CH 3 Flashcards
(30 cards)
The ________ establishes an organizational structure for all emergency incidents.
National Incident Management System (NIMS)
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The _______ provides a model for safe and efficient incident scene management.
NIMS-Incident command system (ICS)
pg 127
________ works to manage on-scene tactical-level response.
ICS
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As a result of Presidential Directive 5, firefighters in the U.S. must use ______ on all incidents.
NIMS-ICS
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Act of directing, ordering, and/or controlling resources by virtue of explicit legal, agency, or delegated authority; also denotes the organizational level in command (Incident Commander) of the incident
command
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Incident management personnel who report directly to the Incident Commander; Includes the PIO, Safety Officer, Liaison Officer.
command staff
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Incident management personnel who represent the major functional sections
general staff
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Organizational level having responsibility for a major functional area of incident management; includes: Operations, planning, logistics, finance/administration, information/intelligence
section
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Organizational level having functional/geographic responsibility for major segments of incident operations; organizationally between section and division or group
branch
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Organizational level having responsibility for operations within a defined geographic area; organizationally between Branch and Single Resources, Task Force, or Strike Team
division
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Organizational level, equal to division, having responsibility for a specified functional assignment. (such as ventilation, salvage, water supply) at an incident without regard to a specific geographical area.
group
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Organizational level within the sections that fulfill specific support functions, such as the resources, documentation, demobilization, and situation units, within the planning section.
unit
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Specified number of personnel assembled for an assignment such as search, ventilation, or hoseline deployment, and operations.
crew
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Pieces of apparatus (engine, ladder/truck, water tender, bulldozer, air tanker, and helicopter) and the personnel required to make them functional.
single resources
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Any combination of resources (engines, ladders/trucks, bulldozers), assembled for a specific mission or operational assignment.
task force
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Once a _________’s tactical objective during an incident has been met, the force is disbanded, individual resources are reassigned or released.
task force
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Set number of resources of the same type (engines, ladder/trucks, bulldozers) with an established minimum number of personnel.
strike team
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Unlike task forces, ________ remain together and function as a team throughout an incident.
strike team
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The initial IAP may be ________ and communicated verbally to a crew.
informal
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A written, _____, as per NIMS-ICS guidelines, is required for long duration events.
IAP
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________ refers to the number of subordinates and/or functions one individual can manage effectively.
span of control
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According to the 2008 NIMS-ICS model, the span of control ratio for ICS ranged from
three to seven subordinates per supervisor, with five being optimal
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NIMS 2017 suggests an optimal span of control of
one supervisor to five subordinates
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____________ objectives are to provide the IC with access to and control over all available resources.
comprehensive resource management
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