Lesson 3 Delegation of Authority & Management by Objectives Flashcards
What is authority?
A right or obligation to act on the behalf of a department, agency, or jurisdiction.
What is AHJ?
Authority Having Jurisdiction
What is the entity that creates and administers processes to qualify, certify, and credential personnel for incident-related positions?
Authority Having Jurisdiction
An Incident Commander’s scope of authority is derived:
- From existing laws, agency policies, and procedures, and/or
- Through a delegation of authority from the agency administrator or elected official
When issued, delegation of authority should include:
- Legal authorities and restrictions
- Financial authority and and restrictions
- Reporting requirements
- Demographic issues
- Political implications
- Agency or jurisdictional priorities
- Plan for public information management
- Process for communications
- Plan for ongoing incident evaluation
also: Specify which incident conditions will be achieved prior to a transfer of command or release
How are objectives communicated throughout the entire ICS organization?
Through the Incident Action Planning Process
Management by Objectives includes:
- Establishing overarching objectives
- Developing and issuing assignments, plans, procedures, and protocols
- Establishing specific, measurable objectives for various incident management functional activities.
- Directing efforts to attain them, in support of defined strategic objectives
- Documenting results to measure performance and facilitate corrective action
The steps for establishing and implementing incident objectives include:
- Step 1: Understand agency policy and direction
- Step 2: Assess incident situation
- Step 3: Establish incident objectives
- Step 4: Select appropriate strategy or strategies to achieve objectives
- Step 5: Perform tactical direction
- Step 6: Provide necessary follow-up
The first responder to arrive must assume command and size-up the situation by determining:
- Nature and magnitude of the incident
- Hazards and safety concerns
- Hazards facing response personnel and the public
- Evacuation and warnings
- Injuries and casualties
- Need to secure and isolate the area
- Initial priorities and immediate resource requirements
- Location of Incident Command Post (ICP) and Staging Area
- Entrance and exit routes for responders
Throughout the incident, objectives are established based on the following priorities:
- First Priority: Life Safety
- Second Priority: Incident Stabilization
- Third Priority: Property Preservation
For full effectiveness, incident objectives must be:
- Specific and state what’s to be accomplished
- Measurable and include a standard and timeframe
- Attainable and reasonable
- In accordance with the Incident Commander’s authorities
- Evaluated to determine effectiveness of strategies and tactics
What are the three fundamental pieces of a successful incident response?
- Incident objectives state what will be accomplished
- Strategies establish the general plan or direction for accomplishing the incident objectives
- Tactics specify how strategies will be executed.
Who is responsible for establishing goals and selecting strategies?
The Incident Commander
Who is responsible for determining appropriate tactics for an incident?
The Operations Section (if it is established)
What is the Operational Period?
The period of time scheduled for execution of a given set of tactical actions as specified in the Incident Action Plan (IAP)
