Emergency Operations & Response Flashcards
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Which EOC function is responsible for coordinating transportation, facilities, equipment, and personnel support during an emergency?
Answer: Logistics Section
The Logistics Section is responsible for providing facilities, services, and materials to support the incident response.
A 'hot wash' conducted immediately after an exercise or incident is BEST described as:
Answer: An informal after-action review while events are fresh
A hot wash is an informal, immediate debrief conducted right after an exercise or incident to capture initial lessons learned while memory is fresh.
In emergency operations, 'situational awareness' refers to:
Answer: Understanding the current state of an incident and its likely future trajectory
Situational awareness is the accurate perception and understanding of current incident conditions, enabling effective decision-making about future actions.
Which section of the EOC is MOST responsible for tracking resource status and maintaining the incident documentation package?
Answer: Planning Section
The Planning Section is responsible for collecting, evaluating, and displaying incident information, including resource status and official documentation.
A company activates its Crisis Management Team (CMT) during a severe weather event. The CMT's PRIMARY focus should be:
Answer: Strategic decision-making, stakeholder communication, and resource authorization
The CMT operates at the strategic level, making high-level decisions, authorizing resources, and managing external stakeholder communications.
What is the recommended approach when EOC staff must transition to the next operational period team (shift handoff)?
Answer: A structured briefing with overlap time between outgoing and incoming staff
Effective shift transitions require a structured briefing with overlap so that outgoing staff can verbally transfer situational awareness to incoming staff.
Under NIMS, which term describes a standardized, on-scene, all-hazards incident management concept?
Answer: Incident Command System (ICS)
ICS is the standardized on-scene incident management system that is a core component of NIMS and applicable to all hazards.