ICS BASICS
This is what ICS stands for.
What is Incident Command System?
This person monitors and ensures responder safety.
What is the Safety Officer?
This policy covers Incident Command System.
What is 410.040?
This document includes incident objectives and tactics.
What is the Incident Action Plan (IAP)?
This agency coordinates large-scale disaster response in the U.S.
What is FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency)?
The main goal of the Incident Command System.
What is to provide a clear chain of command and coordinated response during emergencies?
This section carries out the tactical response—search, rescue, treatment.
What is the Operations Section?
This policy covers the Department Incident Management Team.
What is 410.260?
This is where responders go that do not have any assignment yet on the incident.
What is the Staging Area?
Agreements between agencies to assist each other during emergencies.
What is mutual aid?
The person in charge of an incident.
Who is the Incident Commander?
This position maintains communication with outside agencies and the public.
Who is the Public Information Officer (PIO)?
This policy covers Disaster Preparedness and Response.
What is 410.440?
Staff from multiple agencies can come together in what facility that is away from the Incident command post.
What is the Emergency Operations Center?
This system is used for multi-agency coordination and resource management.
What is NIMS (National Incident Management System)?
The number of individuals or resources one supervisor can effectively manage.
What is “span of control”?
This role is responsible for resources and supplies.
Who is Logistics Section Chief?
This policy covers the Emergency Management System Training Requirements.
What is 410.800?
This approach ensures all agencies use common, easily understood terms during emergencies.
What is plain talk?
During a large incident, who may be assigned to manage multiple incident sites?
Who is Area Command?
The name of the location that houses the media organizations.
What is the Joint Information Center (JIC)?
This role gathers data, analyzes information, and develops the Incident Action Plan (IAP).
Who is the Planning Section Chief?
This policy covers Specialty Teams.
What is 410.250?
This Command is a group of commanders from fire, EMS, and Law Enforcement into one command.
What is the Unified Command?
The purpose of an Emergency Operations Center (EOC).
What is to coordinate resources and support field operations?