Incident Status Summary
A snapshot of incident information for decision support and reporting.
Open FEMA PDF ↗Reference library
ICS Forms
Open the additional standard ICS forms used to capture incident status, resources, activity, air operations, demobilization, and personnel evaluations.
Forms here link to FEMA's ICS Resource Center. The IAP Development page has the initial briefing, development worksheets, and common IAP components.
Situation & documentation
Record the incident picture
General Message
Records messages and requests between incident personnel or sections.
Open FEMA PDF ↗Activity Log
Records notable activities and actions for incident documentation.
Open FEMA PDF ↗Incident Personnel Performance Rating
Documents an incident assignment performance evaluation.
Open FEMA PDF ↗Resources & check-in
Track people and equipment
Resource Status Change
Records changes in a resource’s assignment or status.
Open FEMA PDF ↗Incident Check-In List
Records personnel and equipment arriving at the incident.
Open FEMA PDF ↗Support Vehicle / Equipment Inventory
Records support vehicles and equipment assigned to the incident.
Open FEMA PDF ↗ICS 219 · T-Cards
Use FEMA's instructions and the applicable card for your resource tracking process.
Open T-Card instructions ↗Air operations & demobilization
Support and close assignments
Air Operations Summary
Summarizes air resource assignments and air operations information.
Open FEMA PDF ↗Demobilization Check-Out
Documents the steps completed when a resource is released from the incident.
Open FEMA PDF ↗Benton County training reference
ICS form ownership matrix
See who leads each form, who contributes, and where the form fits. Select a form number to open its guide entry or a section name to visit that section’s resources.
| Form | Form name | Primary owner | Contributing sections | Approval authority | Section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICS 201 | Incident Briefing | PSC | Command, Operations | IC / EOC Director | Planning |
| ICS 202 | Incident Objectives | IC/EOC Director | Planning | IC / Policy Group | Command |
| ICS 203 | Organization Assignment List | RESL | Command | IC | Planning |
| ICS 204 | Assignment List | OSC | Planning | Operations Section Chief | Operations |
| ICS 205 | Incident Radio Communications Plan | Communication Unit Lead | Operations, Planning | Logistics Section Chief | Logistics |
| ICS 206 | Medical Plan | Medical Unit Lead | Operations | IC / Safety | Logistics |
| ICS 207 | Incident Organization Chart | PSC | Command | IC | Planning |
| ICS 208 | Safety Message / Plan | SOFR | Planning | IC | Command |
| ICS 209 | Incident Status Summary | SITL | All sections | EOC Director / IC | Planning |
| ICS 210 | Resource Status Change | RESL | Operations, Logistics | Planning Section Chief | Planning |
| ICS 211 | Incident Check-In List | RESL | All sections | PSC | Planning |
| ICS 213 | General Message | Section Chief and/or Originating Unit Lead | Receiving Section | Section Chief | Originating section |
| ICS 214 | Activity Log | Section Chief and Unit Lead | N/A | Section Chief | All sections |
| ICS 215 | Operational Planning Worksheet | OSC | Planning, Logistics | Operations Section Chief | Operations |
| ICS 215A | Incident Action Plan Safety Analysis | SOFR | Operations, Planning | IC | Command |
| ICS 218 | Support Vehicle / Equipment Inventory | Ground Support Unit Lead | Operations | Logistics Section Chief | Logistics |
| ICS 219 | Resource Status Cards (T-Cards) | RESL | Operations | PSC | Planning |
| ICS 221 | Demobilization Check-Out | Demob. Unit Lead | All sections | IC | Planning |
| ICS 225 | Incident Personnel Performance Rating | Section Chief / Unit Lead | All sections | Section Chief | All sections |
This is the supplied local training ownership map, not a replacement for incident assignments or form instructions. Ownership does not mean sole authorship. Planning maintains many forms while all sections maintain their own ICS 214 Activity Logs. Form titles for ICS 210, 221, and 225 follow FEMA’s forms index.
Use current agency procedures and incident direction when choosing and completing forms. See FEMA's full ICS forms index ↗
Learn with a completed example
Follow a fictional Philomath wildfire activation by an IMT working in the EOC. Read the complete scenario IAP and explore each component, with field explanations and related section resources.