Long Description: Day-of-Event Activities Checklist - Step 2
Step 2. Multi-agency Command Post Designation
Assessment: Primary command post
If Assessment applies:
- Establish multi-agency command post Determine command post location: on-site versus off-site
Tips/Examples:
- A permanent transportation management center (TMC) may serve as the primary command post as many of the communications resources and other needed tools are already in place at the TMC
- Determine command post location: on-site versus off-site
- Advantages of a single command post include: (1) key agencies are represented in a single location and (2) communications among agencies are simplified
Assessment: Secondary command posts
If Assessment applies:
- Establish agency-specific or function-specific command posts
- Determine location of command post(s)
Tips/Examples:
- Mobile command posts represent secondary, agency-specific command posts and are common for larger events for more effective management of field operations and better span-of-control
- Agencies operating a secondary command post still staff a ranking representative at the interagency (primary) command post
- An advantage of secondary command posts is that event management can be more easily switched if a problem develops at the primary command post
