Multiple-Casualty Incidents and Incident Management

Question 1

What is the system structure practices for both NIMS and ICS?

Answer 1

Use the mnemonic C-FLOP

C - Comman
F - Finance/administration
L - Logistics
O - Operations
P - Planning

Question 2

Command or incident commander

Answer 2

The individual who essentially runs the entire incident

Question 3

Safety officer

Answer 3

A person or team of people that monitors all on scene actions and ensures that they do not create any potentially harmful conditions. The safety officer may at any time terminate any operation on their authority alone at the scene that they feel is not safe.

Question 4

Liaison officer

Answer 4

Coordinates all incident operations that involve outside agencies.

Question 5

Information officer

Answer 5

Collects data about the incident and releases it to the press, as well as to other agencies, on an as needed and appropriate basis.