NIMS

General Staff

Consists of the following ICS positions: Operations Section Chief, Logistics Section Chief, the Finance/Administration Section Chief, and the Intelligence /Investigations Section Chief

IAPs

Effective _____ are key planning and operational tools for long term incidents and allow for continuity between IC/UC personnel from one shift to another

Using _____ for every incident or planned event helps hone and maintain skills needed for the large scale incidents.

ICS

What is the location where the IC or Unified Command manages an incident?

Incident Command Post

What is an optional sixth functional area that is activated on a case by case basis?

Intelligence /Investigations (may be used in a major law enforcement incident)

Urban Search and Rescue

Major resources are given common names and are typed or classified with respect to their capabilities to help avoid confusion and to enhance interoperability. An example of this is..

Oral or written plans containing general objectives reflecting the overall strategy for managing an incident.

(IAPs) Incident Action Plans

Area Command

(same type of incident) an organization to oversee the management of multiple incidents handled individually by separate ICS organizations or one large incident that has multiple Incident Management Teams assigned to it.

What defines a comprehensive national approach to incident management that is equally functional to local, state, and federal response agencies as well as health care infrastructure, public service, and private industry?

NIMS

___ has the task of translating strategic objectives into specific, measurable tactical objectives.

Operations

A fixed location arranged for the collection and treatment of patients at a mass casualty incident.

Treatment Area

The location in which resources assigned to an incident but not yet deployed are held ready

Staging Area

What is the most important word in the title NIMS?

System

Planning Section Chief

The person that drafts the IAP.

NIC

__ provides strategic direction, oversight, and coordination of NIMS and supports both routine maintenance and the continuous refinement of NIMS and its components.