Block 38. Current Incident Threat Summary and Risk Information   

Summarize major or significant threats due to incident activity based on currently available information. Include a breakdown of threats in terms of 12-, 24-, 48-, and 72-hour timeframes and anticipate beyond if applicable.

Summarize primary incident threats to life, property, communities and community stability, residences, health care facilities, other critical infrastructure and key resources, commercial facilities, natural and environmental resources, cultural resources, and continuity of operations and/or business. Identify corresponding incident]related potential economic or cascading impacts.

 

Block 39. Critical Resource Needs

List the specific critical resources and numbers needed, in order of priority. Be specific to the task needed. Provide critical resource needs in 1], 24-, 4-] and 72-hour increments. List the most critical resources needed for each timeframe, if needs have been identified for each timeframe. Listing critical resources by the time they are needed gives incident support personnel a gheads uph for short-range planning and assists the ordering process to ensure these resources will be in place when they are needed.

• Documentation in the ICS 209 can help the incident obtain critical regional or national resources through outside support mechanisms including multiagency coordination systems and mutual aid.
  
  
  • Information provided in other blocks on the ICS 209 can help to support the need for resources, including Blocks 28, 29, 31-38, and 40-42.
    
    
  • Additional comments in the Remarks section (Block 47) can also help explain what the incident is requesting and why it is critical (for example, “Type 2 Incident Management Team is needed in three days to transition command when the current Type 2 Team times out”).