ICS Flashcards
a system used to manage incidents is called
incident command system
the whole community approach ensures both _ , non_, and _ sector resources are used
govt; govt; private
ics can be used for large or _ incidents and _ or planned events
small; emergencies
ics promotes standardization but allows for _
flexibility
nims stands for
national incident management system
_ is a systemic, proactive approach to guide all levels of government, non governmental organizations, and the private sector to work together to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to, and recover from the effects of incidents
nims
the three major components of nims are
resource management; command and coordination; communications and information management
haz mat incidents are/aren’t required to use ics
are
standard mechanisms to systemically manage resources are
resource management
leadership roles, processes, and recommended organizational structures for incident management at the operational and incident support levels and expains how these structures interact to manage incidents effectively and efficiently are
command and coordination
systems and methods that help to ensure that incident personnel and other decision makers have the means and information they need to make and communicate decisions are
communication and management
a resource that has been checked in and assigned is
assigned resource
an entity that has the authority and responsibility for developing, implementing, maintaining, and overseeing the qualification process within its organization or jurisdiction is
authority having jurisdiction
the ics title fo individuals responsible for the management of functional sections is
chief
an element defined in the national preparedness goal as necessary to prevent, protect against, mitigate, respond to and recover from the threats and hazards that pose the greatest risk is
core capability
the ics title for individuals responsible for the supervision of a branch is
director
the ics section responsible for an incidents administrative and financial considerations is
finance/ administrative section
an incident action plan generally covers the time period of _ to _ hours
12; 24
the ics organizational element responsible for overall management of the incident and consisting of the incident commander or unified command and any additional command staff activated
incident command
the individual responsible for on scene incident activities is
incident commander
two or more individual incidents located in the same general area and assigned to a single incident commander or unified commander is an
incident complex
the process and procedure for providing resources and other services to support incident management is
logistics
the five mission areas designated in the national preparedness goal to group core capabilities are
prevention, protection, mitigation, response, and recovery
the national response coordination center is located at
fema
the time scheduled for executing a given set of operation actions, as specified in the IAP typically lasting 12-24 hours is the
operational period
the ics section responsible for implementing tactical incident operations described in the iap is
operations section
the ics section that collects, evaluates, and disseminates operational information related to teh incident and for the preparation and documentation of the iap is
planning section
the number of subordinates for which a supervisor is responsible, usually expressed as the ratio of supervisors to individuals is the
span of control
a nims resource classification that refers to capability of a specific kind of resource to which a metric is applied to designate it as a specific numbered class is
type
how many nims management characteristics are there
14
nims utilizes _ terminology
common
nims uses modular organization , and plans are based on _ and _ of incident
size and complexity
the optimal span of control is
one supervisor to five subordinates
using standard mechanisms to identify requirements, order and acquire, mobilize, track and report, demobilize, and reimburse and restock resources is
comprehensive resource management
in a _ command, there is no single commander, rather the management of an incident through jointly approved objectives
unified
during ics individuals report to _ supervisor
one
resources should be _ only when requested or when dispatched by an appropriate authority through established resource management systems
deployed
information and intelligence management refers only to _ related information
threat
the five major ics functions are
command;operations;planning;logistics;finance/admin
sets the incident objectives, strategies, and priorities, and has overall responsibility for the incident is
incident command
conducts operations to reach the incident objectives , establishes tactics and directs all operational resources is
operations
supports the incident action planning process by tracking resources and needed services to support achievement of the incident objectives is
logistics
a sixth ics function is
intelligence/ investigations
the ics command staff consists of
p.i.o, safety officer, and liaison officer
the only person always staffed in ics is
incident commander
if an ics section is not staffed, the _ will manage those functions
incident commander
the _ serves as the primary contact for anyone who wants information about the incident and the response to it
p.i.o
the four overarching areas of responsibility for effective incident management are
tactical response, resource acquisition, policy guidance, outreach and communication
in an incident, the incident commander first establishes the
operations section
