supervisors role in critical incidents

Question 1

proper use of reporting systems allows for the ?

Answer 1

balanced allocations of present and future resources

recording of event to lessen liability, provides facts vital to debriefing process, may provide details essential to future strategic planning efforts

Question 2

Risk factors which should be identified in an initial assessment

Answer 2

types of hazard, casualties or victims, size of impacted area, evacuations, perimeters, number of available resources, weather conditions, multiple sites, distraction or diversion to actual event, planned seconday events

Question 3

Supervisors responsibilities with incident command system

Answer 3

implement ICS, contain the scene, ensure safety of officers, apprehend any subject without incident

Question 4

supervisors role within the national incident management system

Answer 4

assist the incident commander

ensure accountability

Question 5

supervisors role with incidents involving weapons of mass destruction

Answer 5

1. determine whether there is an actual incident or threat of incident
2. establish command
3. notify appropriate commands pursuant to policy
4. enlist available resources
5. develop incident action plan
6. identify organizational structure
   7, maintaining manageable span of control
7. manage incident resources
8. coordinate overall emergency activities

Question 6

size and scope of incident, size of agency, number of agencies responding, location of incident, resource allocation, and primary focus of event are some factors that determine what?

Answer 6

when a supervisor might interact with other agencies during critical incident

Question 7

supervisor’s possible roles in interacting with other agencies during a critical incident

Answer 7

field sup, incident commander, PIO, finance/admin, logistics, planning

Question 8

crowd control, search and rescue, EMS, fire suppression, hostage negotiation, site security, perp apprehension, crime scene protection

Answer 8

require multi agency response

Question 9

general reporting requirements for critical incidents

Answer 9

1. identify and report
2. follow NIMS protocol
3. ensure surrounding agencies are informed
4. report incident to media
5. continue to monitor situation
6. be ready to initiate or scale back resources
7. documentation

Question 10

These are essential considerations in transitioning from one incident commander to a replacement commander

Answer 10

1. incident conditions
2, incident action plan and current status
3. safety considerations and concerns
4. deployment and assignments
5. incident briefing form