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ICS forms provide a template to NET volunteers for documenting activities during a deployment. Though efforts to save life and property take priority over documentation, <span style="background:#FFFF00">'''documenting activities is nonetheless important and should be a routine part of NET training, drills, and response.'''</span>  Documentation serves several crucial functions:
ICS forms provide a template to NET volunteers for documenting activities during a deployment. Though efforts to save life and property take priority over documentation, <span style="background:#FFFF00">'''documenting activities is nonetheless important and should be a routine part of NET training, drills, and response.'''</span>  Documentation serves several crucial functions:


* Documentation passed on to other emergency responders will help them understand the status of resources, and allow them to deploy their own resources effectively and appropriately. Good documentation saves time, and therefore, lives.  
* '''Documentation passed to other emergency responders helps them understand the status of resources, allowing them to deploy their own resources effectively and appropriately. Good documentation saves time, and therefore, lives.'''
* Liability exposure for volunteers will be documented.
* '''Documentation of liability exposure for volunteers.'''
* Communication will be improved between functional areas and between shifts.
* '''Improved communication between functional areas and between shifts.'''
* Thorough documentation facilitates reimbursements from FEMA.
* '''Thorough documentation facilitates reimbursements from FEMA.'''


The purpose of this NETwiki page is to:
The purpose of this NETwiki page is to specify the recommended ICS forms, and how volunteers use forms. This page also serves as a one-stop repository for downloading latest versions of the forms.


* Specify what the recommended forms ICS forms are, and how they are used.
* Demonstrate how documentation "flows" through an incident response.
* Provide a one-stop location for downloading the latest versions of the forms.
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It is accepted and understood that ICS forms are not required for documenting operations. In a pinch, a sheet of ordinary notebook paper will suffice, or the back of a paper plate. The benefit of the forms is that they '''''guide''''' NET volunteers to documenting the most relevant information and help them to accomplish their work. In this respect, ICS forms are not so much cumbersome paperwork as they are a helpful tool.
It is accepted and understood that ICS forms are not required for documenting operations. In a pinch, a sheet of ordinary notebook paper will suffice, or even the back of a paper plate. The benefit of the forms is that they '''''guide''''' NET volunteers to documenting the most relevant information and help them to accomplish their work. In this respect, ICS forms are not so much cumbersome paperwork as they are a helpful tool.


== The Role of the Scribe ==
== The Role of the Scribe ==

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