An acronym for The Resources unit - a unit within the Planning Section responsible for tracking resources assigned to an incident. The Section is organizationally between Branch and Incident Commander. A mode of communication where a person either talks or listens, but not both at a time. When operating a two way radio on a simplex radio channel, the transmitter and receiver operate on the same frequency, and the operator cannot listen while he is talking. An acronym for the Situation Unit - a unit within the Planning Section responsible for keeping tract of incident events.
Reasonable spans are from three to seven with five being optimum.
If too many sub-departments are managed by one individual, he does not have enough time to do the job properly. Specified combinations of the same kind and type of resources, with common communications and a leader. Any combination of resources with common communications and a leader. Personnel with special skills who are activated only when needed. Technical Specialists may be needed in the areas of fire behavior, water resources, environmental concerns, resource use and training.