COMMAND STAFF
Maintaining transparency and managing public perception is vital during an incident. This position serve as the primary point of contact for disseminating information to the public, media, and other stakeholders, ensuring that accurate and timely information is provided
What is the Public Information Officer
What is Manageable Span of Control and why is it used in an incident?
To maintain effective supervision, one supervisor should ideally manage five subordinates (with a range of three to seven).
When a section chief asks you to perform a job that conflicts with your normal director's instructions, you should listen to _____________
What is the Section Chief
This position is responsible for coordinating with representatives from cooperating and assisting agencies.
What is Liaison Officer
True or False:
Unity of Command means every individual reports to only one designated supervisor, preventing conflicting orders and improving accountability.
What is TRUE
When a section chief asks you to perform a job that conflicts with your normal director's instructions, you should listen to _____________
What is your Section Chief
This position is the only position in ICS that has the authority to overrule the Incident Commander
What is the Safety Officer
In incidents involving multiple jurisdictions or agencies, a _____________ structure allows them to manage the incident together through a common set of objectives.
Name the key elements of an Incident Action Plan (IAP)
What are incident objectives, resource management, communication plans and safety and risk assessments
The first person to arrive on a scene of an incident, sets incident objectives, strategies, and priorities and has overall responsisbility for the inicdent
Who is the Incident Commander
This section is responsible for all incident costs and considerations
What is the Finance / Administration Section
What is Common Terminology and why would it be used in an incident?
Uses standard titles for functions and positions to ensure responders from different agencies can communicate clearly without confusion from specialized "codes".
______________ is a standardized, on-scene management framework designed to enable effective and efficient incident response by integrating facilities, equipment, personnel, procedures, and communications within a common organizational structure
What is the Incident Command System (ICS)