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This course offers an overview of all field logistics functions and organizational relationships within logistics, including roles, responsibilities, and accountability.
It aims to provide the participant with a baseline knowledge of the standard practices for FEMA logistics operations, from the initial Presidential disaster declaration to the close-out of FEMA field offices.
The objective of the course is to provide participants with a fundamental understanding of FEMA field logistics operations.
FEMA IS-27: Orientation to FEMA Logistics Answers
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Incident Support Bases | are established if there is an anticipated or actual need for commodities to support disaster survivors |
| Ninety percent of the Service Branch’s responsibility is composed of | information technology and telecom duties |
| The Ground Support Unit | transports personnel, supplies, food, and equipment using fleet vehicles |
| The Mass Care Support Unit | augments state and local mass care feeding and sheltering operations |
| To ask for Federal assistance a request must be submitted to FEMA on an | action Request Form |
| Logistics Management at FEMA Headquarters plans, manages, and sustains national logistics operations in support of | FEMA regions |
| The Temporary Housing Unit | operates a temporary housing incident support base |
| In response to a disaster, the FEMA office in the affected area | fills requests for logistical assistance from state and federal partners |
| The Support Branch | maintains functional areas as well as span of control |
| The Incident Logistics Section Chief is responsible for | supervising the three branches of the Logistics section |
| The Camp Unit Leader | is responsible for camp services for the disaster responders only |
| FEMA’s logistics mission | must react to shifting conditions surrounding a disaster |
