Assign or Unassign an ICS Position
During an incident, Facility Administrators, Facility Staff, and people already assigned to an incident position can assign other contacts
The internal and external people that participate in, might be affected by, or need to be notified about an incident. to incident positions. People with these roles can also remove an assignment.
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If a position is not active, you must activate it before you can assign a contact.
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To change the assigned contact for a position, you must first unassign the current contact and then assign the new one.
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Facility Staff Limited cannot assign themselves to incident positions; they must be assigned by someone that is Facility Administrator, Facility Staff, or already assigned to an incident position.
To assign a contact to a position
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On the Incident Dashboard, click the ICS Chart tab. The ICS Chart page opens.
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In the chart, click the position. Details are shown on the right.
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On the right, click Response Tracker/Assign Contact.
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Do one of the following:
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To view all contacts currently associated with the position, select Show Depth Chart Only.
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To view all contacts who could be available to be assigned to this position, including those from your facility and health system, select Show All Candidates.
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To view all external contacts in the Labor Pool and Other Contacts to Notify groups
Comprised of accounts with certain shared characteristics, such as role or location, but not necesarily employer. for all facilities in your health system, select Show All Facility Contacts.
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If you want to filter contacts by the information in their profile
A collection of information that identifies and defines you in the solution. Your profile differs from your account, which is how you log in., use the search bar to search by first name, last name, organization
Official entities, such as public health authorities, healthcare agencies, and corporations., title, and department. -
To assign a contact, select the contact in the list.
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Click Assign. The Assign Position window opens.
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To send a voice notification
An alert, update, advisory, information, drill, or test message that can be sent & received through delivery methods such as email, voice, text, fax, or inbox. in addition to email, make certain the Send voice notification checkbox is selected. -
Click Yes.
If you clear the Send voice notification checkbox, a voice notification is not sent. For example, if the contact is already on site, you do not need to send this type of notification. An email notification is always sent.
To unassign a contact from a position
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In the chart, click the position. Details are shown on the right.
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On the right, click General Info.
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In the Position Assignment section, click Unassign. The Unassign Position window opens asking you to confirm the action.
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Click Yes. The window closes and the position is unassigned.
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