NIMS Book 1 - Section 1 - Chapter 2

Question 1

The organizations staff builds from the _____ ______, with all responsibility and performance placed initially with the ______.

Answer 1

top down / IC

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Question 2

If one individual can simultaneously manage all major ___________ _______, a larger command organization is not required.

Answer 2

Functional areas

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Question 3

The IC will make the decision to expand the organization when the determination is made that the ?

Answer 3

initial attack or reinforced attack will be insufficient

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Question 4

The individual responsible for the management of all incidents operations is the ?

Answer 4

Incident Commander (IC)

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Question 5

A member of the Command Staff; Command Staff report directly to ?

Answer 5

Officer / the IC

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Question 6

Officers in the Command Staff are:

• ________ ___________ Officer
• ________ Officer
• _________ Officer

Answer 6

• Public Information Officer
• Safety Officer
• Liaison Officer

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Question 7

A member of the General Staff?

Answer 7

Section Chief

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Question 8

Operations, Planning, Logistics or Finance/Admin. are example of what General Staff?

Answer 8

Section Chief

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Question 9

An individual responsible for command of a Branch is a ?

Answer 9

Director

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Question 10

Examples of Branch Directors are ?

Answer 10

Suppression
Medical
Service or Support

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Question 11

An individual responsible for command of a Division or a Group?

Answer 11

Supervisor

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Question 12

A Division is a ___________ area and a Group is a specific __________.

Answer 12

geographic / function

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Question 13

An individual responsible for managing a particular activity in the Operations; Planning; Logistics; or Finance/Administration Sections?

Answer 13

Unit Leader

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Question 14

An individual, a piece of equipment and its personnel or a crew or team of individuals with an identified supervisor who can be used on an incident is called a ?

Answer 14

Single Resource

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Question 15

The IC System organization structure develops in a modular form based upon the ________, ___________, and ______ of an incident.

Answer 15

nature, complexity, and size

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Question 16

The two basic components of ICS organizational development are the ________ response and the __________ response.

Answer 16

initial / reinforced

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Question 17

In most jurisdictions, the initial response will consist of anywhere from _____ to _____ (or more) single resources that are dispatched to a reported emergency.

Answer 17

one to five

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Question 18

When the IC determines that the initial response resources are insufficient to deal with the size or complexity of the incident what should be initiated?

Answer 18

reinforced response

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Question 19

The Command organization must develop at a pace that stays ahead of the tactical deployment of ___________ and ___________.

Answer 19

personnel / resources

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Question 20

The basic configuration of Command includes three levels:

1. ___________ Level
2. ___________ Level
3. ________ Level

Answer 20

1. Strategic Level
2. Tactical Level
3. Task Level

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Question 21

The level that entails the overall direction and goals of the incident?

Answer 21

Strategic Level

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Question 22

At this level there are objectives that must be achieved to meet the strategic goals?

Answer 22

Tactical Level

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Question 23

At this level specific tasks are assigned to companies that lead toward meeting tactical level requirements?

Answer 23

Task Level

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Question 24

The ________ level involves the overall Command of the incident.

Answer 24

Strategic level

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Question 25

The ______ defines where and when resources will be assigned to the incident to control the situation.

Answer 25

IAP p 21

Question 26

The IAP is the basis for developing a __________ organization, assigning all _________, and establishing __________ objectives.

Answer 26

Command / resources / tactical p 21

Question 27

_________ Level Supervisors direct operational activities toward specific objectives.

Answer 27

Tactical Level p 21

Question 28

Tactical Level Supervisors supervise ________ resources and are responsible for specific __________ areas or functions.

Answer 28

grouped / geographic p 21

Question 29

The _______ level refers to these activities normally accomplished by individual companies or specific personnel.

Answer 29

task level p 21

Question 30

The task level is where the ______ is actually done.

Answer 30

work p 21

Question 31

The terms __________ or ________ are tactical level management components that assemble companies and/or resources for a common purpose.

Answer 31

Divisions or Groups p 22

Question 32

__________ represent geographic operations, and ________ represent functional assignments.

Answer 32

Divisions / Groups p 22

Question 33

The front or address side of the building is designated "________ ___" and the remaining sides are given a designation of ___, ___, or ____ in a __________ manner.

Answer 33

"Division A" / B,C, or D / clockwise manner p 24

Question 34

For clarity of purpose during radio communications, the phonetic designation of what are suggested in division designation?

Answer 34

"Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, and Delta" p 24

Question 35

__________ are the organizational level having responsibility for operations within a defined geographic area.

Answer 35

Divisions p 25

Question 36

________ are an organizational level responsible for a specific function assignment.

Answer 36

Groups p 25

Question 37

Some examples of groups are ?

Answer 37

Salvage Group, Search Group, Ventilation Group, Haz-Mat Group and Medical Group p 25

Question 38

What reduces the span of control to more manageable, smaller sized units?

Answer 38

Divisions / Groups p 26

Question 39

What is the normal span of control?

Answer 39

three to seven p 26

Question 40

When the span of control is exceeded, the IC should establish what?

Answer 40

Branches or an Operations Section p 26

Question 41

Division / Group Supervisors are also responsible for communicating their _______ and _________ to the IC.

Answer 41

needs and progress p 26

Question 42

The use of Divisions / Groups reduces the overall amount of ?

Answer 42

radio communications p 26

Question 43

What represents a major reason for establishing Divisions / Groups ?

Answer 43

The safety of responders p 26

Question 44

When establishing Divisions / Groups, the IC will assign / advise each management component: * ___________ assignments * _________ designations (Divisions/Group) * Identity of _________ assigned to that Division / Group

Answer 44

* Tactical * Radio * resources p 27

Question 45

To maintain the appropriate span of control Divisions / Groups resources can be formed into?

Answer 45

Strike Teams or Task Forces p 28

Question 46

The Division / Group Supervisor must be in a position to?

Answer 46

directly supervise and monitor operations p 28

Question 47

To avoid compromising their ability to manage effectively Division / Group Supervisors should avoid becoming involved in?

Answer 47

physical task activities p 29

Question 48

It is important to remember that a Division and Group are ______________ _______. One does not work for the other.

Answer 48

organizationally equal p 29

Question 49

An established Group can work in several _________.

Answer 49

Divisions p 29