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| National Incident Management System |
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| Explain what mutual aid is |
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| An agreement with neighboring emergency agencies to exchange equipment and personnel when necessary |
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| What are some arrangements of the ICS |
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| single jurisdiction and single agency involvement, single jurisdiction and multiagency involvement, and multijurisdiction and multiagency involvement |
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| What are the five major components of the ICS |
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Definition
Command, Finance/administration, Logistics, Operations, and Planning
C-FLOP |
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| What is a single command structure |
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Definition
| Where there is one incident commander (IC), and is solely responsible of the emergency |
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| What is a unified command structure |
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| The individuals designated by their jurisdictions, must jointly determine objectives, strategies, and priorities. e.g Weyauwega train incident |
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| What are the command staff positions |
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| (IC) incident commander, (IO) Information officer, (SO) Safety officer, (LO) Liaison officer |
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Definition
| The ability of multiple organizations to communicate effectively |
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| What are the three major incident priorities |
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| Life safety, incident safety, and property conservation |
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| What is the range of span of control |
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| What are the responsibilities of the section chief |
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Definition
| Accomplish objectives, monitor work in progress, redirect activities, |
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