Command: Initiating or Joining an Incident Command
Purpose
- To explain how to initiate or join a Command Board from Mobile or Web.
Video
Directions
1. In Mobile, select Incidents.
2. Then select an incident from the incident list.
3. Scroll down in the incident information window to access the Take Command Button.
4. Another way to Initiate a Command in Mobile is to click on an incident icon on the map.
5. Then select Take Command from the Incident Information window that pops up on the right side of the screen.
6. In Web Responder, Select the Responder Module and then Responder View.
7. Select an incident from the Incident List and then Select Take Command.
8. In Web, Command can also be initiated by clicking on a Incident Icon and then Selecting Take Command from the pop-up window.
9. Regardless of selecting Take Command in Mobile or Web Responder, a pop-up window will appear where with the generated Incident Name and Default template for that incident. The Incident name can be edited and the template can be changed prior to starting the Command. Select Create.
10. The Incident Command is now initiated and the user will automatically be redirected to the active incident Command.
11. After a Command Board has been initiated for an incident, the Take Command button will be replaced with an Incident Command button which will take the User to the active command board.
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