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Planning Section

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Responsible for the collection, evaluation, dissemination and use of information about the development of the incident as well as the status of resources.

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The levels of scene organization are as follows

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Strategic, Tactical and Task

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What is required when there is more than one agency with incident jurisdiction or when incidents cross political jurisdictions

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Unified Command

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Established by the I.C. and is the person in charge at the incident.

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The Command Function

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Incident command General Staff Positions

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Operations Section, Planning Section, Logistics Section and Finance-Admin Section

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Command Staff

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Safety Officer, Public Information Officer and Liaison Officer

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Command Staff: There are normally three positions in this staff

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Safety Officer, Public information Officer, and Liaison Officer

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The ICS shall be implemented with the arrival of ___________________ and remain in effect until emergency response resources are released from the scene.

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The fire department officer

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The ICS is comprised of the following five functional areas

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Incident commander, operations section, planning section, Logistics Section, Finance/Admin section and information and intelligence function.

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Primary Goals of ICS major component functions

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Reduce duplication of efforts and resources.
Saves lives protect property.
Reduce duplication of efforts and resources
Increase inter-jurisdictional flexibility
Provide a predictable coordinated effective and acceptable response
Provide for ongoing safety accountability

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Span of control with incident management supervisory responsibility should range

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Three to Seven subordinates

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The ICS offers a flexible

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Modular based organizational structure

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IC and Operations Chief must ensure that all resources are cognizant of

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The mode of operations; whether it is offensive or defensive

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The effective IC must be

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Assertive, decisive, objective, calm and a quick thinker

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The IC must have the capability

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To delegate positions appropriately for the incident

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Sections

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Responsibie for managing a primary segment of incident operations

(Operations, planning, Logistics and Finance/Admin)

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Branches

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The branch level is the organizational level having functional or geographical responsibility

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Divisions

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Divisions are the organizational levels having total responsibility for operations within a defined geographic area

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Groups

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Groups are established to divide the incident into functional areas of operations

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The Division or Group Supervisor reports to

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The next higher level of supervision currently in place. This may be the Branch Director, Operations Chief or the IC.

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Is comprised of a set number of the same type single resources

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Strike Team

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Combination of resources, made up of several different type companies

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A task force

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What is the leadership position called in a division or group?

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Supervisor

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What level of scene organization is it when IC and Command staff are responsible for command functions

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What organizational level is where strategic and tactical objectives are accomplished, I.e where the work is actually done?
Task
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____________ is the organizational level where branch, division, or group directors and supervisors manage the tactical activities for the assigned area or function
Tactical
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How should the incident command system be built
From the bottom up
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Which of the following is not a major responsibility for the IC
Gather intel in regards to the event
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Which of the following is not a command staff position
Intelligence
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What level is organizationally between the branch level and the IC
Section
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Who does the IMT (incident management team) consist of?
IC, Command Staff, and General Staff
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The _________________ level is the organizational level having functional or geographical responsibility. This level is between section and Division/Group
Branch
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Branch directors communicate directly with the _____________ under whom they are assigned to operate.
Section Chief
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Routine communications inside a division can be accomplished more effectively how
Face to Face
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What is a group
Assigned functional areas of operations
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Who is responsible for achieving tactical objectives
Divisions, groups and single resources
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The Virginia Occupational Safety and Health Commission (VOSH) enacted legislation that
Establishes parameters for minimum staffing levels during initial firefighting operations
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The _____________ Section chief, Figure 16, is a member of the ICs General Staff and is responsible for addressing any and all documentation needs, overseeing record keeping and documentation for potential cost recovery efforts or litigation on an incident.
Finance/administration
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The ____________ is responsible for providing an organized response to the rehabilitation needs of the personnel operating on an incident
Medical Unit leader
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The ____________ is responsible for providing facilities services and materials in support of the incident
Logistics section
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The ___________ chief shall be responsible for collecting, analyzing and disseminating information on an incident
Planning Section
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Who reports to the EMS branch director and supervises Triage Unit Leader, Treatment Unit Leader and Medical Supply coordinator
Medical Group Supervisor
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The _______________ shall report of the operations section chief or to the IC and is responsible for the development of the emergency medical plan for the incident and shall direct all aspects of EMS operations
EMS Branch Director
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The _____________ assists with the formulation of the incident action plan and is responsible for the management of all incidents tactical activities that are applicable to the primary mission
Operations Chief
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_____________ is two or more individual incidents located in the same general proximity assigned to a single IC or Unified Command to facilitate management
Complex Command
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What document provides a coherent means of communicating the overall incident objectives in the contexts of operational and support activities
Incident action plan (IAP)
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Where should members store their name tags when not in use?
Under the brim of their helmets
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The designated Safety Channel throughout Northern Virginia is?
“O”
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A minimum crew shall be considered
Two people and a portable radio
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Par checks for members operating in the hostile environment are intimated how often, routinely?
20 minutes and the 20 minutes thereafter
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When does the event timer start?
When the first unit arrives on the incident scene
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Unless an exception has been announced by the dispatch center, the passport drop off shall be
The first arriving suppression unit drivers door
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Progress reports shall
Be given on the command channel once that is established
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The second priority at every incident is
Incident control
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When assigning command, the name for command should be based on
The geographic location of the incident
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Spam of control identifies the number ______ as the ideal number of elements/resources
5
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What is the location of the initial passport drop off point
1st Engine Drivers door
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The aide to the tactical commander should carry _________ for team safety
Forcible entry tool
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Wings of a building can be identified as
Sectors

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