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Planning Section Chief - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-Which General Staff member
prepares Incident Action Plans, manages information, and maintains
situational awareness for the incident?
Command Staff
(Public Information Officer, Safety Officer, Liaison Officer) - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-If
the Incident Commander designates personnel to provide public/media
information, safety/health, and liaison services, the personnel are collectively
referred to as the:
Public Information Officer - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-Which member of the Command
and Staff interfaces with the public and media and/or with other agencies with
incident-related information requirements?
Incident Command System (ICS) - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-Standardized, on scene, all
hazards, system approach to incident management. It provides organizational
structure and guides the process for planning, building, and adapting that
structure.
Operations Section Chief - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-Which General Staff member
directs all responses and tactical actions to achieve the incident objectives?
Incident Facilities (5) - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-1. Incident Command Post (ICP)
2. Staging areas and camps
, 3. Mass casualty triage areas
4. Point-of-distribution
5. Emergency shelters
Finance/Administration Section Chief - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-General Staff member
that negotiates and monitors contracts, maintains documentation for
reimbursement, and oversees timekeeping for incident personnel
Liaison Officer - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-Serves as the IC's point of contact for
representatives of governmental agencies, non-governmental organizations
(NGOs), and private-sector organizations.
Incident Commander - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-Holds overall responsibility for
managing the on-scene incident and establishment of the ICS modular
organization.
Transfer of Command - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-Briefing that captures all essential
information for continuing safe and effective operations.
Whole Community Approach - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-Engages government at all
levels with communities and individuals when responding to disasters.
Incident Command System purpose (5) - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-1. Used for all kinds
of incidents, by all types of organizations, at all levels of government;
applicable to small incidents/hazards as well as large and complex.
2. Used not only for emergencies, but also for planned events.
3. Enables a coordinated response among various jurisdictions and agencies.