Incident command loop
30 minSegments
6
First
5:00
Total
30:00
A 30-minute incident commander timer with impact, roles, mitigation, update, decision, and handoff.
Assess, assign, update, decide, and hand off
Free Incident Commander Timer
Use an incident commander timer for impact assessment, role assignment, mitigation review, stakeholder updates, decision checkpoints, and handoff. Create an XTimer room when incident commanders, responders, support, and leadership need one shared command cadence.
Built for this job
Incident commanders can separate impact assessment, role assignment, mitigation review, updates, decisions, and handoff.
Responders can see the next update checkpoint without the timer replacing incident command systems.
XTimer rooms support shared incident commander timers across remote response, support, and leadership devices.
Current agenda item
Impact assessment
1/6
5:00
Next
Role assignment
Total time
30:00
Use this setup in XTimer
Need a controller link, viewer display, or shared room?
Keep this simple timer for quick work. Move into an XTimer room when one person controls the clock and another screen shows it to a speaker, team, class, or audience.
Presets that match real work
Start from a timer people already understand.
Each preset has a clear use case, duration, and workflow. That makes the page useful for search visitors immediately, and gives professional users a natural path into XTimer rooms when they need separate controller and viewer devices.
Quick command check
10 minTotal
10 min
A 10-minute timer for a compact command status check.
Stakeholder update
5 minTotal
5 min
A 5-minute timer for a concise incident stakeholder update.
Professional setup
Use the simple timer first, then graduate to controlled timing.
Use incident command procedures, paging systems, runbooks, monitoring, legal guidance, and qualified responders as the source of truth.
Use the timer for cadence only, not for security, legal, compliance, incident response, engineering, operational, production, deployment, vulnerability, patch, risk, customer, or safety decisions.
Keep severity, customer impact, mitigation, evidence, and ownership records inside approved incident systems.
Use an XTimer room when incident commanders, responders, support, and leadership need one shared command countdown.
Frequently asked questions
What is an incident commander timer?
An incident commander timer structures impact assessment, role assignment, mitigation review, stakeholder updates, decision checkpoints, and handoff.
Does this make incident response decisions?
No. XTimer is only a timing tool. Use incident command procedures, paging systems, runbooks, monitoring, legal guidance, and qualified responders for decisions.
Can remote response teams share the timer?
Yes. Create an XTimer room when incident commanders, responders, support, and leadership need one shared incident command countdown.