Standardized ICS (COG) Flashcards
A _____ is defined as an organizational level having responsibility for a specified functional assignment at an incident.
group
In order to facilitate the process of unified command during complex incidents, top management personnel from responsible agencies/jurisdictions will convene to form an incident management team (IMT). Which part of an IMT is responsible for evaluating, analyzing and displaying information for use by the IMT Group?
The Situation Assessment Unit.
The Staging Area manager is responsible for managing all activities within the Staging Area. To whom does he/she report?
The Operations Section chief.
According to the principle of modular development, the EMS Branch may have_____.
multiple medical groups but only one patient transportation group
In the event of a hazardous materials incident, the Hazardous Materials entry leader is responsible for establishing both an entry team and a backup team. May the backup team participate in the activities of the entry team?
Yes, but only if another backup team has been designated and properly prepared.
Interior quadrants of a building shall be designated using letters, with _____ used to designate the center core of a building when applicable.
“E”
What about complexes is CORRECT?
Management responsibility for all the incidents in a complex is assigned to a single incident management team.
An agency representative is an individual assigned to an incident from an assisting or cooperating agency who has been delegated authority to make decisions on matters affecting that agency’s participation at the incident. Agency representatives generally report to the _____.
liaison officer
What General Staff members is responsible for coordinating and processing requests for additional resources?
The Logistics Section chief.
What statements about accountability at an incident is CORRECT?
The term “MAYDAY” will be used by personnel who are in immediate danger and need assistance.
At a hazardous materials incident, the refuge area is defined as the area where contaminated individuals can be assembled in order to reduce the risk of further contamination or injury. In which zone is the refuge area typically located?
The hot zone.
In mutual aid situations, attempts to resolve conflicts between orders issued to a subordinate should be made, when possible, between the parties involved by summoning an individual higher in rank than both parties. If the conflict cannot be resolved and the conflicting order is not rescinded, what shall occur?
The order shall stand.
Control zones are areas at hazardous materials incidents that are designated based upon the degree of hazard. In which zone does personnel and equipment decontamination typically take place?
The warm zone.
When jurisdictional boundaries are uncertain, two or more jurisdictions are affected or don’t exists as to the ultimate responsibility for command, who shall have command and control authority?
The first unit from one of the affected jurisdictions to arrive on the scene.
A___ is a group of any type and kind of resources, with common communication and a leader, temporarily assembled for a specific mission, not to exceed five resources.
Task force
