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A government element with a specific function offering a particular kind of assistance.

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Agency

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Individual circumstances requiring assistance, accommodation, or modification from ability, communication, transportation, safety, health maintenance, due to any temporary or permanent situation that limits and individuals ability to take action in emergency.

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Access and functional needs

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The official responsible for administering policy for an agency or Jurisdiction

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Agency administrator/executive

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A person assigned by primary assisting or cooperating local, state, travel, territorial or federal government agency, or non-governmental or private organization, who has authority to make decisions affecting the agencies or organizations participation in incident management activities following appropriate consultation with the agencies leadership.

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Agency representative

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An organization that oversees the management of multiple incidents or overseas the management of a very large or evolving situation with multiple ICS organizations. See unified area command

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Area command

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A resource that has been checked in and assigned work tasks on an incident

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Assigned resource

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A task given to a person or team to perform based on operation objectives defined in the IAP

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Assignment

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The title for subordinates of principal command staff and EOC director staff positions. The title indicates a level of technical capability, qualification, and responsibility subordinate to the primary positions. Assistance may also be assigned to unit leaders.

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Assistant

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An agency or organization providing personnel services are other resources to the agency with direct responsibility for incident management

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Assisting agency

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An entity that has the authority and responsibility for developing, information, maintaining, and overseen the qualification process within its organization or jurisdiction. This may be a state or federal agency, training commission, NGO, private sector company, or a travel or local agencies such as please fire for public works department. In some cases the AHG may provide support to multiple disciplines that collaborate as part of a team

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Authority having jurisdiction

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A Resource assigned to an accident checked in and available for assignment

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Available resource 

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The assignment of physical incident specific credentials to establish legitimacy and permit access to incident sites

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Badging

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Base

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Incident base

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The organizational level having functional and geographical responsibility for major aspects of incident operation. 

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Branch

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A geographical site within the general into the area that is equipped and staffed to provide sleeping food water and sanitary services to incident personnel

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Camp

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The process of authoritatively attesting that individuals meet qualifications established for key incident management functions and are therefore qualified for specific positions

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Certification

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The orderly line of authority within the ranks of management organizations

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Chain of command

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They processor which resources first report to an incident

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Check in

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The ICS title for individuals responsible for the management of functional areas operations planning logistics and finance administration

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Chief

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Communication that does not use codes

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Clear text

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A group of incident personnel that the incident commander or unified command are assigned to support the command function at and I CP

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Command staff

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An agency Supplying Assistance other than direct operational or support function or resources to the incident management effort

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Cooperating agency

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To exchange information systematically among principles who have or may have a need to know certain information to carry out specific incident management responsibilities

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Coordinate

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An element defined in the national preparedness goal as necessary to prevent protect against mitigate respond to recover from the threats and hazards that poses the greatest risk

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Core capability

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Providing documentation that identifies personnel in authenticates and verifies the qualification for a particular position

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Credentialing

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Assets systems and networks weather physical or virtual so vital to the United States that the incapacitation or destruction of such access systems are networks would have a debilitating impact on security national economic security national public health or safety or any combination of those

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Critical infrastructure

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A statement that the agency executive delegating authority in assigning responsibility provides to the incident commander

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Delegation of authority

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The orderly safe and efficient return our incident resource to its original location and status

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Demobilization

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An operations or coordination center dedicated to a single specific department or agency

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Departmental operations center

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A fully qualified individual who in the absence of a superior can be delegated authority to manage a functional operation or to perform a specific task

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Deputy

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VICS title for individuals responsible for supervision of a branch

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Director

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The ordered Movement of a resource or resources to an assigned operational mission on administrative move from one location to another

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Dispatch

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The organizational level having responsibility for operations with a defined geographic area

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Division

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An incident whether natural technological or human caused that necessitates responsive action to protect life or property

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Emergency

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A congressionally ratified agreement that provides form and structure to interstate mutual aid

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Emergency management assistance compact

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The physical location where coordination of information and resources to support incident management activities normally takes place

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Emergency operations center

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A plan for responding to a variety of potential hazards

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Emergency operations plan

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The grouping of governmental and certain private sector capabilities into an organizational structure to provide capabilities and services most likely needed to manage domestic incidents

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Emergency support function

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Important and standard information items which support timely an informed decision

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Essential elements of information

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The organized phased and supervised withdraw dispersal for removal of people from dangerous or potentially dangerous areas and they are reception and care in safe areas

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Evacuation

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Event

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Planned event

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42
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Of all pertaining to federal government of United States

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Federal

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A group of incident personnel organized according to function and reporting to the incident commander or unified command

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General staff

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And organizational subdivision established to divide the incident management structure into functional areas of operation.

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Group

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45
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Something potentially dangerous or harmful often the root cause I want one of the outcome

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Hazard

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An occurrence natural or man-made that necessitate a response to protect life or property

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Incident

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An oral or written plan containing the objectives established by the incident commander or unify command and addresses tactics and support activities for the planned operational. Generally 12 to 24 hours

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Incident action plan

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48
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A Location where personnel coordinate in administer logistics functions for an incident

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Incident base

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The ICS organizational element responsible for overall management of the incident and consisting of the icy or unified command any additional command staff activated

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Incident command

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The field location where the primary function of incident command are
Performed

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Incident command post

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Standardized approach to the command control and coordination of unseen incident management providing a common hierarchy within which personnel from multiple organizations can be affective

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Incident command system

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52
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The individual responsible for unseen activities including developing incident objectives ordering and releasing resources

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Incident commander

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53
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Two or more individual insurance located in the same general area and assigned to a single incident commander or unified command

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Incident complex

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54
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The broad spectrum of activities and organizations providing operations coordination and support applied at all levels of government using both governmental and non-governmental resources to plan for respond to recover from an incident regardless of size cause or complexity

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Incident management

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55
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The team I CS qualified personnel configured according to ICS deploy in support of affected your restrictions and or unseen personnel

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Incident management assistance team

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A Rostered group of ICS qualified personnel consisting of an incident commander, Commanding general staff and personnel assigned other key ICS positions

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Incident management team

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A statement of an outcome to be accomplished or achieved

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Incident objective

58
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All individuals who have rolls in incident management or support weather on scene in an EOC or participating in a MAC group

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Incident personnel

59
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The collection organization and control over the structure processing and delivery of information From one or more sources and distribution to one or more audiences who have a stake in that Information

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Information management

60
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Effort to determine the source or cause of the incident in order to control its impact and or help prevent the occurrence of similar incidents

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Intelligence/investigations function

61
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The ability of systems personnel and equipment to provide and receive functionality data information in our services to and from other systems personnel and equipment between both public and private agencies and departments and other organizations in a manner enabling them to operate effectively together

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Inter-operability

62
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The primary federal incident management field structure

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Joint field office

63
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A facility in which personnel coordinate incident related public information activities

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Joint information center

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Hey structure that integrates over arching incident information and public affairs into a cohesive organization designed to provide consistent coordinated accurate accessible timely incomplete information during crisis or incident operations

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Joint information system

65
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As applied to incident resources a class or group of items or people of the same nature or character are classified together because they have traits in common

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Kind

66
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The ICS title for an individual who is responsible for supervision of a unit strike team resource team or

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Leader

67
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A member of the I CS command staff responsible for coordinating with representatives from cooperating and assisting agencies or organizations

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Liaison officer

68
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Public entities for responsible for the security and welfare Of a designated area has established by law

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Local government

69
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The process and procedure for providing resources and other services to support incident management

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Logistics

70
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The ICS section responsible for providing facilities services and material support for the incident

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Logistics section

71
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A management approach fundamental to NIMS that involve status and objectives identify find strategies performing the tactics taking corrective action to cheat the objectives

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Management by objectives

72
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The individuals within an ICS organizational unit assign specific managerial responsibilities

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Manager

73
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One of five areas designed in the national preparedness goal to group core capabilities such as prevention protection mitigation response and recovery

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Mission area

74
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The capabilities necessary to reduce the loss of life and property from natural and or man-made disasters by lessening the impacts of disasters

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Mitigation

75
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The process and procedures for activating assembling and transporting resources that have been requested to respond to or support an Incident

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Mobilization

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A group typically consisting of agency administrators for executives from organizations order designees that provides policy guidance to incident personnel supports resource prioritization an allocation and enables decision making among elected and appointed officials and senior executives in other organizations as well as those directly responsible for incident management

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Multi agency coordination group

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In over arking term for NIMS Command and coordination systems

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Multi agency coordination system

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A written or oral argument between and among agencies organizations and or jurisdictions to provide a mechanism to quickly obtain assistance in the form of personnel equipment and materials another associate services

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Mutual aid agreements or assistance agreement

79
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Of a nationwide character including local state travel territorial and federal aspect of governance and policy

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National

80
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Hey systematic proactive approach to guide all levels of government NGOs in the private sector to work together to prevent protect against mitigate respond to recover from the effects of incidence

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National incident management system

81
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Guidance documents for each of the five preparedness missionaries that describe how the whole community works together to achieve the national preparedness goal

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National planning frameworks

82
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The actions taken to plan organize equip train and exercise to build and sustain the capabilities necessary to prevent protect against mitigate the effects of respond to him recover from those traits that pose the greatest risk to the security of the

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National preparedness

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Doctrine describing what it means for the whole community to be prepared for the types of incidents that pose the greatest threat security of the nation including acts of terrorism and emergencies and disasters regardless of cause

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National preparedness goal

84
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An organized process to achieve the national preparedness goal of a secure and resilient NATION

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National preparedness system

85
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A multi agency coordination center located at FEMA headquarters its staff coordinates the overall federal support for major disasters and emergencies including catastrophic incidence an emergency management program Implementation

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National response coordination center

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A group that is based on the interest of its members individuals or institution

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Nongovernmental organization

87
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The activation level that describes routine monitoring of jurisdiction of situation

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Normal operations steady state

88
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ICS title for a member of the command staff authorized to make decisions and take action related to his or her area of responsibility

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Officer

89
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The time schedule for executing a given set of operation actions as specified in the IAP. Operational periods can be of various lengths but are typically 12 to 24 hours

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Operational period 

90
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The implementation of procedures in activities to protect sensitive or class for operations involving sources and methods of intelligence collection investigative techniques tactical actions countersurveillance measures counterintelligence message undercover officers cooperating witnesses and informants

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Operational security

91
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The ICS section responsible for implementing tactical incident operations describe any IAP

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Operations section

92
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Any association or group of persons With like objectives

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Organization

93
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Communication that the intended audience can understand and that means the communicators purpose

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Plain language

94
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An incident that is a scheduled non-emergency activity

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Planned event

95
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A meeting held as needed before and throughout an incident to select specific strategies and tactics for incident control operations in for service and support planning

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Planning meeting

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The ICS section that collects evaluates and disseminate operational information related to the incident and for the preparation and documentation of the IAP

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Planning section

97
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The minimum criteria necessary for individuals to fill a specific position

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Position qualifications

98
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Capabilities necessary to avoid prevent and stop a threatened or actual act of terrorism

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Prevention

99
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Organizations and individuals that are not part of any governmental structure

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Private sector

100
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The capabilities necessary to secure the homeland against acts of terrorism and man-made or natural Disasters

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Protection

101
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A setof establish guidelines for actions under very specify conditions

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Protocol

102
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Processes procedures and systems for communicating timely accurate and accessible information to an incident size cause and current situation

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Public information

103
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A member of the ICS command staff responsible for interfacing with the public media and or with the other agencies with incident related information needs

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Public information officer

104
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The capabilities necessary to assist communities affected by an incident to recover effectively

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Recovery

105
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A plan to restore an incident affected area or community

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Recovery plan

106
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Organizing structures for key functional areas of assistance outlined in the national disaster recovery framework that group capabilities of various government and private sector partner organizations to promote effective recovery from disasters before and after disaster strike

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Recovery support function

107
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A mechanism to recoup phones expended for incident specific activities

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Reimbursement

108
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Systems for identifying available resources at all jurisdictional levels to enable timely efficient and unimpeded access to resources needed to prepare for respond to recover from an incident

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Resource management

109
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Resource team

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Strike team

110
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The process that all incident personnel and staff from associated organizations use to maintain information regarding the location and status of resources ordered for deployed to or assigned to an incident

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Resource tracking

111
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Personnel equipment teams supplies and facilities available or potentially available for assignment to incident operations and for status is

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Resources

112
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The capabilities necessary to save lives protect property and the environment and meet basic needs after an incident has occurred

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Response

113
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In ICS a member of the command staff responsible for monitoring incident operations and advising the incident commander or unified command on all matters relating to operational safety

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Safety officer

114
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The ICS organizational element having responsibility for a major functional area of incident management

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Section

115
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An individual, piece of equipment and it’s personnel compliment or a crew/team of individuals with an identified work supervisor that can be used on an incident

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Single resource

116
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Confirmed or verified information regarding the specific details relating to an incident

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Situation report

117
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The number of subordinates forward to a supervisor is responsible usually expressed as a ratio of supervisors to individuals

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Span of control

118
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A temporary location for available resources in which personnel supplies and equipment away operational assignment

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Staging area

119
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A reference document or an operation manual that provides the purpose authorities duration and details for the preferred method of performing a single function or several inter-related functions in a uniform manner

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Standard operating procedure

120
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Used in this document to Include any state of the United States the District of Columbia the commonwealth of Puerto Rico the virgin islands Guam American Samoa the commonwealth of the northern Mariana islands and I need possession of the United States

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State

121
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Report such as spot reports that include vital and are time sensitive information

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Status report

122
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The general course of action or directions to accomplish incident

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Strategy

123
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A set number of resources of the same kind and type that have an established minimum number of personnel common communications and a liter

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Strike team

124
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The ICS title for an individual responsible for division or group

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Supervisor

125
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Any combination of processes facilities equipment personnel procedures and communications integrated for a specific purpose

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System

126
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The deployment and directing of resources of an incident to accomplish the objectives

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Tactics

127
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Any combination of resources of different kinds and/or types assembled to support a specific mission or operation need

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Task force

128
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An activity that involves an act that is dangerous to human life potentially destructive of critical infrastructure and is a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or any state or other subdivision of the United States

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Terrorism

129
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A natural or man-made occurrence an individual an entity or an action having or indicating the potential to harm life information operations the environment and or Property

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Threat

130
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Instruments and capabilities that allow the professional performance of tasks such as information systems agreements doctrine capabilities and legislative authorities

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Tools

131
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A NIMS resource classification they refers to capability of a specific kind of resource to which a metric is applied to designate it as a specific numbered class

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Type

132
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A version of command establishment incidents under an area command are multijurisdictional

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Unified area command

133
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An ICS application used when one more than one agency has incident jurisdiction or when incidence cross political

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Unified command

134
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The organization element with functional responsibility for a specific activity within the planning logistics and finance administration sections in ICS

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Unit

135
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The individual in charge of a unit and ICS

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Unit leader 

136
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A point and area location reference system that FEMA and other incident management organization to use as an accurate and expeditious alternative to Latitude longitude

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United States national grid

137
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A NIMS guiding principle stating that each individual involved in incident management reports to and takes direction from only one person

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Unity of command

138
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A NIMS guiding principle that provides coordination through cooperation and common interests and does not interfere with federal department and agency supervisory command or statutory authorities

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Unity of effort

139
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A focus on enabling the participation in incident management activities of a wide range of players from the private and nonprofit sector’s including NGOs and the general public in conjunction with the participation of all levels of government to foster better coordination and working relationships.

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Whole Community

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