Editing Incident Command System (section)

===Type and kind===
The "type" of resource describes the size or capability of a resource. For instance, a 50&nbsp;kW (for a generator) or a 3-ton (for a truck). Types are designed to be categorized as "Type 1" through "Type 5" formally, but in live incidents more specific information may be used.

The "kind" of resource describes what the resource is. For instance, generator or a truck. The "type" of resource describes a performance capability for a kind of resource for instance,

In both type and kind, the objective must be included in the resource request. This is done to widen the potential resource response. As an example, a resource request for a ''small aircraft for aerial reconnaissance of a search and rescue scene'' may be satisfied by a [[National Guard of the United States|National Guard]] [[OH-58 Kiowa]] helicopter (type & kind: rotary-wing aircraft, Type II/III) or by a [[Civil Air Patrol]] [[Cessna 182]] (type & kind: fixed-wing aircraft, Type I). In this example, requesting only a fixed-wing or a rotary-wing, or requesting by type may prevent the other resource's availability from being known.