ICS 100 Flashcards
“___________ is a standardized, on-scene, all-hazard incident management concept. __________ allows its users to adopt an integrated organizational structure to match the complexities and demands of single or multiple incidents without being hindered by jurisdictional boundaries.”
Incident Command System (ICS)
“The Incident Command System was developed in the _______ following a series of catastrophic fires in California’s urban interface.” Failures were not due to a lack of resources or lack of tactics, but were due to _______.
1970s, inadequate management
ICS helps ensure full utilization of all incident resources by: (4)
- Maintaining a manageable span of control.
- Establishing pre designated incident locations and facilities.
- Implementing resource management practices.
- Ensuring integrated communications.
An ____________ is an oral or written plan containing general objectives reflecting the overall strategy for managing an incident.
Incident Action Plan
The IAP may be oral or written except for ____________ incidents, which require a written IAP.
Hazardous Material
At the simplest level, all IAP must have four (4) elements:
- What do we want to do?
- Who is responsible for doing it?
- How do we communicate with each other?
- What is the procedure if someone is injured?
Effective span or control on incidents may vary from three (3) to seven (7), and a ratio of ____ to ____ reporting elements is recommended.
1, 5
“____________ are temporary locations at an incident where personnel and equipment are kept while waiting for tactical assignments. The resources are always in available status and located close enough to the incident for a timely response.”
Staging Area
A _______ is the location from which primary logistics and administrative functions are coordinated and administered. This location is established and managed by the Logistics Section.
Base (the location that usually contains supplies)
ICS resources can be factored into two categories:
- Tactical Resources: Personnel and major items of equipment that used by the Operations Section
- Support Resources: All other resources to support the incident. (Food, tents, fleet vehicles, etc)
____________ means that there is an orderly line of authority within the ranks of the organization, with lower levels subordinate to, and connect to, higher levels.
Chain of Command
____________ means that every individual is accountable to only one designated supervisor to whom they report at the scene of an incident.
Unity of Command
The command function may be carried out in two ways:
- Single Command - One person in charge of incident management.
- Unified Command - Multiple people in charge of incident management.
If __________ is needed, Incident Commanders representing agencies or jurisdictions that share responsibility for the incident manage the response from a single Incident Command Post.
Unified Command
The transfer of command process always includes a _____________________
Transfer of command briefing, which may be oral, written or a combination of both.
In ICS, what are the (5) five major management functions:
- Incident Command
- Operations
- Planning
- Logistics
- Finance/Administration
Which position in ICS is always staffed?
Incident Commander
Using specific ICS position titles serves (3) three important purposes:
- Titles provide a common standard for all users.
- Allows the filling of positions with the most qualified individuals rather than by seniority.
- Standardized position titles are useful when requesting qualified personnel.
In ICS, what are the Supervisory Position Titles.
- Incident Command = Incident Commander
- Command Staff = Officer
- General Staff = Chief
- Branch = Director
- Division/Group = Supervisor
- Unit = Leader
- Strike Team/Task Force = Leader
What are the (3) specific responsibilities of the Incident Commander?
- Ensuring incident safety.
- Providing information services to internal and external stakeholders.
- Establishing and maintaining liaison with other agencies participating in the incident.
In ICS, who is responsible for adding and removing positions?
The Incident Commander
In ICS, these personnel make up the Command Staff and consist of:
- Public Information Officer - Conduit for information
- Safety Officer - Monitors safety conditions
- Liaison Officer - Primary contact for supporting agencies
In ICS, the General Staff is made of (4) four Sections:
- Operations
- Planning
- Logistics
- Finance/Administration
In ICS, who is normally the person with the greatest technical and tactical expertise in dealing with the problem at hand?
The Operations Section Chief
In ICS, most incident resources are assigned to this Section. Often the most hazardous activities are carried out in this Section. Because of this, it is necessary to monitor carefully the number of resources that report to any one supervisor.
Operations Section
In the Operations Section of ICS, the following supervisory levels can be added to help manage the span of control:
- Divisions - used to divide an incident geographically.
- Groups - used to describe functional areas of operation.
- Branches - used when the number of Divisions and Groups exceeds the span of control.
In ICS, the ______________ usually develops from the bottom up.
Operations Section
In ICS, ____________ are a combination of mixed resources with common communications operating under the direct supervision of a Leader. Whereas, _____________ are a set number of resources of the same kind and type with common communications operating under the direct supervision of a Leader.
Task Force, Strike Team
In ICS, the Planning Section consists of the following (4) four units,
- Resources Unit
- Situation Unit
- Documentation Unit - Develops the IAP
- Demobilization Unit
In ICS, the Logistics Section consists of the following (2) branches and corresponding units,
- Service Branch - Communications Unit, Medial Unit, Food Unit
- Support Branch - Supply Unit, Facilities Unit, Ground Support Unit
In ICS, the Finance/Administration Section consists of the following (4) four units,
- Procurement Unit
- Time Unit
- Cost Unit
- Compensation/Claims Unit
ICS supports responders and decision makers by providing the data they need through…
…effective information and intelligence management.
What is The emergency operation center?
Multiagency coordination entity that provides support and coordination to on-scene responders.
ICS helps ensure full utilization of all incident resources by?
Maintaining a manageable span of control; establishing incident locations and facilities; implementing resource management; ensuring integrated communications.
An effective multiagency incident management system is for all communication to be in plain
_______
English. Do not use radio/agency specific codes.
An incident action plan is:
An oral or written plan containing general objectives reflecting the overall strategy of managing an incident.
Every incident should have a IAP which is _____ or _____
Verbal or written
Incident action plans include the measurable strategic operations to be achieved and are prepared around a timeline called:
An operational period.
At the simplest level, all incident action plans (oral or written) must have four elements:
- What do you want to do?
- Who is responsible for doing it?
- How do we communicate with each other?
- What is the procedure if someone is injured?
ICS establishes common terminology allowing diverse incident management and support entities to work together. Common terminology helps define:
- Organizational functions
- Resource descriptions
- Incident facilities
- Position titles
Six steps of the incident action planning process.
Step 1. Understanding agency policy and direction.
Step 2. Assess incident situation.
Step3. Establish incident objectives.
Step4. Select appropriate strategy or strategies to achieve objectives.
Step5. Perform tactical direction (applying tactics appropriate to the strategy, assigning the right resources, and monitoring their performance).
Step6. Provide necessary follow up (changing strategy or tactics, adding or subtracting resources,etc).
Span of control:
Pertains to the number of individuals or resources the one supervisor can manage effectively during emergency response or special events.
Span of control is the key to ____and ____ incident management.
Effective and Efficient
Effective span of control on on incidents may vary from __ to ___
3 to 7
The ratio of ____ supervisor to ___ reporting elements is recommended.
1 supervisor to 5 reporting elements.
What is The incident command post:
Is the location from which the incident commander oversees all incident operations.
Staging area:
Temporary locations at an incident where personnel and equipment are kept while waiting for tactical assignments.
A Base:
Is the location from which primary logistics and administrative functions are coordinated and administered.
There is only 1 base per incident.
A camp:
The location where resources may be kept to support incident operations if a base is not accessible to all resources.
Helibase:
Location from which helicopter-centered air operations are conducted.
Helispots:
Temporary locations at the incident, where helicopters can safely land and take off. Multiple helispots may be used.
ICS resources can be factored into two categories:
- Tactical resources
2. Support resources
Tactical resources are always classified as one of the following:
- Assigned
- Available
- Out-of-service
Resource management includes processes for:
- Categorizing resources
- Ordering resources
- Dispatching resources
- Tracking resources
- Recovering resources
Effective ICS communications include three elements:
Modes
Planning
Networks
Chain of command means:
That there is an orderly line of authority within the ranks of the organization, with lower levels subordinate to, and connected to, higher levels.
Unity of command means:
That every individual is accountable to only one designated supervisor to whom they report at the scene of an incident.
The command function may be carried out in two ways:
- Single command- The incident commander will have complete responsibility of the incident management.
- Unified command- responding agencies and or jurisdictions with responsibility for the incident share the incident management.
Transfer of command:
The process of moving the responsibility for the incident command from one incident commander to another.
Transfer of command may take place when:
- A more qualified person assumes command.
- The incident situation changes over time, resulting in legal requirement to change command.
- Changing command makes good sense, e.g., an incident management team takes command of an incident from a local jurisdictional unit due to increased incident complexity.
- There is normal turnover of personnel on long or extended incidents, I.E., to accommodate work/rest requirements.
- The incident response is concluded and the incident responsibility is transferred back to the home agency.
Five major management functions:
- Incident command
- Operations section
- Planning section
- Logistics section
- Finance/ administration section
