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The Incident Command System (ICS) is? -
correct answer ✅Standardized, on-scene, all-risk, incident
management concept. ICS is the result of decades of lessons
learned in the organization and management of emergency
incidents.
Designers of the system recognized early that ICS must be
interdisciplinary and organizationally flexible to meet the following
management challenges -
correct answer ✅1. Meet the needs of the incidents of any kind or
size
2. Be usable for routine events or complex emergencies incidents
3. allow personnel from a variety of agencies to meld rapidly into a
common management structure.
4. provided logistical and administrative support to ensure that
operational staff can meet incident objectives.
5. Be cost effective by avoiding duplication of efforts
Poorly managed incident response can be devastating to our? -
correct answer ✅Economy, to our food supply and to our health
and safety.
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ICS is built around five major functions that may be applied on any
incident whether it is large or small. The five major management
functions are -
correct answer ✅1. Incident Command IC
2. Operations Section
3. Planning Section
4. Logistics Section
5. Finance/Administration Section
Incident Commander -
correct answer ✅The individual responsible for overall
management of the incident
Command Staff -
correct answer ✅The command staff consists of the PIO, Safety
officer and liaison officer. They report directly to the incident
command. They may have an assistant or assistants as needed.
Officer -
correct answer ✅Officer is the ICS title for the personnel
responsible for the Command Staff positions of Safety, Liaison and
Public information.
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General Staff -
correct answer ✅The group of incident management personnel
reporting to the incident commander. They may have one or more
deputies as needed. The General staff consist of the Operations
section chief, Planning section Chief, Logistics section chief and
finance/administration section chief.
Section -
correct answer ✅The organizational level with responsibilities for a
major functional area of the incident Operations Planning Logistic
finance/administration
Chief -
correct answer ✅The ICS title for individuals responsible for
functional sections: Operations, Planning, Logistics and
Finance/Administration
Branch -
correct answer ✅The organizational level having functional or
geographic responsibility for major parts of the operation of logistic
functions.