ICS 100 and 200
What is the title used to refer to the one in charge in the major functions of ICS sections?
Chief (support to him is a Deputy)
Within the ICS structure, ______________is the act of directing, ordering or controlling by virtue of explicit statutory, regulatory or delegated authority.
Command
The ________ _____ is responsible for overall management of the incident.
Command Staff
Effective incident management relies on a tight ___ and ___ structure for managing resources, making decisions, and assigning ___.
Command and control; tasks
A ___ communications plan is essential for ensuring that personnel can communicate with one another during an incident.
Common
What are the 4 major functions that are the foundation upon which an incident management organization develops, they apply to all incidents, no matter the size and type, including planned events and emergencies?
Finance and administration Logistics Operations Planning
Responsible for tasks that involves incident costs and reimbursement.
Finance/Admin
The ___ ___ is typically responsible for gathering and disseminating information and intelligence critical to the incident, unless the Incident Commander places this function elsewhere
Planning section
This section chief prepares and disseminates the IAP and tracks all the resources related to the incident.
Planning section chief
The four units possible in the Planning Section are the:
Resource Situation Demobilization Documentation
Incident management must establish a process for gathering, sharing, and managing incident related information and intelligence, this includes:
Risk assessments Threats involving potential for violence Surveillance of disease outbreak Weather Structural plans and vulnerabilities
The command staff consists of three positions on a fully staffed incident and they are:
Safety Liaison Public Information Officer
2 types of command that ICS uses which are...
Single; Unified
In ICS, the span of control is influenced by what four things?
Size Complexity Specific hazards Distance between personnel and resources
The top-down modular organization of the ICS structure is based on ___ and ___ of the incident.
Size; Complexity
Effective incident objectives are SMART ones. what does SMART stand for?
Specific Measurable Attainable Reasonable Tme
In large incidents there may be more than one ______ ________ and they can be allocated with other ICS facilities.
Staging area
A ___ ___ set number of resources of the same kind and type with common communications is known as:
Strike Team
The person in charge of a Division is known as a:
Supervisor
The person in charge of a Group is known as a:
Supervisor
Under the Logistics section, the Support branch unit consists of what 3 units?
Supply Facilities Ground support
A ___ ___ is a combination of Mixed Resources with common communications operating under the direct supervision of a Leader.
Task Force
An ___ ___consists of the IC from various jurisdictions or agencies operating together to form a single command structure in the field.
Unified Command
Consists of the Incident Commanders from various jurisdictions and agencies operating together to form a single command structure in the field.
Unified Command
What is it called when personnel report only to ICS supervisor, and no longer report to their day to day supervisor?
Unity of Command
In ICS, when transferring command, the transfer will always include a briefing. The briefing may be ______ , ______ or a combination of both of these.
Written, Oral
A delegation of authority may not be required if the IC is doing what?
acting within existing authorities
An individual assigned to an incident from an assisting or cooperating agency who has been delegated authority to make decisions on matters affecting that agency's participation at the incident.
agency rep.
An agency or organization providing personnel, services, or other resources to the agency with direct responsibility for incident management.
assisting agency
Upon arriving at an incident the higher ranking person will either ___ command, ___ command as is, or ___ command to a third party.
assume, maintain, reassign
There may be a temptation to combine ICS positions to save on staffing or achieve a higher level of efficiency. It is important to avoid ___ ___.
combining positions
Organizational functions, incident facilities, resource descriptions and position titles, in ICS, establishes ___ ___ that allow diverse incident mgmnt and support entities to work together.
common terminology
An agency supplying assistance other than direct operational or support functions or resources to the incident management effort.
cooperating agency
One of the most important functions of the Planning Section is to look beyond the ___ and ___ operational period and anticipate potential problems or events.
current; next
___ and ___ are established when the number of resources exceeds the manageable span of control of the Incident Commander and the Operations Section Chief.
divisions; groups
___ and ___ may be assigned across geographical areas when a functional activity crosses divisional lines
divisions; groups
An IC's scope of authority is derived from what areas?
existing laws delegation of authority
A key principle of the ICS is its ___.
flexibility
In ICS, titles are very important, a Division is a level responsible for operations within a defined ____________ area; and a ___________is in charge of a division.
geographical/supervisor
Management is an ________ leadership responsibility.
important
In addition to having overall responsibility for managing the entire incident, the IC is specifically responsible for the following: • Ensuring ___ ___ • Providing ___ services to internal and external stakeholders • Establishing and maintaining ___ with other agencies participating in the incident
incident safety information contact
___________is an ICS facility where resources are kept to support incident operations if the base is not accessible to all resources.
Camp
What is the organizational level with responsibility for operations within a defined Geographical Area?
Division
Command staff consists of ___________, ___________and ___________. The Command staff report directly to _______________.
PIO, Safety Officer, Liaison Officer/Incident Commander
In ICS, incident resources refers to what three things?
Personnel Supplies Equipment
at what percent of all incidents are small responses that include command and single resources?
95
Reliance on an Incident Action Plan, every incident must have and IAP that: a. Specifies the incident objectives b. States the activities to be completed c. Covers a specified timeframe, called an operational period d. May be oral or written (except for Hazmat which is always written) e. All of the above
All above
All ICS resources are categorized according to their availability which are...
Assigned Available Out-of Service
A right or obligation to act on behalf of a dept, agency, or jurisdiction.
Authority
What is the location where resources may be kept to support incident operations that is equipped with staff to provide food, water and a sleeping area?
Camp
What is the location from which primary logistics and admin functions are coordinated and administered?
Base
_______________is an ICS facility from which primary logistics and administration functions are coordinated and administered.
Base
What is the organizational level used when the number of Divisions or Groups exceeds the span of control; it can be either Geographical or Functional?
Branch
In ICS, titles are very important, a ____ is a level used when the number of divisions or groups exceeds the span of control. These can be either geographical or functional; a ____ is in charge of these.
Branch; Director
___ may be used to serve several purposes, and may be functional or geographic in nature. In general, ___ are when the number of Divisions or Groups exceeds the recommended span of control of one supervisor to three to seven subordinates for the Ops Chief
Branches
Under the Logistics section, the Service branch unit consists of what 3 units?
Comms Medical Food
The person in charge of a branch is known as a:
Director
What is the organizational subdivision established to divide the incident management structure into functional areas of operation?
Group
Every incident must have an IAP that can be oral or written except _____ ______ ______: these require a written IAP.
Hazardous materials incidents
What must be done, who is responsible, how info will be communicated and what to do if someone is injured are parts of what during the operational period?
IAP
Establish incident objectives, determine strategies and acquire resources is the authority of who?
IC
Major functions of the Operations section which are...
Implement tactics Assign resources Report information
Every incident within ICS must have an ____ ______ _____?
Incident Action Plan (IAP)
ICS-201 is what form?
Incident Briefing
Having a system that can operate together during a response is known as:
Interoperability
Prior to the incident, response partners should work together to ensure communication equipment, procedures, and systems can operate together during the response. This is known as ___.
Interoperability
Unified command is used in the following 3 incidents:
Involving multiple jurisdictions Involving single jurisdiction w/ multi-agencies Involving multiple jurisdictions w/ multi-agencies
providing purpose, direction, and motivation for responders working to accomplish difficult tasks under dangerous, stressful circumstances
Leadership
ICS incident objectives have 3 priorities, they are:
Life Safety, Incident Stabilization, Property Preservation
Incident objectives are established based on the following priorities: #1. ___ ___ #2. ___ ___ #3. ___ ___
Life safety Incident stabilization Property preservation
Responsible for the incident's support and service needs.
Logistics
The ___ ___ is responsible for all services and support needs and ensures there are adequate resources.
Logistics Section
Transfer of command may take place under these following circumstances, which are...
More qualified personnel Legally required Turnover of personnel Back to home agency
Is the voluntary provision of resources by agencies or organizations to assist each other when existing resources are inadequate.
Mutual aid
ICS is used in all hazards including: ___________, ___________ and __________disasters
Natural Biological Human Caused
The incident commander has the authority to establish ___, order ___, and make ___.
Objectives, resources, assignments
EOPs written after ___ ___ must be consistent with the National Incident Management System (NIMS).
Oct 05
Unity of Command is maintained within the ___ section. Each responder reports to a single supervisor within their area of expertise.
Operations
Operations functions consist of: ________, ____________, _____________and _____________. A___________is in charge of each of these sections.
Operations Section, Planning Section, Logistics Section, Finance and Administration Section/Chief is in charge
*Directs and coordinates all incident tactical operations. *Is typically one of the first organizations to be assigned to the incident. *Expands from the bottom up. *Has the most incident resources. *May have Staging Areas and special organizations.
Operations section
Under the Finance/Admin section, what 4 units are associated?
Time Procurement Comp/Claims Cost
Information is exchanged freely, however, strict adherence must be paid to the ___ approach.
Top-Down
The ICS structure is modular. This modular system develops from the ___ based on size and complexity of incident.
Top-down
The _____ is the process of moving the responsibility for incident command from one IC to another.
Transfer of Command
Describe the size, capability, and staffing qualifications of a specific kind of resource.
Types of resources
Incidents are categorized by five types based on complexity. Type 5 incidents are the ___ complex and Type 1 the ___ complex. Incident typing is used to order Incident Management Teams
least; most
A type-IV resource is the ___ while a type-I is the ___.
lowest; highest
Each ICS-based response has a designated IC. The IC is responsible for the overall ___ of the entire incident, including developing ___, planning ___, and implementing ___.
management; objectives; strategies; tactics
Since the ICS is a modular concept, ___ ___ ___ ___ is accomplished by organizing resources into Sections, Branches, Groups, Divisions, Units, or Teams when the supervisor-to-subordinate ratio exceeds seven, or by reorganizing or demobilizing Sections, Branches, Groups, Divisions, Units, or Teams when the ratio falls below three.
managing span of control
The ___ ___ is the period of time scheduled for execution of a given set of tactical actions as specified in the Incident Action Plan.
operational period
The ICS develops in a _______ _________, modular fashion that is based on the ___________ and ___________of the incident.
top-down; size; complexity