Chapter 14 Flashcards
The location at which the primary logistics functions are coordinated and administered
Base
A person in a supervisory level position in either the operations or logistics function to provide span of control
Branch director
Supervisory level established in either the operations or logistics function to provide an appropriate span of control
Branch
In an incident management organization, positions consisting of the incident commander, public information officer, safety officer, liaison officer, and other positions as required
Command staff
A supervisory level established to divide an incident into geographic areas of operations
Division
A person in a supervisory level position responsible for specific geographic area of operations at an incident
Division supervisor
The 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
Finance / administration section
A supervisory level established to divide the incident into functional areas of operation
Group
The group of incident managers composed of the operations section chief, planning section chief, logistics section chief, and finance / administration section chief
ICS general staff
A verbal plan, written plan, or combination of both that is updated throughout the incident and reflects the overall incident strategy, tactics, risk management, and member safety requirements approved by the incident commander (NFPA 1026)
Incident action plan
A member of the command staff, the point of contact for assisting or coordinating agencies
Liaison officer
The 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
Logistics section
A supervisory position that is responsible for providing supplies, services, facilities, and materials during an incident
Logistics section chief
A comprehensive, national, all hazard approach to provide federal resources in support of a major multi jurisdictional incident
National response framework
A supervisory position that is responsible for all tactical operations at the incident or planned event. This position deals with the strategy and tactics that are required to get the job done and reports directly to the incident commander
Operations section chief
The section responsible for all tactical operations at the incident y or planned event, including up to 5 branches; 25 divisions/groups; and 125 single resources, tasks forces, or strike teams
Operations section
The section responsible for the collection, evaluation, dissemination, and use of information related to the incident situation, resource status, and incident forecast
Planning section
A supervisory position that is responsible for the collection, evaluation, dissemination, and use of information relevant to the incident.
Planning section chief
A member of the command staff responsible for interfacing with the public and media or with agencies with incident related information requirements
Public information officer
A member of the command staff responsible for monitoring and assessing safety hazard or unsafe situations and for developing measures for ensuring personnel safety
Safety officer
A branch within the logistic responsible for service activities at an incident or planned event, including the communications unit, medical unit and food unit
Service branch
A specific function in which resources are assembled in an area at or near the incident scene to await instructions or assignments
Staging
A group of fire fighters who move equipment and water supply lines up and down the stairwells at a high rise fire incident. They he stairwell support unit leader reports to the support branch director or the logistics section chief
Stairwell support group
Specified combinations of the same kind and type of resources, with common communication and leader
Strike team
A supervisory position that is in charge of a group of similar resources
Strike team leader
A branch within the logistics section responsible for providing the personnel, equipment, and supplies to support incident operations, including the supply unit, facilities unit, and ground support unit
Support branch
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
Task force
A supervisory position that is in charge of a group of dissimilar resources
Task force leader
An engine company; truck company, or other functional or administrative group
Unit
