SARTECH II STUDY SET
QUESTIONS AND COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
Your Exam Plug
,Unified Area Command - Answer: Established when incidents under an Area Command are
multijurisdictional.
Unified Command - Answer: In ICS - A unified team effort which allows all agencies with responsibility
for the incident, either geographical or functional, to manage an incident by establishing a common set
of incident objectives and strategies.
Unit - Answer: The organizational element having functional responsibility for a specific incident
planning, logistics, or finance/administration activity.
Unity of Command - Answer: The concept by which each person within an organization reports to one
and only one designated person.
Type - Answer: Refers to resource capability. Resource typing provides managers with additional
information in selecting the best resource for the task.
Time Unit - Answer: Functional unit within the Finance/Administration Section responsible for recording
time for incident personnel and hired equipment.
Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) - Answer: Temporary airspace restrictions for non-emergency aircraft
in the incident area. Established by FAA 5 nautical mile radius/200 feet altitude normally. For aircraft
safety.
Technical Specialists - Answer: Personnel with special skills that can be used anywhere within the ICS
organization.
Team - Answer: See Single Resource
Task Force - Answer: A combination of single resources assembled for a particular tactical need, with
common communications and a leader.
,Tactical Direction - Answer: Direction given by the Operations Section Chief which includes the tactics
appropriate for the selected strategy, the selection and assignment of resources, tactics
implementation, and performance monitoring for each operational period.
Support Resources - Answer: Non-tactical resources under the supervision of the Logistics, Planning,
Finance/Administration Sections, or the Command Staff.
Supporting Materials - Answer: Refers to the several attachments that may be included with an Incident
Action Plan, e.g., communications plan, map, safety plan, and medical plan.
Support Branch - Answer: A Branch within the Logistics Section responsible for providing Personnel,
equipment, and supplies to support incident operations. Includes the Supply, Facilities, and Ground
Support Units.
Supply Unit - Answer: Functional Unit within the Support Branch of the Logistics Section responsible for
ordering equipment or supplies required for incident operations.
Supervisor - Answer: The ICS title for individuals responsible for command of a Division or Group.
Strike Team - Answer: Specified combinations of the same kind and type of resources, with common
communications and leader.
Strategy - Answer: The general plan or direction selected to accomplish incident objectives.
Staging Area - Answer: Locations set up at an incident where resources can be placed while awaiting a
tactical assignment. Managed by the Operations Section.
Span of Control - Answer: The supervisory ratio of from three-to-seven individuals, with five-to-one
being established as optimum.
Situation Unit - Answer: Functional unit within the Planning Section responsible for the collection,
organization, and analysis of incident status information, and for analysis of the situation as it
progresses. Reports to the Planning Section Chief.
, Single Resource - Answer: An individual, piece of equipment and its personnel complement, or a crew or
team of individuals with an identified work supervisor that can be used on an incident.
Service Branch - Answer: A branch within the Logistics Section responsible for service activities at the
incident. Includes the Communications, Medical, and Food Units.
Segment - Answer: A geographical area in which a task force/strike team leader or supervisor of a single
resource is assigned authority and responsibility for the coordination of resources and implementation
of planned tactics. May be a portion of a division or are inside or outside the perimeter of an incident.
Identified with Arabic numbers.
Sector - Answer: Term used in some applications to describe an organizational level similar to an ICS
Division or Group. Not a part of ICS Terminology.
Section - Answer: The organizational level with responsibility for a major functional area of the incident,
e.g., Operations, Planning, Logistics, Finance/Administration. Organizationally between Branch and
Incident Commander.
Safety Officer - Answer: A member of the Command Staff responsible for monitoring and assessing
safety hazards or unsafe situations, and for developing measures for ensuring personnel safety.May
have assistants.
Resources - Answer: Personnel and equipment available, or potentially available, for assignment to
incidents. Described by kind and type, e.g., ground, water, air, etc., and may be used in tactical support
or overhead capacities at an incident.
Resources Unit - Answer: Functional Unit within the Planning Section responsible for recording the
status of resources committed to the incident. The Unit also evaluates resource currently committed to
the incident, the impact that the additional responding resources will have on the incident, and
anticipated resource needs.
Reporting Locations - Answer: Location or facilities where incoming resources can check-in at the
incident.
QUESTIONS AND COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
Your Exam Plug
,Unified Area Command - Answer: Established when incidents under an Area Command are
multijurisdictional.
Unified Command - Answer: In ICS - A unified team effort which allows all agencies with responsibility
for the incident, either geographical or functional, to manage an incident by establishing a common set
of incident objectives and strategies.
Unit - Answer: The organizational element having functional responsibility for a specific incident
planning, logistics, or finance/administration activity.
Unity of Command - Answer: The concept by which each person within an organization reports to one
and only one designated person.
Type - Answer: Refers to resource capability. Resource typing provides managers with additional
information in selecting the best resource for the task.
Time Unit - Answer: Functional unit within the Finance/Administration Section responsible for recording
time for incident personnel and hired equipment.
Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) - Answer: Temporary airspace restrictions for non-emergency aircraft
in the incident area. Established by FAA 5 nautical mile radius/200 feet altitude normally. For aircraft
safety.
Technical Specialists - Answer: Personnel with special skills that can be used anywhere within the ICS
organization.
Team - Answer: See Single Resource
Task Force - Answer: A combination of single resources assembled for a particular tactical need, with
common communications and a leader.
,Tactical Direction - Answer: Direction given by the Operations Section Chief which includes the tactics
appropriate for the selected strategy, the selection and assignment of resources, tactics
implementation, and performance monitoring for each operational period.
Support Resources - Answer: Non-tactical resources under the supervision of the Logistics, Planning,
Finance/Administration Sections, or the Command Staff.
Supporting Materials - Answer: Refers to the several attachments that may be included with an Incident
Action Plan, e.g., communications plan, map, safety plan, and medical plan.
Support Branch - Answer: A Branch within the Logistics Section responsible for providing Personnel,
equipment, and supplies to support incident operations. Includes the Supply, Facilities, and Ground
Support Units.
Supply Unit - Answer: Functional Unit within the Support Branch of the Logistics Section responsible for
ordering equipment or supplies required for incident operations.
Supervisor - Answer: The ICS title for individuals responsible for command of a Division or Group.
Strike Team - Answer: Specified combinations of the same kind and type of resources, with common
communications and leader.
Strategy - Answer: The general plan or direction selected to accomplish incident objectives.
Staging Area - Answer: Locations set up at an incident where resources can be placed while awaiting a
tactical assignment. Managed by the Operations Section.
Span of Control - Answer: The supervisory ratio of from three-to-seven individuals, with five-to-one
being established as optimum.
Situation Unit - Answer: Functional unit within the Planning Section responsible for the collection,
organization, and analysis of incident status information, and for analysis of the situation as it
progresses. Reports to the Planning Section Chief.
, Single Resource - Answer: An individual, piece of equipment and its personnel complement, or a crew or
team of individuals with an identified work supervisor that can be used on an incident.
Service Branch - Answer: A branch within the Logistics Section responsible for service activities at the
incident. Includes the Communications, Medical, and Food Units.
Segment - Answer: A geographical area in which a task force/strike team leader or supervisor of a single
resource is assigned authority and responsibility for the coordination of resources and implementation
of planned tactics. May be a portion of a division or are inside or outside the perimeter of an incident.
Identified with Arabic numbers.
Sector - Answer: Term used in some applications to describe an organizational level similar to an ICS
Division or Group. Not a part of ICS Terminology.
Section - Answer: The organizational level with responsibility for a major functional area of the incident,
e.g., Operations, Planning, Logistics, Finance/Administration. Organizationally between Branch and
Incident Commander.
Safety Officer - Answer: A member of the Command Staff responsible for monitoring and assessing
safety hazards or unsafe situations, and for developing measures for ensuring personnel safety.May
have assistants.
Resources - Answer: Personnel and equipment available, or potentially available, for assignment to
incidents. Described by kind and type, e.g., ground, water, air, etc., and may be used in tactical support
or overhead capacities at an incident.
Resources Unit - Answer: Functional Unit within the Planning Section responsible for recording the
status of resources committed to the incident. The Unit also evaluates resource currently committed to
the incident, the impact that the additional responding resources will have on the incident, and
anticipated resource needs.
Reporting Locations - Answer: Location or facilities where incoming resources can check-in at the
incident.
