The Incident Command System is part of the emergency management system at many levels (federal, state, and local). Every significant incident or event, whether large or small, and whether it is even defined as an emergency, requires certain management functions to be performed. Building on the work of the Florida Health Care Association (FHCA), the California Association of Health Facilities has developed the Nursing Home Incident Command System (NHICS) Manual and Train-the-Trainer Program as a method of organizing and coordinating emergency efforts in the Long-Term Care community.
Nursing Home Incident Command System
Memorandums of Understanding / Transfer Agreements
Emergency Operations Plan Resources
INCIDENT ACTION PLAN (IAP) QUICK START (COMBINES NHICS FORMS 201+202+203+204+215A)
NHICS Guidebook (Download PDF)
Attachment A: NHICS Incident Management Team Chart (Download PDF)
Attachment B: NHICS Quick Guideline to Job Responsibilities & Authorities (Download PDF)
Attachment C: NHICS Position Crosswalk (Download PDF)
Operations Section:
NHICS 201: Incident Briefing and Operational Log Download PDF Download Word
NHICS 202: Incident Objectives Download PDF Download Word
NHICS 203: Organization Assignment List Download PDF Download Word
NHICS 205: Incident Communications Plan Download PDF Download Word
NHICS 206: Staff Injury Plan Download PDF Download Word
NHICS 207: Organizational Chart Download PDF Download Word
NHICS 213: Incident Message Form Download PDF Download Word
NHICS 251: Facility System Status Report Download PDF Download Word
NHICS 252: Section Personnel Time Sheet Download PDF Download Word
NHICS 253: Volunteer Staff Registration Download PDF Download Word
NHICS 254: Master Emergency Admit Tracking Form Download PDF Download Word
NHICS 255: Master Resident Evacuation Tracking Form Download PDF Download Word
NHICS 256: Procurement Summary Report Download PDF Download Word
NHICS 257: Resource Accounting Record Download PDF Download Word
NHICS 258: Facility Resource Directory Download PDF Download Word
NHICS 259: Master Facility Casualty & Fatality Report Download PDF Download Word
NHICS 260: Individual Resident Evacuation Tracking Form Download PDF Download Word
NHICS 261: Incident Action Safety Analysis Download PDF Download Word