Chap 1 FDNY INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM

Question 0

Span of control at an incident with management responsibility of am individual should be

Answer 0

Btwn 3-7 with 5 being ideal
Allowance to vary Under Certain circumstances

Kind of incident ,nature of tasks safety considerations and communications will affect span of control

Question 1

Five main functions of ICS are

Answer 1

1. Command
2. Planning
3. Operations
4. Logistics
5. Finance/administration

Question 2

Incident facility is

Answer 2

An area that is established to serve a particular purpose the are given specific names in ICs

Examples ICP area which IC performs the function of managing the incident–should only be one command post

Staging area where resources are held in reserve awaiting assignment

Question 3

All resources at a incident are assigned a status they are

Answer 3

1. Available -ready for immediate assignment
2. Assigned - performing an active assignment
   3 Out of Service /R&R not ready for assignment

Question 4

A company under the operations sector is a single resource describe as

Answer 4

Is a vehicle providing equipment capability and personnel ,,engine ladder ,rescue

Question 5

A Team is a single resource under the operations section that is described as

Answer 5

A specific number of personnel assembled for an assignment such as search ventilation under the direction of a team leader

Question 6

A sector is a

Answer 6

Activities and operations of resources within an assigned geographical area

Sector supervisor manages a sector

Question 7

Under ICS a Group is

Answer 7

Consists of resources formed to address specific functions

Example IC forms group to search on specific floors of high rise

Group supervisor manages a group
Groups may cross sector boundaries to accomplish an assigned function

Question 8

Strike team

Answer 8

Specific combination of the same kind and type of resource with common communication under the. Supervision of an officer designated a strike team leader

Question 9

Task force

Answer 9

Any combination of resources with communications capability under the supervision of an officer designated task force leader put together for temporary assignment

Generally number should be around 5 for control purposes

Question 10

Branch

Answer 10

Span of control is needed over sectors and groups

Managed by branch director