NIMS For The Denton FD SOP 600.01 Flashcards
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Effective date of SOP 600.01?
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04/01/2017
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What are the 11 primary functions of the Incident Commander or Unified Command?
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- Have clear authority and know agency policy
- Ensure incident safety
- Establish the ICP
- Set priorities, determine incident objectives and strategies to be followed
- Establish ICS organization needed to manage the incident
- Approve the IAP
- Coordinate Command and General Staff activities
- Approve resource requests and use of volunteers and auxiliary personnel
- Order demobilization as needed
- Ensure after action reports are completed
- Authorize information release to the media
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What are the 10 primary functions of the Public Information Officer?
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- Determine, according to direction from IC, any limits on information release
- Develop accurate, accessible, and timely information for use in press/media briefings
- Obtain the IC’s approval of news releases
- Conduct periodic media briefings
- Arrange for tours and other interviews or briefings that may be required
- Monitor and forward media information that may be useful to incident planning
- Maintain current information summaries and/or displays on the incident
- Make information about incident available to incident personnel
- Participate in planning meetings
- Implement methods to monitor rumor control
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What are the 9 primary functions of the safety officer?
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- Identify and mitigate hazardous situations
- Create a safety plan
- Ensure safety messages and briefings are made
- Exercise emergency authority to stop and prevent unsafe acts
- Review the IAP for safety implications
- Assign assistants qualified to evaluate special hazards
- Initiate preliminary investigations of accidents within the incident area
- Review and approve the medical plan
- Participate in planning meetings to address anticipated hazards associated with future operations
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What are the 6 primary functions of the Liaison Officer?
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- Act as a point of contact for agency representatives
- Maintain a list of assisting and cooperating agencies and agency representatives
- Assist in setting up and coordinating interagency contacts
- Monitor incident operations to identify current or potential inter-organizational problems
- Participate in planning meetings, providing current resource status, including limitations and capabilities of agency resources
- Provide agency-specific demobilization information and requirements
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What are the 8 primary functions of the Operations Section Chief?
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- Ensure safety of tactical operations
- Manage tactical operations
- Develop operations portions of the IAP
- Supervise execution of operations portions of the IAP
- Request additional resources to support tactical operations
- Approve release of resources from active operational assignments
- Make or approve expedient changes to the IAP
- Maintain close contact with the IC, subordinate operations personnel, and other agencies involved in the incident
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What are the 15 primary functions of the Planning Section Chief?
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- Collect and manage all incident-relevant operational data
- Supervise preparation of the IAP
- Provide input to the IC and operations in preparing the IAP
- Incorporate Traffic, Medical, and Communications plans and other supporting material into the IAP
- Conduct/facilitate planning meetings
- Reassign out-of-service personnel within the ICS organization already on scene, as appropriate
- Compile and display incident status information
- Establish information requirements and reporting schedules for units
- Determine need for specialized resources
- Assemble and disassemble Task Forces and Strike Teams not assigned to operations
- Establish specialized date collection systems as necessary
- Assemble information on alternative strategies
- Provide periodic predictions on incident potential
- Report significant changes in incident status
- Oversee preparation of the demobilization plan
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What are the 8 primary functions of the Logistics Section Chief?
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- Provide all facilities, transportation, communications, supplies, equipment maintenance and fueling, food, and medical services for incident personnel, and all off-incident resources
- Manage all incident logistics
- Provide logistics input to the IAP
- Brief logistics staff as needed
- Identify anticipated and known incident service and support requirements
- Request additional resources as needed
- Ensure and oversee the development of traffic, medical, and communications plans as required
- Oversee demobilization of logistics section and associated resources
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What are the 12 primary functions of the Finance/Administration Section Chief?
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- Manage all financial aspects of an incident
- Provide financial and cost analysis information as requested
- Ensure compensation and claims functions are being addressed relative to the incident
- Gather pertinent information from briefings with responsible agencies
- Develop an operational plan for the finance/administration section and fill section supply and support needs
- Determine the need to set up and operate an incident commissary
- Meet with assisting and cooperating agency representatives as needed
- Maintain daily contact with agency(s) headquarters on all finance matters
- Ensure that personnel time records are completed accurately and transmitted to home agencies
- Ensure that all obligation documents initiated at the incident are properly prepared and completed
- Brief agency administrative personnel on all incident-related financial issues needing attention or follow-up
- Provide input to the IAP
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Where may the intelligence/investigations function be under the direction of?
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A separate General Staff position
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What are the 8 major ICS positions?
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- Incident Commander or Unified Command
- Public Information Officer
- Safety Officer
- Liaison Officer
- Operations Section Chief
- Planning Section Chief
- Logistics Section Chief
- Finance/Administration Section Chief
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What is ICS used for?
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A broad spectrum of incidents, from routine to complex, both naturally occurring and man made, by all levels of government as well as nongovernmental organizations and the private sector.
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What is the ICS?
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The combination of facilities,equipment, personnel, procedures, and communications operating within a common organizational structure, designed to aid in incident management activities
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What are the 5 major functional areas of the incident command system?
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- Command
- Operations
- Planning
- Logistics
- Finance/Administration
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What is the 6th functional area of ICS that may be established if required?
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Intelligence/Investigations
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How does the ICS organizational structure build?
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From the top down
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With whom does responsibility and performance begin in the ICS structure?
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Incident Command
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If the need arises how many separate sections can be used to organize the General Staff?
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4
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What are the subordinate unites of the sections of the General Staff called?
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Branches
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Why would the IC determine it necessary to delegate functional management to one of more Section Chiefs?
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To maintain a manageable span of control
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True or False? The use of deputies and assistants is a vital part of both the organizational structure and modular concept.
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TRUE
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What must be true of a deputy whether at the command, section, or branch level?
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Must be fully qualified to assume the position
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What are 3 primary reasons to designate a Deputy IC?
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- To perform specific tasks as requested by the IC
- To perform the incident command function in a relief capacity
- To represent an assisting agency that may share jurisdiction or have jurisdiction in the future
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What are assistants used for?
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Subordinates to the command staff
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How are assistants qualified?
They have a level of technical capability, qualifications, and responsibility subordinate to the primary positions
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What 3 positions are included in the command staff?
Public Information Officer
Safety Officer
Liaison Officer
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What are 3 things describing the command staff?
1. They are specifically designated
2. They report directly to the Incident Commander
3. They are assigned a responsibility for key activities that are not a part of the general staff functional elements
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With whom does the ultimate responsibility for the safe conduct of incident management operations rest?
The incident command or unified command and supervisors at all levels of incident management
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How many safety officers should be designated in a unified command structure?
A single safety officer regardless of the involvement of multiple jurisdictions or functional agencies
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What 4 positions must coordinate closely regarding operational safety and emergency responder health and safety issues?
Safety Officer
Operations Section Chief
Planning Section Chief
Logistics Section Chief
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True or False? The safety officer must also ensure the coordination of safety management functions and issues across jurisdictions, across functional agencies, and with NGOs and the private sector
TRUE
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Who has the emergency authority to stop and/or prevent unsafe acts during incident operations
The safety officer
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What is the Incident Safety Plan?
Set of systems and procedures necessary to ensure ongoing assessment of hazardous environments, coordination of multiagency safety efforts, and implementation of measure to promote emergency management/incident personnel safety, as well as the general safety of incident operations
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What is the Liaison Officer?
IC's point of contact for representatives of other governmental departments and agencies, NGOs, and/or the private sector
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Who will coordinate with EOC on situational awareness for City leadership?
Liaison Officer
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What are 4 additional command staff positions that may be necessary depending on the nature and locations of the incident, or specific requirements established by IC?
Legal Counsel
Technical Specialist
Medical Advisor
Senior Advisor
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What is the operations section responsible for?
Managing operations directed toward reducing the immediate hazard at the incident site, saving lives and property, establishing situation control, and restoring normal conditions
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What are 5 examples of the types of agencies that may be included in the operations section?
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Fire
Law Enforcement
Public Health
Public Works
Emergency Services
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How may government agencies, NGOs, and the private sector be involved in the operations section?
As partners
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What does the need to maintain a manageable span of control for all resources mean?
That the number of subordinate units or single resources is what drives the functions of ICS
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What drives the functions of ICS?
The number of subordinate units or single resources
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What is the recommended span of control for the operations section chief?
3 to 7 with a 1:5 ratio being optimal for all managers and supervisory personnel
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What should occur when the manageable span of control is exceeded?
The operations section chief should set up two branches allocating divisions and groups between them
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What 4 factors all have an influence on span-of-control considerations?
1. Type of incident
2. Nature of task
3. Hazards and safety factors
4. Distances between personnel and resources
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True or False? In a multi-jurisdictional branch structure resources are best managed under the agencies that normally control them
TRUE
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When are divisions and groups established?
When the number of resources exceeds the operations section chief's manageable span of control
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What do divisions accomplish?
Divisions separate physical or geographical areas of operation within the incident area
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What do groups accomplish?
Groups separate functional areas of operation for the incident
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What does the term division refer to?
A geographical assignment
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What does the term group refer to?
A functional assignment
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Can both divisions and groups be used in a single incident?
YES
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What should the size of the division correspond to?
Appropriate span-of-control guidelines
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What two resources are an effective way to reduce the span of control over a large number of single resources?
Task Forces
| Strike Teams
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What kind of resources is typically the case in the context of the initial response to the incident?
Single Resources
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What are task forces?
Any combination of resources convened to accomplish a specific mission and can be ad hoc or planned under a designated leader with common communications
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What are strike teams?
A set number of resources of the same kind and type operating under a designated leader with common communications between them
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What do strike teams represent?
A known capability and are highly effective management units
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What is the strike team leader required to have?
A vehicle with communication capabilities to communicate with their team
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What does a crew consist of?
Members who arrive at the scene or staging in POVs and are organized into teams of 2 or more members before being assigned to tasks
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On a crew who will usually become the crew leader?
The ranking or most experienced member
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How will the crew be designated?
Either by the crew leaders last name or by the function of the crew
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When may the operations sections chief establish an Air Operations Branch?
When the complexity of air operations requires additional support and effort or when the incident requires mixing tactical and logistical utilization of helicopters and other aircraft
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What is the planning section responsible for?
Collecting, evaluating, and disseminating operational information pertinent to the incident
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Does the planning section only maintain information and intelligence on the current situation?
No. They also maintain information and intelligence on the forecasted situation as well as the status of resources assigned to the incident
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How many primary units does the planning section have?
4
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From where will the planning section chief normally come?
From the jurisdiction with primary incident responsibility
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What are the 4 units of the planning section?
1. Resources unit
2. Situation unit
3. Documentation unit
4. Demobilization unit
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What is the responsibility of the resource unit of the planning section?
Maintains a system for keeping track of the current location and status of all assigned resources and maintains a master list of all resources committed to incident operations
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What are the 3 status conditions for resources tracked by the resources unit of the planning section?
Assigned
Available
Out of service
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What does "Assigned" mean for a resource?
Resources that are check in and are cleared to work on an incident
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What does "Available" mean for a resource?
Personnel, teams, equipment, or facilities that have been assigned to an incident and are ready for a specific work detail or function
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What does "Out Of Service" mean for a resource?
Assigned resources that are unable to function for mechanical, personal, or health reasons
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What is the responsibilities of the situation unit of the planning section?
Collects, processes and organizes ongoing situation information
Prepares situation summaries
Develops projections and forecasts of future events related to the incident
Prepares maps
Gathers and disseminates information and intelligence for use in the IAP
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What is the responsibility of the documentation unit of the planning section?
Maintains accurate and complete incident files
Provides duplication series to incident personnel
Files, maintains, and stores incident files for legal, analytical, and historical purposes
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What are the responsibilities of the demobilization unit of the planning section?
Develops an incident demobilization plan
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What should the demobilization plan include?
Specific instructions for all personnel and resources that will require demobilization
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When should the demobilization unit begin its work?
Early in the incident by creating rosters of personnel and resources and obtaining any missing information as check in proceeds
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Another possible section of the planning unit is the technical specialists. Where do they serve?
May serve anywhere within the organization including the command staff but are most often assigned to the specific area where their services are needed and performed
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What is the responsibility of the logistics section?
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Provides for all the support needs for the incident:
Ordering resources
Providing facilities
Providing transportation
Providing supplies
Providing equipment maintenance and fuel
Providing food service
Providing communications
Providing medical services for incident personnel
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When is having a deputy encouraged?
When all designated units are established at an incident site
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What does the supply unit of the logistics section do?
Orders, receives, processes, stores, inventories, and distributes all incident related resources and supplies.
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How does the supply unit project resource needs?
Based on information provided in the IAP
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What does the facilities unit do?
Set up, maintains, and demobilized all facilities used in support of incident operations.
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Who provides law enforcement services required for incident support?
Facilities unit
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Who sets up the incident command post, incident base, and camps?
Facilities unit
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What does the ground support unit do?
Maintains and repairs primary tactical vehicles and mobile ground support equipment
Records usage time for all ground equipment
Supplies fuels for all mobile equipment
Provides transportation in support of incident operations (except air)
Develops and implements the traffic plan
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What does the communications unit do?
Develops the communications plan (ICS 205)
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What is ICS 205?
Communications plan
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Who is responsible for planning the use of radio frequencies, establishing networks for command, tactical, support, and air units; setting up on-scene telephone and public address equipment, and providing any required off incident communication links?
Communications unit
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How may radio networks for large incidents be organized?
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As follows:
Command channel
Tactical channel
Support channel
Air-to-ground channel
Air-to-air channel
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Who determines how nets are set up?
A joint function designed by planning, operations, and logistics
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What is the responsibility of the food unit?
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Determine food and hydration requirements of the responders
Planning menus
Ordering good
Providing cooking facilities
Cooking and serving food
Maintains food service areas
Managing food security and safety
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What is the responsibility of the medical unit?
The effective and efficient provision of medical services to incident personnel
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When is the finance/administration section established?
When there is a specific need for financial and/or administrative services to support incident management activities
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What may the finance/administration section include?
Time unit
Procurement unit
Compensation and claims unit
Cost unit
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What is the purpose of an Area Command?
Either to oversee the management of multiple incidents that are each being handled by separate ICS organizations or to oversee the management of a very large or evolving incident that has multiple Incident Management Teams (IMTs) engaged
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Does the Area Command have operational responsibilities?
NO
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What is the function of Area Command?
To develop broad objectives for the impacted area and to coordinate the development of individual incident objectives and strategies
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Who will set priorities for the use of critical resources allocated to the incident?
Area Command
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Area Command will comprise of what 5 key personnel?
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Area commander (unified area command)
Assistant area commander (logistics)
Assistant area commander (planning)
Area Command aviation coordinator
Area Command support positions
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Where should the area command be located?
To the extent possible in close proximity to the incidents under its authority but as not to co-locate an area command with any individual ICP
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When there is an Area Command who reports to the area commander?
The IC's for the incidents under the Area Command
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Who is the Area Commander accountable to?
The agency(s) or to the jurisdictional executive(s) or administrator(s)
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What should be established if 1 or more of the incidents within the Area Command are multi-jurisdictional?
Unified Area Command
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What does the location of the ICP signify?
The location of the tactical-level, on-scene incident command organization
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What is an incident base?
The location at which primary support activists are conducted
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How many incident bases can there be?
Only 1
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What are camps?
Separate from the incident base and are located as satellites to the incident base where they can best support incident operations
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What do camps provide?
Support such as food, sleeping areas, and sanitation
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What are staging areas established for?
Temporary location of available resources
