IV Flashcards
A widely applicable management system designed to enable effective, efficient incident management, by integrating the combination of facilities, equipment, personnel, communications, operating within a common organizational structure
ICS
Five major functional areas of ICS
Command, operations, planning, logistics, finance/administration
Under UC the IAP is assembled by X and approved by the UC
Planning section
Who directs the tactical implementation of the IAP. Usually comes from the organization with greatest jurisdictional involvement.
The operations section chief, (a single individual)
In an incident command organization, the command staff typically includes what, who report directly to the IC and may have assignments as necessary
Public information officer,
safety officer,
liaison officer
Who has immediate authority to stop and prevent unsafe acts during incident operation
Safety officer
The general staff is responsible for the functional aspects of the incident command structure. The general staff typically consists of
Operations.
Planning.
Logistics.
Finance administration
Major organizational elements of operations section
Branches.
Divisions/groups.
Resources
Who should be assigned for each operational period
A different operations section chief
These are established when the number of divisions or groups exceeds the recommended span of control
Branches
These are established to divide an incident into physical or geographical areas of operation
Divisions
These are established to divide the incident into functional areas of operation
Groups
Individual person or equipment and any associated operators
Single resources
Any combination of resources assembled in support of a specific mission or operational need. All resource elements must have common communications and a designated leader.
Task forces
A set number of resources of the same kind and type that have an established minimum number of personnel.
Strike team
This section collects, evaluate, and disseminates incident situation information and intelligence to the IC. Prepares status reports, displays situation information, maintains status of resources assigned to incident, and repairs and documents IAP
Planning section
The planning section is comprised of four primary units as well as an optional unit
Resources unit. Situation unit. Demobilization unit. Documentation unit. Technical specialists optional
Within the logistics section, six primary units fulfill functional requirements
Supply unit. Ground support unit. Facilities unit. Food unit. Communications unit. Medical unit
Within the finance/administration section, for primary units fulfill functional requirements
Compensation/claims unit.
Cost unit.
Procurement unit.
Time unit
ICS allows for organizational flexibility, so the intelligence/investigations function can be in bedded in several different places within the organizational structure.
Within the planning section.
As a separate general staff section.
Within the operation section.
Within the command staff
The traditional placement for intelligence/investigations function and is appropriate for incidents with little or no investigative information required, nor a significant amount specialized information
With in the planning section
Refers to two or more individual incidents located in the same general area that are assigned it to a single IC
Incident complex
An organization to oversee the management of multiple incidents handled individually by separate ICS organizations
Area command
