicate incident objectives to both operational and support personnel. They include measurable, strategic objectives set for achievement within a time frame (also known as an operational period) which is usually 12 hours but can be any length of time. Hazardous material incidents (hazmat) must be written,<ref>{{cite news|title=40 CFR 1910.120(q)(1)}}</ref> and are prepared by the planning section, but other incident reports can be both verbal and/or written.<ref name="fema iap doc">{{cite web |title=Incident Action Planning Process "The Planning P" EXTRACTED FROM – Ell-IG 0300 INTERMEDIATE INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM FOR EXPANDING INCIDENTS, ICS 300 |url=https://www.fema.gov/sites/default/files/documents/fema_incident-action-planning-process.pdf |website=DHS FEMA |access-date=4 May 2024 |archive-date=24 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221224001358/https://www.fema.gov/sites/default/files/documents/fema_incident-action-planning-process.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

The consolidated IAP is a very important component of the ICS that reduces freelancing and ensures a coordinated response. At the simplest level, all incident action plans must have four elements:
* What do we want to do?
* Who is responsible for doing it?
* How do we communicate with each other?
* What is the procedure if someone is injured?

The content of the IAP is organized by a number of standardized ICS forms that allow for accurate and precise documentation of an incident.<ref>{{cite web
 |url          = http://www.fema.gov/media-library-data/20130726-1922-25045-7047/ics_forms_12_7_10.pdf
 |title        = National Incident Management System (NIMS) Incident Command System (ICS) Forms Booklet
 |date         = Sep 2010
 |website      = www.fema.gov
 |publisher    = Federal Emergency Management Agency
 |access-date  = 25 September 2015
|archive-date = 1 January 2016
|archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20160101092434/http://www.fema.gov/media-library-data/20130726-1922-25045-7047/ics_forms_12_7_10.pdf
 |url-status   = live
}}</ref>

====ICS forms====
* ICS 201 – Incident Briefing
* ICS 202 – Incident Objectives
* ICS 203 – Organization Assignment List
* ICS 204 – Assignment List
* ICS 205 – Incident Radio Communications Plan
* ICS 205A – Communications List
* ICS 206 – Medical Plan
* ICS 207 – Incident Organization Chart
* ICS 208 – Safety Message/Plan
* ICS 209 – Incident Summary
* ICS 210 – Resource Status Change
* ICS 211 – Incident Check-In List
* ICS 213 – General Message
* ICS 214 – Activity Log
* ICS 215 – Operational Planning Worksheet
* ICS 215A – Incident Action Plan Safety Analysis
* ICS 218 – Support Vehicle/Equipment Inventory
* ICS 219 – Resource Status Cards (T-Cards)
* ICS 220 – Air Operations Summary Worksheet
* ICS 221 – Demobilization Check-Out
* ICS 225 – Incident Personnel Performance Rating