Incident Objectives & Command
These must be specific, measurable with a standard and timeframe, attainable, and reasonable.
What are effective, SMART objectives?
This is the correct ICS term for those who supervise Groups.
What are Group Supervisors?
Technical Specialists are initially assigned to this section at an incident.
What is the Planning Section?
Resources in Staging Areas should be available and ready for this.
What is immediate deployment?
This type of communication is used when reporting progress on assigned tasks.
What is formal communication?
When command is transferred, personnel with a need to know must be told this detail.
What is the effective time and date of the transfer?
Branches within the ICS organization may be established in these two ways.
What are geographically or functionally?
This chief generally facilitates the Operational Period Briefing.
Who is the Planning Section Chief?
Resources assigned to an incident can be managed in these three ways.
What are Single Resources, Task Forces, and Strike Teams?
This is the top priority within the ICS common leadership responsibilities.
What is ensuring safe work practices?
Upon arrival, this person may assume command, keep command as is, or reassign command to a third party.
Who is the higher-ranking person?
These three organizational levels may have Deputy positions: Branch, Incident Commander, and this level.
What are Section Chiefs?
Representatives from assisting or cooperating agencies and organizations coordinate through this command staff position.
Who is the Liaison Officer?
Using Task Forces and Strike Teams maximizes resource use while reducing these two things.
What are span of control and communications traffic?
Span of control is achieved by organizing resources into Teams, Divisions, Groups, Branches, or these.
What are Sections?
This individual has responsibility for determining the appropriate tactics for an incident.
Who is the Operations Section Chief?
ICS organizational structure should include only these functions and positions.
What are the functions and positions needed to achieve the incident objectives?
The Food Unit does not supply food to this location or group.
What is an evacuee reception centre?
Resource typing improves ordering decisions by describing these qualities of a specific resource.
What are size, capability, and staffing qualifications?
This form contains status information used to brief incoming command, teams, or other resources.
What is ICS Form 201, the Incident Briefing form?
A Deputy Incident Commander must be able to do this.
What is, be equally capable of assuming the Incident Commander role?
If no Logistics Section Chief is assigned, the Facilities Unit Leader reports to this position.
Who is the Incident Commander?
The Medical Unit develops the Medical Plan, obtains medical aid, and provides this service for injured and ill incident personnel.
What is transportation?
This incident type is the most complex.
What is Type 1?
The Operational Period Briefing presents this plan for the upcoming period to supervisory personnel.
What is the Incident Action Plan? (IAP)