Implementing the Incident Command System (pbv)

Implementing the Incident Command System (pbv)[PAPERBACK VERSION] Every cultural repository needs two management structures: the day to day, business as usual hierarchy, and a supercharged management structure that takes over during a crisis. Emergency responders have used such a supercharged structure for years: the Incident Command System (ICS). The ICS can scale up to handle disasters that threaten large areas. But the ICS was designed to scale down as well as up. Few practitioners have shown

[PAPERBACK VERSION] Every cultural repository needs two management structures: the day-to-day, business-as-usual hierarchy, and a ÒsuperchargedÓ management structure that takes over during a crisis. Emergency responders have used such a supercharged structure for years: the Incident Command System (ICS). The ICS can scale up to handle disasters that threaten large areas. But the ICS was designed to scale down as well as up. Few practitioners have shown how to use the ICS to manage an emergency within a single institutionÑuntil now. ÒImplementing the Incident Command System at the Institutional LevelÓ explains how libraries, archives, and museums can adopt the ICS as a temporary management structure whenever Ôbusiness as usualÕ wonÕt get the job done. Whether you are preparing for fires and floodsÑor planning a major public eventÑthe ICS is a proven management tool that safeguards lives, property, and priceless collections. Learn how to put it to use in your repository! (ISBN: 978-0-9829366-1-0)