ICS 100 Flashcards

1
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What is The emergency operation center?

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Multiagency coordination entity that provides support and coordination to on-scene responders.

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2
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ICS helps ensure full utilization of all incident resources by?

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Maintaining a manageable span of control; establishing incident locations and facilities; implementing resource management; ensuring integrated communications.

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3
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An effective multiagency incident management system is for all communication to be in plain
_______

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English. Do not use radio/agency specific codes.

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4
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An incident action plan is:

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An oral or written plan containing general objectives reflecting the overall strategy of managing an incident.

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5
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Every incident should have a IAP which is _____ or _____

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Verbal or written

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6
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Incident action plans include the measurable strategic operations to be achieved and are prepared around a timeline called:

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An operational period.

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7
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At the simplest level, all incident action plans (oral or written) must have four elements:

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  1. What do you want to do?
  2. Who is responsible for doing it?
  3. How do we communicate with each other?
  4. What is the procedure if someone is injured?
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8
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ICS establishes common terminology allowing diverse incident management and support entities to work together. Common terminology helps define:

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  1. Organizational functions
  2. Resource descriptions
  3. Incident facilities
  4. Position titles
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9
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Six steps of the incident action planning process.

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Step 1. Understanding agency policy and direction.

Step 2. Assess incident situation.

Step3. Establish incident objectives.

Step4. Select appropriate strategy or strategies to achieve objectives.

Step5. Perform tactical direction (applying tactics appropriate to the strategy, assigning the right resources, and monitoring their performance).

Step6. Provide necessary follow up (changing strategy or tactics, adding or subtracting resources,etc).

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10
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Span of control:

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Pertains to the number of individuals or resources the one supervisor can manage effectively during emergency response or special events.

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11
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Span of control is the key to ____and ____ incident management.

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Effective and Efficient

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12
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Effective span of control on on incidents may vary from __ to ___

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3 to 7

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13
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The ratio of ____ supervisor to ___ reporting elements is recommended.

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1 supervisor to 5 reporting elements.

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14
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What is The incident command post:

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Is the location from which the incident commander oversees all incident operations.

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15
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Staging area:

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Temporary locations at an incident where personnel and equipment are kept while waiting for tactical assignments.

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16
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A Base:

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Is the location from which primary logistics and administrative functions are coordinated and administered.

There is only 1 base per incident.

17
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A camp:

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The location where resources may be kept to support incident operations if a base is not accessible to all resources.

18
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Helibase:

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Location from which helicopter-centered air operations are conducted.

19
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Helispots:

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Temporary locations at the incident, where helicopters can safely land and take off. Multiple helispots may be used.

20
Q

ICS resources can be factored into two categories:

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  1. Tactical resources

2. Support resources

21
Q

Tactical resources are always classified as one of the following:

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  1. Assigned
  2. Available
  3. Out-of-service
22
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Resource management includes processes for:

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  1. Categorizing resources
  2. Ordering resources
  3. Dispatching resources
  4. Tracking resources
  5. Recovering resources
23
Q

Effective ICS communications include three elements:

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Modes
Planning
Networks

24
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Chain of command means:

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That there is an orderly line of authority within the ranks of the organization, with lower levels subordinate to, and connected to, higher levels.

25
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Unity of command means:

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That every individual is accountable to only one designated supervisor to whom they report at the scene of an incident.

26
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The command function may be carried out in two ways:

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  1. Single command- The incident commander will have complete responsibility of the incident management.
  2. Unified command- responding agencies and or jurisdictions with responsibility for the incident share the incident management.
27
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Transfer of command:

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The process of moving the responsibility for the incident command from one incident commander to another.

28
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Transfer of command may take place when:

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  • A more qualified person assumes command.
  • The incident situation changes over time, resulting in legal requirement to change command.
  • Changing command makes good sense, e.g., an incident management team takes command of an incident from a local jurisdictional unit due to increased incident complexity.
  • There is normal turnover of personnel on long or extended incidents, I.E., to accommodate work/rest requirements.
  • The incident response is concluded and the incident responsibility is transferred back to the home agency.
29
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Five major management functions:

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  1. Incident command
  2. Operations section
  3. Planning section
  4. Logistics section
  5. Finance/ administration section
30
Q

What are the applications for the use of ICS?

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  1. Fire, bother structural and wild land.
  2. Natural disasters.
  3. Search and rescue missions.
  4. Hazardous materials incidents.
  5. Criminal acts and crime scene investigations.
  6. Terrorist incidents.
  7. Planned events.
31
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Common terminology helps to define what?

A

Organizational functions.

Resource descriptions.

Incident facilities.

Position titles.

32
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Incident action plans include the ________ _________ _________ to be achieved and are prepared around a timeframe called an ___________ __________.

A

Measurable Strategic Operations

Operational Period.