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This book will likely be different from any book that you have read before. It intentionally goes outside of the norms, so that you can learn, and hopefully retain the information that is provided. Probably, the first thing you will notice is the acronym or shortened version of a title is not used just one time, and then the acronym is used throughout the rest of the book. These were left together throughout the book to help you remember both the title and the acronym. The only exceptions are the Incident Commands System (ICS), Incident Management Systems (IMS), Hospital Emergency Incident Systems (HEICS), and Hospital Incident Command Systems (HICS).

As you read through this book, the first two chapters are there to give a historical perspective and to show that the Incident Command System does work. The third chapter shows what incident management is used in various places around the world. Chapters 4–16 are in place to describe the methods and systems used throughout the United States, and in many instances, to some degree, around the world. Special consideration was given to the Incident Command System (ICS) and the Hospital Incident Command System (HICS).

As you go through this book, you will read about real‐life scenarios, and you will see analogies. You will see quizzes at the end of each chapter, and you will see resources that will guide you to more information on the topic of that chapter. More than anything, I hope that this book is presented in such a way that you can learn and retain this information. I am sure that I have made a mistake or two in this book, but the vast majority of it is correct. If you find mistakes, PLEASE let me know so they can be corrected in the next edition.