Common use of Incident Command Clause in Contracts

Incident Command. (a) The Requesting Party will designate an Incident Commander. Resources provided by the Responding Party will be subject to the direction of the Incident Commander, unless the Incident Commander, based on all the facts and circumstances at the scene of operation, requests that the Responding Party take charge of the operation based on superior resources, expertise, or other reason. In order to realize maximum effectiveness, it is the intention of the Parties that the response be under unified command with the highest degree of coordination possible under the circumstances. (b) Any Request for Assistance hereunder shall include a statement of the amount and type of equipment and number of personnel requested, shall specify the location to which the equipment and personnel are to be dispatched, and shall state the time period for which such equipment and personnel are requested. The Responding Party shall, in its sole discretion, determine what equipment and personnel are available to furnish the requested assistance. (c) The Responding Party shall report to the Incident Commander at the location to which the equipment and personnel are dispatched. (d) A Responding Party shall be released by the Requesting Party when the services of the Responding Entity are no longer required or when the officer in charge of the Responding party's forces determines, in the officer's sole discretion, that further assistance should not be provided.