AI Incident Command Systems: Crisis Governance for Autonomous Systems

When autonomous AI systems malfunction at scale, traditional incident response frameworks fail. This report establishes structured incident command systems adapted from emergency management and military command-and-control models, purpose-built for AI-driven crises. Covers incident classification, command hierarchy for autonomous system failures, containment strategies, escalation protocols, decision authority during crisis, and post-incident governance. Provides frameworks for managing incidents where autonomous systems themselves are both the problem and part of the solution.