ICS 100
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- ICS is a proven management system based on __________.
- successful business practices
- ICS is the result of decades of lessons learned in the ____________.
- organization and management of emergency incidents.
- This system represents organizational______ and has become the __________for emergency management across the country.
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"best practices"
Standard - ICS must be interdisciplinary and organizationally ________.
- flexible
- ICS must be usable for __________, as well as large and complex emergency incidents.
- routine or planned events such as conferences
- The five major management functions are:
- Command, Operations, Planning, Logistics, Finance
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Conducts tactical operations to carry out the plan. Develops the tactical
assignments and organization, and directs all tactical resources. - Operations
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Prepares and documents the Incident Action Plan to accomplish the incident
objectives, collects and evaluates information, maintains resource status, and maintains documentation for incident records. - Planning
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Sets incident objectives and priorities and has overall responsibility at the
incident or event. - Command
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Provides support to meet incident needs. Provides resources and all other
services needed to support the incident. - Logistics
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Monitors costs related to the incident. Provides accounting,
procurement, time recording, and cost analyses. - Finance
- The Operations, Planning, Logistics, Finance are at the _________ level.
- Sections
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The person in charge of each
Section is designated as a __________. - Chief
- __________ are used to divide an incident geographically.
- Divisions
- The person in charge of each Division is designated as a ___________.
- Supervisor
- Are used to describe functional areas of operations.
- Groups
- The person in charge of each Group is designated as a ____________.
- Supervisor
- ___________ are used when the number of Divisions or Groups extends the span of control. Can be either geographical or functional.
- Branches
- The person in charge of each Branch is designated as a __________.
- Director
- A combination of mixed resources with common communications operating under the direct supervision of a Leader.
- Task Forces
- A set number of resources of the same kind and type with common communications operating under the direct supervision of a Leader.
- Strike Teams
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May be individuals, a piece of equipment and its personnel complement, or a
crew or team of individuals with an identified supervisor that can be used at an incident. - Single Resources:
- Effective span of control on incidents may vary from _________, and a ratio of _________ reporting elements is recommended.
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three to seven,
one
supervisor to five - Divisions are used to divide an incident __________.
- geographically
- Groups are used to describe _________ areas of operation.
- functional
- Branches are used when the number of ______extends the ______ and can be either geographical or functional.
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Divisions or Groups
span of control -
The most common way to identify Divisions is by using
______. - alphabet characters (A, B, C, etc.).
- The important thing to remember about ICS Divisions is that they are established to divide an incident into ______.
- geographical areas of operation
- The kind of Group to be established will also be determined by ______.
- the needs of an incident
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Groups are normally labeled
according to the ______. - job that they are assigned (e.g., Search and Rescue, Salvage etc.).
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Divisions and Groups can or can not be used together on an
incident? -
They can. Divisions and Groups are at an equal level
in the organization. One does not supervise the other. -
When a Group is working within a Division on an assignment, what must occur between the Division and Group
Supervisors? - They must closely coordinate their activities
- When the Divisions or Groups exceeds the span of control, what may be necessary to establish within the Operations Section.
- Branches
- The Command Staff include:
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⬢ Public Information Officer
⬢ Safety Officer
⬢ Liaison Officer -
Serves as the conduit for information to internal
and external stakeholders including the media, or other organizations seeking
information directly from the incident or event. - ⬢ Public Information Officer
- Monitors safety conditions and develops measures for assuring the safety of all assigned personnel.
- ⬢ Safety Officer
- Serves as the primary contact for supporting agencies assigned to an incident.
- ⬢ Liaison Officer
- The General Staff include:
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Operations Section Chief
Planning Section Chief
Logistics Section Chief
Finance/Admin Section Chief - Is where the tactical fieldwork is done, and most incident resources are assigned to it. Will develop and manage the Section to accomplish the incident objectives set by the Incident Commander.
- Operations Section Chief
- Is normally the person with the greatest technical and tactical expertise in dealing with the problem at hand.
- Operations Section Chief
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Responsibilities include:
⬢ Preparing and documenting Incident Action Plans.
⬢ Conducting long-range and/or contingency planning. - Planning Section Chief
- Is responsible for all of the services and support needs of an incident and the obtaining and maintaining essential personnel, equipment, and supplies.
- Logistics Section Chief
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Is set up for any incident that requires incident specific financial management and is responsible for:
⬢ Contract negotiation and monitoring.
⬢ Timekeeping.
⬢ Cost analysis. - Finance/Administration Section Chief
- T/F:Every incident requires a Communications Plan.
- True
- The standard ICS incident facilities include:
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Incident Command Post
Staging Areas
Base
Camps