Multi-agency Coordination Systems (MACS) are a part of the United States standardized
Incident Command System
The Incident Command System (ICS) is a standardized approach to the command, control, and coordination of emergency response providing a common hierarchy within which responders from multiple agencies can be effective.
ICS was initially develo ...
.
MACS provides the basic architecture for facilitating the allocation of resources, incident prioritization, coordination and integration of multiple agencies for large-scale incidents and emergencies.
Functions and responsibilities
The principal functions and responsibilities of MAC entities typically include the following:
*Ensuring that each agency involved in incident management activities is providing appropriate situational awareness and resource status information;
*Establishing priorities between incidents and/or
Area Commands in concert with
Incident Commander
The incident commander is the person responsible for all aspects of an emergency response; including quickly developing incident objectives, managing all incident operations, application of resources as well as responsibility for all persons involv ...
s or a
Unified Command;
*Acquiring and allocating resources required by incident management personnel in concert with the priorities established by Incident or Unified Command;
*Anticipating and identifying future resource requirements;
*Coordinating and resolving policy issues arising from the incident(s); and
*Providing strategic coordination as required.
See also
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Multi-agency coordination
Multi-agency coordination (or MAC) is a generalized term which describes the functions and activities of representatives of involved agencies and/or jurisdictions who come together to make decisions regarding the prioritizing of incidents, and th ...
References
Incident management
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