Unit 3 Flashcards
_____ allows all agencies with jurisdictional authority or functional responsibility for the incident to jointly provide management direction to an incident through a common set of incident objectives and strategies and a single IAP
Unified Command
Unified command enables all agencies with responsibility to manage an incident _____ by establishing a common set of incident objectives and strategies
together
Unified command allows incident commanders to make _______ by establishing a single command structure
joint decisions
Unified Command maintains _____. each employee reports to only one supervisor
unity of command
Under Unified Command, individuals designated by their jurisdictional or organizational authorities must _____determine objectives, strategies, plans, resource allocations and priorities and work _____ to execute integrated incident operations and maximize the use of assigned resources.
jointly
together
Elements of Unified Command: Policies Objectives and strategies are established _____ by each jurisdiction/agency authority in advance of tactical operations.
jointly
Elements of Unified Command: Organization consists of _______ jurisdictional or agency on scene senior representatives operating within a unified command structure
various
Elements of Unified Command: Resources are supplied by the jurisdictions and agencies that have _____ or _____, _____ and _____
functional or jurisdictional, legal and financial
Elements of Unified Command: Operations are directed by one person, the OSC who controls tactical resources. _____ is still intact.
Unity of Command
Elements of Unified Command: Resources stay under administrative and policy control of their agencies. Operationally, they respond to tactical assignments under the coordination and direction of the _____
OSC Operations Section Chief
Features of Unified Command: A _____ integrated incident organization
single
Features of Unified Command: _____ facilities
collocated (Shared)
Features of Unified Command: One set of incident ____, single _____ and _____.
objectives
planning process
(iap) incident action plan
Features of Unified Command: ______ General Staff
Integrated
Features of Unified Command: _____ process for resource ordering
Coordinated
In a Unified Command: Jurisdictions and/or agencies blend into an _____, _____ team.
integrated, unified
In a Unified Command: The mix of participants depends on _____ and _____ of incident.
location and kind
In a Unified Command: the members must function together as a _____
team
_____ must be initiated as soon as two or more agencies form a Unified Command
Joint planning
This planning process results in a _____ that addresses multijurisdiction or multiagency priorities and specifies tactical operations and resource assignments.
single IAP
Unified command meets initially to assess the situation, set priorities, discuss authorities, determine strategies and establish the organization. They meet again at the _____ to develop or update objectives.
onset of each operational period
The initial Unified Command Meeting: includes _____
all members of the unified command
The initial Unified Command Meeting: takes place _____
before the first operational planning meeting
The initial Unified Command Meeting: Provides the responsible agency officials with an opportunity to discuss and concur on important issues prior to _____
joint incident planning.
The initial Unified command meeting agenda will include the following overarching priorities: (3)
- life safety
- incident stabilization
- property preservation
Unified Command: Incident Commanders must concur on the selection of the _____
general staff section chiefs
The operations section chief must have _____ to implement the tactics within the IAP
full authority
Unified Command: ICs work together to establish resource ordering procedures that allow for deployment of scarce resources to meet _____ objectives
high priority
Unified Command: ICs work together to establish resource ordering procedures that allow for Potential cost savings through agreements on _____ for essential services.
cost sharing
Unified command IC must: act within his/her _____ or _____ limitations
jurisdictional or agency
Unified command IC must: Inform the other commanders of any legal, political, jurisdictional or safety _____
restrictions
Unified command IC must: be _____ to perform certain activities and actions on behalf of the jurisdiction or agency he/she represents.
authorized
Unified Command: One of the ICs may be designated as the spokesperson to serve as a designated channel of communications from _____ and _____
Command and General Staff members
Unified Command: the spokesperson provides a _____ as necessary for the command and general staff.
point of contact
Advantages of Using Unified Command: a _____ of objectives is developed for the entire incident.
single set
Advantages of Using Unified Command: A _____ is used to develop strategies to achieve incident objectives
collective approach
Advantages of Using Unified Command: information _____ and _____ are improved between all jurisdictions and agencies involved in the incident.
flow and coordination
Advantages of Using Unified Command: all agencies with responsibility for the incident have an understanding of joint _____ and _____
priorities and restrictions
Advantages of Using Unified Command: No agency’s legal authorities will be _____ or _____.
compromised or neglected
Advantages of Using Unified Command: the combined efforts of all agencies are _____ as they perform their respective assignments under a single IAP.
optimized
