15 managing incidents Flashcards
Two programs provided foundation for NIMS
firescope and fire ground commander
NIMS acronym
national incident management system
firescope created
in wake of massive so cal fires
fire ground commander program developed where and for what
phoenix, for an all hazards metro dept. focusing on small and med size urban emergencies
safford grant was amended when and provided
2007 to provide fed govt disaster and emergency assistance
five components of NIMS
preparedness communications and information management resource mgmt command and mgmt on-going mgmt and maint.
incident review is conducted by and prep work done by
IC conducts with prep work done by company officer
3 levels of command
strategic
tactical
task
strategic level
sets overall direction and goals
tactical level
acts to achieve strategic goals
task level
acts to achieve tactical goals
three srategic priorities
life safety
incident stabilization
property conservation
three command options
investigating
fast attack
command
at least two firefighters enter idlh, with two more adhering to 3 rules
outside idlh
account for interior
remain capable to rescue
command staff
safety
liason
PIO
general staff four components
ops
logistics
planning
finance
manages actions directly related to controlling incident
ops
general staff that develops IAP
planning
comprehensive national all hazards approach to domestic incident responses
national response framework
divisions, groups, and units
division geographical
group function
unit functional or geographical
branches help provide
span of control
level 1 staging
later arriving units wait for instructions
level 2 staging
responders directing to standby location
task force
2-5 single resource
strike team
5 units of the same type with a leader
