The intended purpose of the checklists in that course for these checklists was to assist a person in that course that may not be familiar with the duties of a specific given position in the operation of an Incident Command Post (ICP) while they were expected to be well versed in the basic to concepts and tenets of Incident management System (IMS) and the operations of an fully staffed and integrated ICP. The simulation in that course was designed to create a virtual simulation of a significant

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... MD-type event and simulate a fully staffed and functioning Incident Command Post (ICP). In the above use it became apparent to the author that this type of tool placed into a field usable format (padded, heavy card stock, laminated, etc.) could be helpful in larger scale incidents where a person who was familiar with the basic concepts and theories of the IMS and ICP, but not with all of the intended functions of a specific positions within the system, may be forced to work outside their own sphere of understanding. They are intended to serve as illustrations of the concept of the idea of a field checklist as opposed to a "be all, end all" solution. These checklists, "or cheat sheets" can assist the responder and their supervisors in establishing an ICP even in less than *The National Emergency Rescue and Response Training Center (NERRTC) is a division of the Texas Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) and is a part oftheTexasA & M University Systems (TAMUS). Information on their incident management and other WMD training programs can be found at www.teex.com. **Not all IMS positions are described here in these checklists as they are meant to be representative of the concept rather than the actual use. 233 Emeragency Incident Munagement Systems: Fundamentals and Applications by Louis N. M o h o , Sr.