Answer: Staging Area is the type of ICS (Incident Command System) which is used to temporarily position and account for personal supplies and equipment.
Staging areas play an important role when an incident happens. These are the location set up where resources can be staged for a while before assigning them somewhere else.
They are located anywhere geographically but they must withing 3 minutes of tactical operation of the incident. The Staging Area Manager is responsible for all the activities at the locations.
