ICS-300: Final Exam, NIMS ICS 400, NIMS
and ICS, Ch 27 Quiz - National Incident
Management System - Incident Command
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, • The NIMS provides a consistent, flexible and
adjustable national framework within which
government and private entities at all levels
can work together to manage domestic
incidents, regardless of their cause, size,
location or complexity. This flexibility applies
across all phases of incident management:
prevention, preparedness, response, recovery
National Incident
and mitigation.
Management Systems
• The NIMS provides a set of standardized
organizational structures - including the ICS,
Multi- Agency Coordination Systems and
public information systems - as well as
requirements for processes, procedures and
systems to improve interoperability among
jurisdictions and disciplines in various areas.
, • Incident Command System (ICS), a standard,
on-scene, all-hazards incident management
system already in use by firefighters,
hazardous materials teams, rescuers and
emergency medical teams. The ICS has been
Incident Command established by the NIMS as the standardized
System incident organizational structure for the
management of all incidents.
• The incident command system is a
functionality-based system for managing any
type of event (emergency or otherwise).
• Command
• Operations
Functions of ICS
• Logistics
(CFLOP)
• Planning
• Finance/Administration
, ICS Layout
Who does what?
Position Titles