During an incident or while planning, you can activate or deactivate a position in the ICS chart. Positions must be activated for contacts to be assigned, and when you activate a position, you have the option to notify contacts in the position's depth chart.
To activate an ICS position
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On the Incident Dashboard, click the ICS Chart tab. The ICS Chart page opens.
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On the left, click an inactive position (inactive positions appear light gray). Position details open on the right.
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On the General Info or Chain of Command tab, click Activate. The Activate Position window opens and displays associated contacts.
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Select the check box for the contacts you want to notify. If there are no associated contacts, you can assign contacts.
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Click OK. The position appears active in the ICS Chart.
To deactivate an ICS position
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On the Incident Dashboard, click the ICS Chart tab. The ICS Chart page opens.
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On the left, click an active position (active positions appear dark gray). Position details open on the right.
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On the General Info tab, click Deactivate. The Deactivate Position window opens.
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Click Yes. The position appears inactive in the ICS Chart.