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Incident management personnel organized according to function (i.e., Operations Section Chief, Planning Section Chief, Logistics Section Chief, and Finance/Administration Section Chief) and who report directly to the Incident Commander

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General Staff: A group of incident management personnel organized according to function and reporting to the Incident Commander. The General Staff normally consists of the Operations Section Chief, Planning Section Chief, Logistics Section Chief, and Finance/Administration Section Chief. An Intelligence/Investigations Chief may be established, if required, to meet incident management needs.

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An incident management team is an incident command organization made up of which two staff functions of an incident command system?

command staff and general staff


In an incident command system general staff refers to?

In the Incident Command System (ICS), General Staff refers to the following Sections:OperationsPlanningLogisticsFinance/AdministrationOperations manages the incident. Planning is for planning the objectives and strategies of the incident. Logistics is about resources and tracking. Finance and Administration is for time keeping, cost analysis and related.


The written incident action plan is developed with assistance from the EOC ICS command and general staff. Who develops the incident objectives?

Incident Commander


What positions of ICS have Duputy positions?

Incident command, General staff, Branch directors.... not PIO


What type of ICS structure is used if you are working in a complex incident?

A complex incident requires a complex ICS structure, i.e., one in which all command staff and general staff positions are filled.


In order for a unified command to work properly?

incident commanders must concur on the selection of general staff section cheifs


In order for a nified command to work properly?

incident commanders must concur on the selection of general staff section chiefs


Which General Staff position is responsible for ensuring that assigned incident personnel are fed and have communication medical support and transportation as needed to meet the operational objectives?

The Logistics Section Chief is part of the general staff of an Incident Command System. The duties of this position include proving all necessary resources, services, and support for an incident.


Which general staff position of the incident command system manages costs related to the incident and provides accounting procurement time recording and cost analyzes?

Finance/Administrative Section Chief.


When did General Colin Powell graduate from Command and General Staff College?

General Colin Powell graduated from the Command and General Staff College in 1968.


What positions are needed in ics organizational structure?

The only position needed in EVERY incident is an "incident commander". All other command staff, general staff and subsidiary positions would be filled as necessary. Under HAZMAT regulations in the USA, an "incident safety officer" is also required when there is a HAZMAT incident, off-loading these duties from the Incident Commander.


The incident command system positions have designated titles. What is the title of a person assigned to the command staff?

officer