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1
Q

Agencies using Unified Command must speak the ________ _____________ to function effectively.

A

same language

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2
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The _______ provides an organized, intergrated, and coordinating mechanism to ensure the delivery of understandable, timely, accurate, and consistent information to the public in a crisis.

A

JIS (Joint Information System)

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3
Q

A ________ is a physical location where public affairs professionals from organizations involved in incident management activities can collect to perform critical emergency information, crisis communications and public-affairs functions.

A

JIC (Joint Information Center)

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4
Q

____________ ____________ teams are designed to manage large-scale incidents and can operate for an extended period of time.

A

Incident Management

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5
Q

_______ ____ IMTs are established, highly trained and experienced. They are mostly used for wildland fires, but can also be deployed for natural disasters or terrorist incidents.

A

Type I

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6
Q

What type of incidents are the most complex, requiring national resources to safely and effectively manage and operate?

A

Type I

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7
Q

Type I Incidents

* Operations personnel often exceed ______ per operational period and total personnel will usually exceed _______.

A

500 / 1000

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8
Q

_______ _____ teams are current teams that are certified for both state and federal level incidents.

A

Type II

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9
Q

In Type II incidents, operations personnel normally do not exceed ______ per operational period and total incident personnel do not exceed _______.

A

200 / 500

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10
Q

________ _____ teams are to be developed under the new federal recommendations.

A

Type III

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11
Q

________ _____ teams can be developed at the municipal, county, or district level and would work well for multi-agency or multi-jurisdictional use.

A

Type IV

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12
Q

________ _____ teams could be jurisdictional specific or developed through mutual aid agreements. These teams would work well for areas served by departments or jurisdictions with limited resources.

A

Type V

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13
Q

A vehicle fire, an injured person, or a police traffic stop are examples of what type of incident?

A

Type V

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14
Q

Unified Command should be implemented for the following situations:

  • More than one agency has _____________ jurisdiction
  • An incident poses a threat to two or more _____________
  • A significant event requiring joint preplanning and operations such as a major _________ event, large ____________ celebration or parades, etc.
A
  • statutory
  • jurisdictions
  • sporting / holiday

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15
Q

The Golden Rules of Unified Command:

  • No agency’s ___________ is compromised or neglected
  • One ________ is developed for the entire incident
  • Participants in Unified Command must have authority to speak for their ________.
  • Unified Command participants must speak with a _________ ________.
A
  • authority
  • IAP
  • agency
  • single voice

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16
Q

Those organizations that participate in Unified Command should have __________ or _____________ responsibility for some portion of the incident or event.

A

statutory or jurisdictional

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17
Q

Assisting and cooperating agencies that contribute resources to the incident with no statutory responsibility should not function at the __________ ___________ level, but should assign agency representatives to effectively represent their resources through the ___________ ___________.

A

Unified Command / Liaison Officer

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18
Q

In multi-agency / multi-jurisdictional incidents, many jurisdictions, organizations, or agencies lack the ability to communicate with one another due to ?

A

incompatible radio systems

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19
Q

It is important at all times for the JIC to have the most current and accurate information regarding __________ _____________ activities.

A

incident management

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20
Q
  • This type of incident extends beyond the capabilities for local control and is expected to go into multiple operational periods ?
A

Type II incidents

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21
Q
  • All Command and General Staff positions are activated for this type of incident ?
A

Type I

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22
Q
  • Most or all of the Command and General Staff positions are filled for this type of incident ?
A

Type II

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23
Q

These teams are developed and certified under federal guidelines ?

A

Type I

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24
Q

These teams can be developed and used at the state level, in a major region of a state, or an area with multi-agency or multi-jurisdictional use ?

A

Type III

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25
Q

In these incidents some or all of the Command and General Staff positions may be activated, as well as Division/Group Supervisors and/or Unit Leader level positions ?

A

Type III

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26
Q

During this type of incident Command and General Staff functions are activated only if needed ?

A

Type IV incidents

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27
Q

Type IV incidents are usually limited to one ___________ period in the control phase.

A

operational

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28
Q

During these incidents Command and General Staff positions (other than the IC) are not activated ?

A

Type V

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