Reduce emergency responder fatalities and injuries by implementing an incident management system according to the 2008 NFPA 1561.

NFPA 1561: Emergency Services Incident Management System defines and describes the essential elements of an incident management system that promotes coordination among responding agencies. The 2008 edition has been completely revised to provide additional emphasis in areas of incident management that improve the safety, health, and survival of responders.

Changes in language and terminology facilitate compliance with the National Incident Management System (NIMS).

Definitions have been revised for standardization among the seven health and safety standards the committee is responsible for.
Material throughout the document was reorganized to make it easier to use and to recognize that an IM system is an organizational tool that should be compliant with national standards and directives.
New requirements have been added for a system qualification process and a communication capability with responders when they are working in an IDLH area.
Substantial new annex material includes two first-time annexes–one on emergency operations centers plus one on area command that includes charts to illustrate both a unified command organizational structure and an area command organizational structure.

Any organization or agency that provides rescue, fire suppression, emergency medical care, special operations, or law enforcement needs the latest edition of this critical document.

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4	2.1 General 2.1 General 2.2 NFPA Publications 2.2 NFPA Publications
7	Chapter 1 Administration Chapter 1 Administration 1.1 Scope 1.1 Scope 1.2 Purpose 1.2 Purpose 1.3 Application 1.3 Application Chapter 2 Referenced Publications Chapter 2 Referenced Publications 2.3 Other Publications 2.3 Other Publications 2.4 References for Extracts in Mandatory Sections 2.4 References for Extracts in Mandatory Sections Chapter 3 Definitions Chapter 3 Definitions 3.1 General 3.1 General 3.2 NFPA Official Definitions 3.2 NFPA Official Definitions
8	3.3 General Definitions 3.3 General Definitions
10	Chapter 4 System Implementation Chapter 4 System Implementation 4.1 General 4.1 General 4.2 Risk Management 4.2 Risk Management 4.3 System Flexibility 4.3 System Flexibility 4.4 Implementation 4.4 Implementation 4.5 Resource Accountability 4.5 Resource Accountability 4.6 Incident Scene Rehabilitation 4.6 Incident Scene Rehabilitation
11	4.7 System Qualification Process 4.7 System Qualification Process 4.8 Training and Qualifications 4.8 Training and Qualifications Chapter 5 Functions and Structure of Command Chapter 5 Functions and Structure of Command 5.1 Command Structure 5.1 Command Structure
12	5.2 Coordination 5.2 Coordination 5.3 Incident Commander 5.3 Incident Commander
13	5.4 Intelligence 5.4 Intelligence 5.5 Unified Command 5.5 Unified Command 5.6 Area Command 5.6 Area Command 5.7 Multi-Agency Coordination System 5.7 Multi-Agency Coordination System 5.8 Supervisory Personnel 5.8 Supervisory Personnel 5.9 Command Staff 5.9 Command Staff
14	5.10 General Staff 5.10 General Staff
16	Chapter 6 Communications and Information Management Chapter 6 Communications and Information Management 6.1 Communications Systems 6.1 Communications Systems 6.2 Protocols and Terminology 6.2 Protocols and Terminology 6.3 Emergency Traffic 6.3 Emergency Traffic
17	6.4 Telecommunicator Support 6.4 Telecommunicator Support Chapter 7 Incident Management Team(s) Chapter 7 Incident Management Team(s) 7.1 Positions 7.1 Positions 7.2 Training 7.2 Training 7.3 Staffing 7.3 Staffing Annex A Explanatory Material Annex A Explanatory Material
31	Annex B Emergency Operations Centers Annex B Emergency Operations Centers
32	Annex C Managing Responder Safety Annex C Managing Responder Safety
36	Annex D Functional Assignments for High-Rise Building Incidents Annex D Functional Assignments for High-Rise Building Incidents
37	Annex E Development of Subordinate Officers or Implementing a More Efficient Management System Annex E Development of Subordinate Officers or Implementing a More Efficient Management System
39	Annex F Area Command Annex F Area Command
44	Annex G Informational References Annex G Informational References
46	Index Index