Principles of ICS
What are the 3 overall priorites of incident management?
Life, property and the environment
The Operational Period Briefing is facilitated by the ___________ and follows a set agenda. Who is this person?
The Planning Section Chief
The physical location where multii-agency coordination typically occurs and where various teams come together to solve problems.
The EOC - the Emergency Operations Center
The National Response Framework provides guidance to which groups? Please name at least 2 of 6 groups.
The whole community, including:
Private sector partners; Non-governmental organizations (NGOs); Government officials; Community leaders; First responders; Emergency managment personnel
Provide 3 of 7 examples community lifelines during a disaster.
Safety and security
Food, water and sheltering
Health and medical
Energy (Power and Fuel)
Transportation and roads
Communication ability
What are the 3 fundamental pieces of a successful incident response?
•Incident objectives: state what will be accomplished.
•Strategy: establish the general plan or direction for accomplishing the incident objectives.
•Tactics: specify how the strategies will be executed.
The process of moving the responsibility for incident command from one Incident Commander to another
Transfer of command
The name of the organized groups of government and private-sector entities that provide personnel, supplies, facilities and equipment.
ESF - Emergency Support Functions
This goal defines what it means for the whole community to be prepared for all types of disasters and emergencies.
The National Preparedness Goal
What 3 response core capabilities span across all five mission areas and are essential to the success of the other core capabilities?
Planning
Public Information and Warning
Operational Coordination
An Incident Action Plan (IAP) covers and operational period and includes 4 factors. Name 2 of 4 factors that need to be addressed in n IAP.
What must be done.
Who is responsible
How information is communicated
What should be done if someone is injured
The incident types move from Type 5 being the least complex to Type 1 being the most complex. The vast majority of incidents are which types?
The vast majority of incidents are in the Type 3-5 range.
What is: "a secure and resilient Nation with the capabilities required across the whole community to prevent, protect, mitigate, respond to and recover from threats . . . "
NPG - National Prearedness Goal
Name 3 of the 5 Mission Areas that are necessary for the nation to achieve the goal specified by NRF.
Prevention
Protection
Mitigation
Response
Recovery
Of the 12 core capabilites that are specific to response, which 3 could involve the Houston Health Department?
Environmental response, health and safety
Mass care services
Public Health and Healthcare
The guiding principle of NIMS is flexibility. Give a definition of NIMS flexibility.
The ICS organization may be expanded easily from a very small size for routine operations to a larger organization capable of handling catastrophic events.
A combination of mixed resources with common communications operating under the direct supervision of a _________ Leader.
Task Force Leader
This set of guidance, concepts, process, and tools entable the whole community to meet the National Preparedness Goal.
NPS - THe National Preparedness System
What is the name of the group that consists of people with various disabilities who advise emergency managers?
The Core Advisory Group (CAG)
The Emergency Support Functions provided by the Houston Health Department.
ESF 6: Mass Care, Emergency Assitance and Temporary Housing and Human Assistance.
ESF 8: Public Health and Medical Services
Name 2 of 6 steps in the Resource Management process.
•Identifying Requirements
•Ordering and Acquiring
•Mobilizing •Tracking and Reporting
•Demobilizing •Reimbursing and Restocking
What ICS position reviews the work to be done and identifies the specific the risks and mitigation measures that need to be taken?
The Safety Officer
To assist response partners in carrying out the Response mission, the _____ indicates the actions necessary to build and deliver the required capabilities.
the NRF - National Response Framework
The National Response Framework uses all the components of the ________ system to respond to and recover from incidents.
NIMS: National Incident Management System
What program provides disaster assistance to States, tribes, local governments and certain non-profits?
The Stafford Act: it informs potential applicants of the assistance that is available through FEMA, in conjunction with the State, and how to apply.