ICS 200 Flashcards
Step 1 in management by objective?
Establishing overarching goals
Step 2 in management by objective?
Developing and issuing assignments, plans, procedures, and protocols.
Step 3 in management by objective?
Establishing specific, measurable objectives for various incident management functional activities.
Step 4 in management by objective?
Directing efforts to attain them, in support of defined strategic objectives.
Step 5 in management by objective?
Documenting results to measure performance and facilitate corrective action.
What are the 6 steps for establishing and implementing incident objectives?
Understand agency policy/direction Assess incident situation Establish incident objectives Select the appropriate strategy to achieve objectives Perform tactical direction Provide necessary follow up
What are the 3 incident objective priorities?
Life Safety
Incident Stabilization
Proeprty Preservation
Where are staging areas setup?
Designated location where resources can wait for a tactical assignment.
What is a staff-level briefing?
Involves resources nonoperational and support tasks that are commonly performed at the incident base or command post. Can be individuals or full units, occur at the beginning of an assignment.
What is a field-level briefing?
Involves resources assigned to operational tasks/or work near the incident site. Delivered to individual subordinates, full crews, or multiple crews such as strike teams or task forces and will occur at beginning of assignment.
What is a section-level briefing?
Brief to the entire section and done by specific chieft. This is the operational briefing period where the chief presents plans for all operational elements. Done at the beginning of each operational shift, share incident wide direction for the IC.
What is incident command structure based on?
Size/complexity
Specifics of hazard environment
Incident planning and objectives.
What are the characteristics of a type 5 incident?
One or two single resources with up to six personnel. Command and general staff are not activated.
Time span: the incident is contained within the first operational period and often within a few hours after resources arrive on scene. No IAP required.
What are the characteristics of a type 4 incident?
Command and general staff are activated if needed. Single resources are activated to mitigate.
Time span: Limited to one operational period in control phase. No written IAP is required for non hazmat, documented operational brief is complete.
What are the characteristics of a type 3 incident?
Appropriate ICS positions should be added to match complexity of the incident. Some or all command and general staff may be activated as well as divisions or groups supervisors/unit leaders.
Incident management team manages initial action incidents with significant number of resources until control or containment is achieved.
Time Span: Incident may extend into multiple operational periods IAP is required for each p[rational period.
