ICS Flashcards

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NIMS

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  • National Incident Management System

- Developed as a way to ensure nation is on same page during catastrophic emergency.

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FIRESCOPE

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  • FIre RESources of California Organized for Potential Emergencies
  • Developed first ICS system.
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NFPA 1561

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Standard on a Fire Department Incident Management System

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Unified Command

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-Different agencies working together on one plan

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Single Command

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-No jurisdictional or functional agency overlap, one agency working with incident

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Who is Responsible for Incident Action Plan?

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Incident Commander

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All Risk and All Hazard

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ICS is applied to everything, from training to emergencies

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Unity of Command

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-Each person has only one direct supervisor

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Span of Control

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-3 to 7 max, preferably no more than 5

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Modular Organization

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ICS is flexible and modular, some positions are used frequently, others only on occasion

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Common Terminology

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ICS promotes common terminology to eliminate inter-agency confusion

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Consolidated Incident Action Plans

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  • ICS ensures everyone is following one overall plan
  • Command develops an action plan and communicates incident priorities, objectives, strategies, and tactics to operations at smaller incidents.
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Resource Management

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  • Use of standard system of assigning and keeping track of basic resources
  • In structural firefighting, the basic units are companies
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Command

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  • Only position in the ICS that must always be filled
  • Established when first unit arrives on scene
  • Maintained until last unit leaves
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Command Functions

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  • Determining strategy
  • Selecting incident tactics
  • Setting the action plan
  • Developing the ICS organization
  • Managing resources
  • Coordinating resource activities
  • Providing for scene safety
  • Releasing information about the incident
  • Coordinating with outside agencies
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Safety Officer

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  • Command Staff
  • Responsible for ensuring safety issues are managed effectively on scene
  • Has authority to stop or suspend operations when unsafe operations occur
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Liaison Officer

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-Command’s go between with outside agencies

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Public Information Officer

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-Gathers and releases incident information to news media and appropriate agencies

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Operations Section

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-All actions directly related to controlling the incident, such as fire and EMS

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Planning Section

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-Collection, evaluation, dissemination, and use of info relevant to incident

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Logistics

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-Provides supplies, services, facilities, and materials during the incident

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Finance/Administration

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  • Not staffed at most incidents

- Accounting and financial aspects of an incident, as well as any legal issues that may arise

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Single Resource

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Individual vehicle and its assigned personnel

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Crew

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Group of firefighters working without apparatus

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Division
Companies and/or crews working in same geographic area
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Group
Companies and/or crews working on the same task or objective, not necessarily same geographic area
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Branch
Higher level of combined resources than divisions
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Task Force
Two to five single resources
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Strike Team
Five units of same type with an assigned leader
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Three Basic ICS Components
- Command is established at every incident - Each fire fighter reports to one supervisor - Company officer reports to command
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Passing Command
-First arriving officer can pass command if there is a compelling reason preventing them from assuming command
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Transfer of Command
-Whenever one person relinquishes command and another individual becomes Command
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ICP
- Incident Command Post | - Headquarters location
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Confirming The Command
-Initial announcement of command definitely confirms that command has been established
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Identifying The Incident
-First officer to assume command establishes identity that clearly identifies the location of the incident
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Current Situation Status Report (Command Transfer)
- Tactical Priorities - Action Plans - Hazardous/Potentially Hazardous Conditions - Accomplishments - Assessment of Effectiveness of Operations - Current Status of Resources - Additional Resource Requirements