- Ordering, obtaining, maintaining, and accounting for essential personnel, equipment, and supplies.
- Providing communication planning and resources.
- Setting up food services for responders.
- Setting up and maintaining incident facilities.
- Providing support transportation.
What is the function of the logistics section?
The Logistics Section provides
for all the support needs for the incident
, such as ordering resources and providing facilities, transportation, supplies, equipment maintenance and fuel, food service, communications, and medical services for incident personnel.
What is a logistics section?
Major responsibilities of the Logistics Section Chief are to: •
Provide all facilities, transportation, communications, supplies, equipment maintenance and fueling, food and medical services for incident personnel
, and all off-incident resources.
What are five sections of the General Staff within the ICS and what do they do?
The General Staff consists of the
Operations Section Chief, Planning Section Chief, Logistics Section Chief, and Finance/Administration Section Chief
. Section: The organizational level with responsibility for a major functional area of the incident, e.g., Operations, Planning, Logistics, Finance/Administration.
What are the major activities of the logistics section?
- Ordering, obtaining, maintaining, and accounting for essential personnel, equipment, and supplies.
- Providing communication planning and resources.
- Setting up food services for responders.
- Setting up and maintaining incident facilities.
- Providing support transportation.
What are the four sections of the General Staff?
The General Staff is made up of four sections:
Operations, Planning, Logistics, and Finance/Administration
. As mentioned previously, the person in charge of each section is designated as a Chief. Section Chiefs have the ability to expand their section to meet the needs of the situation.
When command is transferred the process should include a N?
When command is transferred, the process should include
a briefing
that captures all essential information for continuing safe and effective operations.
What is a logistic chief?
THE LOGISTICS SECTION CHIEF IS A MEMBER OF THE ICS GENERAL STAFF AND IS
RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING FACILITIES, SERVICES AND MATERIAL IN SUPPORT OF THE INCIDENT
.
What are the key components of an incident action plan?
An incident action plan (IAP)
formally documents incident goals (known as control objectives in NIMS), operational period objectives, and the response strategy defined by incident command during response planning
.
Which is a key characteristic of the incident command system?
A key feature of the U.S. National Incident Management System (NIMS), ICS is
an operational incident management structure that provides a standardized approach to the command, control, and coordination of emergency response in the U.S.
What are the five major functional areas of the Incident Command System?
All response assets are organized into five functional areas:
Command, Operations, Planning, Logistics, and Administration/Finance
. Figure 1-3 highlights the five functional areas of ICS and their primary responsibilities.
Who uses the Incident Command System?
The Incident Command System (ICS) is used by
public agencies to manage emergencies
. ICS can be used by businesses to work together with public agencies during emergencies.
Who selects the Incident Commander?
On most incidents, the command activity is carried out by a single Incident Commander. The Incident Commander is
selected by qualifications and experience
. The Incident Commander may have a Deputy, who may be from the same agency, or from an assisting agency. The Incident Commander may have one or more Deputies.
Where should command post be?
Incident command posts should be located
close enough to allow the incident commander (IC)
to observe operations but far enough away to provide safety and shelter from the noise and confusion that accompanies normal operations. A command vehicle is often ideally suited for this purpose.
What are the five important steps for effectively assuming command of an incident?
Effective accountability is considered essential during incident operations; therefore, the following principles must be adhered to:
check-in, incident action plan, unity of command, personal responsibility, span of control, and real-time resource tracking
.
How does the incident command system work?
Below is a brief description of each ICS function: Command:
Sets incident objectives and priorities and has overall responsibility at the incident or event
. Operations: Conducts tactical operations to carry out the plan. Develops the tactical assignments and organization, and directs all tactical resources.
