ICS Positions
The leader of all tactical operations
Who is the Operations Section Chief?
Specific Measurable Action-Oriented Realistic Time-Sensitive
What are S.M.A.R.T. objectives
A series of forms and documents that describes the directions for the operational period. Can be verbal.
What is an Incident Action Plan (IAP)
The position responsible for generating Objectives
Incident Commander
Provides the Command and General staff with basic information regarding the incident situation and resources allocated.
What is the ICS 201 Incident Briefing Form
Positions with authority to order resources.
Who is the Supply Unit Leader, Logistics Section Chief and Incident Commander
The methods (How) used to achieve the incident objectives.
What is Strategy
The Operations Section Chief leads this meeting.
What is the Tactics Meeting
The objective is clear and detailed oriented
What is Specific
This person decides the length of the operational period
Incident Commander
Approves the release of resources from active assignment (not release from the incident).
Who is the Operations Section Chief
These levels of the ICS organization may have Deputy Positions
What are the Incident Commander, Branch and Section
Sets the deadlines for completing the IAP attachments and conducts the Planning Meeting.
Who is the Planning Section Chief
Objective that can be tracked for progress
What is Measureable
Initial decisions and objectives are based on this primary priority
What is Life Safety
Resolves any conflicts for competing resources.
Who is the Incident Commander.
An ICS application used when more than one agency has incident jurisdiction.
What is Unified Command
Collates prepares and duplicates the IAP document for the operational period briefing.
What is the Planning Section
Is how an Objective is accomplished
What is a Strategy
The structure instituted when the span of control of Divisions and Groups is exceeded.
What is a Branch
Supervises deploys and assigns the scribes.
Who is the Documentation Unit Leader
Knowledge of the potential incident behaviour and the ability to predict future events.
What is Situational Awareness
Time to review and validate the operational plan; no planning is involved. Everyone must come prepared.
What is the Planning Meeting
What is a Tactic
Natural phenomenon that generates the highest recorded winds
What is a Tornado