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1
Q

The _______ should not be involved in the management of specific incidents, and the ________ role is strictly a support function.

A

EOC / EOC’s

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2
Q

The benefit of an EOC is that elected and appointed leaders of the community do what?

A

assemble at a facility equipped to carry out the function of government during emergencies

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3
Q

Experience has shown that an EOC should not be ____-___________ with an Area/Incident Command Post.

A

co-located

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4
Q

EOP stands for ?

A

Emergency Operations Plan

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5
Q

Each community should develop “___________ ___________” for activation of its EOC whether for an unplanned or planned event, for example:

  • Number of _____________ committed to the emergency
  • Support requirements for the ICS at the scene, for example:
    • ____________ advise (hazmat, fire behavior, medical)
    • Additional resources from outside normal ____________ (heavy equipment, military, air craft)
  • Projected time required to control situation that impacts ____________ needs such as (food, lodging)
A

” trigger criteria “

  • resources
  • technical advice
  • channels
  • logistics

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6
Q

EOC Participation:

Before the actual event, each community must determine the agencies that need to be?

A

represented at the EOC and who should represent the agency

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7
Q

EOC Policy Development Functions:

It is important to identify the difference between __________ and __________ decisions.

A

policy and incident

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8
Q

Some agencies have elected to establish a _______ to manage the individual agency’s resources and to maintain coverage within their jurisdiction.

A

DOC - Department Operations Center

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9
Q

Multi-agency coordination system is a __________ and not a __________.

A

system / facility

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10
Q

A MACS operates as a support function and does not communicate on a direct basis with ___________ ______________.

A

Incident Commanders

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11
Q

________-_________ _______________ centers / ________ provide central locations for operational information sharing and resource coordination in support of ongoing scene efforts.

A

Multi-agency coordination / EOCs

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12
Q

The management system used to direct all operations at the incident scene is?

A

Incident Management System

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13
Q

An application of the Incident Command System used when there is more than one agency or jurisdiction with incident jurisdiction is ?

A

Unified Command

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14
Q

This establishes as necessary to provide command authority and coordination for two or more incidents often in proximity or for a large expanded incident ?

A

Area Command ( Unified Area Command )

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15
Q

An active or formal system used to coordinate resources and support between agencies or jurisdictions at the regional level is ?

A

Multi-Agency Coordination Systems (MACS)

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16
Q

A _______ can be established to manage the individual agency’s resources and coverage with in the jurisdiction.

A

DOC - Department Operations Center

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17
Q

In NIMS-ICS what does EOC stand for in large scale incidents?

A

Emergency Operations Center

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