Incident Command and Transfer
This process occurs when incident command responsibility moves from one individual to another.
What is "Transfer of Command"?
What are the five functional areas of ICS?
What are "Command, Operations, Planning, Logistics, and Finance/Admin"?
Who are the "Command Staff"?
Which form is used to provide a structured summary of an incident’s situation, resources, and initial response actions?
What is "ICS 201 Incident Briefing"?
SMART in "SMART objectives" stands for what?
What is "Specific, Measurable, Action-oriented, Realistic, and Time-Sensitive"?
This principle ensures that each responder has one supervisor at any given time.
What is "Unity of Command"?
Who is "Operations Section Chief"?
Who are the "General Staff"?
Who are "Section Chiefs"?
For more complex incidents, which position gives situation briefings?
What is the least complex type of incident?
What is "Type 5"?
Who is ultimately responsible for overseeing all operational activities during an incident?
Who is "Incident Commander"?
Who is in charge of talking to representatives from Assisting and Cooperating agencies?
Who is the "Liaison Officer"?
Which positions may have deputies?
Who are "Incident Commanders, Section Chiefs, and Branch Directors"?
Which position usually facilitates most ICS meetings?
Who is "Planning Section Chief"?
"Typing" describes the _______ and ________ of a resource.
What are "size and capability"?
This type of command structure is used when incidents cross jurisdictional or agency boundaries, and when there may be more than one Incident Commander.
What is "Unified Command"?
The Food Unit and Medical Unit (in Logistics Section) supplies whom?
Who are "incident responders"?
A place where available and ready resources are held is called what?
Briefings should use this type of language to ensure clarity across agencies.
What is "Common Terminology" (and plain language)?
Divisions are organized by geography; Branches are organized by geography or ______.
What is "function"?
In Unified Command, agencies work together to develop a single set of these.
What are "incident objectives"?
The Operations Section manages span of control by using what?
What are "branches, divisions, and groups"?
Who may be assigned an Assistant?
Who is "Safety Officer, Liaison Officer, or Information Officer?"
What is the ultimate purpose of the Operational Period Briefing?
What is "to present the IAP to supervisory personnel for the upcoming operational period"?
"Formal Communication" consists of what 3 things?
What are "work assignments, resource requests, and status updates"?