Chapter 3: Managing The Incident Flashcards
A sound decision making process is required right developing and implementing a written or non-written_______
Incident action plan (IAP)
The steps of the decision making process are?
Identify and prioritize the problems Define the best solution Implement the solution Monitor the results Adjust the plan as necessary
What does the acronym AAR mean?
After action review
Initial fire department response to report of an emergency
First alarm assignment
________Occurs when individuals or Cruz decide on their own to take action that they believe will help to control the situation.
Freelancing
Indecision on the part of an IC can result in?
Freelancing
Active directing, ordering, and or control and resources by virtue of explicit legal, agency, or delegated authority; also denotes the organizational level that is in_____of the incident.
Command
Incident management personnel who report directly to the incident commander, include the public information officer, safety officer, and liaison officer.
Command staff
Incident management personnel who represent the major functional sections.
General staff
Organizational level having responsibility for major functional area of incident management.
Section
Organizational responsibilities under Section.
Operations Planning Logistics Finance/administration Information and intelligence
Organizational level having functional/geographic responsibility for major segments of incident operations, organizationally Located between section and division or group.
Branch
Organizational level having responsibility for operations within a defined geographic area, organizationally between Branch and single resources, task force, or strike team.
Division
Organizational level, equal to division, having responsibility for specific functional assignment at an incident without regard for a specific geographical area.
Group
Organizational level within the sections that fulfill specific support functions such as the resources, documentation, demobilization, and situation unit within the planning section.
Unit
