Facilities Unit:  Unit within the Support Branch of the Logistics Section that provides facilities for the incident resources.  These facilities may include the Incident Base, feeding areas, sleeping areas, sanitary facilities, etc.

Facilities Unit Leader (FACL): The person responsible for laying out and operating incident facilities (Base, Camp(s), and ICP) and managing Base and Camp operations. Each Base and Camp may be assigned a manager.

Field Observer (FOBS):  The person responsible for collecting incident status information from personal observations at the incident and providing this information to the activated function, or other resources.

Field Operations Guide:  A pocket-size manual of instructions on the application of ICS.

Finance/Administration Section:  The Section responsible for all incident costs and financial considerations.  Includes the Time Unit, Purchasing Unit, Compensation/Claims Unit, and Cost Unit.

Finance/Administration Section Chief (FSC): The person responsible for all financial, administrative, and cost analysis aspects of the incident and for supervising members of the Finance/Administration Section.

Firing Boss (FIRB):  The person leading ground and/or aerial ignition operations and coordinates with holding resources on wildland and prescribed fire incidents.

Fixed Wing Base Manager (FWBM): The person responsible for supervision and coordination at a fixed-wing base.

Food Unit:  Unit within the Service Branch of the Logistics Section responsible for providing food services for incident personnel.

Food Unit Leader (FDUL):  The person responsible for determining feeding requirements at all incident facilities and for menu planning, determining cooking facilities required, food preparation, serving, providing potable water, and general maintenance of the food service areas.

Function:  refers to the five major activities (e.g., Command, Operations, Planning, Logistics, and Finance/Administration).  The term function is also used when describing the activity involved (e.g., the planning function).