Principles
Organization
Operations
Planning
Log/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 of all incident resources.
What is the Resources Unit?
100

The position responsible for providing support for 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

This unit ensures accurate tracking of personnel hours.

What is the Time Unit?

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

A geologist is an example of this position type.

What is a Technical Specialist?

300

The position responsible for documenting personnel injuries.

What is the Claims Unit Leader?

400
The immediate priorities established by the Incident Commander.
What are life safety, incident stabilization & property conservation?
400
ICS positions that can have deputies.
What are the Incident Commander, Section Chiefs, & Branch Director positions?
400

Responsible for tactical actions to accomplish incident objectives.

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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