Features
The act of directing, ordering, or controlling by virtue of explicit statutory, regulatory or delegated authority at the field level.
What is Command?
Branches and divisions are found in this ICS section.
What is Operations?
This must include the current situation, identify your specific job responsibilities, describe the ICS structure and your position.
What is a Briefing?
Usually located at or in the immediate vicinity of the incident site.
What is the Incident Command Post?
I'm always highly qualified and trained to lead incident response.
Who is the Incident Commander?
I'm responsible for ensuring overall incident safety.
Who is the Incident Commander?
Manages multiple incidents handled individually by separate ICS organizations.
What is Area Command?
Helicopter-centered air operations are conducted here.
What is a Helibase?
Establishes the number of people one person can effectively supervise?
What is Span of Control?
An orderly line of authority within the ranks of the incident management organization.
What is Chain of Command?
This ICS section coordinates event activities and activities of outside agencies?
What is Management?
Requires the use of local time in 24-hour military format (1:00 p.m. = 1300 hours).
What is Record Keeping?
Where primary logistics and administrative functions are coordinated and administered.
What is a Base?
Allows diverse incident management and support organizations to work together.
What is Common Terminology or plain English?
Must be clearly established at the beginning of incident or when command is transferred.
What is Command Function?
This ICS section prepares and documents the Incident Action Plan.
What is Planning & Intelligence?
It's what happens to resources at the end of their assignment.
What is Demobilization or Demobilized?
Where personnel and equipment are gathered while waiting assignment.
What is a Staging Area?
Incident objectives are established based on the following priorities:
What are Life Safety, Property, Environment?
Means that every individual has one designated supervisor to whom he or she reports.
What is Unity of Command?
This ICS section is responsible for providing medical services to incident personnel.
What is Logistics?
Enables agencies with different legal, geographic, and functional responsibilities to coordinate, plan, and interact effectively.
What is Unified Command?
Where helicopters can safely land and take off.
What is a Helispot?