Organization
This Section is responsible for handling claims related to property damage, injuries, or fatalities at the incident
What is the Finance Section or Finance/Administration Section
In this scenario there is no single "Commander." Instead, the incident is managed through jointly approved objectives. .
What is Unified Command
Where do units go that do not have any assignments on the incident
Staging
How many NIMS management characteristics are there?
What is 14
Refers to the number of individuals or resources that one supervisor can manage effectively during an incident
Span of Control
Representatives from Assisting or Cooperating Agencies & Organizations coordinate through this ICS Position
What is The Liaison Officer
This section tracks all personnel participating in the response.
What is the Planning Section
If an incident gets too large for the local agencies to handle, they have this option
Request assistance from the State or Fed
The Incident Command System (ICS) is only applicable to large, complex incidents
What is False
prioritizing patients or victims based on the urgency of their needs and the availability of resources. The term comes from a French word meaning "to sort"
What is Triage
This ICS position is responsible for arranging resources and needed services to support achievement of the incident objectives
What is the Logistics Section Chief
Moving the responsibility for incident command from one incident command to another
What is Transfer of Command
The overall responsibility for managing the on scene incident falls to this ICS position
What is the Incident Commander
To promote accountability, this document outlines the method for coordinating response operations?
What is an Incident Action Plan
This position is part of the general staff. They will develop and implement strategy tactics to carry out the incident objectives.
Who is the Operations Section Chief
Establishment of the ICS modular organization is the responsibility of this position
What is the Incident Commander
True or False: The optimal span of control is one supervisor to 15 subordinates (1:15)
What is False
The person who keeps the media away from the Incident Commander
The Public Information Officer
In an expanding incident, the Incident Commander first establishes the ____________ section.
What is Operations
NIMS stands for....
National Incident Management System
Check In/Out, Incident Action Planning, and Resource Tracking are part of what NIMS characteristic
What is Accountability
The facility at which the primary command functions are carried out
What is the Incident Command Post
Public information officer, safety officer, liaison officer are all a part of what?
What is the Command Staff
A location established to enable positioning of and accounting for resources not immediately assigned.
What is a Staging Area