Examples of coordination activities include:
Establishing policy based on interactions with agency executives
, other agencies, and stakeholders. Collecting, analyzing, and disseminating information to support the establishment of shared situational awareness.
Which activity is not an example of incident coordination?
Directing, ordering, or controlling
is not an example of incident coordination.
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.
Which of the following are typical incident facilities?
- Point-of-distribution sites.
- Camps.
- Incident Command Post.
- All of the Above.
What is the role of the Incident Commander select one?
Incident Commander Responsibilities
Has responsibility
for ensuring incident safety, providing information services to internal and external stakeholders
, and establishing and maintaining liaison with other agencies participating in the incident.
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 happens when an incident expands?
When an incident expands and grows larger, to
keep the span of control manageable
, the incident commander will activate members of the general and command staff.
What are the four general staff ICS positions?
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.
Which one of the following is not incident coordination?
D.
Resolving critical resources issues
. Option B is correct because through out all the activities, controlling, directing and controlling in not a part of incident coordination activities.
Which section is responsible for managing staging areas during an incident?
Staging areas are managed by
the Operations Section
. The STAM has been identified as a position within the Incident Command System (ICS). This job aid supports this position and expands into assisting with All Hazard Incidents also.
What are incident facilities?
Incident Base –
The location where primary logistics functions are coordinated
. There is only one incident base per incident. The Incident Command Post may be collocated with the incident base. ▪ Camp – A location where food, water, rest, and sanitary services are provided to incident personnel.
Where is the Incident Command Post located?
Incident Command Post (ICP)
Typically, the ICP is located
at or near the incident site
and is the centre for management of on-scene and tactical operations.
What is 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.
Who picks the 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. An individual assuming a Deputy role must be equally capable of assuming the primary role.
Who is called the Incident Commander?
An incident commander—also known as
an incident manager
—is a member of the IT or DevOps team who is responsible for managing incident response.
What are the five major components of the incident command system?
The Incident Command System comprises five major functional areas:
Command, Operations, Planning, Logistics, and Finance/Administration
. (A sixth functional area, Intelligence/Investigations, may be established if required.)
