NET Incident Command System (ICS) Forms: Difference between revisions

The Documentation Unit should have a document box as part of their basic kit. The box is used for storing both blank and completed documents, and is durable enough to keep them safe and dry. PBEM will purchase one document box for a team; to request one, the Team Leader should use the request survey [https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/1c4c750a8edd4017a75725b92377f9c4 HERE] and indicate that they need a document box.  

Forms 1, 3, and 4 flow in a way that outlines an anticipated NET response (Figure 1). The first form, [[NET Incident Command System (ICS) Forms#NET Form 1: Damage Assessment Form|Damage Assessment]], is used by NET volunteers traveling to the NET Staging Area; volunteers record observed damage and other trouble spots along the way.

Form 3, the [[NET Incident Command System (ICS) Forms#NET Form 3: Team Leader Assignment Tracking|Team Leader Assignment Tracking Log]], acts as a “dashboard” for the Incident Team Leader. Working with his/her team, the ITL transfers any potential area of response from Damage Assessment forms collected from the team onto the Tracking Log. This tool thereby helps the ITL easily track each functional team deployed from the NET staging area.

Form 4, the [[NET Incident Command System (ICS) Forms#NET Form 4: Assignment Briefing|Assignment Briefing]], is filled out by the ITL when ready to deploy a functional team to respond to an item on the Tracking Log. On the front, the Assignment Log has spaces for giving the functional team the information they need to get to the scene quickly and safely. The functional team then records their response actions on the reverse side, and turn the form in to the ITL when they return to the NET Staging Area. The ITL reviews the reverse side, transferring relevant details to their Tracking Log. ITL then archives the Assignment Briefing with the Documentation Unit.

A single PDF with all forms is available for download by clicking --> [[Media:2025 NET ICS Forms Packet.pdf|HERE]]. The single packet makes it easier to study the forms closely. The packet includes only the forms below that are in a yellow table row.

The Damage Assessment Form is the most essential form in a volunteer’s kit. A volunteer uses the form to record damage observed in a neighborhood (such as fires, utility hazards, structural damage, injuries and casualties, and available access) while moving through the area to the NET Staging Area. Upon arriving at the NET Staging Area, the volunteer turns the Damage Assessment Form in to the Incident Team Leader. The ITL then uses all the Damage Assessment Forms to prioritize plans and action items (reflected on [[NET Incident Command System (ICS) Forms#NET Form 4: Assignment Briefing|Form 4: Team Leader’s Assignment Tracking Log]]).

Volunteers may use these versions as alternatives to [[NET Incident Command System (ICS) Forms#NET Form 1: Damage Assessment Form|NET ICS Form 1: Damage Assessment]] if their Incident Team Leader approves. PBEM encourages NETs to test out the different versions of the forms in exercises. ITLs can direct teams to use 1B-1 or 1B-2 based on the type of search they are conducting or whether they are observing single-family buildings, apartments, or condominiums.

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A space is provided for an [[NET Incident Command System (ICS) Forms#Tracking Numbers|Assignment Tracking Number]] if a volunteer is given a field assignment with a tracking number from [[NET Incident Command System (ICS) Forms#NET Form 4: Assignment Briefing|NET Form 4]]. If a volunteer works more than one assignment and the team uses tracking numbers for assignments, PBEM recommends checking a volunteer out of one assignment and then checking them in for the next assignment.  

On the [[Media:Form 3.Assignment Tracking Log.filled.pdf|filled-out example]] of this form, note the two blanks circled in red; these are optional inputs. A tracking number may be assigned by a TL to an operation in order to associate that operation between forms. For example, a fire extinguisher may be checked out for operation 001. On the Equipment Inventory ([[NET Incident Command System (ICS) Forms#NET Form 7: Equipment Inventory|Form 7]]), “001” is associated with that fire extinguisher as it is checked out and back in. Again, this is optional; it is intended to help keep the Staging Area personnel organized.  

Again, this form is used as a dashboard for summarizing and tracking. The details of an assignment are placed on [[NET Incident Command System (ICS) Forms#NET Form 4: Assignment Briefing|Form 4: Assignment Briefing]].

Using information from [[NET Incident Command System (ICS) Forms#NET Form 3: Team Leader Assignment Tracking|NET Form 3]], the ITL fills out Form 4 as completely as possible. Over the course of an operation, a scribe records the relevant decisions and actions of the NET on the reverse side. When the operation is concluded, the completed form is turned in to the Team Leader.

* [[Media:Form 5a.Medical TreatmentArea.pdf|Color, blank]]

* [[Media:Form 5b.Individual Treatment Record.pdf|Color, blank]]

* When the operator reads a [[NET Incident Command System (ICS) Forms#NET Form 8: General Message|NET Form 8]] to another operator or transcribes one being read by another operator. When such a message is logged, the tactical call sign of the person reading the message should be placed in the '''From''' field and the tactical call sign of the person receiving and transcribing the message should be placed in the '''To''' field. Information from the [[NET Incident Command System (ICS) Forms#NET Form 8: General Message|Form 8]] should be placed in the right-hand field as described in the column header.

* [[Media:Form 6a.Radio Communication Log.pdf|Blank, pages 1 and 2]]

* [[Media:Form 6b.Radio Comm Log Continued.pdf|Blank, pages 3 and up]]

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|'''[[Media:Form 7.Equipment Inventory.pdf|NET ICS Form 7: Equipment Inventory]]'''

|'''[[Media:Form 8.General Message.pdf|NET ICS Form 8: General Message]]'''

|'''[[Media:Form 8.FEMA ICS Form 213.pdf|FEMA ICS Form 213]]'''

|'''[[Media:Form 8.retiredNETversion.pdf|NET ICS Form 8: General Message]]'''

''A: No. You should have copies of forms only relevant to your position on the NET. Every NET volunteer should keep three copies of [[NET Incident Command System (ICS) Forms#NET Form 1: Damage Assessment Form|NET Form 1]] and it's not a bad idea to have a couple copies of [[NET Incident Command System (ICS) Forms#NET Form 8: General Message|NET Form 8]] as well. You only need the other forms if they're relevant to your position. For example, if you're the Team ARO, you should have several copies of NET Form 6. If you're going to do any medical treatment, you should have a few copies of NET Forms 5a and 5b, and so on.''