Emergency Operations Manual Flashcards
What does CENS stand for?
Community emergency notification system
Who activates CENS?
IC and SOC
What is CENS used for?
Evacuations
disasters
Life or property threat
Emergency or public safety info such as active shooter or sex offenders
What does SEMS stand for?
Standardized emergency management system
What are the levels of SEMS?
Field response-command area
Local government- cities, counties, special districts
Operational area- county and all political subdivisions
Regional- operational areas and the state level mutual aid
State- regional level and state level mutual aid
Who is the LE operational area coordinator for mutual aid in SD?
Sheriff
What level or when does the EOC get notified by the DOC?
Level 2 or 1
What levels are vacations and days off cancelled?
1 and 2
SOC stands for?
Sheriff’s operations center (formerly DOC)
Who approves the incident action plan
IC
What is unified command?
LE, Fire and EMS- extensive LE involvement, coordinated response by all and shared information.
Of the LEICS flow chart, what position is optional?
Deputy IC
Are disaster and accident scenes closed to the public, including media?
No. Media is exempt.
What does LEICS stand for?
Law enforcement incident command system
In civil disorder/riots the tactical objectives shall be….?
Containment
Isolation
Dispersal
What is a LTs duties during a critical incident?
Evaluation of incident
Preliminary command post
Incident command post
Level 3 activation
Minor emergency or preplanned event
50% on duty personnel, detectives, CST
Handled by affected command
CC notifies station commander
Priority calls only
Extended shift OT possible
Representative from EPD may respond
Level 2 activation
Moderate emergency
Potential to request aid from other agencies
Call back or off duty personnel
Vacations and days off cancelled
DOC activated
Professional staff may be called in
Can request DSB and CSB to send personnel as well
Level 1 activation
Major incident
Regional incident multi agencies and resources
Mutual aid requested through region 6
Full DOC activation
Days off/vacation cancelled
Under Annex C, requesting agency responsible for feeding, billing, fuel and other
Is public information officer part of the command staff?
Yes
Positions who report to IC
PIO
Scribe
Safety Officer
Liaison Officer
Four ICS officer positions
Finance
Logistics
Operations
Planning/Intel
What should incident action plan cover?
What do we want to do?
Who is responsible for doing it?
How do we communicate with each other?
What is the procedure if someone is injured?
Unity of command defined.
Every individual is accountable to only one designated supervisor to whom they report at the scene of the incident.
