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_______, or incident management, is the art of directing and controlling the personnel and equipment resources assigned to, or requested to assist in, the control of an incident. Having such a system helps the incident commander keep a manageable ________.
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Typically, a span of control involves supervising anywhere from ____ to ___ people (with ____being the rule of thumb). Of course, this span of control is variable depending on the type of incident.
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The use of a single incident commander (IC) is a must for the operation to be ____ and ____. Without an IC and an IMS, operations can, and will, ______.
- effective and efficient
- break down
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An IMS must be used on all incidents that involve more than just a single unit so that safety,_______, and operations can be ________ .p.51
- accountability
- controlled efficiently
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First and foremost, the ___ must control the incident. ___, visible, and strong command presence starts the IMS properly. p.52
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It is very important that the IC not become _____ _____in the operation. p.52
actively involved
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It is very to initiate a _______ _______late in the incident and to change actions that are already under way.
management system
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Within the NFPA 1500 series is NFPA ____, Stan-dard on Fire Department Incident Management Sys-tems. p.52
1561
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_____ provides an outline of the min-imum requirements of an IMS to be used by all fire departments.
NFPA 1561
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The purpose of any _________ is to provide structure, coordination, and the inte-gration of risk management, which in turn increases the level of a fire fighter’s safety.
command system
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The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has adopt-ed this standard as its model. NFPA _____ p.52
1561
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An important part of the command system’s structure is personnel _________.
accountability
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__________helps maintain constant awareness of the location and function of personnel and helps keep track of all personnel who may enter or leave the hazard area.
.p.54
Accountability
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The components of the system must include and describe the duties and functions of the IC, _______, and planning, logistics, _____, staging, and ________.
(NFPA 1561, Standard on Emergency Services Incident Management System).p.54
- command staff
- opera-tionsfinance/administration personnel
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