O/SUP 302 ICS

What can be either Geographical or Functional?

Branches

- - Temporary location within the general incident area, which are equipped and staffed to provide food, water, sleeping areas and sanitary services?

Camp

Location used if a Base is not accessible to all resources?

Camp

Means there is an orderly line of authority within the ranks of the organizations, with lower levels subordinate to and connected to, higher levels?

Chain of Command

Carry out staff functions needed to support the IC; provides information, Safety & Liaison services for the entire organization?

Command Staff

What Unit under Logistics, is responsible for the layout and activation of incident facilities? (Base, Camp, & ICP)

Facilities

What briefing is delivered to individual resources or crews who are assigned to operational tasks and/or work at or near the incident site?

Field-level brief

A key principle of ICS is its ______?

Flexibilty

Type of communication used when receiving and giving work assignments, requesting support or additional resources or reporting progress of assigned tasks?

Formal Communication

ICS resources are categorized by?

Kind of resources type of resources

The procedures and processes for transferring information internally and externally?

Networks

If needed, the IC may appoint how many Deputies from OKCFD or other agencies?

One or more

- Who presents the plan for all operational elements for the specific operational period?

Operation section chief

What Section is typically one of first organizations to be assigned to the incident?

Operations

Which Section develops from the bottom up and has the most incident resources?

Operations

Which Unit under Planning, plays a significant role in preparing the written Incident Action Plan (IAP)?

Recourse Unit

Branches are identified by ___ or ___?

Roman numeral or functional name

The ______ of all personnel involved in an incident or a planned event is the first duty of ICS leadership.

Safety

The ______ Officer reviews specific risks to operations resources and the identified safety/mitigation measures

Safety officer

ICS resources can be factored in two categories?

Tactical Resources Support resources

Personnel and major items of equipment that are available or potentially available to the Operations function on assignment to incidents are called?

Tactical resources

- Type 1 Incident (MOST COMPLEX), National resources are required. All Command & General Staff positions are activated. Operational personnel often exceed __ per operational period & total personnel will usually exceed __?

o Exceed 500 per period or 1,000 total

- Management by Objectives is an approach used to communicate ____ actions throughout the entire ICS organization?

o Functional Actions

- Incident Facility Map Symbols:

o Green and White Square = Incident Command Post o Circle with S in Middle = Staging Area o Base = Circle with B in Middle = Base o Camp = Circle with C in Middle = Camp o Circle with H in Middle = Helibase o Blacked out Circle w/ H - # beneath = Helispot

- When is information and intelligence placed as Separate General Staff Section?

o Heavily influenced by Intelligence Factors o Relevant to a Terrorism Incident

When is information and intelligence placed as a Branch within Operations Section?

o High need for Tactical Intelligence (Particularly Classified Intel) When Law Enforcement is member of Unified Command

- 5 Major Management Functions?

o Incident Command o Operations o Planning o Logistics o Finance/Administration

- When is information and intelligence placed within Command Staff?

o Little need for Tactical/Classified Intelligence

Approach used to communicate functional actions throughout the entire ICS organization?

o Management by Objectives

- Effective ICS communications include 3 elements?

o Modes o Planning o Networks

- A combination of resources that are integrated into a common framework for coordinating and supporting domestic incident management activities?

o Multiagency Coordination Systems (MACS)

The General Staff consists of? (4 Sections)

o Operations o Planning o Logistics o Finance/Admin

The Command Staff includes what positions?

o PIO o Liaison Officer o Safety Officer

The basic functions or activities of the Base and Camp Managers are to provide ____ and ___?

o Security Service General Maintenance

- Type 4 Incident: Resources? Staff? Operation Period? IAP?

o Several Single Resources o Command/General Staff activated IF NEEDED o Limited to ONE Operation Period No IAP for non-HazMat incidents

- The Command function may be carried out in 2 ways:

o Single Command - IC has complete responsibility for Incident Management o Unified Command - Agencies &/or Jurisdictions SHARE Incident Management

Modular Organization: Incident Command Organizational Structure is based on: (3 things)

o Size and Complexity of the Incident o Specifics of the Hazard Environment created by the Incident o Incident Planning Process and Incident Objectives

- The size, staffing, and equipment of an EOC will depend on what?

o Size of jurisdiction o Resources available o Anticipated incident needs

When is information and intelligence placed as a Unit within Planning Section?

o Some need for Tactical Intelligence o When NO Law Enforcement is part of Unified Command

- The _____ presents information related to ensuring safe and efficient operations.

o Specific Section Chief/Unit Leaders

- What are 3 types of briefings/meetings used in ICS?

o Staff-Level o Field-Level o Section-Level

- What 3 Units fall under Support Branch?

o Supply o Facilities o Ground Support

- 3 Briefing Elements: (TPE)

o Task - What is to be done o Purpose - Why it is to be done o End State - How it should look when done

- Resource Typing, range from Type __ (most capable) to Type __ (least capable)?

o Type 1 = Most Capable o Type 4 = Least Capable

- Incident Typing, Type ___ (most complex) to Type ___ (least complex)?

o Type 1 = Most Complex o Type 5 = Least Complex

What 2 Types of incidents are expected to go into multiple operational periods & require a written IAP?

o Type 1 and 2

- At simplest level, all Incident Action Plans must have FOUR elements?

o What do we want to do? o Who is responsible for doing it? o How do we communicate with each other? o What is the procedure if someone is injured?

- Which briefing is delivered to an entire section and includes the Operational Period Briefing?

section-level brief

A combination of mixed resources?

Task force

___ presents updates on conditions affecting the response?

Technical specialist

ICS (incident command systems) is a key feature of ?

NIMS

There is NO ______ Section in Area Command.

NO Operations Section in Area Command

- What are the 4 Units under Finance/Administration Section?

- Procurement Unit - Vendor contracts, leases & fiscal agreements - Time Unit - Incident personnel time recording - Cost Unit - Collects data, cost effectiveness analyses, cost estimates, cost savings -Compensation/Claims Unit - manage and direct all admin matters to compensate for injury and claims related

How many Bases can there be per incident?

1

- The NIMS Center encourages Federal, State, territory & local officials to use the __ NIMS Resource Typing Definitions.

120

ICS was developed when? Where? Why?

1970s California, Following a series of catastrophic fires in California's urban interface.

An agency or organization providing personnel, services, or other resources to the agency with direct responsibility for incident management?

Assisting Agency

The resources in the staging area are always ____? (Available/out of service)

Available

Location from which primary logistics & administrative functions are coordinated & administered? May be located w/ ICP?

Base

Can help identify resource requirements & determine if the existing management structure is appropriate?

Complexity analysis

An agency supplying assistance other than direct operational or support functions or resources to the incident management process?

Cooperating agency

- The ________ Chief provides current assessment and accomplishments.

Current operations section chief

Which Unit under Planning, assists in ensuring that resources are released from the incident in an orderly, safe & cost-effective manner?

Demobilization unit

Branches are managed by a Branch ____?

Director

Supervisory level used to divide an incident geographically?

Division

Assigned across geographical areas when a functional activity crosses divisional lines?

Divisions and groups

Which Unit under Planning, provides duplication services, including the written Incident Action Plan and maintains and archives all incident related documentation?

Documentation unit

- ____ is how you value your job?

Duty

- The locations from which the coordination of information & resources to support incident activities takes place?

EOCs - Emergency Operations Centers

The ____ Staff reports directly to the Incident Commander?

General staff

The people that perform the other Four Management Functions are designated as ___ Staff?

General staff

- Camps are designated by ___ or ____?

Geographical Location or number

- Which Unit implements the Traffic Plan for the incident?

Ground support unit

Supervisory level used to describe functional areas of operation?

Group

- A location from which helicopter-centered air operations are conducted. Generally used on more long-term basis and include such services as fueling and maintenance?

Helibase

- __ are more temporary locations where helicopters can safely land & take off?

Helispots

The _____ presents incident objectives or confirms existing objectives

IC

- As a supervisor, you must maintain a daily Unit Log, ICS - ____?

ICS-214

- ICS Organizational Structure develops?

In a top down modular fashion

Deputy Incident Commanders must be as qualified as the ____?

Incident Commander

- Helibase is designated by ___?

Incident name

- The Base is designated by?

Incident name

Type of communication used to exchange incident or event information only?

Informal Communication

Type of communication used to pass information horizontally or vertically within the organization without restriction?

Informal Communication

Task Force and Strike Teams are under direct supervision of a?

Leader

Providing purpose, direction and motivation for responders working to accomplish difficult tasks under dangerous, stressful circumstances?

Leadership

The size of the incident, complexity of support needs & the incident length will determine whether a _____ Section is established?

Logistics

- The Base is established and managed by the ____ Section?

Logistics section

The "Hardware" systems that transfer information.

Modes

- How many camps can there be per incident?

Multiple

The resources in the Base are always _____? (available/out of service)

Out of service

- Use ___ English in all communications?

Plain English

Planning for the use of all available communications resources?

Planning

Traditionally, information and intelligence functions are located in the ____ section?

Planning

What Section is responsible for collecting, evaluating, and displaying incident intel and information?

Planning

- The ______ Chief briefs on operations under his authority.

Special operations chief

- What briefing is given to resources assigned to nonoperational & support tasks at the ICP/Base?

Staff-level briefing

- Resources of the same kind and type?

Strike team

The person in charge of a Group or Division is designated as a?

Supervisor

All other resources required to support the incident. Food, communications equipment, tents, supplies, and fleet vehicles are examples of?

Support resources

Means that every individual is accountable to only one designated supervisor to whom they report at the scene of an incident?

Unity of Command

- Type 5 Incident: How many resources & personnel? IC? How many Operational Periods? IAP?

o 1 or 2 Single Resources o Up to 6 Personnel o IC, but no Command/General Staff o Contained within 1st Operational Period o No IAP

- Logistics Section is broken into __ Branches and __ Units?

o 2 Branches - Service and Support o 6 Units

- Type 2 Incident, Regional and/or National resources are required. Most or all Command and General Staff positions are filled. Operations personnel typically do not exceed ___ per operational period and total does not exceed ___. Multiple Operational Periods - IAP is required.

o 200 per period or 500 total

- Span of control on incidents may vary from _ to _, & a ratio of __ supervisor to __ reporting elements is recommended?

o 3 to 7 -- 1 supervisor to 5 reporting elements

- Planning Section typically has how many Units underneath?

o 5 ▪ Resource Unit ▪ Situation Unit ▪ Documentation Unit ▪ Demobilization Unit ▪ Technical Specialists

- Approximately ___% of all incidents are small responses that include, _____ & ____ Resources?

o 95% -- Command & Single Resources

The Air Operations Branch Director can establish two functions/groups?

o Air Tactical Group - Coordinates all Airborne Activity o Air Support Group - Incident Ground-Based Support to Aviation Resources

Tactical Resources are always classified as? (3 ways)

o Assigned o Available o Out of Service

The Air Operations Organization will be established at the ___ level and report to the ____?

o Branch Level --- Operations Section Chief

- What 3 Units fall under Service Branch?

o Communication o Medical o Food