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Definition
The Incident Command System, a standardized approach to the command, control, and coordination of emergency response.
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How it's used
This term is a direct translation of the American emergency management framework and is primarily used in professional or academic contexts related to disaster response. It is rarely heard in casual daily conversation unless the speaker is involved in emergency services or public safety training. In most general contexts, people would simply use more descriptive phrases like 處理程序 or 應變機制.
Examples
Is this Incident Command System very complicated?
They are using the Incident Command System to handle the incident.
Related words
Common phrases
operate the Incident Command System
apply the Incident Command System
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