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Adopting the Incident Command System (ICS) to manage emergencies, changes, and surprises in your organization
Jesse Robbins

Topic: Operations
Audience: All audiences

Description:
This presentation introduces the Incident Command System (ICS), a proven framework for managing incidents of any size, complexity, or severity.

ICS is a "Convention over Configuration" approach to Operations. It provides a standard, lightweight, modular, and scalable way to manage the inevitable emergencies, changes, and surprises in life.

After attending this session you will know enough about ICS to use it in everyday situations, how to start using ICS within your organization, and how to get more information, training, and certifications.

Prerequisites:
This talk is intended for Engineers, Administrators, and/or Managers responsible for or interested in Operations.

History:
Modified versions presented at Amazon.com from 2003-2006.

Posted: Feb 6, 2007 12:48:01 PM; Last change: Feb 6, 2007 12:48:46 PM

The Speaker: Jesse Robbins

Contact Organization: OpenAid
Location: Seattle, Washington
Phone: (206) 755-3739
Email: jesse.robbins@openaid.org
Website: http://www.openaid.org/jesse-robbins/
Will travel: Anywhere
Payment required: Fees + Travel

Bio:
Jesse Robbins is an experienced Infrastructure Engineer and Manager with unique passion for IT Operations, Distributed Systems, Fault-Tolerance, and Disaster Recovery.

In addition to his IT knowledge, Jesse is a certified Firefighter-1 and Emergency Medical Technician, and holds numerous Hazardous Materials and Technical Rescue certifications.

Jesse is comfortable and experienced in training and coaching at all levels of both public and private sectors.

Posted: Jan 15, 2007 12:55:07 PM; Last change: Jan 15, 2007 12:55:10 PM

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