Glossary Flashcards
A government element with a specific function offering a particular kind of assistance.
Agency
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.
Access and functional needs
The official responsible for administering policy for an agency or Jurisdiction
Agency administrator/executive
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.
Agency representative
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
Area command
A resource that has been checked in and assigned work tasks on an incident
Assigned resource
A task given to a person or team to perform based on operation objectives defined in the IAP
Assignment
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.
Assistant
An agency or organization providing personnel services are other resources to the agency with direct responsibility for incident management
Assisting agency
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
Authority having jurisdiction
A Resource assigned to an accident checked in and available for assignment
Available resource 
The assignment of physical incident specific credentials to establish legitimacy and permit access to incident sites
Badging
Base
Incident base
The organizational level having functional and geographical responsibility for major aspects of incident operation. 
Branch
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
Camp
The process of authoritatively attesting that individuals meet qualifications established for key incident management functions and are therefore qualified for specific positions
Certification
The orderly line of authority within the ranks of management organizations
Chain of command
They processor which resources first report to an incident
Check in
The ICS title for individuals responsible for the management of functional areas operations planning logistics and finance administration
Chief
Communication that does not use codes
Clear text
A group of incident personnel that the incident commander or unified command are assigned to support the command function at and I CP
Command staff
An agency Supplying Assistance other than direct operational or support function or resources to the incident management effort
Cooperating agency
To exchange information systematically among principles who have or may have a need to know certain information to carry out specific incident management responsibilities
Coordinate
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
Core capability
Providing documentation that identifies personnel in authenticates and verifies the qualification for a particular position
Credentialing
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
Critical infrastructure
A statement that the agency executive delegating authority in assigning responsibility provides to the incident commander
Delegation of authority
The orderly safe and efficient return our incident resource to its original location and status
Demobilization
An operations or coordination center dedicated to a single specific department or agency
Departmental operations center
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
Deputy
VICS title for individuals responsible for supervision of a branch
Director
The ordered Movement of a resource or resources to an assigned operational mission on administrative move from one location to another
Dispatch
The organizational level having responsibility for operations with a defined geographic area
Division
An incident whether natural technological or human caused that necessitates responsive action to protect life or property
Emergency
A congressionally ratified agreement that provides form and structure to interstate mutual aid
Emergency management assistance compact
The physical location where coordination of information and resources to support incident management activities normally takes place
Emergency operations center
A plan for responding to a variety of potential hazards
Emergency operations plan
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
Emergency support function
Important and standard information items which support timely an informed decision
Essential elements of information
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
Evacuation
Event
Planned event
Of all pertaining to federal government of United States
Federal
A group of incident personnel organized according to function and reporting to the incident commander or unified command
General staff
And organizational subdivision established to divide the incident management structure into functional areas of operation.
Group
Something potentially dangerous or harmful often the root cause I want one of the outcome
Hazard
An occurrence natural or man-made that necessitate a response to protect life or property
Incident
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
Incident action plan
A Location where personnel coordinate in administer logistics functions for an incident
Incident base
The ICS organizational element responsible for overall management of the incident and consisting of the icy or unified command any additional command staff activated
Incident command
The field location where the primary function of incident command are
Performed
Incident command post
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
Incident command system
The individual responsible for unseen activities including developing incident objectives ordering and releasing resources
Incident commander
Two or more individual insurance located in the same general area and assigned to a single incident commander or unified command
Incident complex
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
Incident management
The team I CS qualified personnel configured according to ICS deploy in support of affected your restrictions and or unseen personnel
Incident management assistance team
A Rostered group of ICS qualified personnel consisting of an incident commander, Commanding general staff and personnel assigned other key ICS positions
Incident management team
A statement of an outcome to be accomplished or achieved
Incident objective
All individuals who have rolls in incident management or support weather on scene in an EOC or participating in a MAC group
Incident personnel
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
Information management
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
Intelligence/investigations function
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
Inter-operability
The primary federal incident management field structure
Joint field office
A facility in which personnel coordinate incident related public information activities
Joint information center
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
Joint information system
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
Kind
The ICS title for an individual who is responsible for supervision of a unit strike team resource team or
Leader
A member of the I CS command staff responsible for coordinating with representatives from cooperating and assisting agencies or organizations
Liaison officer
Public entities for responsible for the security and welfare Of a designated area has established by law
Local government
The process and procedure for providing resources and other services to support incident management
Logistics
The ICS section responsible for providing facilities services and material support for the incident
Logistics section
A management approach fundamental to NIMS that involve status and objectives identify find strategies performing the tactics taking corrective action to cheat the objectives
Management by objectives
The individuals within an ICS organizational unit assign specific managerial responsibilities
Manager
One of five areas designed in the national preparedness goal to group core capabilities such as prevention protection mitigation response and recovery
Mission area
The capabilities necessary to reduce the loss of life and property from natural and or man-made disasters by lessening the impacts of disasters
Mitigation
The process and procedures for activating assembling and transporting resources that have been requested to respond to or support an Incident
Mobilization
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
Multi agency coordination group
In over arking term for NIMS Command and coordination systems
Multi agency coordination system
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
Mutual aid agreements or assistance agreement
Of a nationwide character including local state travel territorial and federal aspect of governance and policy
National
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
National incident management system
Guidance documents for each of the five preparedness missionaries that describe how the whole community works together to achieve the national preparedness goal
National planning frameworks
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
National preparedness
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
National preparedness goal
An organized process to achieve the national preparedness goal of a secure and resilient NATION
National preparedness system
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
National response coordination center
A group that is based on the interest of its members individuals or institution
Nongovernmental organization
The activation level that describes routine monitoring of jurisdiction of situation
Normal operations steady state
ICS title for a member of the command staff authorized to make decisions and take action related to his or her area of responsibility
Officer
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
Operational period 
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
Operational security
The ICS section responsible for implementing tactical incident operations describe any IAP
Operations section
Any association or group of persons With like objectives
Organization
Communication that the intended audience can understand and that means the communicators purpose
Plain language
An incident that is a scheduled non-emergency activity
Planned event
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
Planning meeting
The ICS section that collects evaluates and disseminate operational information related to the incident and for the preparation and documentation of the IAP
Planning section
The minimum criteria necessary for individuals to fill a specific position
Position qualifications
Capabilities necessary to avoid prevent and stop a threatened or actual act of terrorism
Prevention
Organizations and individuals that are not part of any governmental structure
Private sector
The capabilities necessary to secure the homeland against acts of terrorism and man-made or natural Disasters
Protection
A setof establish guidelines for actions under very specify conditions
Protocol
Processes procedures and systems for communicating timely accurate and accessible information to an incident size cause and current situation
Public information
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
Public information officer
The capabilities necessary to assist communities affected by an incident to recover effectively
Recovery
A plan to restore an incident affected area or community
Recovery plan
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
Recovery support function
A mechanism to recoup phones expended for incident specific activities
Reimbursement
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
Resource management
Resource team
Strike team
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
Resource tracking
Personnel equipment teams supplies and facilities available or potentially available for assignment to incident operations and for status is
Resources
The capabilities necessary to save lives protect property and the environment and meet basic needs after an incident has occurred
Response
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
Safety officer
The ICS organizational element having responsibility for a major functional area of incident management
Section
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
Single resource
Confirmed or verified information regarding the specific details relating to an incident
Situation report
The number of subordinates forward to a supervisor is responsible usually expressed as a ratio of supervisors to individuals
Span of control
A temporary location for available resources in which personnel supplies and equipment away operational assignment
Staging area
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
Standard operating procedure
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
State
Report such as spot reports that include vital and are time sensitive information
Status report
The general course of action or directions to accomplish incident
Strategy
A set number of resources of the same kind and type that have an established minimum number of personnel common communications and a liter
Strike team
The ICS title for an individual responsible for division or group
Supervisor
Any combination of processes facilities equipment personnel procedures and communications integrated for a specific purpose
System
The deployment and directing of resources of an incident to accomplish the objectives
Tactics
Any combination of resources of different kinds and/or types assembled to support a specific mission or operation need
Task force
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
Terrorism
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
Threat
Instruments and capabilities that allow the professional performance of tasks such as information systems agreements doctrine capabilities and legislative authorities
Tools
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
Type
A version of command establishment incidents under an area command are multijurisdictional
Unified area command
An ICS application used when one more than one agency has incident jurisdiction or when incidence cross political
Unified command
The organization element with functional responsibility for a specific activity within the planning logistics and finance administration sections in ICS
Unit
The individual in charge of a unit and ICS
Unit leader 
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
United States national grid
A NIMS guiding principle stating that each individual involved in incident management reports to and takes direction from only one person
Unity of command
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
Unity of effort
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.
Whole Community
