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NIMS Book 1 - Section 1 - Chapter 2 Flashcards

1
Q

The organizations staff builds from the _____ ______, with all responsibility and performance placed initially with the ______.

A

top down / IC

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Q

If one individual can simultaneously manage all major ___________ _______, a larger command organization is not required.

A

Functional areas

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3
Q

The IC will make the decision to expand the organization when the determination is made that the ?

A

initial attack or reinforced attack will be insufficient

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4
Q

The individual responsible for the management of all incidents operations is the ?

A

Incident Commander (IC)

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5
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A member of the Command Staff; Command Staff report directly to ?

A

Officer / the IC

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6
Q

Officers in the Command Staff are:

  • ________ ___________ Officer
  • ________ Officer
  • _________ Officer
A
  • Public Information Officer
  • Safety Officer
  • Liaison Officer

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A member of the General Staff?

A

Section Chief

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Operations, Planning, Logistics or Finance/Admin. are example of what General Staff?

A

Section Chief

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9
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An individual responsible for command of a Branch is a ?

A

Director

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10
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Examples of Branch Directors are ?

A

Suppression
Medical
Service or Support

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11
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An individual responsible for command of a Division or a Group?

A

Supervisor

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12
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A Division is a ___________ area and a Group is a specific __________.

A

geographic / function

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13
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An individual responsible for managing a particular activity in the Operations; Planning; Logistics; or Finance/Administration Sections?

A

Unit Leader

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14
Q

An individual, a piece of equipment and its personnel or a crew or team of individuals with an identified supervisor who can be used on an incident is called a ?

A

Single Resource

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15
Q

The IC System organization structure develops in a modular form based upon the ________, ___________, and ______ of an incident.

A

nature, complexity, and size

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16
Q

The two basic components of ICS organizational development are the ________ response and the __________ response.

A

initial / reinforced

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17
Q

In most jurisdictions, the initial response will consist of anywhere from _____ to _____ (or more) single resources that are dispatched to a reported emergency.

A

one to five

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18
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When the IC determines that the initial response resources are insufficient to deal with the size or complexity of the incident what should be initiated?

A

reinforced response

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19
Q

The Command organization must develop at a pace that stays ahead of the tactical deployment of ___________ and ___________.

A

personnel / resources

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20
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The basic configuration of Command includes three levels:

  1. ___________ Level
  2. ___________ Level
  3. ________ Level
A
  1. Strategic Level
  2. Tactical Level
  3. Task Level

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21
Q

The level that entails the overall direction and goals of the incident?

A

Strategic Level

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22
Q

At this level there are objectives that must be achieved to meet the strategic goals?

A

Tactical Level

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23
Q

At this level specific tasks are assigned to companies that lead toward meeting tactical level requirements?

A

Task Level

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24
Q

The ________ level involves the overall Command of the incident.

A

Strategic level

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25
Q

The ______ defines where and when resources will be assigned to the incident to control the situation.

A

IAP

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26
Q

The IAP is the basis for developing a __________ organization, assigning all _________, and establishing __________ objectives.

A

Command / resources / tactical

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27
Q

_________ Level Supervisors direct operational activities toward specific objectives.

A

Tactical Level

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28
Q

Tactical Level Supervisors supervise ________ resources and are responsible for specific __________ areas or functions.

A

grouped / geographic

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29
Q

The _______ level refers to these activities normally accomplished by individual companies or specific personnel.

A

task level

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30
Q

The task level is where the ______ is actually done.

A

work

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31
Q

The terms __________ or ________ are tactical level management components that assemble companies and/or resources for a common purpose.

A

Divisions or Groups

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32
Q

__________ represent geographic operations, and ________ represent functional assignments.

A

Divisions / Groups

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33
Q

The front or address side of the building is designated “________ ___” and the remaining sides are given a designation of ___, ___, or ____ in a __________ manner.

A

“Division A” / B,C, or D / clockwise manner

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34
Q

For clarity of purpose during radio communications, the phonetic designation of what are suggested in division designation?

A

“Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, and Delta”

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35
Q

__________ are the organizational level having responsibility for operations within a defined geographic area.

A

Divisions

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36
Q

________ are an organizational level responsible for a specific function assignment.

A

Groups

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37
Q

Some examples of groups are ?

A

Salvage Group, Search Group, Ventilation Group, Haz-Mat Group and Medical Group

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38
Q

What reduces the span of control to more manageable, smaller sized units?

A

Divisions / Groups

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39
Q

What is the normal span of control?

A

three to seven

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40
Q

When the span of control is exceeded, the IC should establish what?

A

Branches or an Operations Section

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41
Q

Division / Group Supervisors are also responsible for communicating their _______ and _________ to the IC.

A

needs and progress

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42
Q

The use of Divisions / Groups reduces the overall amount of ?

A

radio communications

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43
Q

What represents a major reason for establishing Divisions / Groups ?

A

The safety of responders

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44
Q

When establishing Divisions / Groups, the IC will assign / advise each management component:

  • ___________ assignments
  • _________ designations (Divisions/Group)
  • Identity of _________ assigned to that Division / Group
A
  • Tactical
  • Radio
  • resources

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45
Q

To maintain the appropriate span of control Divisions / Groups resources can be formed into?

A

Strike Teams or Task Forces

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46
Q

The Division / Group Supervisor must be in a position to?

A

directly supervise and monitor operations

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47
Q

To avoid compromising their ability to manage effectively Division / Group Supervisors should avoid becoming involved in?

A

physical task activities

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48
Q

It is important to remember that a Division and Group are ______________ _______. One does not work for the other.

A

organizationally equal

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49
Q

An established Group can work in several _________.

A

Divisions

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