Ics Chap 3 Flashcards
What does command staff include and there role
Public information officer’s
Safety officers
Liaison officers
Report directly to the incident commander
What is a liaison officer do ?
In control of communications
What do general staff include and there role?
Represents the major functional sections
Operational chief
Planning chief
Logistics, chief
Finance. Chief.
Information/intelligence chief
What does operations do
Picks the task
What does Planning do ?
Plans how do the task
What does logistics do
Gets the right tools / resources to do the task
Meals
Fuel
Supplies
Transportation
What does information and intelligence do ?
IT
Communication/electronics
Duty incident commander
May be assigned when the span of control is too broad
Span of control
The number of people you are in control of
3 to 7
Optimal 5
The incident commander (IC )
Is the officer at the top of the instant chain of command, and is in charge of the incident
Incident command post (iCP)
Established in a safe location,must be properly mark, where are the Insta commander observes the scene
Operation sections
Manages all instant, tactical activities
Establish and the maintenance of a staging area
Staging area
Is were personal and equipment. Awaiting assignments are held. This keeps the responders and their equipment a short distance from the scene until they are needed to minimize confusion at the scene. .
two groups within logistics
Service branch
support branch
The service branch includes
Medical
Communications
Food
