Principles
Organization
Operations
Planning
Log/Finance
100

The term used to describe 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 section chief who is responsible for staging area.

Who is an Operations Section Chief? 

100
The unit that oversees the check-in of all incident resources.
What is the Resources Unit?
100
Support all operations by acquiring requested resources.
Who is the Logistics Chief?
200

The physical location where the coordination of information and resources to support incident management activities normally takes place.

What is the Emergency Operations Center (EOC)?

200

Incident Commander, 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

Who is responsible for the distribution of radios?

Who is the communications unit leader under logistics section?

300
The person who sets objectives for the incident.
Who is the Incident Commander?
300

The term used to describe geographic areas of an incident.

What is a Division?

300
The title of a person in charge of a Division or Group.
What is a Supervisor?
300
The Epidemiologist 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 conservation?
400

ICS positions that can have deputies.

Who are the Incident Commander, Section Chiefs, & Branch Director positions?

400

Who is responsible for the current operational period? 

Who is the Operations Chief?

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

An individual who has been delegated to formulate public message for partners and public?

Who is the Public Information Officer?

500
The organizational level having functional or geographic responsibility for major parts of incident operations.
What are Branches?
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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