Principles
These are 2 of some of the potential capabilities of teams in Operations Section.
What are, Fire suppression or Search & Rescue or Medical Operations?
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The first CERT member at the staging area becomes this for the response.
Who is the initial Team Leader?
The location at which the primary command functions are carried out.
What is the Incident Command Post?
Liaison, Safety, & Public Information Officers.
What are the Command Staff positions?
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This is the meaning behind the acronym NIMS.
At this degree of damage, rescue should be attempted but perform only quick and safe removals.
What is moderate damage?
This standardized and agreed-upon concept, contributes to effective communication and shared understanding.
What is common terminology?
Each CERT member has this many person(s) that he or she takes direction from and responds to.
What is one person?
This position withing CERT directs team activities.
What is Team Leader (TL)?
This system is included in the NIMS component.
What is ICS?
Following an incident, information and, therefore, priorities may be doing this.
What is changing rapidly?
The immediate priorities established by the Incident Commander.
What are life safety, incident stabilization & property conservation?
In a manageable span of control, this is the desirable rescuer-to-supervisor ratio.
What is 3 to 7 rescuers to 1 supervisor?
Initiates tactical operations and ground response implementation.
Who is the Operations Chief?
To meet NIMS standards, CERT volunteers must complete these.
What are both the IS-100.a (Introduction to Incident Command System) and IS-700.b (Introduction to National Incident Management System [NIMS]) courses?
This is a continual process that enables professional responders to make decisions and respond appropriately in the areas of greatest need.
What is Scene Size-Up?
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?
CERT volunteers should refer any media inquiries to the CERT TL. The TL should then refer the media inquiries to this Officer of the CERT’s sponsoring organization.
Who is the Public Information Officer?
In all situations, each unit assigned must have one of these to supervise tasks being performed, to account for team volunteers, and to report information to his or her designated leader
What is an identified leader?
This provides a consistent, comprehensive approach to incident management. It applies to all jurisdictional levels and across all emergency management functions and types of incidents.
What is NIMS?
Manages all financial aspects of incident.
Who is the Finance Section Chief?