Unit 3

Question 1

_____ allows all agencies with jurisdictional authority or functional responsibility for the incident to jointly provide management direction to an incident through a common set of incident objectives and strategies and a single IAP

Answer 1

Unified Command

Question 2

Unified command enables all agencies with responsibility to manage an incident _____ by establishing a common set of incident objectives and strategies

Answer 2

together

Question 3

Unified command allows incident commanders to make _______ by establishing a single command structure

Answer 3

joint decisions

Question 4

Unified Command maintains _____. each employee reports to only one supervisor

Answer 4

unity of command

Question 5

Under Unified Command, individuals designated by their jurisdictional or organizational authorities must _____determine objectives, strategies, plans, resource allocations and priorities and work _____ to execute integrated incident operations and maximize the use of assigned resources.

Answer 5

jointly

together

Question 6

Elements of Unified Command: Policies Objectives and strategies are established _____ by each jurisdiction/agency authority in advance of tactical operations.

Answer 6

jointly

Question 7

Elements of Unified Command: Organization consists of _______ jurisdictional or agency on scene senior representatives operating within a unified command structure

Answer 7

various

Question 8

Elements of Unified Command: Resources are supplied by the jurisdictions and agencies that have _____ or _____, _____ and _____

Answer 8

functional or jurisdictional, legal and financial

Question 9

Elements of Unified Command: Operations are directed by one person, the OSC who controls tactical resources. _____ is still intact.

Answer 9

Unity of Command

Question 10

Elements of Unified Command: Resources stay under administrative and policy control of their agencies. Operationally, they respond to tactical assignments under the coordination and direction of the _____

Answer 10

OSC Operations Section Chief

Question 11

Features of Unified Command: A _____ integrated incident organization

Answer 11

single

Question 12

Features of Unified Command: _____ facilities

Answer 12

collocated (Shared)

Question 13

Features of Unified Command: One set of incident ____, single _____ and _____.

Answer 13

objectives
planning process
(iap) incident action plan

Question 14

Features of Unified Command: ______ General Staff

Answer 14

Integrated

Question 15

Features of Unified Command: _____ process for resource ordering

Answer 15

Coordinated

Question 16

In a Unified Command: Jurisdictions and/or agencies blend into an _____, _____ team.

Answer 16

integrated, unified

Question 17

In a Unified Command: The mix of participants depends on _____ and _____ of incident.

Answer 17

location and kind

Question 18

In a Unified Command: the members must function together as a _____

Answer 18

team

Question 19

_____ must be initiated as soon as two or more agencies form a Unified Command

Answer 19

Joint planning

Question 20

This planning process results in a _____ that addresses multijurisdiction or multiagency priorities and specifies tactical operations and resource assignments.

Answer 20

single IAP

Question 21

Unified command meets initially to assess the situation, set priorities, discuss authorities, determine strategies and establish the organization. They meet again at the _____ to develop or update objectives.

Answer 21

onset of each operational period

Question 22

The initial Unified Command Meeting: includes _____

Answer 22

all members of the unified command

Question 23

The initial Unified Command Meeting: takes place _____

Answer 23

before the first operational planning meeting

Question 24

The initial Unified Command Meeting: Provides the responsible agency officials with an opportunity to discuss and concur on important issues prior to _____

Answer 24

joint incident planning.

Question 25

The initial Unified command meeting agenda will include the following overarching priorities: (3)

Answer 25

1. life safety 2. incident stabilization 3. property preservation

Question 26

Unified Command: Incident Commanders must concur on the selection of the _____

Answer 26

general staff section chiefs

Question 27

The operations section chief must have _____ to implement the tactics within the IAP

Answer 27

full authority

Question 28

Unified Command: ICs work together to establish resource ordering procedures that allow for deployment of scarce resources to meet _____ objectives

Answer 28

high priority

Question 29

Unified Command: ICs work together to establish resource ordering procedures that allow for Potential cost savings through agreements on _____ for essential services.

Answer 29

cost sharing

Question 30

Unified command IC must: act within his/her _____ or _____ limitations

Answer 30

jurisdictional or agency

Question 31

Unified command IC must: Inform the other commanders of any legal, political, jurisdictional or safety _____

Answer 31

restrictions

Question 32

Unified command IC must: be _____ to perform certain activities and actions on behalf of the jurisdiction or agency he/she represents.

Answer 32

authorized

Question 33

Unified Command: One of the ICs may be designated as the spokesperson to serve as a designated channel of communications from _____ and _____

Answer 33

Command and General Staff members

Question 34

Unified Command: the spokesperson provides a _____ as necessary for the command and general staff.

Answer 34

point of contact

Question 35

Advantages of Using Unified Command: a _____ of objectives is developed for the entire incident.

Answer 35

single set

Question 36

Advantages of Using Unified Command: A _____ is used to develop strategies to achieve incident objectives

Answer 36

collective approach

Question 37

Advantages of Using Unified Command: information _____ and _____ are improved between all jurisdictions and agencies involved in the incident.

Answer 37

flow and coordination

Question 38

Advantages of Using Unified Command: all agencies with responsibility for the incident have an understanding of joint _____ and _____

Answer 38

priorities and restrictions

Question 39

Advantages of Using Unified Command: No agency's legal authorities will be _____ or _____.

Answer 39

compromised or neglected

Question 40

Advantages of Using Unified Command: the combined efforts of all agencies are _____ as they perform their respective assignments under a single IAP.

Answer 40

optimized