Basics for First Responders

You are in command of a group of first-responders who have been activated in response to a disaster event.

What information is required to allow you to make decisions and begin allocating resources?

How can you make informed estimation about key factors if you have incomplete information?

Please use www.fema.gov as a resource among others such as

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Incident_Management_System

The paper will be 2 pages.