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<br />IS700 NIMS Course Summary <br /> <br />Summary of Course Content <br /> <br />· One or more helispots. <br /> <br />Incident facilities will be established depending on the kind and complexity of the incident. <br />Only those facilities needed for any given incident may be activated. Some incidents <br />may require facilities not included on the standard list. <br /> <br />Use of Position Titles <br /> <br />ICS positions have distinct titles. <br /> <br />. Only the Incident Commander is called Commander-and there is only one <br />Incident Commander per incident. <br />· Only the heads of Sections are called Chiefs. <br /> <br />Learning and using standard terminology helps reduce confusion between the day-ta-day <br />position occupied by an individual and his or her position at the incident. <br /> <br />The titles for all supervisory levels of the organization are shown in the table below. <br /> <br />Organizational Level Title <br />Incident Command Incident Commander <br />Command Staff Officer <br />General Staff (Section) Chief <br />Branch Director <br />Division/Group Supervisor <br />Unit Leader <br />Strike Team/Task Force Leader <br /> <br />Reliance on an Incident Action Plan <br /> <br />Incident Action Plans (lAPs) provide a coherent means to communicate the overall <br />incident objectives in the context of both operational and support activities. lAPs are <br />developed for operational periods that are usually 12 hours long. <br /> <br />lAPs depend on management by objectives to accomplish response tactics. These <br />objectives are communicated throughout the organization and are used to: <br /> <br />· Develop and issue assignments, plans, procedures, and protocols. <br />· Direct efforts to attain the objectives in support of defined strategic objectives. <br /> <br />Results are always documented and fed back into planning for the next operational <br />period. <br /> <br />Integrated Communications <br /> <br />Integrated communications include: <br /> <br />· The "hardware" systems that transfer information. <br />· Planning for the use of all available communications frequencies and resources. <br />The procedures and processes for transferring information internally and <br />externally. <br /> <br />NIMS Page 6 <br />