Ics Chap 3 Flashcards
(25 cards)
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
Support branch
Includes supplies
Faculties
Ground support
Vehicles
Unified command
Multiple agencies with overlapping authority and responsibility
Establishing a common set of incident, objectives
Memorandum of understanding)MOU)
Form written agreement created by a coalition to make sure that each members aware of the importance of his or her participation
Chain of command
Order of rank and authority, fire and emergency service
Task force
Any combination of resources assembled for Pacific mission or operational assignment?
Strike team
Set number of resources of the same kind and type that have establish a minimum number of personnel
Formal communications
Communications. That must follow a chain of command.
Informal communication
Communication between crews
Briefing
Pass along vital information
Work tasks
Safety issues
