What type of structure may be established when two or more individual incidents, located in the same general area, are assigned to a single IC or UC?
Incident Complex
in the context of incident management, complex incidents generally:
involve multijurisdictional efforts of more than one ag...
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What type of structure may be established when two or more individual
incidents, located in the same general area, are assigned to a single IC or
UC? - answer Incident Complex
in the context of incident management, complex incidents generally: -
answer involve multijurisdictional efforts of more than one agency
(blank) is an organization that is activated to address competition for
resources among multiple ICPs based on the complexity of the incident.
Examples include two or more hazardous material spills, fires, etc. -
answer Area Command
how does the use of area command facilitate the job of the incident
commander and agency officials? - answer Much of the coordination
between incidents that is typically performed by each incident commander
is accomplished at the area command level
What is an advantage of activating an area Command? - answer
Coordination between incidents
What is one scenario when area command should be established? - answer
When there are several active incidents that are close in proximity and
using similar and limited critical resources
Which responsibility outlines one of the area commands primary
functions? - answer Develop broad objectives for the affected area
assessing incidents and allocating resources are two of the three most
critical responsibilities of the area commander. What is the third? - answer
Establishing priorities
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