ch 22 Flashcards
A supervisory level established in either the operations or logistics function to provide a span of control. (NFPA 1561)
Branch
A person in a supervisory level position in either the operations or logistics function to provide a span of control. (NFPA 1561)
Branch director
A rank structure, spanning the fire fighter through the fire chief, for managing a fire department and fire-ground operations.
Chain of command
The act of directing and/or controlling resources by virtue of explicit legal, agency, or delegated authority. (NFPA 1026)
Command
The group that consists of the public information officer, safety officer, and liaison officer, all of whom report directly to the incident commander and are responsible for functions in the incident management system that are not a part of the function of the line organization. (NFPA 1561)
Command staff
The individual responsible for command of a company, a designation not specific to any particular fire department rank (can be a fire fighter, lieutenant, captain, or chief officer, if responsible for command of a single company). (NFPA 1026)
Company officer
A team of two or more fire fighters. (NFPA 1500)
Crew
A program focused on improved situational awareness, sound critical decision making, effective communication, proper task allocation, and successful teamwork and leadership. (NFPA 1500)
Crew resource management
That organizational level having responsibility for operations within a defined geographic location. (NFPA 1026)
Division
A person in a supervisory level position responsible for a specific geographic area of operations at an incident. (NFPA 1561)
Division supervisor
Section responsible for all costs and financial actions of the incident or planned event, including the time unit, procurement unit, compensation/claims unit, and the cost unit. (NFPA 1026)
Finance/administration section
The general staff position responsible for directing the finance/administrative function. It is generally assigned on large-scale or long-duration incidents that require immediate fiscal management.
Finance/administration section chief
A person, at the first level of progression as defined in Chapter 4 of NFPA 1001, who has demonstrated the knowledge and skills to function as an integral member of a firefighting team under direct supervision in hazardous conditions. (NFPA 1001)
Fire Fighter I
A person, at the second level of progression as defined in Chapter 5 of NFPA 1001, who has demonstrated the skills and depth of knowledge to function under general supervision. (NFPA 1001)
Fire Fighter II
An incident management system developed in the 1970s for day-to-day fire department incidents (generally handled with fewer than 25 units or companies).
Fire-ground command
An organization of agencies established in the early 1970s to develop a
standardized system for managing fire resources at large-scale incidents such as wildland fires.
FIRESCOPE
Individuals or crews operating independently of the established ICS structure.
Freelancing
A group of incident management personnel organized according to function and reporting to the incident commander, normally consisting of the operations section chief, planning section chief, logistics section chief, and finance/administration section chief. (NFPA 1026)
General staff
Established to divide the incident management structure into functional assignments of operation. (NFPA 1026)
Group
A person in a supervisory level position responsible for a functional area of operation. (NFPA 1561)
Group supervisor
A verbal or written plan containing incident objectives reflecting the overall strategy and specific control actions where appropriate for managing an incident or planned event. (NFPA 1026)
Incident action plan
The individual responsible for all incident activities, including the development of strategies and tactics and the ordering and release of resources. (NFPA 1026, 1500, 1072)
Incident commander
The field location at which the primary tactical-level, on-scene incident
command functions are performed. (NFPA 1026)
Incident command post
The combination of facilities, equipment, personnel, procedures, and
communications operating within a common organizational structure that has responsibility for the management of assigned resources to effectively accomplish stated objectives pertaining to an incident or training exercise. (NFPA 1670)
Incident command system
A document prepared by fire department personnel on a particular incident. (NFPA 901)
Incident report
A member of the command staff responsible for monitoring and assessing safety hazards and unsafe situations and for developing measures for ensuring personnel safety. (NFPA 1500)
Incident safety officer
The individual responsible for command of a task force, strike team, or
functional unit. (NFPA 1026)
Leader
A member of the command staff responsible for coordinating with
representatives from cooperating and assisting agencies. (NFPA 1561)
Liaison officer
Section responsible for providing facilities, services, and materials for the incident or planned event, including the communications unit, medical unit, and food unit within the service branch and the supply unit, facilities unit, and ground support unit within the support branch. (NFPA 1026)
Logistics section
The general staff position responsible for directing the logistics function. It is generally assigned on complex, resource-intensive, or long-duration incidents.
Logistics section chief
The standard national reporting system used by U.S. fire departments to report fires and other incidents to which they respond and to maintain records of these incidents in a uniform manner. (FEMA NFIRS)
National Fire Incident Reporting System
A system mandated by Homeland Security Presidential Directive 5 (HSPD-5) that provides a systematic, proactive approach guiding government agencies at all levels, the private sector, and nongovernmental organizations to work seamlessly to prepare for, prevent, respond to, recover from, and mitigate the effects of incidents, regardless of cause, size, location, or complexity, so as to reduce the loss of life or property and harm to the environment. (NFPA 1026)
National Incident Management System
Section responsible for all tactical operations at the incident or planned event, including up to 5 branches, 25 divisions/groups, and 125 single resources, task forces, or strike teams. (NFPA 1026)
Operations section
The general staff position responsible for managing all operations activities. It is usually assigned when complex incidents involve more than 20 single resources or when command staff cannot be involved in all details of the tactical operation.
Operations section chief
Section responsible for the collection, evaluation, dissemination, and use of information related to the incident situation, resource status, and incident forecast. (NFPA 1026)
Planning section
The general staff position responsible for planning functions and for tracking and logging resources. It is assigned when command staff members need assistance in managing information.
Planning section chief
A document developed by gathering general and detailed data that is used by responding personnel in effectively managing emergencies for the protection of occupants, responding personnel, property, and the environment. (NFPA 1620)
Preincident plan
A member of the command staff responsible for interfacing with the public and media or with other agencies with incident-related information requirements. (NFPA 1026)
Public information officer
An acronym developed for use by the incident commander for accomplishing tactical priorities on the fire ground.
RECEO-VS
Under the NIMS, includes mutual-aid agreements; the use of special federal, state, local, and tribal teams; and resource mobilization protocols. (NFPA 1026)
Resource management
An assessment of the risk to rescuers versus the benefits that can be derived from their intended actions. (NFPA 1006, 1008)
Risk/benefit analysis
A command structure in which a single individual is responsible for all of the strategic objectives of the incident. It is typically used when an incident is within a single jurisdiction and is managed by a single discipline.
Single command
An individual, a piece of equipment and its personnel, or a crew or team of individuals with an identified supervisor that can be used on an incident or planned event. (NFPA 1026)
Single resource
The process of gathering and analyzing information to help fire officers make decisions regarding the deployment of resources and the implementation of tactics. (NFPA 1410)
Size-up
An acronym intended to be used by the first arriving company officer to accomplish important strategic goals on the fire ground.
S.L.I.C.E .- R.S.
The maximum number of personnel or activities that can be effectively
controlled by one individual (usually three to seven). (NFPA 1006)
Span of control
Location established where resources can be placed while they await a tactical assignment. (NFPA 1026)
Staging area
Specified combinations of the same kind and type of resources, with common communications and a leader. (NFPA 1026)
Strike team
An assessment that weighs the risks likely to be taken versus the benefits of those risks, of the viability and survivability of potential fire victims under the current conditions in the structure.
Survivability profiling
A group of resources with common communications and a leader that can be pre-established and sent to an incident or planned event or formed at an incident or planned event. (NFPA 1026)
Task force
The formal procedure for transferring the duties of an incident commander at an incident scene. (NFPA 1026)
Transfer of command
A team effort that allows all agencies with jurisdictional responsibility for an incident or planned event, either geographic or functional, to manage the incident or planned event by establishing a common set of incident objectives and strategies. (NFPA 1026)
Unified command
The organizational element having functional responsibility for a specific incident operations, planning, logistics, or finance/administration activity. (NFPA 1026)
Unit
The concept by which each person within an organization reports to one, and only one, designated person. (NFPA 1026)
Unity of command
