ORGANIZATIONS
PRINCIPLES AND PROCESSES
FORMS
MEETINGS
COMMON TERMINOLOGY
100

Section responsible for handling claims related to property damage, injuries, or fatalities at the incident.

What is the Finance/Admin Section?

100

Process in a multi-agency incident establishing one set of common objectives.

What is Unified Command?

100

ICS Form contains status information for briefing incoming Incident Commander or ICS Team.

What is ICS Form 201 / Incident Briefing Form?

100

Shows the planning process for one operational period.

What is the Planning P?

100

In ICS members of General Staff assume this title.

What is Section Chief?

200

EOC (HSCS Risk Management) coordinates thru this ICS Position.

What is the Liaison Officer?

200

The facility/location at which the primary command functions are carried out.

What is the Incident Command Post?

200

Form used to record an individual's or unit's activity.

What is ICS Form 214 / Activity Log?

200

The beginning steps of the incident, also described as the "Leg" of the Planning P.

What is the initial response period?

200

In ICS, the members of the Command Staff assume this title.

What is Officer?

300

ICS Section responsible for ensuring assigned personnel are fed, have communications, medical support, and transportation.

What is the Logistics Section?

300

Moving the responsibility from one Incident Commander to another.

What is Transfer of Command?

300

Form describes the basic incident strategy and control objectives for each operational period.

what is ICS Form 202 / Incident Objectives Form?

300

Approves the Incident Action Plan after the Operational Briefing.

Who is the Incident Commander?

300

Term refers to number of individuals or resources that on person can manage effectively during a response.

What is Span of Control?

400

Position that keeps staff updated.

Who is the Public Information Officer/PIO?

400

True or False: Span of control is less a concern for incidents resolved within a shorter operational period.

What is False?

400

Form used to check in personnel and equipment arriving at or departing from the incident.

What is ICS Form 211 / Check in/Check out Log?

400

Provides opportunity for Command and General Staff to review and validate the operational plan.

What is the Planning Meeting?

400

Each individual involved in the incident operations will be assigned to only one supervisor.

What is Unity of Command?

500

Position that would communicate with the FBI during an incident.

Who is the Liaison Officer?

500

Allows managers to make better resource ordering decisions by describing size, capability, and staffing qualifications of a specific resource.

What is Typing of Resources?

500

Form that tracks facility resources used during an incident to include condition, received from and returned to.

What is ICS Form 257 / Resource Accounting Record?

500

The briefing that is conducted at the beginning of each operational period.

What is the Operational Period Briefing?

500

Location established to enable positioning of and accounting for resources not immediately assigned.

What is Staging Area?