Unit 3 Flashcards

1
Q

_____ 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

A

Unified Command

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2
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Unified command enables all agencies with responsibility to manage an incident _____ by establishing a common set of incident objectives and strategies

A

together

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3
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Unified command allows incident commanders to make _______ by establishing a single command structure

A

joint decisions

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4
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Unified Command maintains _____. each employee reports to only one supervisor

A

unity of command

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5
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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.

A

jointly

together

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6
Q

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

A

jointly

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7
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Elements of Unified Command: Organization consists of _______ jurisdictional or agency on scene senior representatives operating within a unified command structure

A

various

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8
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Elements of Unified Command: Resources are supplied by the jurisdictions and agencies that have _____ or _____, _____ and _____

A

functional or jurisdictional, legal and financial

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9
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Elements of Unified Command: Operations are directed by one person, the OSC who controls tactical resources. _____ is still intact.

A

Unity of Command

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10
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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 _____

A

OSC Operations Section Chief

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11
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Features of Unified Command: A _____ integrated incident organization

A

single

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12
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Features of Unified Command: _____ facilities

A

collocated (Shared)

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13
Q

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

A

objectives
planning process
(iap) incident action plan

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14
Q

Features of Unified Command: ______ General Staff

A

Integrated

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15
Q

Features of Unified Command: _____ process for resource ordering

A

Coordinated

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16
Q

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

A

integrated, unified

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17
Q

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

A

location and kind

18
Q

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

A

team

19
Q

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

A

Joint planning

20
Q

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

A

single IAP

21
Q

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.

A

onset of each operational period

22
Q

The initial Unified Command Meeting: includes _____

A

all members of the unified command

23
Q

The initial Unified Command Meeting: takes place _____

A

before the first operational planning meeting

24
Q

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

A

joint incident planning.

25
Q

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

A
  1. life safety
  2. incident stabilization
  3. property preservation
26
Q

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

A

general staff section chiefs

27
Q

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

A

full authority

28
Q

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

A

high priority

29
Q

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

A

cost sharing

30
Q

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

A

jurisdictional or agency

31
Q

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

A

restrictions

32
Q

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

A

authorized

33
Q

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

A

Command and General Staff members

34
Q

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

A

point of contact

35
Q

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

A

single set

36
Q

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

A

collective approach

37
Q

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

A

flow and coordination

38
Q

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

A

priorities and restrictions

39
Q

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

A

compromised or neglected

40
Q

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

A

optimized