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22 Cards in this Set
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What are the five basic components of (SEMS)?
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1. ICS
2. Local government. 3. Operational area 4. Regional. 5. State level |
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The features of ICS which applies to EOC's are:
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1. Five primary management functions
2. Management by objectives 3. Management Unity and Delegation of Authority. 4. Span of Control 5. Action Planning |
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What are the five primary management functions in ICS?
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-Incident Command
-Operations -Planning/Intelligence -Logistics -Finance/Administration |
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The ICS is based on these following concepts:
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-develop the form of the organization to match the functions to be performed.
-fill only those organizational elements that are required -stay within the recommended span of control guidelines. -perform the function of any non-activated organizational element at the next highest level. -be actively elements no longer required by the incident |
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Define an emergency response agency
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Any organization which responds to an emergency or provides mutual aid support to such an organization.
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What local government agencies respond to emergencies at the field level?
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-Fire Services
-Law-Enforcement -EMS. -public works |
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Could the EOC be considered a management tool?
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Yes
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What are the four characteristics that exists within the EEOC?
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Pressure to take action
Limited and uncertain information. Shifting priorities. Overlapping lines of authority and responsibility |
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What are the phases of emergency management?
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-pre-emergency. Used for orientations and training.
-emergency response. The central point in the overall management of an emergency. -Post emergency or recovery phase. Used to house and direct the recovery phase |
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What functions are part of the pre-emergency phase?
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1. Readiness--Preparing plans and drills.
2. Capability--Refers to the hardware necessary to execute plans. |
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When responding to an emergency without warning the most critical role is what?
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-to determine the nature and extent of the event
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What is a main justification for an EOC?
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To gather information.
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When responding to an emergency with w/o warning a second major function is what?
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Evaluate and the information you have gathered and setting priorities for response operations.
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A third major function in an emergency without warning is what?
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-is early determination of what outside help may be needed.
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What Functions are involved in the Emergency Phase, Emergency with Warning?
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1. Warn the public.
2. Decide whether evacuation is required. 3. Reduce impacts through short term mitigation measures. 4. Alert and ready emergency service units |
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Who is responsible for planning, comparing and training for war related emergencies?
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The federal government
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(SEMS) requires local governments to:
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~Fulfill the management and coordination role of their own organization.
~provide for the five essential SEMS functions of management, operations, planning/intelligence, logistics and finance/administration. |
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Under SEMS, who has clear authority to command?
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~Field Level Incident Commanders.
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In many jurisdictions, the ICS field response organizations will be primarily linked through whom?
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-The dispatch center
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The primary role of the EOC is to bring together what?
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To bring together all relevant information and about emergency in one place organized at information and facilitate the coordination of resources.
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But for a functional categories. Do you consider when developing the EOC?
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-Policy
-Disaster Analysis and Coordination -Operations -Resources |
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What are five key factors that have been identified for effect of emergency/disaster management?
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1.Disaster plan in place and ready to be implemented.
2.Good SOP's 3.Adequate training and exercises. 4.Use of SEMS. 5.An effective EOC |
