Principles
What is Span of Control?
The organizational elements that may be directly managed by another.
What are the General Staff positions?
Operations, Planning, Logistics, & Finance/Admin Section Chiefs
What are Divisions?
The term used to describe geographic areas of an incident.
What is the Resources Unit?
The unit that tracks all incident resources.
Who is the Logistics Section Chief?
Support all operations by acquiring requested resources.
What is the Incident Command Post?
The facility at which the primary command functions are carried out.
What are the Command Staff positions?
Liaison, Safety, & Public Information Officers.
What is a Group?
The term used to describe an ICS component with a functional responsibility.
What is the Documentation Unit?
The unit that collects and retains all documents created during an incident.
. Who is the Communications Unit Leader?
Who is the Incident Commander?
The person overall responsible for the response and who sets objectives for the incident.
Who is the Operations Section Chief?
The Section Chief is responsible for overseeing all field operations for today
What is a Supervisor?
The title of a person in charge of a Division or Group
What is a Technical Specialist?
Individuals with special skills that can be used anywhere within the Incident Command System organization.
What is the Time Unit?
This unit ensures accurate tracking of personnel hours.
What are people, environment, assets, and reputation (PEAR)?
The immediate priorities established by the Incident Commander.
What is common about the Incident Commander, Section Chiefs, & Branch Director positions?
ICS positions that can have deputies.
What is the 213RR.
Who is the Planning Section Chief?
Overall responsible for developing the Incident Action Plan, tracking resources, and situation display.
Who is the Food Unit Leader?
The position that determines food and water requirements for personnel.
What is Unified Command?
The process, in a multi-organization incident, of establishing a common set of objectives and integrating staff into one organization without losing agency authority, responsibility, or accountability.
Who is the Public Information Officer?
An individual who is responsible for formulating public message for partners and public?
What are Branches?
The organizational level having responsibility for both divisions and groups.
What is the Incident Action Plan (IAP)?
The central document on how operations will be conducted in the next period. Typically includes Objectives, Organization, Work Assignments, and supporting materials.
Who is the Finance Section Chief?
Manages all financial aspects of incident.