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Who designates the individual at the scene responsible for establishing command?
The Agency with Primary Jurisdictional Authority
For dispatch and deployment, when should Officers respond?
Only when dispatched by an appropriate authority
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All of the -------- together are called the General Staff? - answer Sections Chiefs
Chain of command means that all individuals have a designated supervisor to whom
they report at the scene of the incident.. - answer False (Answer: Unity of Command)
Does chain of command prevent personnel from directly communicating with each other
to ask for or share information? - answer No, It does NOT
During complex incidents an Officer may report to more than one ICS supervisor? -
answer False
During ICS, can JSO personnel use radio codes, agency-specific codes, acronyms or
jargon? - answer NO
During large scale law enforcement operations, how many subordinates may be
optimal? - answer 8-10
Effective span of control on incidents may vary from 3 to 7, and a ratio of 1 supervisor to
how many subordinates is recommended? - answer 5
Effective span of control on incidents may vary from three to seven, and a ratio of one
supervisor to how many subordinates is recommended? - answer Five (5)
extends beyond the capabilities for local control and is expected to go into multiple
operational periods. This incident/event may require the response of resources out of
the area, including regional and/or national resources to manage effectively the
operations, command, and general staffing. This type of incident/event will be run by the
Emergency Operations Center following the guidelines established in the Consolidated
City of Jacksonville's Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan. - answer A
Type 2 incident/event
extends beyond the capabilities of the initial response and the incident may extend into
multiple operational periods. This incident/event would typically involve the call up of
additional departmental or City of Jacksonville resources. At this level, the incident may
be managed by one of the City of Jacksonville's Type 3 All Hazard Incident
Management Teams or depending on the complexity of the situation, it may be run by
the Emergency Operational Center - answer A Type 3 incident/event
For accountability and resource tracking, who must record and report resource status
changes as they occur?? - answer Supervisor
, For dispatch and deployment, when should Officers respond? - answer Only when
dispatched by an appropriate authority
incident/event can be handled with one or two resources and does not extend into any
additional operational periods. - answer Type 5
incident/event is when several resources are required to mitigate the incident and the
incident is usually limited to one operational period. - answer A type 4
Is an individual, a piece of equipment and its personnel complement, or a crew or team
of individuals with an identified supervisor that can be used at an incident? - answer
Single Resource
Is Media notification for hazards to the public an established incident objective? -
answer NO
is the most complex requiring national resources to safely and effectively manage and
operate. This type of incident/event will be run by the Emergency Operations Center
following the guidelines established in the Consolidated City of Jacksonville's
Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan. - answer A Type 1 incident/event
NIMS defines ------as the act of directing, ordering, or controlling by virtue of explicit
statutory, regulatory, or delegated authority. - answer Command
pertains to the number of individuals or resources that one supervisor can manage
effectively during an incident.. - answer Span of Control
T/F A section chief may have more than one deputy and may assign deputies from
other organizations to increase interagency coordination? - answer True
T/F A Single Resource is only an individual and not a piece of equipment or a crew or
team of individuals? - answer False
T/F The EOC may be established at the Federal, State, Tribal and local levels? -
answer True
T/F The Incident Commander is the only position that is always staffed in ICS
applications. On small incidents and events, one person- the Incident Commander- may
accomplish all management functions. - answer True
T/F The incident commander may not appoint more than one Deputy Incident
Commander? - answer False
T/F Under Unity of Command, an Officer may tell a firefighter how to do their job and
vice versa? - answer False
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