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7 Incident Commander (IC) - In the Incident Command System, the Incident Commander is responsible for overall management ofthe incident. The IC determines incident objective.and strategy, sets immediate priorities, establishes an appropriate organization, authorizes an Incident Action Plan, coordinates activity for all Command and General Staff, ensures safety, coordinates with key people, authorizes release of information to the news media and the public, and carries out other key duties. Incident Command System (ICS) -combination of facilities, equipment, personnel, procedures, and communications operating within a common organizational structure with responsibility for management of assigned resources to effectively direct and control the response to an incident. Intended to expand as situation requires larger resource, without requiring new, reorganized command structure. Incident Objectives - A statement of strategies and tactical directions for resources. Must be realistic based on available resources, achievable, measurable and yet flexible enough to allow for changes in .the situation. In-Place Sheltering -Directing of personnel to remain in a building or seek shelter in a building or structure, in lieu of evacuation, for protection fiom a life safety threat, i.e. vapor cloud or explosion. In-place sheltering is defined as "the indoors sheltering of people to prevent external contact or inhalation of harmful chemicals". All air circulating devices should be shut off and windows and doors closed. It is anticipated in~place sheltering will } last a short time, no more than a few hours. 3oint Information Center (JIC) - A combined public infornation office that serves two or more levels of government or federal, state, local agencies. Liability - An obligation to do or refrain from doing something; a duty which eventually must be performed; and obligation to pay money; also used to refer to one's responsibility for his conduct. Liable - To be responsible for; to be obligated in law. (See liability). The Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) -Local Emergency Planning Committees are quasi-governmental bodies, generally at the county level, in the United States. They do not function in actual emergency situations, but attempt to have identified and catalogued potential hazards and all sorts of resources, mitigate hazards when feasible, and write emergency plans. Wlien an actual emergency occurs, the materials are made available to the Incident Commander. Local Government -Political subdivision of the State (e.g., county, municipality). Majar Disaster - As defined under P.L. 93-288, any natural catastrophe, (including any hurricane, tornado, storm, flood, high water, wind-driven water tidal wave, tsunami, EOP/GLOSSARY 7 September 2008 F-2 268 of 408