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The ICS organizational structure develops in a _____ modular fashion, based on size and complexity.

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Top Down

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An essential method for ensuring the ability to communicate is by using ____ and _______

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Common Terminology

and

Clear Text

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Demobilization planning begins upon______

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activation of the first personnel and continues until the ICS organization ceases

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The planning section can be further staffed with what 4 units?

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Resources Unit

Situation

Documentation

Demobilization

** you can add technical specialist

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What are the 3 primary reasons to designate a Deputy Incident commander?

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To perform a specific task

Take over for the IC in a relief capacity

Represent a Relief agency that may share jurisdiction or have jurisdiction in the future.

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The info and intelligence function may be organized in one of the following ways.

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Within the Command staff
(little need for info)

As a separate General staff
(heavy influenced by intelligence/terrorism

As a branch in Ops section
(when law enforcement is a member)

As a unit with Planning
(no law enforcement)

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What are the 6 steps of the Incident action planning process?

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Understand Policy

Assess situation

Establish Objectives

Select Strategy

Perform Tactical Direction

Follow up

(U always Expect some people to Forget)

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Branches are identified by?

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Roman numerals

or

Functional name

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All resources within the designated staging areas are under the direct control of the Operations Section Chief and should be located at an incident where resources can be placed while on a ____ minute available basis.

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3 minute

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_____ is how you value your job.

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Duty

Duty begins with everything required of you by law and policy.

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ICS resources can be factored into 2 categories?

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tactical resources

support resources

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A _______ is the location where resources may be kept to support incident operations if a base is not assessable to all resources.

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A camp

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What is the 1st duty of ICS leadership?

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The safety of all personnel

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_________ are used to divide an incident geographically.

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Divisions

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_________ are used when the number of divisions or groups exceeds the span of control and can be either geographical or functional.

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Branches

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Groups are used to describe functional areas of operation. The person in charge of each group is a _______

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Supervisor

Groups are normally labeled by job.

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The person in charge of each division is designated as a __________

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Supervisor

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While span of control is a common reason to establish branches, additional considerations may also indicate the need to use branches including________

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Multi discipline Incidents

Multijurisdictional Incidents

Very large Incidents

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______ are a combination of mixed resources with common communications operating under the direct supervision of a leader.

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Task force

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Initial Incident Briefing should include?

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  • *Situation
  • *Your job
  • *Your coworkers
  • *where you are going to work
  • *Eating/sleeping arrangements
  • *How to obtain supplies
  • *Your work schedule
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A ____ is the location from which primary logistics and administrative functions are coordinated. The only one that is always considered out of service.

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Base

established and managed by logistics

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There are ___ major management functions, what are they?

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5 major functions

Finance

Logistics

Operations

Planning

IC

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The Deputy Incident Commander must be as qualified as the IC and may be assigned at the ____,____,____ levels?

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IC

Section

Branch

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ICS consists of procedures for controlling?

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Personnel

Equipment

Facilities

Communication

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ICS is a proven management system based on
Successful Business Practices
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The ICS is not just a standardized organizational chart, but an _________
entire management system "Best Practices"
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What's the difference between an Assisting agency and a Cooperating agency?
An assisting agency has direct responsibility A cooperating agency is simply offering assistance
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A _______ is an agency supply assistance other than direct operational or support functions or resources.
Cooperating agency
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In addition to having overall responsibility for managing the entire incident, the IC is specifically responsible for ___________ ___________ ___________
Incident Safety Providing info to internal and external stake holders Being a liaison with other agencies
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The general staff is made up of four sections;
Finance Logistics Operations Planning
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The person in charge of each section is designated as ___________
Chief Finance Chief Logistics Chief Ops Chief Planning Chief
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What 4 elements must all Incident Action Plans have/
what do we want to do? Who does it? How do we communicate? What is the procedure if someone is hurt?
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Conducts all check in activities and maintains the status of all incident resources. This unit plays a significant role in preparing the written Incident Action Plan?
Resources Unit
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What are the major activities of the Planning Section?
Collecting and evaluating info Preparing and documenting the Incident Action Plans Long range planning Incident documentation Tracking resources assigned Plans for demobilization
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This unit provides duplication services including; the written Incident action plan maintains and archives all incident related documentation.
Documentation
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How may Basic ICS facilities are there?
``` ICP Staging Base Camp Helibase Helispot ```
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The Base is established and managed by?
Logistics section
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_____ is the key to effective and efficient incident management.
Span of Control
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In ICS, considerable emphasis is placed on ________
Developing effective Incident Action Plans
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what section can be added as a fifth General staff section or can be made part of the command staff?
Info and Intelligence section
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_______ are used to describe functional areas of Operation.
Groups
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Divisions and groups can be used together on an incident. Divisions and groups are at an ____ level in the organization.
equal
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The most common way to identify Divisions is by using ____ for areas around the structure or in a wild land incident.
Alphabet Characters
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_____ refers to the 5 major activities in the ICS
Function
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All resources within the designated staging areas are under the direct control of the OPS section chief and should be located at an incident where resources can be placed while awaiting a tactical assignment on a ____ minute available basis.
3 minute
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_______ is an approach used to communicate functional actions throughout the entire ICS org.
Management by Objects
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If you are expected to be a supervisor you must ________
Maintain a daily unit log. Give Briefings
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During a Briefing ________ What are the Briefing elements?
What is to be done? Why is it to be done? How it should look when done?
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As a leader during an incident you must provide?
Motivation Direction and Purpose
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The command function may be carried out in 2 ways_______
Single Command Unified Command
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Common terminology helps define?
PIRO Position titles Incident facilities Resource Descriptions organizational Functions
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Type ____ incidents are the most complex and Type _____ are the least complex.
Type 1 most complex Type 5 least complex
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How many incident types are there?
5
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How many resource types are there?
4
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What type of resource is the most capable?
Type 1 most capable Type 4 least capable
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Incident Typing National resources are needed. Operational period personnel often exceed 500 Total will exceed 1,000
Type 1 Incident
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Incident Typing Regional or national resources needed. 200 personnel to 500 personnel
Type 2 Incident
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Incident Typing capabilities exceed initial attack
Type 3 Incident
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Incident Typing Limited to one Operation Period in the control phase Documented operational briefing required No written IAP Command staff and general staff activated Several single resources
Type 4 incident
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Incident Typing No written Incident plan is needed Single resources up to 6 personnel
Type 5
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What type of incident is a vehicle fire, an injured person or a police traffic stop?
Type 5
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Here the Operations chief presents the plan for all elements for the specific Operational Period. This briefing is call _______ and is given ________
Operational Period Briefing (shift Briefing) Done at the beginning of each shift.
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Incidents may be categorized into ____ types based on complexity.
5 incident types
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What are the 3 types of Briefings used in the ICS?
Staff level Field level Section Level
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ICS emphasizes effective planning, including
Management by objectives and a reliance on an Incident Action Plan
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Incident Action Plans include the measurable Strategic operations to be achieved and are prepared around a timeframe call an_________
Operation Period
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The ICS was developed in the 1970's following
A series of catastrophic fires in California's urban interface
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ICS helps ensure full utilization of all incident resources by__________
Manageable span of control predesignated incident locations resource management practices integrated communications
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ICS resources can be factored into what 2 categories?
Tactical Resources Support Resources
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tactical Resources are always classified as _______,_______,_____
Assigned Out of service Available
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Effective ICS communications include 3 elements?
Modes Planning Networks
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The "hardware" systems
Modes
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Processes for transferring information.
Networks
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Planning for use of all available resources
planning
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A _____ is the location where resources may be kept to support Incident ops if a base is not accessible.
Camp
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There may be more than one staging areas can be collocated with
``` ICP Bases Camps Helibases Helispots ```
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General Guidelines for incident record keeping
Type all entries when possible Enter dates month/day/year format 07/17/1977 Date and time on all forms (use local time) Fill in all blanks. Use N/a Use military Time Section Chiefs and above assign record keeper
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The IC may appoint one or more Deputies. Deputy Incident Commanders must be as qualified as
The IC
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What is the Command staff?
PIO Liaison Officer Safety Officer general staff is a FLOP
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In a unified command how many safety officers should be assigned?
ONE
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Each Section Chief may have a _____ or more than one if necessary.
Deputy
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It is typically one of the first organizations to be assigned to the incident and expands from the bottom up. Has the most resources
Operations Section
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This Unit develops maps and projections
Situation Unit Also collects info on current situation prepares situation displays
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This unit assists in ensuring that resources are released from the incident in an orderly manner.
Demobilization Unit
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The radio designation "command" will be used along with the ________
geographical location
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The IC is responsible for the completion of the tactical priorities. What are they?
LIP C Life safety Incident stabilization Property Conservation Continue to provide for the safety and accountability of all personnel.
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A _____ can help identify resources requirements and determine if the existing management structure is appropriate.
A complexity Analysis
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How many NIMS resource Typing Definitions are there?
120
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What color is the Incident Command Post flag?
Green and white square
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The incident command post will be designated by
the name of the incident
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Every Incident must have a written or verbal_____-
Incident Action plan Hazzmat IAP's must be written
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In order to maintain leadership and respect you should?
Know your subordinates Look out for their well being Keep them informed Build the team
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Assessment is conducted after a major activity in order to allow personnel to discover what happened and why. Assessment methods include?
After action review Post Incident analysis Debriefing Post incident critique Mitigation plans
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Check in only once. Check in locations may be
ICP Base/camp Staging Helibase Division group
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What briefing is delivered to individual resources or crews who are assigned to operational tasks and or work at or near the incident site?
Field level briefing

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