Incident Command System Flashcards

(47 cards)

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When did the President direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop and administer NIMS?

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February 28, 2003

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What are the the Principles that govern NIMS?

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Flexibility and Standardization

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What are the five major components of NIMS?

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Preparedness

Resource Management

Ongoing Management and Maintenance

Communications and Information Management

Command and Management

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What is achieved and maintained through a continuous cycle of planning, organizing, training, equipping, exercising, evaluating, and taking corrective action?

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Preparedness

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What are the 5 components of Preparedness?

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Planning

Procedures and Protocols

Training and Exercises

Personnel Qualifications and Certification

Equipment Certification

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What are the principle goals of the Communications and Information Management component of NIMS?

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Establishing and maintaining a common operating picture and ensuring accessibility and interoperability

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Which component of NIMS should be flexible and scalable in order to support any incident and be adaptable to changes?

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Resource Management

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What are the 3 parts of Command and Management component of NIMS?

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ICS

MACS

Public Information Systems

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What provides a flexible core mechanism for coordinated and collaborative incident management?

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ICS

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What process allows all levels of government and all disciplines to work together more efficiently and effectively?

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Multiagency Coordination Systems (MACS)

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What occurs across the different disciplines involved in incident management, across jurisdictional lines, or across levels of government?

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Multiagency Coordination Systems (MACS)

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What is a system, NOT a facility?

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Multiagency Coordination Systems (MACS)

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What consists of the process, procedures, and systems to communicate timely, accurate, and accessible information on the incident’s cause, size and current situation to the public, responders, and additional stakeholders?

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Public Information Systems

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The Ongoing Management and Maintenance Component of NIMS contains what two subsections?

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National Integration Center (NIC)

Supporting Technologies

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What are the five major functional areas of ICS

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Command and General Staff

Operations

Planning

Logistics

Finance/Administration

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What is an incident command organization made up of the Command and General Staff members and other appropriate personnel that can be deployed or activated as needed?

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Incident Management Team (IMT)

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What are two or more individual incidents located in the same general proximity that are assigned to a single Incident Commander or Unified Command to facilitate management?

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Complex incidents

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What is used to oversee the management of multiple incidents that are being handled by an ICS or a very large incident that has multiple management teams assigned to it?

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Area Command

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What is a physical location at which the coordination of information and resources to support incident management activities normally take place?

20
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The EOC is:

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Organized by discipline

Typically staffed by people from each discipline

Used for higher level of coordination

May be housed in permanent or temporary facilities

21
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What is a smaller organization representing a single discipline?

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Department Operations Center (DOC)

22
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If necessary, what is activated to provide and increased level of support and to facilitate coordination among organizations, senior leaders and elected officials and jurisdictions?

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Center Management System (CMS)

23
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Who is a key command staff member supporting the incident command structure?

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Public Information Officer (PIO)

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Who handles inquiries from the media, public, elected officials and disseminates accurate and timely information?

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What is an organized, integrated, and coordinated mechanism to ensure delivery of understandable, timely, accurate, and consistent information to the public in a crisis?
Joint Information System (JIS)
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What includes the plans, protocols, and structures used to provide information to the public during incident operations?
Joint Information System (JIS)
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Where can PIOs co-locate to perform critical emergency information, crisis communications, and public affairs functions?
Joint Information Center
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Incident Commander responsibilities include:
Overall management of the incident Assessment of the incident priorities Assess resource needs and orders
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Who monitors incident operations and advises the IC/UC on all matters relating to operational safety?
Safety Officer (SO)
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Who is the POC for representatives of other governmental agencies, and/or private entities?
LNO
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Who activates and supervises elements in accordance with the Incident Action Plan (IAP)?
Operations Section Chief (OSC)
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Which section is responsible for collecting, evaluating, disseminating, and using information about the incident and status of resources?
Planning Section
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Which section is responsible for providing facilities, services, and materials in support of the incident response?
Logistics Section
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Which section is responsible for all financial and cost analysis aspects of the incident?
Finance/Administration Section
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Which section is typically part of the Planning Section but can be it's own depending on the situation?
Intelligence and Investigation Section
36
NIMS is organized into what 3 components?
Resource Management Command and Coordination Communications and Information Management
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What is a comprehensive, nationwide, systematic approach to incident management, including the command and coordination of incidents, resource management, and information management?
NIMS
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What is a set of concepts and principles for all threats, hazards, and events across all mission areas (Prevention, Protection, Mitigation, Response, Recovery)
NIMS
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What is scalable, flexible, and adaptable; used for all incidents, from day-to-day to large-scale?
NIMS
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What is a standard resource management procedures that enable coordination among different jurisdictions or organizations?
NIMS
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What is essential principles for communications and information management?
NIMS
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What are the 3 principles of NIMS?
Flexibility Standardization Unity of Effort
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What system was developed in the 1970s and precludes NIMS?
FIRESCOPE
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FIRESCOPE included
ICS and MACS
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What can be established when very complex or multiple concurrent incidents require the establishment of multiple ICS organizations?
Area Command
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What entity can create processes to qualify, certify, and credential personnel for incident-related positions?
Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ)
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What is it called when more than one agency has incident jurisdiction or when incidents cross political jurisdictions?
Unified Command