CAL FIRE's mission is to protect Californians, their property, and the state's natural resources. In order to keep up with the ever-increasing role of technology in our lives, the department is committed to updating and optimizing its processes and systems. This includes implementing business process and technological changes to ensure that the department can continue to deliver quality technology services that meet the evolving needs of its stakeholders. The department recognizes the importance of maintaining and stabilizing new technologies to deliver the best service possible to its business partners and customers. InciNet is a complete mobile computer network system, typically set up at an incident command base, and used to track and manage resources (fire engines, engine strike teams, crews, and misc. personnel) in emergency situations. The system automates the Incident Command System (ICS) which is used to manage all emergency incidents, such as earthquakes, forest fires and floods. It is comprised of both a wired and wireless broadband computer network and a software application, used to automate and link the five sections of the Incident Command System (ICS). The five sections are Incident Command, Operations, Planning, Logistics, and Finance/Administration. By linking these sections and their related management activities, information is easier to obtain, validate, and utilize, which fosters efficient and cost-effective use of our resources. The primary objective of this endeavor is to implement a new module called IAP Forms to create an Incident action plan for emergency incidents.
