FO CH15

Question 0

Responsible for all tactical operations at the incident. In the national model, it can be as large as 5 branches, 25 divisions/groups or units, or 125 single resources, task forces, or strike teams.

Answer 0

Operations section

Question 1

Provides a consistent nationwide template to enable federal, state, tribal, and local governments; the private sector; and nongovernmental organizations to work together to prepare for, prevent, respond to, recover from, and mitigate the effects of incidents, regardless of cause, size, location, or complexity, so as to reduce the loss of life, property, and harm to the environment.

Answer 1

National Incident Management System (NIMS)

Question 2

A supervisory position that is in charge of a group of dissimilar resources.

Answer 2

Task force leader

Question 3

A supervisory level established in either the operations or logistics function to provide an appropriate span of control.

Answer 3

Branch

Question 4

The group of incident managers composed of the operations section chief, planning section chief, logistics section chief, and finance/administration section chief.

Answer 4

ICS general staff

Question 5

Positions that are established to assume responsibility for key activities in the incident management system that are not a part of the line organization; these include safety officer, public information officer, and liaison officer.

Answer 5

Command staff

Question 6

Command level in which specific tasks are assigned to companies; these tasks are geared toward meeting tactical-level requirements.

Answer 6

Task level

Question 7

A specific combination of the same kind and type of resources, with common communications and a leader.

Answer 7

Strike team

Question 8

A guideline created in response to OSHA Respiratory Regulation (29 CFR 1910.134), which requires a two-person team to operate within an environment that is immediately dangerous to life and health (IDLH) and a minimum of a two-person team to be available outside the IDLH atmosphere to remain capable of rapid rescue of the interior team.

Answer 8

Two-in/two-out rule

Question 9

A section of the incident management system that is responsible for the accounting and financial aspects of an incident, as well as any legal issues that may arise.

Answer 9

Finance/administration section

Question 10

A supervisory position that is responsible for providing supplies, services, facilities, and materials during the incident. The person in this position reports directly to the incident commander.

Answer 10

Logistics section chief

Question 11

The person who is responsible for monitoring and assessing safety hazards and unsafe conditions; develops measures to ensure personnel safety.

Answer 11

Safety officer

Question 12

Any combination of single resources assembled for a particular tactical need, with common communications and a leader.

Answer 12

Task force

Question 13

A supervisory position that is responsible for the management of all actions that are directly related to controlling the incident. This position reports directly to the incident commander.

Answer 13

Operations section chief

Question 14

A supervisory position in charge of a number of divisions and/or groups. This position reports to a section chief or the incident commander.

Answer 14

Branch director

Question 15

Responsible for the collection, evaluation, dissemination, and use of information about the development of the incident and the status of resources. It includes the situation status, resource status, and documentation units as well as technical specialists. This term’s chief is part of the general staff.

Answer 15

Planning section

Question 16

A specific function in which resources are assembled in an area at or near the incident scene to await instructions or assignments.

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Staging

Question 17

A supervisory position in charge of a geographical operation at the tactical level.

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Division supervisor

Question 18

A supervisory position in charge of a functional operation at the tactical level. This position reports to a branch director, the operations section chief, or the incident commander.

Answer 18

Group supervisor

Question 19

A comprehensive, national, all-hazards approach to domestic incident response that describes specific authorities and best practices for managing incidents; it builds upon the National Incident Management System, which provides a consistent template for managing incidents.

Answer 19

National Response Framework (NRF)

Question 20

A supervisory position that is responsible for the collection, evaluation, dissemination, and use of information relevant to the incident. This position reports directly to the incident commander.

Answer 20

Planning section chief

Question 21

The person who is responsible for all decisions relating to the management of the incident and is in charge of the incident site.

Answer 21

Incident commander

Question 22

Command level that entails the overall direction and goals of the incident.

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Strategic level

Question 23

Responsible for providing facilities, services, and materials for the incident. Includes the communications, medical, and food units within the service branch, as well as the supply, facilities, and ground support units within the support branch. This term’s chief is part of the general staff.

Answer 23

Logistics section

Question 24

Command level in which objectives must be achieved to meet the strategic goals. This command level’s supervisor or officer is responsible for completing assigned objectives.

Answer 24

Tactical level

Question 25

A supervisory position that is in charge of a group of similar resources.

Answer 25

Strike team leader

Question 26

A form that allows the incident commander to ensure all tactical issues are addressed and to diagram an incident with the location of resources on the diagram.

Answer 26

Tactical worksheet

Question 27

A supervisory level established to divide an incident into geographical areas of operations.

Answer 27

Division

Question 28

The incident commander’s representative or a point of contact for representatives from outside agencies.

Answer 28

Liaison officer

Question 29

A supervisory level established to divide the incident into functional areas of operation.

Answer 29

Group

Question 30

Either a geographical or a functional assignment.

Answer 30

Unit