NIMS COMPONENT IV COMMAND AND MANAGEMENT

Under the Logistics Section this unit is responsible for Determines food and water requirements, plans menus, orders food, provides cooking facilities, cooks, serves, maintains food service areas, and manages food security and safety concerns.

Food Unit page 58

In an incident command system the general staff consists of

GENERAL STAFF 1. Operations Section Chief 2. Planning Section Chief 3. Logistics Section Chief 4. Finance/Administration Section Chief page 53 or

Under the Logistics Section this unit is responsible for Provides all ground transportation during an incident, Maintaining and supplying vehicles, keeping a usage records, and developing incident traffic plans.

Ground Support Unit page 58

The major organizational elements of Operations Section is as follows:

Operations Section Branches Divisions/Groups Resources page 54

This Section is responsible for all tactical activities focused on reducing the immediate hazard, saving lives and property, establishing situational control, and Restoring normal operations. Life-saving and respond to safety will always be the highest priorities and the first objectives in the IAP

Operations Section page 54

This section chief is responsible to incident command for the direct management of all incident related tactical activities. He will establish tactics for the assigned operational.

Operations Section Chief page 54

Under the planning section this unit is responsible for recording the status of resources committed to the incident. This unit also evaluates resources committed currently to the incident, the effects additional responding resources will have on the incident, and anticipated resource needs.

Resources Unit page 56

Under the Logistics Section this unit is responsible for Orders, receives, stores, and processes all incident related resources, personnel, and supplies

Supply Unit page 58

The Planning Section is comprised of four primary units, as well as a number of technical specialist to assist in evaluating the situation, developing planning options, and forecasting requirements for additional resources. What are the four primary units under Planning?

1. Resource Unit 2. Situation Unit 3 .Demobilization Unit 4. Documentation Unit 5. Technical Specialist

The command function may be conducted in one of two general ways:

1. Single Incident Commander 2. Unified Command page 49

Operations Section: Resources may be organized and managed in three different ways, depending on the requirements of the incident:

1. Single Resources: Individual personnel or equipment and any associated operators. 2. Task Forces: Any combination of resources assembled in support of the specific mission of operational need. All resource elements within the task force must have common communications and a designated leader. 3. Strike Teams: A set number of resources of the same kind and type that have unestablished minimum number of personnel. All resource elements within a strike team must, communications any designated leader. page 55

Within the Logistics Section, six primary units fulfill functional requirements. They are

1. Supply Unit 2. Ground Support Unit 3. Facilities Unit 4. Food Unit 5. Communications Unit 6. Medical Unit

Manageable Span of Control of any individual with incident management supervisory responsibility should range from how many subordinates___ to____ with this number being optimal?

3 to 7 subordinates 5 being optimal page 47

Operations Section: They may be functional, geographic, or both, depending on the circumstances of the incident. In general, they are established when the number of Divisions or Groups exceeds the recommended span of control They are identified by the use of Roman numerals or by functional area.

Branches page 55

An incident command organization, the command staff typically includes these three?

COMMAND STAFF: 1. Public Information Officer 2. Safety Officer 3. Liaison Officer page 53

Under the Logistics Section this unit is responsible for effective communications planning as well as acquiring, setting up, maintaining, and accounting for communications equipment.

Communications Unit page 58

Under the planning section this unit is responsible for ensuring orderly, safe, and efficient demobilization of incident resources.

Demobilization Unit page 56

Operations Section: These are established when the number of resources exceeds the manageable span of control of Incident Command and the Operations Section Chief. They are established to divide and incident into physical or geographical areas of operation. Example: Incident command may assign evacuation or mass care responsibilities.

Divisions/Groups page 55

Under the planning section this unit is responsible for collecting, recording, and safeguarding all documents relative to the incident.

Documentation Unit page 56

Under the Logistics Section this unit is responsible for Sets up, maintains, and demobilizes all facilities used in support of incident operations, facility maintenance and security services required to support incident operations.

Facilities Unit page 58

The Command and General Stabs are typically located at the?

Incident Command Post (ICP) page 49

ICS is used by all levels of government - Federal, State, Travel, and Local as well as by many NGO's in the private sector. It is normally structured to facilitate activities in five major functional areas: Command, Operations, Planning, Logistics, and Finance/Administration. This is an optional sixth functional area that is activated on a case-by-case basis?

Intelligence/Investigations page 46

Under the General Staff, this section is responsible for all service support requirements needed to facilitate effective and efficient incident management, including ordering resources from off incident locations. This section also provides facilities, security (of the incident command facilities and personnel), transportation, supplies, equipment maintenance and fuel, food services, communications and information technology support, and emergency responder medical services, including inoculations, as required.

Logistics Section page 58

Under the Logistics Section this unit is responsible for the effective and efficient provision of medical services to incident personnel.

Medical Unit page 58

This section collects, evaluates, and disseminates incident situation information and intelligence to the IC/UC and incident management personnel. This section prepares status reports, display situation information, maintains the status of resources assigned to the incident, it appears and documents the IAP, based on Operations Section input and guidance from the IC/UC.

Planning Section page 55

Under the General Staff, this section is responsible for assembling the IAP. The IAP includes the overall incident objectives and strategies established by incident command. The IAP also addresses tactics and support activities required for the planned operational. Which is generally 12 to 24 hours?

Planning Section page 55

Under the planning section this unit is responsible for the collection, organization, and analysis of incident status information, and for analysis of the situation as it progresses.

Situation Unit page 56

Under the planning section Personnel with special skills that can be used anywhere within the ICS organization.

Technical Specialists page 56