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Who sets the incident objectives, strategies, and priorities, and has overall responsibility for the incident |
Incident Command |
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Who conducts operations to reach the incident objectives. Establishes tactics and directs all operational resources. |
Operations |
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Who Supports the incident Action planning process by tracking resources, collecting/ analyzing information, and maintaining documentation. |
Planning |
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Who Arranges for resources and needed services to support achievement of the incident objectives |
Logistics |
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What are the resources for Logistics |
Personnel equipment teams supplies Facilities |
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Who Monitors cost related to the incident. Provides accounting, procurement, time recording, and cost analysis |
Finance/Administration |
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Who collect, analyze, and disseminate incident-related information and intelligence for incidents involving intensive intelligence-gathering and investigative activity |
Intelligence/investigation |
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What are some incidents involving intensive intelligence-gathering and investigative activity |
*Criminal or terrorist activity *epidemiological *accident or mass fatality investigation |
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When using an ICS, to manage the incident, who is assigned? |
Incident Commander. |
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Who has the authority to establish objectives, make assignments and Order resources? |
Incident Commander |
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Who works closely with staff and Technical experts to analyze the situation and consider alternative strategies? |
Incident Commander |
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Who is responsible for the overall management of the incident? |
Incident Commander |
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What is the only position that is always staffed in ICS applications |
Incident Commander |
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Who is responsible for ensuring overall incident safety |
Incident Commander |
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Who is overall responsible for providing Information Services to internal and external stakeholders, such as disaster survivors, agency Executives, and Senior officials? |
Incident Commander |
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Who is responsible for establishing and maintaining liaisons with other agencies participating in the incident |
Incident Commander |
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What word is defined: Communications or cooperation which facilitates a close working relationship between people or organizations |
Liaison |
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If a deputy is assigned, he or she should be fully... |
Qualified to assume the incident commanders position |
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The command function should be clearly established at |
The beginning of an incident |
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When can command change to meet the needs of the incident |
If an incident becomes more or less complex |
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This process of when commanders switch that should include a briefing that captures all essential information for continuing safe and effective operation is called. |
Command transfer |
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What does ICS stand for |
Incident command system |
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What does NIMS stand for |
National Incident Management System |
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Who is responsible for all incident command system functional areas until he or she delegate a function |
Incident Commander |
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What is the word defined as: Employing or involving a module or modules as basis of design or Construction |
Modular |
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What word is defined as: Each of a set of standardized parts or independent units that can be used to construct a more complex structure, such as an item of furniture or a building |
Module |
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What positions make the Command Staff |
Public information officer Safety officer liaison officer |
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Who interfaces with the public and media and or with other agencies with incident related information requirements |
Public information officer |
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Who monitors incident operations and advises The Incident Commander on all matters relating to safety, including the health and safety of Incident Management personnel |
Safety officer |
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Who serves as the incident commanders point of contact for representatives of governmental agencies, non-governmental organizations, and private-sector organizations |
Liason officer |
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Incident commanders may also choose to appoint technical specialties such as |
Legal Medical Science and Technology access and functional needs |
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Command Staff reports directly to |
Incident Commander |
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In complex incidents who may be assigned to each of the Command Staff functions |
Assistant officers |
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Three major components of NIMS |
*Resource management *command and coordination *communication and information management |
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What is a standardized management tool that allows better coordination in use of resources |
ICS |
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What represents organizational best practices and has become the standard for Emergency Management |
ICS |
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What can be used to manage the response for all incidents and planned events |
ICS |
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Communications should be use |
Common terms |
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when it comes to communication, Organizations should avoid using |
Radio codes agency-specific codes acronyms jargon |
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What is IAP |
Incident Action Plan |
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The number of individuals are resources that one supervisor can manage effectively during an incident is known as |
Span of control |
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What's the optimal span of control for one supervisor |
A ratio of 1 to 5 |
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What is an ICP |
Incident Command Post |
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Report to only one incident command system supervisor and receiving work assignments only from your ICS supervisor are all based on what |
Principle of unity of command |
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When do you no longer report directly to your day-to-day supervisor |
When you are assigned to an incident |
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All responders must report in to receive an assignment. Checking out is just as critical as checking in. What is this process called |
Check-in/check-out |
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Response operations must be coordinated as outlined in the incident Action Plan is part of what process |
Incident Action planning |
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Each individual will be assigned to only one supervisor is a part of what process |
Unity of command |
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ICS relies on each individual taking personal accountability for his or her own actions. Is part of what process |
Personal responsibility |
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Supervisors must be able to adequately supervise and control their subordinates, as well as communicate with and manage all resources under their supervision. Is part of what process |
Span of control |
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Supervisors must record and Report resource status changes as they occur. Accountability starts as soon as a resource is requested through the time that the resource returns to their home base safely is part of what process |
Resource tracking |
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To avoid overburdening the incident command |
Resources not requested should refrain from self dispatching |
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Does the chain of command prevent Personnel from directly communicating with each other to ask for or share information? |
No! |
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To maintain span of control, The Incident Commander May establish any or all of the following |
*Operations section *planning section *Logistics section *finance/administration section |
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Define epidemiology |
The branch of medicine which deals with the incidence, distribution, and possible control of diseases and other factors relating to health. |
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What is EOC |
Emergency operation centers |
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What is MAC |
Multi-agency coordination |
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What is JIS |
Joint information system |
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What supports the on-scene response by relieving the Incident Commander of the burden of external coordination and the responsibility of securing additional resources? |
Emergency Operations Center (E.O.C.) |
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A physical or virtual location where staff from multiple agencies come together to address imminent threats and Hazards |
EOC |
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A place that staffed with personnel trained four, and authorized to, represent their agency/disapline |
EOC |
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What is NGO |
Non government organization |
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Establishing policy based on interactions with agency Executives, other agencies, and stakeholders |
Incident coordination |
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Collecting, analyzing, and disseminating information to support establishment of shared situation awareness |
Incident coordination |
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Establishing priorities among incidents |
Incident coordination |
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Resolving critical resource issues |
Incident coordination |
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Facilitating Logistics support and resource tracking |
Incident coordination |
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Synchronizing public information messages to ensure that everyone is speaking with one voice |
Incident coordination |
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Establishing priorities among incidents |
Incident coordination |
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Synchronize public information messages |
Incident coordination |
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Collect, analyze, and disseminate information |
Incident coordination |
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Establish objectives, make assignments, and Order resources |
Incident coordination |
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To maintain span of control, The Incident Commander May establish any or all of the following four sections |
Operations planning Logistics Finance Administration |
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In an expanding incident The Incident Commander first establishes |
Operations section |
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Who's Job: *Implementing strategies and developing tactics *Directing the management of all tactical activities on behalf of The Incident Commander *Supporting the development of an IAP to ensure it accurate reflects current operations *Organizing, assigning, and supervising the tactical response resources |
Operation section |
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Planning section chief is designated only after what? |
The Incident Commander determines whether they need a planning section |
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If no planning section is established who performs all the planning functions? |
Incident Commander |
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Who's job: * preparing and documenting incident Action plans *Managing information and maintains situational awareness for the incident tracking resources assigned to the incident *Maintaining incident documentation *Developing plans for demobilization |
Planning section |
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Logistics Chief is not doesn't it then who assumes the position? |
Incident Commander |
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Who's job? *Ordering, obtaining, maintaining, and accounting for essential Personnel, equipment, supplies *Providing communication planning and resources *Setting up food services for responders *Setting up and maintaining incident facilities *Providing support Transportation *Providing medical service to incident personnel |
Logistics section |
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Who's job: *Contract negotiations and monitoring *Timekeeping *Cost analysis *Compensation for injury or damage to property *Documentation for reimbursement |
Finance Administration section |
