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✔✔Responsibility for every function defaults to the next higher supervisory position until
that supervisor - ✔✔Delegates those responsibilities
✔✔Five features of a unified command - ✔✔Single integrated incident organization
collocated (shared) facilities
One set of incident objectives, single planning process and incident action plan
Shared operations, planning logistics and finance administration sections
Coordinated process for resource ordering
✔✔One advantage of a unified command is - ✔✔A single set of objectives developed
for entire incident
✔✔Using the planning P the unified command conducts an initial unified command
meeting when - ✔✔Early in the incident response
, ✔✔The political and or geographical boundaries when units have same mission starts in
1 jurisdiction and goes into another jurisdiction - ✔✔Multiple jurisdictions
✔✔Multiagency/multi jurisdictions - ✔✔Incident that impact on or involve several
political and functional agencies
✔✔An occurrence natural or human caused that requires an ICS response to protect life
or property - ✔✔Incident
✔✔A scheduled normally preplanned activity - ✔✔Events
✔✔A location where personnel coordinate and administer logistics functions for an
incident - ✔✔Incident base
✔✔Event planners should know the following 1-6 - ✔✔Type of event
Location, size, expected duration, history, potential in order to project incident objectives
Number of agencies involved
Single or multijurisdictional
Command staff needs ( public info, safety liaison)
Kind, type, and number of resources required
✔✔Event planners should know the following 7-13 - ✔✔Projected aviation operations
Staging areas required
Other facilities required
Kind and type of logistical support needs (communications, food, medical)
Financial considerations
Known limitations or restrictions
Available communications
✔✔Personnel planning for events as well as emergency incidents should use - ✔✔The
ics - incident action planning process