ICS Flashcards
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What is an incident?(ICS)
An occurrence that requires response actions to prevent or minimize loss of life or damage to property and or the environment.
Incidents can be caused by human actions or natural phenomena.
What does ICS stand for?
Incident Command System
ICS is a proven management system based on successful business practices.
What is the purpose of ICS?
To ensure full utilization of all incident resources by:
maintaining a manageable span of control,
establishing predesignated incident locations and facilities,
implementing resource management practices, and
ensuring integrated communications.
What is an Incident Action Plan (IAP)?
An oral or written plan containing general objectives reflecting the overall strategy for managing an incident.
An IAP includes identification of operational resources and assignments and may include attachments that provide additional direction.
What are the four elements that every Incident Action Plan must have?
- 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 gets injured?
What is the operational period in an IAP?
The timeframe around which the measurable strategic operations to be achieved are prepared.
True or False: IAPs for HAZMAT incidents can be oral.
False
HAZMAT incidents require a written IAP.
What does ‘span of control’ refer to?
The number of individuals or resources that one supervisor can manage effectively during emergency response incidents or special events.
What is the recommended supervisor to reporting elements ratio for span of control?
1 supervisor to 5 reporting elements.
What is the Incident Command Post (ICP)?
The location from which the Incident Commander oversees all incident operations.
There is generally only one ICP but it may change locations.
Where is the Incident Command Post typically positioned?
Outside of the present and potential hazard zone but close enough to the incident to maintain command.
What is a staging area?
Temporary locations where personnel and equipment are kept in available status while waiting for tactical assignments.
There may be more than one staging area. Staging areas can be collocated with the ICP, bases, camps, helibases, or helispots.
How many staging areas can there be for an incident?
There may be more than one staging area.
What is a base in incident management?
The location from which primary logistics and administrative functions are coordinated and administered.
The base may be collocated with the ICP, There is only one base per incident. The base is managed by the logistics section.
How many bases are established per incident?
There is only 1 base per incident.
The base may be combined with the ICP.
What is a camp in incident management?
The locations where resources may be kept to support incident operations if a base is not accessible to all resources.
Camps are temporary locations within the general incident area they provide food, water, sleeping areas, and sanitary services. Designated by geographic location or number. Multiple camps can be used.
What are helibases used for?
The location from which helicopter-centered air operations are conducted.
What are tactical resources?
Personnel and equipment that are available to the operations function.
What statuses can tactical resources have?
- Assigned
- Available
- Out of service
What does resource management include?
Processes for categorizing, ordering, dispatching, tracking, and recovering resources.
What are support resources?
All other resources required to support the incident, such as food, communications equipment, tents, supplies, and fleet vehicles.
What does ‘chain of command’ mean?
An orderly line of authority within the ranks of the organization.
What is ‘unity of command’?
Every individual is accountable to only one designated supervisor to whom they report at the scene of an incident.
What is single command?
Where the incident commander has complete responsibility for incident management.
