Common use of Incident Command Clause in Contracts

Incident Command. a. The Party with the first arriving unit to any Emergency Incident shall establish an incident command structure, including designation of an Incident Commander, which is consistent with Standard Operating Guidelines of a nationally accepted Incident Management System ("Command Structure"). All responding personnel will operate under the Command Structure and perform all required duties in assigned groups and/or divisions. b. If it becomes necessary for a Party to transfer control of an Emergency Incident to another Party, command shall be transferred to the other Party's senior officer at the Emergency Incident. Each Party shall be responsible for completion of the reporting process in accordance with that Party's Standard Operating Guidelines or applicable policies or procedures.