IAED Ch 8 Review
Emergency management agencies (EMA's)are typically responds agencies. True or false.
False
If the communication center is directly affected by disaster, it is unlikely that the surrounding community will be affected in similar ways. True or false.
False
NENA
National Emergency Number Association
PEMA
Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency
UC
Unified Command
Under the Incident Command System (ICS), that incident base is the physical location:
Which primary logistics function for an incident are coordinated and administered.
What is the role of a liaison officer?
The contact point for other agencies at an instant other agencies.
Under the incident command system (ICS) organizational structure, individuals for different agencies, departments, or services may assume different roles at various incidents or at various times as a single incident progresses. True or false.
True
What is the appropriate span of control?
3-7 people
Under a Unified Command (UC), who/what will direct all activities?
A single, coordinated incident action plan (IAP)
What is the staging area?
Are assigned for the location and deployment of resources to minimize congestion at the scene.
Every communication center should do a hazard analysis in order to:
Determine what might be required if the PSAP is involved or affected by a disaster.
EMA
Emergency Management Agencies
EOC
Emergency Operations Center
FEMA
Federal Emergency Management Agency
What does the Red Cross provide?
Food, water, shelter, and clothing.
Under the Incident Command System (ICS), the incident command post (ICP) is the physical location:
From which the incident commander (IC) operates.
IAPs
Incident Action Plans
ICS
Incident Command System
IC
Incident Commander
What is the role of the Planning Section Chief?
Individual responsible for developing and documenting the incident action plan based on objective set by the IC.
What is the role of the staging area manager?
Individual responsible for managing staging area.
What is the role of the safety officer?
Individual responsible for monitoring and advising that ICon all operation safety matters at an incident.
What's the role of the finance section chief?
Individual responsible for monitoring cost associated with the incident.
LNO
Liaison Officer
During a disaster, the incident command system (ICS) provides an important framework for:
Maintaining command, managing resources, and coordinating efforts.
PIO
Public Information Officer
SO
Safety Officer
A basic premise of the national incident management system (NIMS) is that all incidents begin and end locally, so:
State and local authority should maintain command of the incidents,
TERT
Telecommunicators Emergency Response Taskforce
What is the roll of the Incident Commander?
The individual responsible for all incident activities.
What is the role of the Logistics Section Chief?
The individual responsible for incident support resources and services such as facilities, transportation, supplies, equipment maintenance, fuel, food services, communications and other technology, and medical services.
What is the role of the Operation Section Chief?
The individual responsible for managing tactical activities at an incident based on incident action plan.
What is the role of the Public Information Officer?
The individual responsible for relaying information about an incident to the media as appropriate.
Span of control
The number of immediate individuals or groups that a supervisor is accountable to manage.
What is the Incident Command Post?
The physical location from which the insane commander operate during response operations.
What is the incident command system?
The systematic on site management of resources at the location of an emergency
The Academy recognizes the emergency telecommunicator as the first Incident Commander (IC) in disaster situations. True or false.
True
