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What |! are |! complex |! incidents? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Involve |! multijurisdictional |! and/or |! multidisciplinary efforts |! of |! more |! than |! one |! agency |! and/or |! political jurisdiction What |! are |! characteristics |! of |! complex |! incidents? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔-Require |! numerous |! tactical |! and |! support |! resources normally |! exceeding |! the |! jurisdiction's |! internal resource |! capacity
How |! do |! incidents |! fit |! into |! the |! program |! structure? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Incidents |! become |! branches |! in |! the |! ops |! section |! under |! the |! same |! incident |! commander -Using |! Branches |! allows |! for |! more |! flexibility |! to establish |! Divisions |! or |! Groups |! if |! required |! later. What |! is |! Area |! Command? |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔An |! Area |! Command |! is |! activated |! to |! address |! competition for |! resources |! among |! multiple |! ICPs |! based |! on |! the complexity |! of |! the |! incident |! and |! incident |! management span-of-control |! considerations. |! 2 |! or |! more |! incidents Area |! command |! primary |! functions |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔-Develop |! broad |! objectives |! for |! the |! affected |! area. -Coordinate |! development |! of |! incident |! objectives and |! strategies |! for |! each |! incident. Advantages |! of |! Area |! Command |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔4. -This |! allows |! the |! Incident |! Commanders |! to |! focus |! their attention |! on |! their |! incident |! objectives, |! strategies, and |! tactics.
responsibilities, |! but |! prioritizes |! the |! use |! of |! scarce resources |! among |! the |! incidents NIMS |! Command |! & |! Coordination |! components |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔5. The |! Command |! and |! Coordination |! component |! of |! NIMS includes |! four |! NIMS |! Functional |! Groups: |! Incident |! Command |! System |! (ICS), |! Emergency |! Operations |! Centers |! (EOCs), |! Multiagency |! Coordination |! Groups |! (MAC |! Groups) |! and |! Joint |! Information |! Systems |! (JIS). NIMS |! Coordination |! definition |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔5. as |! the |! exchange |! of information |! systematically |! among |! principals |! who |! have |! or may |! have |! a |! need |! to |! know |! certain |! information |! to |! carry |! out specific |! incident |! management |! responsibilities. NIMS |! Command |! definition |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔5. Command |! is |! delegated |! authority |! for |! using |! agency |! resources 'Command' |! is |! defined |! in |! NIMS |! as |! "the |! act |! of |! directing, ordering, |! or |! controlling |! by |! virtue |! of |! explicit |! statutory, regulatory, |! or |! delegated |! authority."
Unity |! of |! Command |! vs |! Unity |! of |! Effort |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔5. Unified |! Command |! is |! an |! ICS |! application |! used when |! more |! than |! one |! agency |! has |! incident jurisdiction |! or |! when |! incidents |! cross |! political jurisdictions. |! IMproves |! cooperation Unity |! of |! command |! is |! a |! NIMS |! guiding |! principle stating |! that |! each |! individual |! involved |! in |! incident management |! reports |! to |! and |! takes |! direction |! from only |! one |! person. Common |! Coordination |! Organizations |! - |! Correct |! answer |! ✔Decision |! Makers:
during, |! and |! after |! incidents.