3. Managing The Incident

Question 1

Includes the incident priorities, strategies, tactics, and assigning resources.

Answer 1

Incident Action Plan (IAP)

Question 2

Indecision on the part of an IC can result in ______.

Answer 2

Freelancing

P141

Question 3

The basis for safe and efficient incident scene management.

Answer 3

Incident Command System (ICS)

P142

Question 4

Active directing, ordering, and/or controlling resources by virtue of explicit legal, agency, or delegated authority.

Answer 4

Command

P144

Question 5

Incident management personnel who reports directly to the IC.

Includes?

Answer 5

Command Staff

PIO, Safety Officer, Liaison Officer

P144

Question 6

Incident management personnel who represent the major functional sections

Answer 6

General Staff

P144

Question 7

Organizational level having responsibility for a major functional area of incident management.

Includes?

Answer 7

Section

• operations
• logistics
• planning
• finance/Admministration
• information and intelligence

P144

Question 8

Organizational level having functional/geographical responsibilities for major segments of incident operations.

Organizationally located between Section and Division or Group.

Identified by Roman numerals for functional area

Answer 8

Branch

P144

Question 9

Organizational level having responsibility for operations within a defined geographic area.

Organizationally between Branch and single resources, task force, or strike team.

Report to a division supervisor.

Answer 9

Division

P144

Question 10

Organizational level, equal to division, having responsibility for a specific function assigned at an incident.

Without regard to a specific geographical area.

Available for reassignment.

Answer 10

Group

P144

Question 11

Organizational level within the sections that fulfill specific support functions.

Answer 11

Unit

P144

Question 12

Provide an indication of the type and capabilities of the resources that may be available to the IC for assignment.

Answer 12

Resource Designations

P146

Question 13

Specific number of personnel assembled for an assignment.

Answer 13

Crew

P146

Question 14

Individual piece of apparatus in the personnel required to make them function.

Answer 14

Single Resource

P146

Question 15

Any combination of resources assembled for a specific mission or operational assignment.

Answer 15

Task force

P146

Question 16

Hey certain number of resources of the same type.

Answer 16

Strike Team

P146

Question 17

The purpose of ____ ____ ____is to provide the IC access to and control over all available resources.

Answer 17

Comprehensive Resource Management

P151

Question 18

The IC can use a number of visual aids to help manage and track resources assigned to the incident. The visual aid can be as simple as pre-printed forms, called,____ ____ ____to sketch the incident scene and the location of unit as they arrive.

Answer 18

Tactical Work Sheets

P154