IMS is most important because
It provides flexibility and gives responsibility to select individuals for task assignment assignments, thereby creating better, accountability, and improving overall personnel safety
One item all IMS have in common
One person in command of the entire incident
The art of directing and controlling the personnel and equipment resources assigned to or requested to assist in the control of an incident
Command or incident management
Span of control
Supervising 3-7 people
NFPA 1561
Standard on fire department incident management systems
A standard set of major functions and functional units must be predesignated and named for the IMS. Terminology for the organizational elements must be standard and consistent.
 Organizational functions
Resources refer to the combination of personnel and equipment used in tactical incident operations. Common names must be established for all resources used within IMS as to capability
Resource elements
Common identifier must be used for those facilities in and around the instant area that will be used during the course of the incident. These facilities include command, post incident base staging area areas and so forth.
 Facilities
For ease of reference and understanding personnel assigned to manage at each level of the organization will carry a distinctive organizational title, such as
Unit leader or group leader
Fire ground command utilizes three basic levels
Strategic
Tactical
Task
The fire ground command system used the term _____ to identify and define locations or activities using plain language
Sector
NIIMS
National interagency incident management system
NIIMS consisted of five major subsystems that collectively provided a total systems approach to incident management
The incident command system
Training
Qualifications and certification system
Publications management
Support technologies
The NIMS integration center was established by
The secretary of Homeland security
Five major functional areas of NIMS model
Command
Operations
Planning
Logistics
Finance and admin
Responsible for all activities of the overall incident
Command
Position responsible for the management of all tactical objectives, and activities
Operations
Responsible for all non-operational support needs and activities, including facilities, sleeping quarters bathroom, showers, transportation, supplies, equipment and apparatus maintenance fuel for equipment and apparatus food for all involved in the instant communication, communications radio, phone, computer, computers, network and medical service services for the incident responders
Logistics
Responsible for analyzing incident cost tracking the time of equipment or personnel for curing food and supplies by contract services and processing the associated documentation
Finance/administration
A combination of unlike resources typically totaling five resources, such as two engine companies, two ladder companies and a heavy rescue 
Task force
Combination of five like resources, such as five engine companies or five ambulances
Strike team
The first standardized approach on a national level to incident management and response for all potential responders and for all hazards
NIMS
The IMS designation for the organizational level that has primary responsibility for of the general staff functions or one of the command staff functions.
Section
Which section is responsible for many areas, beginning with the development of action plans?
planning
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Chapter 1 History9
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Chapter 2 Firefighter Safety20
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Chapter 3 IMS25
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Chapter 4 Command and Control35
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Chapter 5 Basic building Construction37
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Chapter 6 Fire Dynamics30
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Chapter 7 Preincident Planning7
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Chapter 8 Extinguishing Agents36
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Chapter 9 Built-in Fire Protection31
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Chapter 10 Company Operations18
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Chapter 11 One And Two Family Dwellings20
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Chapter 12 Multiple Family Dwellings19
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Chapter 13 Commerical Buildings12
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Chapter 14 Places Of Assembly13
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Chapter 15 High-Rise Office Buildings18
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Chapter 16 Vehicle Fires12
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Chapter 17 Wildland Fires19
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Chapter 18 Special Fires23
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Chapter 19 After The Incident12
