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1. What is the concept of ICS? How did it evolve in the Philippines?

ICS or also known as Incident Command System this system address or approach the
emergency response in different situation the ICS also can address how to fight the terrorist
activities how to secure the society by means of alerting the society and the government the
Federal Emergency Management Agency provide plans how they address those situation, In
the Philippines the ICS in the country was determine the effectivity during the super typhoon
Lawin in the year 2016 happened in Luzon hence the ICS in the country start during the ASEAN
– US in the cooperation of the MDRRMC trough the Office of the Civil Defense pilot testing
happened in the country in the year 2003 up to 2012 conducting thru different meeting with 32
participants was successfully completed because of the adaptation the Philippine provide a law
Thru the ICS the R.A – 10121 otherwise known as An Act Strengthening the Philippine Disaster
Risk Reduction and Management System,

2. How ICS works in relation to terrorism incidents?

The ICS normally Manage the field operation at incident site and in adjacent areas the
primary duty of the ICS is to provide or implement a large scale of evacuation, coordinate
shelter and mass care for evacuees and disseminate emergency public information.

3. Apply ICS in the given case scenario below: (What should be done? How should the
incident be handled from time of receipt of information up to termination of operation)

Based on the ICS handbook provided by the United States the ICS must conduct
evaluation and dissemination of the information regarding the incident based on the
fact provided the ICS will provide the security of the victims during emergency if we
observe the facts given the threat was 9:07 in the morning and the command system
was activated at 3:40 pm therefore the ICS response is slow and they fail to warn the
society.

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