USCG 2014 IMH-GLOSSARY (Expanded Ordering - Mission Assignment)

Question 0

FACILITY OWNER

Answer 0

Facility Owner is the owner/operator of the facility or source which precipitated an incident.

Question 1

EXPANDED ORDERING

Answer 1

An organization that is authorized to set up outside of the Incident Command Post to assist the Logistics Section with ordering supplies, services and resources to support the incident. The expanded ordering does not decide allocation of critical resources because they are dealt with by Area Command.

Question 2

FEDERAL COORDINATING OFFICER

Answer 2

The Federal officer who is appointed to manage Federal resource support activities related to Stafford Act disasters and emergencies. The Federal Coordinating Officer is responsible for coordinating the timely delivery of Federal disaster assistance resources and programs to the affected State and local governments, individual victims, and the private sector.

Question 3

FEDERAL ON-SCENE COORDINATOR

Answer 3

The Federal official pre-designated by the Environmental Protection Agency or the Coast Guard to coordinate responses under subpart D of the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (40 CFR 300) or the government official designated to coordinate and direct removal actions under subpart E of the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan. A federal on-scene coordinator can also be designated as the Incident Commander.

Question 4

FEDERAL RESOURCE COORDINATOR

Answer 4

The Federal official appointed to manage Federal resource support activities related to non-Stafford Act incidents. The Federal Resource Coordinator is responsible for coordinating support from other Federal departments and agencies using interagency agreements and memorandums of understanding.

Question 5

FIXED OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF FACILITY

Answer 5

A bottom founded Outer Continental Shelf facility permanently attached to the seabed or subsoil of the Outer Continental Shelf including platforms, guyed towers, articulated gravity platforms, and other structures.

Question 6

FLOATING

OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF FACILITY

Answer 6

A buoyant Outer Continental Shelf facility securely and substantially moored so that it cannot be moved without a special effort. This term includes tension leg platforms and permanently moored semisubmersibles or shipshape hulls but does not include mobile offshore drilling units and other vessels.

Question 7

FINANCE/ADMINISTRATION SECTION

Answer 7

The section responsible for all administrative and financial considerations on an incident.

Question 8

GENERAL STAFF

Answer 8

The group of incident management personnel reporting to the Incident Commander and are comprised of: Operations Section Chief, Planning Section Chief, Logistics Section Chief, and Finance/Administration Section Chief. An Intelligence/Investigation Section Chief may be established, if required, to meet incident management needs. They may each have a deputy/deputies.

Question 9

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

SYSTEM

Answer 9

A geographic information system is an electronic information system which provides a geo-referenced database to support management decision-making.

Question 10

GROUP

Answer 10

An organizational level established to divide the incident into functional areas of operation. Groups are composed of resources assembled to perform a special function not necessarily within a single geographic division. A Group is located between Branches (when activated) and
Resources in the Operations Section. (See also: Division)

Question 11

HAND CREW

Answer 11

A number of individuals that have been organized and trained and are supervised principally for operational assignments on an incident.

Question 12

HAZARDOUS ATEGORIZATION

TEST

Answer 12

A field analysis to determine the hazardous characteristics of an unknown substance.

Question 13

HAZARDOUS MATERIAL

Answer 13

For the purposes of Emergency Support Function #1, hazardous material is a substance or material, including a hazardous substance, that has been determined by the Secretary of Transportation to be capable of posing an unreasonable risk to health, safety, and property when transported in commerce, and which has been so designated (see 49 CFR 171.8). For the purposes
of Emergency Support Function #10 and the Oil and Hazardous Materials Response Annex, the term is intended to mean hazardous substances, pollutants, and contaminants as defined by the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan.

Question 14

HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE

Answer 14

As defined by the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan, any substance designated pursuant to section 311(b)(2)(A) of the Clean Water Act; any element, compound, mixture, solution, or substance designated pursuant to section 102 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act; any hazardous waste having the characteristics identified under or listed pursuant to section 3001 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (but not including any waste the regulation of which under the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq.) has been suspended by act of Congress); any toxic pollutant listed under section 307(a) of the Clean Water Act; any hazardous air pollutant listed under section 112 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. § 7521 et seq.); and any imminently hazardous chemical substance or mixture with respect to which the Environmental Protection Agency Administrator has taken action pursuant to section 7 of the Toxic Substances Control Act. (15 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq)

Question 15

HELIBASE

Answer 15

A location within the general incident area for parking, fueling, maintenance, and loading of helicopters.

Question 16

HELISPOT

Answer 16

A location where a helicopter can take off and land. Some helispots may be used for temporary loading.

Question 17

INCIDENT

Answer 17

An occurrence either man-made or natural phenomenon, that requires action or support by emergency service personnel to prevent or minimize loss of life or damage to property and/or natural resources.

Question 18

INCIDENT ACTION PLAN

Answer 18

An oral or written plan containing general objectives reflecting the overall strategy for managing an incident. It may include the identification of operational resources and assignments. It may also include attachments that provide direction and important information for management of the incident during one or more
operational periods.

Question 19

INCIDENT AWARENESS AND ASSESSMENT

Answer 19

The planning and execution of various information capabilities that provide situational awareness and assessment to civil authorities in support of domestic operations. It includes the tasking, collection, processing, analysis, and dissemination that provide critical information to the appropriate local, State, Tribal, and Federal authorities within an affected area.

Question 20

INCIDENT BASE

Answer 20

Location at the incident where the primary logistics functions are coordinated and administered. The Incident Command Post may be collocated with the base. There is only one base per incident

Question 21

INCIDENT COMMANDER

Answer 21

The individual responsible for all incident activities, including the development of strategies and tactics and the ordering and release of resources. The Incident
Commander has overall authority and responsibility for conducting incident operations and is responsible for the management of all incident operations at the incident site. (See also: Unified Command)

Question 22

INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM

Answer 22

A standardized on-scene emergency management concept specifically designed to allow its user(s) to adopt an integrated organizational structure equal to the complexity and demands of single or multiple incidents, without being hindered by jurisdictional boundaries.

Question 23

INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TEAM

Answer 23

The Incident Commander and appropriate Command and General Staff personnel assigned to an incident.

Question 24

INCIDENT MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES

Answer 24

Statements of guidance and direction necessary for the selection of appropriate strategies, and the tactical direction of resources. Tactical incident objectives address the tactical response issues while management incident objectives address the incident management issues. Tactical incident objectives are based on realistic expectations of what can be accomplished when all allocated resources have been effectively deployed. Incident objectives must be achievable and measurable, yet flexible enough to allow for strategic and tactical alternatives.

Question 25

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Answer 25

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Question 26

INCIDENT OVERHEAD

Answer 26

All supervisory positions described in the Incident Command System.

Question 27

INCIDENT SITUATION DISPLAY

Answer 27

The Situation Unit is responsible for maintaining a display of status boards, which communicate critical incident information vital to establishing an effective command and control environment.

Question 28

INCIDENT SUPPORT ORGANIZATION

Answer 28

Includes any off-incident support provided to an incident. Examples would be emergency operations centers, airports, expanded ordering, etc.

Question 29

INFORMATION

Answer 29

Information is data that is processed but not necessarily analyzed.

Question 30

INFORMATION SECURITY

Answer 30

The protection of information and information systems against unauthorized access or modification of information, whether in storage, processing, or transit, and against denial of service to unauthorized users. Information security includes those measures necessary to detect, document and counter such threats. Information Security is composed of Computer Security and Communications Security.

Question 31

INITIAL ACTION

Answer 31

The actions taken by the first resources to arrive at the incident. Initial actions may be to size up, patrol, monitor, withhold from any action, or take aggressive initial measures.

Question 32

INITIAL RESPONSE

Answer 32

Resources initially committed to an incident.

Question 33

INLAND ZONE

Answer 33

As defined in the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan, the environment inland of the coastal zone excluding the Great Lakes and specified ports and harbors on the inland rivers. The term “coastal zone” delineates an area of Federal responsibility for response action. Precise boundaries are determined by Environmental Protection Agency/Coast Guard agreements and identified in Regional Contingency Plans.

Question 34

INTERAGENCY REMOTE SENSING COORDINATION CELL

Answer 34

A formal body of Federal remote sensing experts from across the remote sensing community providing critical coordination of the remote sensing requirements and capabilities for disaster operations. The Interagency Remote Sensing Coordination Cell is activated at the discretion of the Director of the National Response Coordination Center at the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Question 35

JOINT FIELD OFFICE

Answer 35

A temporary Federal facility established locally to provide a central point for Federal, State, local, and tribal executives with responsibility for incident oversight, direction, and/or assistance to effectively coordinate protection, prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery actions. The joint field office will combine the
traditional functions of the joint operations center, the
Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Disaster Field
Office, and the joint information center within a single
Federal facility.

Question 36

JOINT INFORMATION CENTER

Answer 36

A facility established within or near the Incident Command Post where the Public Information Officer and staff can coordinate and provide information on the incident to the public, media, and other agencies. The Joint Information Centeris normally staffed with representation from the federal on-scene coordinator, state on-scene coordinator, and facility owner.

Question 37

JOINT INFORMATION SYSTEM

Answer 37

Integrates incident information and public affairs into a cohesive organization designed to provide consistent, coordinated, timely information during a crisis or incident operations.

Question 38

JOINT OPERATIONS CENTER

Answer 38

The Joint Operations Centeris the focal point for all federal investigative LE activities during a terrorist or potential terrorist incident or any other significant criminal incident, and is managed by the senior federal law enforcement official. The Joint Operations Centerbecomes a component of the Joint Field Office when the National Response Framework is activated.

Question 39

JURISDICTION

Answer 39

The range or sphere of authority. Public agencies have jurisdiction at an incident related to their legal responsibilities and authority for incident mitigation. Jurisdictional authority at an incident can be political/geographical (e.g., city, county, state, or federal boundary lines) or functional (e.g., police department or health department). (See also: Multi-jurisdiction Incident)

Question 40

KEY FUNCTIONS

Answer 40

The foundational tasks established by the Incident Commander/Unified Command that the objectives are built upon.

Question 41

LEADER

Answer 41

The Incident Command System title for an individual responsible for a Task Force/Strike Team or functional unit.

Question 42

LIMITATIONS

Answer 42

A requirement placed on the Incident Commander/Unified Command through Agency direction that prohibits an action, thus restricting freedom of action. Also known as restraints. (Can’t do.)

Question 43

LOGISTICS SECTION

Answer 43

The Logistics Section is responsible for providing facilities, services, and materials in support of the incident.

Question 44

MAJOR DISASTER

Answer 44

As defined by the Stafford Act, any natural catastrophe (including any hurricane, tornado, storm, high water, wind-driven water, tidal wave, tsunami, earthquake, volcanic eruption, landslide, mudslide, snowstorm, or drought) or, regardless of cause, any fire, flood, or explosion, in any part of the United States, which in the determination of the President causes damage of sufficient severity and magnitude to warrant major disaster assistance under this act to supplement the efforts and available resources of States, local governments, and disaster relief organizations in alleviating the damage, loss, hardship, or suffering caused thereby.

Question 45

MANAGEMENT BY OBJECTIVES

Answer 45

In Incident Command System, this is a top-down management activity which involves the following steps to achieve the incident goal: (1) establishing incident objectives, (2) selection of appropriate strategy(s) to achieve the objectives, and (3) the tactical direction associated with the selected strategy.

Question 46

MANAGERS

Answer 46

Individuals within Incident Command System organizational units that are assigned specific managerial responsibilities e.g., taging Area Manager).

Question 47

MAN-MADE INCIDENT

Answer 47

An incident caused directly and principally by one or more identifiable deliberate or negligent human actions.

Question 48

MESSAGE CENTER

Answer 48

The Message Center is part of the Communications Center and collocated with or adjacent to it. It receives, records, and routes information about resources reporting to the incident, resource status, and handles administration, and tactical traffic.

Question 49

MISSION ASSIGNMENT

Answer 49

The vehicle used by Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency to support Federal operations in a Stafford Act major disaster or emergency declaration. It orders immediate, short-term emergency response assistance when an applicable state or local government is overwhelmed by the event and lacks the capability to perform, or contract for, the necessary work.

Question 50

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Answer 50

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