Incident Command AssistantUnderstand the exposure
Identify hazards, relevant weather, terrain, access, and the team’s readiness. Record controls and release conditions.
Before release · During work · At return
Safety belongs in the assignment.
A hazard changes the plan only when the people assigning and carrying out the work can see it. ArcHorizon links the hazard picture, operational risk assessment, release checks, weather, and field reports to the teams and tasks they affect.
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Operational rhythm
Review risk at the points that matter.
Safety information starts before a team leaves and remains part of the assignment while conditions change.
Watch changing conditions
Receive field hazard reports and weather alerts. Pass meaningful changes to operations and affected teams.
Carry lessons forward
Keep the safety narrative with the task, team, and incident record for follow-up assignments and reporting.
Hazards with locationExplore operational mapping →
Put the condition where the work is.
A hazard can be drawn on the operational map and connected to an assignment. Its location and description give planning, operations, and field personnel a common reference.
Map itUse a point or area for the affected location.
Explain itDescribe the condition and who or what it affects.
Act on itAdjust the route, assignment, briefing, or resource choice.
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Operational risk management
Assess the task, then document the controls.
The operational risk matrix gives staff a consistent way to review specific hazards. SPE adds exposure to the discussion of consequence and likelihood. Record the factors, controls, and review decision alongside the work being released.
- Evaluate the task and operating conditions.
- Choose controls the team can actually apply.
- Reassess when the hazard or assignment changes.
SPE risk assessment
Look at severity, probability, and exposure.
The SPE model gives Safety a structured way to assess a specific hazard before and after controls are applied. It makes the basis for a release discussion visible to the team and supervisor.
Severity
What is the credible consequence if this hazard results in harm?
Probability
How likely is the harmful event under the conditions of this assignment?
Exposure
How often, for how long, or how many people encounter the hazard?
Initial assessmentDescribe the hazard and evaluate the three factors.
ControlsChoose changes to the route, method, equipment, timing, or staffing.
Residual reviewReassess the remaining risk and record who reviewed the decision.
The assessment supports judgment and the appropriate release decision; the score does not make that decision on its own.
Ground resource release
A deliberate check before dispatch.
The Ground Release Officer can see whether the operational pieces are in place before a ground team moves: the assignment, the resource, the paperwork, and the conditions that govern release.
01Assignment ready
Task, supervisor, location, and hazards are clear.
02Team accountable
Personnel, status, and tracking are established.
03Paperwork complete
Required documents and briefings are accounted for.
04Conditions reviewed
Weather and safety triggers have been checked.
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Weather as a safety input
A forecast matters when it changes the work.
Current conditions, the three-day outlook, NWS alerts, and aviation weather can inform a briefing or trigger reassessment. The weather workspace keeps the source information available while Safety records the operational response.
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The field changes the picture
Make it easy to report what was found.
The companion app lets a team flag a new hazard from its assignment. The report can update the map and reach Safety, Operations, and Command in time to affect other work.
Medical support
Keep aid resources in the operational picture.
Safety planning includes where medical help is available, how it can be requested, and what conditions affect responders. Resource requests and significant field updates flow through Logistics and the incident record.
That connection helps command staff see which support resources are available to assigned teams.
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One shared picture