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1996-97 EMCOMM Bulletins

TO: Emergency Communications Units - Information Bulletin
TO: Emergency Management Agencies via Internet and Radio
FROM: Auxiliary Communications Service (ACS) of the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services 

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EMC072 - ICS Terms & Definitions - 2/4

3/24/1997

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Continued from EMC071
Command
The act of directing, ordering and/or controlling resources by virtue of explicit legal, agency, or delegated authority.
Command Staff
The Command Staff consist of the:
  • Information Officer,
  • Safety Officer and
  • Liaison Officer
    each of whom report to the Incident Commander.
Comm. Unit - (Communications Unit)
A vehicle (trailer or mobile van) used to provide the major part of an Incident Communications Center.
Company
ny piece of equipment having a full compliment of personnel.
Cooperating Agency
An agency supplying assistance other than direct suppression, rescue, support or service functions to the incident control effort (e.g. Red Cross, a law enforcement agency, telephone company, etc...).
Coordination
The process of systematically analyzing a situation, developing relevant information, and informing appropriate command authority (for its decision) of viable alternatives for selection of the most effective combination of available resources to meet specific objectives.
Crew Transport
Any vehicle capable of transporting personnel in specified numbers.
Dispatch
The implementation of a command decision to move a resource or resources from one place to another
Dispatch Center
A facility from which resources are directly assigned to an incident.
Division
That organization level having responsibility for operations within a defined geographical area or with functional responsibility. The level just below a branch.
Dozer Company
Any dozer with a minimum complement of two persons.
Engine
Any ground vehicle providing specified levels of pumping, water and hose capacity but with less than the specified level of personnel.
Engine Company
Any ground vehicle providing specified levels of pumping, water, hose capacity and personnel.
FIREMOD
A computer program which, with given information, will predict an hourly rate of spread from a point.
Flycrew
A hand crew of predetermined size transported to an incident via helicopter.
Food Dispenser
Any vehicle capable of dispensing food to incident personnel.
Fuel Tender
Any vehicle capable of supplying fuel to ground or airborne equipment.
General Staff
The group of incident management personnel comprised of the: Incident Commander, Operations Chief, Planning Chief, Logistics Chief and Finance Chief
Group
A functional Division (e.g. Air Support, Salvage Structure Protections, etc.).
Hand Crew
Predetermined individuals that are supervised, organized, and trained principally for clearing brush as a fire suppression measure.
Heavy Equipment Transport
Any ground vehicle capable of transporting a dozer.
Helibase
A location within the general incident area for parking, fueling, maintaining and loading helicopters.
Helicopter Tender
A ground vehicle capable of supplying fuel and support equipment to helicopters.
Helispot
A location where a helicopter can take off and land.
Helitack
The initial attack phase of fire suppression using helicopters and trained airborne teams to achieve immediate control of windfires.
Helitack Crew
A crew of three or more individuals who may be assigned to operations or to support helicopter operations.
Helitack Foreman
A firefighter Trained in the Tactical and logistical use of helicopters for fire suppression.
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