Overview
This has been tested for more than 40 years of emergency and nonemergency applications by all levels of government; and in nongovernmental and private-sector organizations
What is Incident Command System (ICS)
The Incident Command System (ICS) organizational structure develops in a fashion based on the incidents size and complexity.
What is Modular Organization
Monitors costs related to the incident. Provides accounting, procurement, time recording, and cost analyses.
Who is Finance/Administration
Who is responsible for Ordering, obtaining, maintaining, and accounting for essential personnel, equipment, and supplies, Providing communication planning and resources, Setting up food services for responders, Setting up and maintaining incident facilities, Providing support transportation, Providing medical services to incident personnel.
Who is Logistics Section
Which position is always staffed in ICS applications?
What is Incident Command
Provide an organizational structure for incident management
What is ICS
The Incident Commander or Unified Command (which will be discussed later), establishes incident objectives that drive incident operations.
What is Management by Objectives
Conducts operations to reach the incident objectives. Establishes tactics and directs all operational resources.
Who is Operations
Responsible for Contract negotiation and monitoring, Timekeeping, Cost analysis, Compensation for injury or damage to property, Documentation for reimbursement.
Who is Finance/Administration Section
Which NIMS Management Characteristic may include gathering, analyzing, and assessing weather service data from technical specialists?
Who is Information and Intelligence Management
This approach ensures a solutions that serve the entire community.
What is Whole Community
This Maintain connectivity, Achieve situational awareness, Facilitate information sharing.
What is Integrated Communications
Arranges for resources and needed services to support achievement of the incident objectives (resources can include personnel, equipment, teams, supplies, and facilities).
Who is Logistics
Who is responsible for Preparing and documenting Incident Action Plans, Managing information and maintaining situational awareness for the incident, Tracking resources assigned to the incident, Maintaining incident documentation, Developing plans for demobilization.
Who Is the Planning section
Which member of the Command Staff interfaces with other agencies to meet incident-related information requirements?
Who is Public Information Officer (PIO)
Clarifying chain of command and supervision responsibilities to improve accountability. Leveraging interoperable communications systems and plain language to improve communications. Providing an orderly, systematic planning process. Implementing a common, flexible, predesigned management structure.
•Fostering cooperation between different disciplines and agencies.
What are Benefits of ICS
What is it called when Resources should be deployed only when requested or when dispatched by an appropriate authority through established resource management systems.
What is Dispatch/Deployment
Supports the incident action planning process by tracking resources, collecting/analyzing information, and maintaining documentation.
Who is Planning
Who is responsible for Implementing strategies and developing tactics to carry out the incident objectives, Directing the management of all tactical activities on behalf of the Incident Commander, Supporting the development of the Incident Action Plan to ensure it accurately reflects current operations, Organizing, assigning, and supervising the tactical response resources.
Who is the Operation Section
Within the National Incident Management System Characteristics, the concept of common terminology covers all of the following EXCEPT:
What is Technical Specifications
This is a systemic, proactive approach to guide all levels to work together.
What is NIMS
This refers to the number of individuals or resources that one supervisor can manage effectively during an incident.
What is Span of Control
Sets the incident objectives, strategies, and priorities, and has overall responsibility for the incident.
Who is the Incident Commander
To maintain span of control, the Incident Commander may establish any or all of the following four sections:
What is Operations, Planning, Logistics and Finance/Administration.
To ensure efficient, clear, communication, the National Incident Management System Characteristics recommend the use of:
What is Common Terminology