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ICS establishes five functional areas for management of major incidents: command, operations, planning, logistics, and finance/administration.

A local or regional IMT (Type 4 or 5) is a single and/or multi-agency team for expanded incidents typically formed and managed at the city or county level or by a pre-determined regional entity.

Aligned with the founding principles of the National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (National VOAD), VALs are committed to fostering the four Cs: communication, coordination, collaboration, and cooperation. Communication is integral for developing and maintaining effective channels for sharing information.

The NIMS Command and Management component facilitates incident management. This component includes the following elements: Incident Command System, Multiagency Coordination Systems, and Public Information.

Recently, the 5Cs of Consultation model (Contact, Communicate, Core Question, Collaborate, and Close the Loop) has been studied in Emergency Medicine residents using simulated consultation scenarios.

NIMS outlines a standard incident management organization called ICS that establishes five functional areas--command, operations, planning, logistics, and finance/administration--for management of all major incidents.

NIMS requires that responses to all domestic incidents utilize a common management structure. The Incident Command System—or ICS—is a standard, on-scene, all-hazard incident management concept.

ICS divides an emergency response into five manageable functions essential for emergency response operations: Command, Operations, Planning, Logistics, and Finance and Administration.