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27 Cards in this Set
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The National Incident Management System (NIMS):
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Mandates the use of ICS standardized features and structures.
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The NIMS mandates the use of ICS Standards and Structures
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True
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What is the term for means that an individual involved in an operation will have only 1 supervisor
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Unity of command
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Who may be assigned to support a Branch Director in the Operations Section.
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Deputy
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The organizational elements at the incident that can order resources include the:
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Supply Unit Leader (Logistics Section)
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Assuming that the Incident Commander has activated the Operations Section, which, in turn, has activated several Staging Areas, Divisions, Branches, and Groups, which of these managers and supervisors would report directly to the Incident Commander?
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The Operations Section Chief only
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In Unified Command, resources stay under the administrative and policy control of their agencies.
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Stay within the command
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In Unified Command, tactical resources are managed by:
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The Operations Section Chief
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One purpose of the Unified Command Meeting is to:
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Develop a collective set of incident objectives
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What are the benefits of a Unified Command
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No agency's authority or legal requirements will be compromised or neglected.
§ Each agency is fully aware of the plans, actions, and constraints of all others. § The combined efforts of all agencies are optimized as they perform their respective assignments under a single Incident Action Plan. |
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10. During initial response actions, the person currently in charge (Incident Commander) must:
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Size up or evaluate the situation
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A delegation of authority:
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When the situation becomes to large or too complex
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The steps for assuming control include the following
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Receive a briefing from the IC
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When can the incoming Incident Commander can change the action plan for the incident:
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When it becomes necessary
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The ICS Form 201 is used for:
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Incident briefings
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Pump water from reservoir.
Reduce reservoir level to 35 feet by 0800 tomorrow Use truck-mounted pumps working from the road into spillway, and portable pumps on the east side discharging into Murkey Creek. |
Strategy
Objective Tactics |
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Which of the following is an example of an objective that follows the SMART characteristics?
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Clear all debris and reopen roadways no later than 0700 tomorrow morning.
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The ICS 215, Operational Planning Worksheet, is used to:
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Communicate decisions made during the planning meeting concerning resource assignments to the Resources Unit.
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The ICS 215A, Incident Safety Analysis, is used by the Safety Officer to
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d) Identify potential hazards/risks and determine ways of mitigating those issues.
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When all General Staff Sections are activated, which Section identifies, assigns, and supervises the resources needed to accomplish the incident objectives?
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Operations Section
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When all General Staff Sections are activated, which Section tracks resources and identifies resource shortages?
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Planning Section
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Single point resource ordering means:
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That ordering all incident resources is accomplished through one dispatch/operations center even if multiple agencies are involved.
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You have been asked to serve as a crisis counselor at an incident scene. You must check in upon arrival at the scene. What Unit within the ICS organization is responsible for establishing check-in procedures and completing ICS Form 211?
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The Resources Unit (Planning Section)
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Single Resources are sent to a Staging Area to:
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Base
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Tactics Meeting
Operational Period Briefing Incident Command/Unified Command Sets Objectives Incident Action Plan Preparation and Approval Planning Meeting |
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When tactical resources assigned to the Operations Section are no longer needed
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other parts of the organization can also be reduced
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The Demobilization Plan should have general information about the demobilization process, responsibilities for implementation of the Demobilization Plan, general release priorities, directories, and:
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Specific release procedures.
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