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Elements of NIMSMajor difference between FGC and FIRESCOPE ICS
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Sector can be used to designate functional or geographical assignment in FGC. In ICS, functional assignments are called Groups and geographical assignments are claled Divisions. NICS does not recognize Sector
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5 Major Subdivisions of NIMS
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Command
Operations Planning Logistics Finance/Administration (Sometimes Information and Intelligence) |
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Strike Team
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Set number of resources of SAME kind
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Task Force
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Any combination of resources assembled in support of a specific mission.
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Nims includes the following elements
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- standardized organizational structures, processes, and procedures
– standards for planning, training and exercising, and personnel qualification standards – information management systems – supporting technologies – equipment acquisitions and certification standards – interoperable communications processes, procedures, and systems |
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who developed the fire ground command system (SCG)
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Phoenix fire Department
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what kind of incident is the NIMS incident command system designed to handle?
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All sizes and types.
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Nims includes the following elements
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- standardized organizational structures, processes, and procedures
– standards for planning, training and exercising, and personnel qualification standards – information management systems – supporting technologies – equipment acquisitions and certification standards – interoperable communications processes, procedures, and systems |
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who developed the fire ground command system (SCG)
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Phoenix fire Department
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What are the components of the command staff?
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Incident commander
safety officer liaison officer information officer |
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What are the components of the general staff?
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Operations section chief
planning section chief logistics section chief finance/administration section chief information/intelligence function |
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The manager of each section is referred to as what rank?
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Regardless of actual rank, the manager of each Section is referred to as a chief
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what kind of incident is the NIMS incident command system designed to handle?
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All sizes and types.
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operations section chief responsibilities:
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All activities focused on reducing the immediate hazard, saving lives and property, establishing situational control, and restoring of normal operations.
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What are the components of the command staff?
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Incident commander
safety officer liaison officer information officer |
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planning section chief responsibilities:
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collection, documentation, you valuation, and dissemination of incident situation information and intelligence to the IC
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Nims includes the following elements
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- standardized organizational structures, processes, and procedures
– standards for planning, training and exercising, and personnel qualification standards – information management systems – supporting technologies – equipment acquisitions and certification standards – interoperable communications processes, procedures, and systems |
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Nims includes the following elements
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- standardized organizational structures, processes, and procedures
– standards for planning, training and exercising, and personnel qualification standards – information management systems – supporting technologies – equipment acquisitions and certification standards – interoperable communications processes, procedures, and systems |
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who developed the fire ground command system (SCG)
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Phoenix fire Department
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What are the components of the general staff?
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Operations section chief
planning section chief logistics section chief finance/administration section chief information/intelligence function |
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Nims includes the following elements
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- standardized organizational structures, processes, and procedures
– standards for planning, training and exercising, and personnel qualification standards – information management systems – supporting technologies – equipment acquisitions and certification standards – interoperable communications processes, procedures, and systems |
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what kind of incident is the NIMS incident command system designed to handle?
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All sizes and types.
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The manager of each section is referred to as what rank?
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Regardless of actual rank, the manager of each Section is referred to as a chief
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logistics section chief responsibilities:
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ordering resources from off – incident locations
two branches within logistics section: the support branch and the service branch |
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What are the components of the command staff?
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Incident commander
safety officer liaison officer information officer |
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operations section chief responsibilities:
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All activities focused on reducing the immediate hazard, saving lives and property, establishing situational control, and restoring of normal operations.
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who developed the fire ground command system (SCG)
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Phoenix fire Department
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who developed the fire ground command system (SCG)
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Phoenix fire Department
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define Branch in ICS
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the organizational level between divisions/groups and the IC and operations.
Example: fire branch, EMS branch |
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What are the components of the general staff?
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Operations section chief
planning section chief logistics section chief finance/administration section chief information/intelligence function |
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planning section chief responsibilities:
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collection, documentation, you valuation, and dissemination of incident situation information and intelligence to the IC
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what kind of incident is the NIMS incident command system designed to handle?
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All sizes and types.
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what kind of incident is the NIMS incident command system designed to handle?
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All sizes and types.
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logistics section chief responsibilities:
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ordering resources from off – incident locations
two branches within logistics section: the support branch and the service branch |
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What are the components of the command staff?
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Incident commander
safety officer liaison officer information officer |
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define Branch in ICS
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the organizational level between divisions/groups and the IC and operations.
Example: fire branch, EMS branch |
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What are the components of the command staff?
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Incident commander
safety officer liaison officer information officer |
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What are the components of the general staff?
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Operations section chief
planning section chief logistics section chief finance/administration section chief information/intelligence function |
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What are the components of the general staff?
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Operations section chief
planning section chief logistics section chief finance/administration section chief information/intelligence function |
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The manager of each section is referred to as what rank?
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Regardless of actual rank, the manager of each Section is referred to as a chief
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The manager of each section is referred to as what rank?
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Regardless of actual rank, the manager of each Section is referred to as a chief
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operations section chief responsibilities:
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All activities focused on reducing the immediate hazard, saving lives and property, establishing situational control, and restoring of normal operations.
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operations section chief responsibilities:
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All activities focused on reducing the immediate hazard, saving lives and property, establishing situational control, and restoring of normal operations.
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planning section chief responsibilities:
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collection, documentation, you valuation, and dissemination of incident situation information and intelligence to the IC
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planning section chief responsibilities:
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collection, documentation, you valuation, and dissemination of incident situation information and intelligence to the IC
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logistics section chief responsibilities:
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ordering resources from off – incident locations
two branches within logistics section: the support branch and the service branch |
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logistics section chief responsibilities:
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ordering resources from off – incident locations
two branches within logistics section: the support branch and the service branch |
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define Branch in ICS
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the organizational level between divisions/groups and the IC and operations.
Example: fire branch, EMS branch |
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define Branch in ICS
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the organizational level between divisions/groups and the IC and operations.
Example: fire branch, EMS branch |