Command
The act of directing, ordering, or
controlling by virtue of explicit statutory,
regulatory, or delegated authority is the
definition of:
Area Command should: Be staffed with qualified and experienced personnel.
Establishing resource priorities
Assessing incidents and allocating
resources are two of the three most
critical responsibilities of the Area
Commander. What is the third?
When several incidents are combined to become an Incident Complex, the
Branches or Divisions within the previous individual incidents become these.
Operations Section of an Incident
Complex
Multiple Victims/Fatalities, Widespread Damage to
property/environment/economy, Span Multiple Operational Periods (weeks or
Characteristics of a Complex Incident months), Draw National Media Attention, and May Require Federal Assistance
Incident Command System
Command and Coordination component
of NIMS includes four Functional
Groups: EOCs, Multiagency
Coordination Groups, and Joint
Information Systems. What is the fourth?
, Incident Command System
The Command and Coordination
component of NIMS includes four NIMS
Functional Groups: Emergency
Operations Centers, Multiagency
Coordination Groups, and Joint
Information Systems. What is the fourth?
MAC Groups
The Command and Coordination
component of NIMS includes four NIMS
Functional Groups: ICS, EOCs, and Joint
Information Systems. What is the fourth?
Is a single set of critical incident information that is shared by all responders and
A common operating picture (COP): organizations.
Area Commander
During an Area Command activation,
whose responsibility is it to set broad
objectives and coordinate effective data
communications?
Incident Command
Emergency Operations Centers (EOCs)
provide coordinated support to on-scene
personnel, other EOCs, and ____