Principles - 1
The number of organizational elements that may be effectively managed by one supervisor.
What is Span of Control?
Clear line of authority within the ranks of the organization & personnel reporting to and taking assignments from only one supervisor
What is Chain of Command and Unity of Command
An individual who has been delegated to formulate messaging for partners and public?
Who is the Information Officer?
Established terms used to define organizational functions, incident facilities, resource descriptions and position titles regardless of the organization.
What is Common Terminology
Six (6) pre-designated facilities or locations that may be established for managing incidents
What are Incident Locations and Facilities
All responders, regardless of agency affiliation, must report in to receive an assignment.
What is Accountability
Manages all financial aspects of incident.
Who is the Finance / Administration Section Chief?
As the incident complexity increases, the organization expands from the top down as functional responsibilities are delegated.
What is Modular Organization
The act of ordering or controlling an incident and changing to meet needs due to discipline, experience, jurisdiction or incident complexity
What is Establishing and Transfer of Command
The Section Chief who is responsible for directing, controlling and implementing tactical activities.
Who is the Operations Section Chief?
Resources must be organized, assigned and directed to accomplish the incident objectives.
What is Dispatch and Deployment
Supervises the preparation of the Incident Action Plan.
Who is the Planning Section Chief.
A management approach that involves a 5-step process for achieving the incident goal
What is Management by Objectives
Voice and data communications systems in place within guidelines on how, frequency and procedure.
What is Integrated Communications.
Process for categorizing, ordering, dispatching, tracking and recovering personnel and equipment required for a response.
What is Comprehensive Resource Management
Support all operations by acquiring requested resources.
Who is the Logistics Section Chief?
This contains a Statement of Objectives, Organization, Assignments to Accomplish Objectives, and other supporting materials.
What is the Incident Action Plan?
The process, in a multi-agency incident, of establishing a common set of objectives and strategies without losing agency authority, responsibility, or accountability.
What is Unified Command?
The immediate priorities established by the Incident Commander.
What are life safety, incident stabilization & property conservation?
The incident management organization must establish a process for gathering, sharing and managing incident related information and intelligence.
What is Information and Intelligence Information