RESPONDERSAFETY TIM: Incident Command & Management

What are temporary locations proximate to, but outside, the immediate impact zone where personnel and equipment wait to be assigned? Bases Camps Staging Areas Command Posts

Staging areas

What ICS concept needs to be preserved so that everyone reports to only one ICS supervisor and receives work assignments from that ICS supervisor? span of control unity of command command presence command structure

Unity of Command

The heart of After Action Review is answering five questions. (1) What was our intention?; (2) What went well?; (3) What could have gone better?; and (4) What should we have done differently? What is the fifth question? Who needs to know? Was it properly documented? Could we repeat these results? Who will make changes to SOPs?

Who needs to know

Plain English, also called __________ is the key to effective incident communications and is also required by NIMS-ICS. plain text clear text code free clear code

clear text

Who is responsible for determining the overall ICS organizational structure for roadway responses? TIM team State Statute Agency Chief Regional Authority

Agency Chief

What are the five major functional areas of the Incident Command System? Command, Safety, Planning, Logistics and Finance/Administration Command, Operations, Liaison, Logistics and Finance/Administration Command, Operations, Planning, Logistics and Finance/Administration Command, Operations, Planning, Record/Data and Finance/Administration

Command, Operations, Planning, Logistics and Finance/Administration

The temporary location at the incident where helicopters can safely land and take off. Base Camp Helibase Helispot

Helispot

Each incident also has an oral or written______________ that specifies the incident objectives, states the activities, and covers a specific operational period time frame Incident Action Plan (IAP) Operational Mission Goal (OMG) Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) Standard Operating Guideline (SOG)

Incident Action Plan (IAP)

What is the single location from which the IC oversees all operations, located outside of the present and potential hazard zone? Incident Base Incident Command Post Communications Center Emergency Operations Center (EOC)

Incident Command Post

According to FEMA, what enables a coordinated response among various jurisdictions and functional agencies, both public and private? Mutual aid agreements Interagency agreement Incident Command System Emergency management plan

Incident Command System

According to FEMA, what is the name for a standardized, on-scene, all-hazards incident management organizational structure? Incident Operational Plan Incident Command System Incident Management System Fireground Command System

Incident Command System

Who ensures the interoperability of communication equipment, procedures, and systems by adopting protocols for the use of an Incident Command System at traffic incidents? TIM Team Incident Commander Planning Section Chief Resource Section Chief

Incident Commander

What is the optional sixth functional area of the Incident Command System that is activated if warranted? Base Operations Records/Management Intelligence/Investigations Incident Data Management

Intelligence/Investigations

The process of conducting a constructive critical review of an incident, drawing lessons, and passing on what was learned is called __________. After Action Review Post-Incident Critique Post-Incident Analysis Incident Management Review

Post-incident Analysis

Who can set requirements for dispatching, briefings, safety procedures, interactions with the public, and media inquiry response? TIM team Agency Chief Regional Authority Public Information Officer

Public Information Officer

If/when/how the transfer of command takes place must be established ahead of time. Items that play a role in the transfer of command include legal mandates, rank and qualifications, incident complexity, and __________. fatigue weather time of day command post facilities

fatigue

A TIM Team can create policies, procedures, and guidance for how to define and select facilities at an incident, set the requirements for the locations, communicate locations to all responders at the scene and enroute, and plan for how resources can be deployed. In addition, some pre-designation may be possible with regard to triage, medical facilities, and __________. grocery stores media access communications resources helicopter operational needs

helicopter operational needs

Establishing, exercising, and __________ command are the heart of the incident management process. practicing terminating transferring documenting

practicing

The top-down, modular ICS organizational structure is based on the ranks of officers at an incident. organizational command structure. size and complexity of the incident. the various agencies responding to the incident.

size and complexity of the incident