Principles
Organization
Operations
Planning
Logistics/Finance
100
The number of organizational elements that may be directly managed by another.
What is Span of Control?
100
Operations, Planning, Logistics, & Finance/Admin Section Chiefs.
What are the General Staff positions?
100
The term used to describe geographic areas of an incident.
What are Divisions?
100

The unit that oversees the check-in and tracking of all incident resources.

What is the Resources Unit?

100

Supports all operations by acquiring requested resources.

Who is the Logistics Chief?

200
The facility at which the primary command functions are carried out.
What is the Incident Command Post?
200
Liaison, Safety, & Information Officers.
What are the Command Staff positions?
200
The term used to describe an ICS component with a functional responsibility.
What is a Group?
200
The unit that provides all duplication services.
What is the Documentation Unit?
200

In larger incidents, the six functions of the Logistics Secrtion can be separated into these two branches.

What is the Service Branch and Support Branch?

300
The person who sets objectives for the incident.
Who is the Incident Commander?
300
The Section Chief who is responsible for staging areas.
Who is the Operations Section Chief?
300
The title of a person in charge of a Division or Group.
What is a Supervisor?
300

An Air Monitoring Expert is an example of this position type.

What is a Technical Specialist?

300
This unit ensures accurate tracking of personnel hours.
What is the Time Unit?
400

The immediate priorities established by the Incident Commander.

What are Life safety, Incident stabilization, Property and Environment Preservation & Stakeholder Communication? (LIPS)

400
ICS positions that can have deputies.
What are the Incident Commander, Section Chiefs, & Branch Director positions?
400

These characteristics define a SMART Objective

What is Specific / Measurable / Action Oriented / Realistic / Time-sensitive?

400
Supervises the preparation of the Incident Action Plan.
Who is the Planning Chief.
400
The position that determines food and water requirements for personnel.
Who is the Food Unit Leader?
500
The process, in a multi-agency incident, of establishing a common set of objectives and strategies without losing agency authority, responsibility, or accountability.
What is Unified Command?
500

This position gathers, verifies, coordinates, and disseminates meaningful, and timely information about the incident for internal and external audiences.

Who is the Public Information Officer?

500

This ICS form provides the Incident Commander with basic information regarding the incident situation and the resources allocated to the incident. It also serves as a permanent record of the initial response to the incident.

What is the Incident Briefing Form (ICS-201)?

500
This contains a Statement of Objectives, Organization, Assignments to Accomplish Objectives, and other supporting materials.
What is the Incident Action Plan?
500
Manages all financial aspects of incident.
Who is the Finance Chief?
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