Action Plan: (See Incident Action Plan)

Agency (Agencies): An agency is a division of government with a specific function, or a non-governmental organization (e.g., private contractor, business, etc.) that offers a particular kind of assistance.  In ICS, agencies are defined as jurisdictional (having statutory responsibility for incident mitigation) or assisting and/or cooperating (providing resources and/or assistance). (See Assisting Agency, Cooperating Agency, and Multi-Agency).

Agency Executive or Administrator:  Chief executive officer (or designee) of the agency or jurisdiction that has responsibility for the incident.

Agency Dispatch: The agency or jurisdictional facility from which resources are allocated to incidents.

Agency Representative(s) (AREP): An individual assigned to an incident from an assisting or cooperating agency who has been delegated authority to make decisions on matters affecting that agency's participation at the incident.  Agency Representatives report to the Liaison Officer.

Air Operations Branch Director (AOBD):  The person primarily responsible for preparing and implementing the air operations portion of the Incident Action Plan.  Also responsible for providing logistical support to helicopters operating on the incident.

Air Support Group Supervisor (ASGS): The person responsible for planning and oversight of incident aircraft support functions (helibase, helispot and Fixed Wing Air Bases).

Air Tactical Group Supervisor (ATGS): The person primarily responsible for the coordination of all tactical missions of fixed and/or rotary-wing aircraft operating in incident airspace. The function may be performed in an aerial platform or ground based.

Allocated Resources:  Resources dispatched to an incident.

Area Command:  An organization established to: 1) oversee the management of multiple incidents that are each being handled by an Incident Command System organization; or 2) to oversee the management of a very large incident that has multiple Incident Management Teams assigned to it. Area Command has the responsibility to set overall strategy and priorities, allocated critical resources based on priorities, ensure that incidents are properly managed, and ensure that objectives are met and strategies followed.

Area Commander (ACDR): The person responsible to manage a very large incident that has multiple IMTs assigned. These teams may be established any time the incidents are close enough that oversight direction is required.

Assigned Resources:  Resources checked in and assigned work tasks on an incident

Assignments:  Tasks given to resources to perform within a given operational period, based upon tactical objectives in the Incident Action Plan.

Assistant(s):  Titles for subordinates of the Command Staff positions.  The title indicates a level of technical capability, qualifications, and responsibility subordinate to the primary positions.  Assistants may also be used to supervise unit activities at camps.

Assistant Area Commander, Logistics (ACLC): The person responsible for providing facilities, services and material at the Area Command level, and for ensuring effective use of critical resources and supplies among the incident management teams.

Assisting Agency:  An agency directly contributing tactical or service resources to another agency.

Available Resources:  Incident-based resources which are ready for deployment.