Unit 6 - ICS-400 Review Complete Answers
Branches or Divisions within the Operations Section of an Incident Complex
When several incidents are combined to become an Incident Complex, the previous individual incidents
become these.
Characteristics of a Complex Incident
Multiple Victims/Fat...
Branches or Divisions within the Operations Section of an Incident Complex
When several incidents are combined to become an Incident Complex, the previous individual incidents
become these.
Characteristics of a Complex Incident
Multiple Victims/Fatalities, Widespread Damage to property/environment/economy, Span Multiple
Operational Periods (weeks or months), Draw National Media Attention, and May Require Federal
Assistance
5 ICS Organizational Options for Major Incidents
Combine several incidents into an Incident Complex, Divide incident in to two or more single incidents,
Expand the planning capability, Adding a second Operations or Logistics Section, Establishing the
Intelligence/Investigations Function
Branch Tactical Planning
When the Operations (at the Branch Level) creates specific tactics for their assigned resources and the
Planning Section provides support with Objectives, Strategy and support information.
Area Command
ICS Organization activated to oversee multiple Incident Management Teams when incidents are
competing for resources or for a very large incident.
Area Command Advantages
Allows individual Incident Commanders to focus attention on their objectives, strategies and
tactics, Provides Coordination between incidents, Assists in managing shared situational awareness
and Reduces the workload for EOCs and MAC Groups, etc.
Area Command
ICS Organization that: Develops broad objectives, Coordinate the development of Incident Specific
Objectives and Strategies, Allocate/reallocate Resources, Ensure effective communications / data
coordination, assists with transition to recovery
Unified Area Command
Version of command established when incidents under an Area Command are multi-jurisdictional or
multi-agency.
Area Command Best Practices
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