During an incident
, you , Facility Administrators, Facility Staff, and people that are already assigned to an incident position can easily add a new contact or edit an existing contact from the Incident Dashboard on the Contactstab.
To add a contactTip: If you want the contact to have access to eICS, you must specify a username, phone number, and email address. In order to access eICS, a new contact must activate their account. For more information, go to Activate Your Account.
On the Incident Dashboard, click the Contacts tab.
On the bottom of the list, click Add New Contact. The Add Contact window opens.
Enter or select this information.
Field | Description |
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Name | Contact's first, middle, and last name. |
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Organization | Contact's organization, facility, or agency. |
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Resource Type | Classification of the contact's role in relation to your facility such as Internal - Administration or External - Ambulance / EMS. |
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Phone | Contact's primary phone number and the type: Business, Home, Mobile, or Other. |
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Email | Contact's email address. |
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If you want to enlist the contact in the incident immediately,
select select Enlist in incident.
If the contact should have access to eICS,
select select Enable user account
and a In In Facility Access, select the contact's role: External Contact, Facility Admin, Facility Staff,
or or Facility Staff Limited.
Click selected selected Enlist in incident,
the window window opens.
Select the contact'
s Availability and s Availability and Location.
As appropriate, select or clear
the the Send voice notification
check Click On the Contacts tab, click the contact's name. The Contact Details window opens.
Click Edit. The Edit Contact window opens.
Make your changes in all appropriate tabs:
EMail Click