Organization
Principles and Processes
Forms
Meetings
Common Terminology
100

A standardized on-scene incident management system that is utilized for managing incidents and events.

What is Incident Command

100
The process, in a multi-agency inciden, of establishing a common set of objectives and strategies without losing agency authority, responsibility, or accountability, is addressed by what organizational element of the IMT ?
What is Unified Command
100
This ICS Form contains status information for briefing the incoming Incident Commander or team, or other resources.
What is the ICS 201 form or ICS Incident Briefing form
100

This meeting's purpose is to coordinate staff functions, resposibilities and objectives

What is The Command & General Staff Meeting

100
In ICS the members of the General Staff assume this title
What is Section Chief
200
Representatives from Assisting or Cooperating Agencies & Organizations coordinate thru this ICS Position
What is The Liaison Officer
200

The facility at which the primary command functions are carried out

What is the Incident Command Post/Command Center 

200
This form is used to record an individual's or unit's activity
What is ICS 214 Unit Log Form
200
The outcome of this meeting is a draft ICS 215 that is a blueprint for operations in the next operational period
What is The Tactics Meeting
200
In ICS, the members of the Command Staff assume this title
What is Officer
300
This ICS position is responsible for ensuring that assigned incident personnel are fed, have communications, medical support, and transportation as needed to meet the operational objectives
What is the Logistics Section Chief
300
Moving the responsibility for incident command from one incident command to another
What is Transfer of Command
300
This form describes the basic incident strategy and control objectives for use during each operational period.
What is the ICS 202 Incident Objectives Form
300
The purpose of this meeting is to identify and prioritize objectives for the next operational period
What is the Unified Command Objectives Meeting
300
This term refers to the number of individuals or resources that one person can manage effectively during a response
What is Span of Control
400

This is the most important part of the post-incident analysis or AAR.

Improvement Plan

400
True or False: Span of control is less of a factor of concern for incidents that are resolved within the initial operational period
What is False
400
This form is used to check in personnel and equipment arriving at or departing from the incident
What is the ICS 211 Check in / Check out list
400

The Incident Command sets these, and the rest of the oprganization carries them out.

SMART Objectives 

400
This term means that each individual involved in incident operations will be assigned to only one supervisor.
What is Unity of Command
500
These organizational entities within the Operations Section may be used to divide an incident geographically
What are divisions
500
This allows managers to make better resource ordering decisions by describing the size, capability, and staffing qualifications of a specific resource
What is Typing of Resources
500
This form may be used to communicate the decisions made concerning resource needs for the next operational period.
What is the ICS 215 Operational Planning Worksheet
500
This meeting should occur before the start of the next operational period and should convey the plan for the next operational period to the response organization
What is the Operations Briefing
500
A location established to enable positioning of and accounting for resources not immediately assigned.
What is a Staging Area
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