Position-Driven Operations
ICS Position Workspaces and My Work remain the execution surfaces. Command/planning leaders gain a common oversight picture without replacing position responsibilities.
Command Structure & Authority
Document command notes, reporting relationships, delegation, Unified Command and transfer/structure changes while retaining incident and AOI context.
Live Planning-P Stage Gates
Track Initial Response, Objectives, Strategy, Tactics, Planning Meeting, IAP preparation/approval, Operational Period Briefing and Execute/Assess/Adjust with explicit required inputs, expected outputs and readiness percentage.
Meetings, Deadlines & My Work
Assign each stage owner, target time and approval authority; schedule meetings/milestones and route missing stage requirements into My Work with due time and acceptance criteria.
Operational-Period Rollover
Prepare carry-forward of open objectives, assignments and BEACON watch items for the next operational period without silently overwriting the active period.
Incident Objectives
Create and review measurable incident objectives with completion criteria tied to the operational period and authoritative incident context.
Assignments & Accountability
Review assignments, owners/teams, due times, check-in/accountability records and attention conditions while preserving authoritative status in My Work and Response.
IAP & Forms Readiness
Track readiness of the IAP package and connect directly to Vanguard fillable/official ICS 201, 202, 203, 204, 205/205A, 206, 207, 208 and ICS 214 documentation workflows.
Approvals, Decisions & Handoffs
Require human approval before Planning-P advancement and record decisions, rationale, receiving positions, unresolved work and handoff continuity so command intent survives transitions.
BEACON for Command & Planning
Surface source-grounded intelligence, forecasts and What Changed inside ICS while preserving verification state. INITIAL — UNVERIFIED items remain awareness information, not confirmed fact.