Venue Operations and Medical Command

Objectives

1. Describe medical command structure at a large venue and how it maps to ICS
2. Explain dispatch, provider tracking, and response-time expectations inside a venue footprint
3. Recognize how communications discipline drives operational success

Readings

• FEMA ICS-100 (online refresher)citation only
• Agency communications SOPcitation only
• One published venue operations case reportcitation only

Paired field experience

Shadow the physician or supervisor in the command post for a major event. Track three incidents from call to disposition with timestamps.

Deliverable

Timeline reconstruction of one incident (call, assignment, arrival, disposition) with commentary on any delay.

Tier expectations