Chapter 22 - Managing Incidents Flashcards
Branch
A supervisory level established in either the operations or logistics function to provide an appropriate span of control
Branch Director
A supervisory position in charge of a number of divisions and/or groups. This position reports to a section chief or the incident commander
Command Staff
Positions that are established to assume responsibility for key activities in the incident management system that are not a part of the line organization; these include safety officer, PIO, and liaison officer
Division
A supervisory level established to divide an incident into geographical areas of operations
Division Supervisor
A supervisory position in charge of a geographical operation at the tactical level
Finance/Admin Section
A section of the IMS that is responsible for the accounting and financial aspects of an incident, as well as any legal issues that may arise
Group
A supervisory level established to divide the incident into functional areas of operation
Group Supervisor
A supervisory position in charge of a functional operation at the tactical level
ICS General Staff
Group of incident managers composed of the operations section chief, planning section chief, logistics section chief, and finance/admin section chief
Incident Action Plan (IAP)
The objectives reflecting the overall incident strategy, tactics, risk management, and member safety that are developed by the incident commander
Incident Command System (ICS)
A system that defines the roles and responsibilities to be assumed by personnel and the operating procedures to be used in the management and direction of emergency operations
Incident Commander
The person who is responsible for all decisions relating to the management of the incident and is in charge of the incident site
Liaison Officer
The IC’s representative to outside agencies
Logistics Section
Responsible for providing facilities, services, and materials for the incident
Logistics Section Chief
A supervisory position that is responsible for providing supplies, services, facilities, and materials during the incident
National Incident Management System (NIMS)
Provides a consistent nationwide template to enable federal, state, tribal, and local governments, the private sector, and non-governmental organizations to work together
National Response Framework (NRF)
A comprehensive, national, all-hazards approach to domestic incident response that describes specific authorities and best practices for managing incidents
Operations Section
Responsible for all tactical operations at the incident. Operations section can be as large as 5 branches, 25 divisions/groups, or 125 single resources, task forces, or strike teams
Planning Section
Responsible for the collection, evaluation, dissemination, and use of information about the development of the incident and the status of resources
PIO
A command staff position that is responsible for gathering and releasing incident information to the news media and other appropriate agencies
Safety Officer
Person responsible for monitoring and assessing safety hazards and unsafe conditions
Staging
A specific function in which resources are assembled in an area at or near the incident scene to await instructions or assignments
Strategic Level
Command level that entails the overall direction and goals of the incident
Strike Team
A specific combination of the same kind and type of resources, with common communications and a leader
Tactical Level
Command level in which objectives must be achieved to meet the strategic goals
Tactical Worksheet
A form that allows the incident commander to ensure all tactical issues are addressed and to diagram an incident with the location of resources on the diagram
Task Force
Any combination of single resources assembled for a particular tactical need, with common communications and a leader
Task Level
Command level in which specific tasks are assigned to companies
Two in/Two out Rule
A guideline created which requires a two-person team to operate within an environment that is immediately dangerous to life and health and a minimum of a two-person team to be available outside the IDLH atmosphere to remain capable of rapid rescue of the interior team
Unit
Either a geographical or a functional assignment
9 Functions of command
Determining Strategy Selecting incident tactics Setting the action plan Developing the ICS organization Managing resources Coordinating resource activities Providing for scene safety Releasing information about the incident Coordinating with outside agencies
