The term used to describe the number of resources that one supervisor can effectively manage during an incident.
What is Span of Control?
100
The term used to describe geographic areas of an incident.
What is Division?
100
An individual assigned to an incident from an assisting or cooperating agency who has been delegated full authority to make decisions on all matters affecting that agency’s participation at the incident.
What is Agency Representative?
100
This form serves as a permanent record of the initial response to an incident and can be used for transfer of command.
What is the ICS201 Incident Briefing?
100
An Incident Commander's scope of authority is derived from this document.
What is a Delegation of Authority?
200
The orderly line of authority within the ranks of the incident management organization.
What is Chain of Command?
200
The term used to describe an organizational element with a functional responsibility.
What is Group?
200
The individual responsible for preparing the ICS206 Medical Plan, and developing procedures for managing major medical emergencies.
What is Medical Unit Leader?
200
It is conducted at the beginning of each operational period and present the Incident Action Plan to supervisors of tactical resources.
What is the Operations Briefing?
200
The structure in which the role of Incident Commander is shared by two or more individuals, each already having authority in a different responding agency.
What is Unified Command?
300
The term used to describe any combination and number of
single resources (within span-of-control limits)
assembled for a particular tactical need.
What is Task Force?
(Resource Management)
300
The term used to describe individual personnel, single pieces
of equipment (with or without operator), or a crew of
individuals with an identified work supervisor.
What is Single Resources?
300
The Unit responsible for ensuring the accurate recording of daily personnel time, and managing commissary, if established at the incident.
What is Time Unit?
300
The outcome of this meeting is a draft ICS215 Operational Planning Worksheet that is a blueprint for operations in the next operational period.
What is the Tactics Meeting?
300
The composition of the Unified Command structure depends on these two aspects of an incident.
What is the incident's Location (i.e. geographical administrative jurisdictions) and Type (i.e. functional agencies)?
400
A location established to enable positioning of and accounting for resources not immediately assigned.
What is Staging Area?
(Pre-designated Facilities)
400
These positions are a subordinate of the Command Staff positions, and do not have decision making authority.
What are Assistants?
400
This position is responsible for coordinating with representatives from cooperating and assisting agencies.
What is Liaison Officer?
400
This meeting's purpose is to provide an opportunity for Command and General Staff to review and validate the operational plan proposed by the Operations Section Chief.
What is the Planning Meeting?
400
This is a consideration when making incident management level and staffing decisions.
What is Incident Complexity?
500
The ICS form that depicts the entire communications plan for the incident.
What is ICS205 Radio Communications Plan?
(Integrated Communications)
500
These positions can have Deputies.
What are the Incident Commander, Section Chief and Branch Director positions?
500
The individual responsible for the service, repair, and fuel for all equipment, transportation and support vehicle services, and to maintain equipment use and service records.
What is Equipment Manager?
500
They are the 'What', 'How' and 'Who' of the Incident Action Plan.
What are the Objectives, Strategies and Tactics?
500
It begins with an initial briefing on the extent of damage and probable response needs.