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The Incident Command System (ICS) is a standardized approach to managing emergencies and disasters. ICS is based on the National Incident Management System (NIMS), which lays out specific management characteristics that are the foundation of ICS. These characteristics include:
- A Unified Command Structure
- A Hierarchy of Responsibilities
- A Scalable Organization
ICS is organized into five functional areas: Command, Planning, Operations, Finance/Administration, and Logistics. The Incident Commander is responsible for the overall coordination and management of the response, and the Command Staff assists the Incident Commander in carrying out his or her duties. The General Staff consists of personnel from each functional area who report to the Incident Commander. ICS can be scaled up or down to meet the needs of any incident.
FEMA IS-100.C Answers
Question 1: Which General Staff member prepares Incident Action Plans, manages information, and maintains situational awareness for the incident?
Answer: Planning Section Chief.
Question 2: The number of subordinates that one supervisor can manage effectively during an incident is referred to as:
Answer: Manageable Span of Control.
Question 3: If the Incident Commander designates personnel to provide public information, safety, and liaison services, the personnel are collectively referred to as the:
Answer: Command Staff.
Question 4: Which member of the Command and Staff interfaces with other agencies to meet incident-related information requirements?
Answer: Public Information Officer.
Question 5: Who designates the process for transferring command?
Answer: The jurisdiction or organization with primary responsibility for the incident designates the Incident Commander and the process for transferring command.
Question 6: Depending on the incident size and complexity, various types of support facilities may be established by:
Answer: Incident command.
Question 7: The Incident Command System (ICS) is only applicable to large, complex incidents.
Answer: FALSE.
Question 8: Which General Staff member directs all responses and tactical actions to achieve the incident objectives?
Answer: Operations Section Chief.
Question 9: Which of the following are typical incident facilities?
A. Point-of-distribution sites
B. Camps
C. Incident Command Post
D. All of the Above
Answer: All of the Above.
Question 10: Which General Staff member negotiates and monitors contracts, maintains documentation for reimbursement, and oversees timekeeping for incident personnel?
Answer: Finance/Administration Section Chief.
Question 12: The Liaison Officer:
A. “Arranges for resources and needed services to support the incident objectives.
B. Tracks resources and maintains incident documentation.
C. Provides information to the public.
D. Is the point of contact for other response organizations.
Answer: Is the point of contact for other response organizations.
Question 13: Establishment of the ICS modular organization is the responsibility of the:
Answer: The responsibility of establishing the ICS modular organization lies with the Incident Commander.
Question 14: When command is transferred, the process should include:
Answer: Briefing.
Question 15: The Whole Community approach refers to different organizations within the Federal Government.
Answer: FALSE.
Question 16: Who designates the Incident Commander and the process for transferring command?
Answer: The jurisdiction or organization with primary responsibility for the incident.
Question 17: Which ICS function is responsible for documentation for mutual aid agreements?
Answer: Finance/Administration.
Question 18: The Incident Command System (ICS) can be used to manage any type of incident, including planned events.
Answer: TRUE.
Question 19: To avoid overburdening the incident command, resources should not self-dispatch (spontaneously deploy).
Answer: TRUE.
Question 20: Which NIMS Management Characteristic may include gathering, analyzing, and assessing weather service data from technical specialists?
Answer 21: Information and Intelligence Management.
Question 22: How many NIMS Management Characteristics are there?
Answer: 14.
Question 23: Who has overall responsibility for managing the on-scene incident?
Answer: Incident Commander.
Question 24: Manageable Span of Control refers to:
Answer: The number of individuals or resources that one supervisor can effectively manage during an incident.
Question 25: Qualification, Certification, and Credentialing Personnel are part of which NIMS Management Characteristic?
Answer: Comprehensive Resource Management.
Question 26: Which NIMS Management Characteristic is necessary for achieving situational awareness and facilitating information sharing?
Answer: Integrated Communications.
Question 27: Which ICS functional area tracks resources, collects and analyzes information, and maintains documentation?
Answer: Planning.
Question 28: Incident objectives that drive incident operations are established by the:
Answer: Incident Commander or Unified Command.
Question 29: To ensure efficient, clear, communication, the National Incident Management System Characteristics recommend the use of:
Answer: Common terminology.
Question 30: In a Unified Command, members representing multiple jurisdictions and agencies work together to establish:
Answer: Incident Objectives.
Question 31: At the incident scene, who handles media inquiries?
Answer: Public Information Officer.
Question 32: Which ICS functional area arranges for resources and needed services to support achievement of the incident objectives?
Answer: Logistics.
Question 33: Which Section organizes, assigns, and supervises tactical response resources?
Answer: Operations.
Question 34: Which ICS functional area monitors costs related to the incident and provides accounting, procurement, time recording, and cost analysis?
Answer: Finance/Administration.
Question 35: Which one of the following activities is not an example of incident coordination?
Answer: Directing, ordering, or controlling.
Question 36: Check-in, Incident Action Planning, Personal Responsibility, and Resource Tracking are all necessary to ensure:
Answer: Accountability.
Question 37: The Incident Command System (ICS) is:
Answer: A standardized approach to incident management that is applicable for use in all hazards.
Question 38: Which ICS functional area establishes tactics and directs all operational resources to achieve the incident objectives?
Answer: Operations.
Question 39: An Incident Action Plan is captured and communicates overall operational and support activities for an incident.
Answer: TRUE
Question 40: Which position is always staffed in ICS applications?
Answer: Incident Commander.
Question 41: Selection of Incident Commanders is done by the:
Answer: Jurisdiction or organization with primary responsibility for the incident.
Question 42: Which NIMS Management Characteristic refers to personnel requested through appropriate authorities and established resource management systems?
Answer: Dispatch/Deployment.
Question 43: One of the benefits of ICS is that it provides an orderly, systematic process.
Answer: Planning.
Question 44: Acquiring, Storing, and Inventorying Resources are part of which NIMS Management Characteristic?
Answer: Comprehensive Resource Management.
Question 45: When partners representing multiple jurisdictions or agencies work together to establish the incident objectives, what type of Command is being used?
Answer: Unified Command.
Question 46: Command is:
Answer: Directing, ordering, or controlling by virtue of explicit statutory, regulatory, or delegated authority.
Question 47: Which General Staff member is responsible for ensuring that assigned incident personnel are fed and have communications, medical support, and transportation as needed to meet the operational objective?
Answer: Logistics Section Chief.
Question 48: Within the National Incident Management System Characteristics, the concept of common terminology covers all of the following EXCEPT:
Answer: Technical Specifications.
Question 49: Which ICS functional area arranges for resources and needed services to support the achievement of the incident objectives?
Answer: Logistics.
Question 50: Which ICS functional area establishes tactics and directs all operational resources to reach the incident objectives?
Answer: Operations.
Question 51: The Incident Commander or Unified Commander establishes incident objectives that include:
Answer: Identifying strategies, tactics, tasks, and activities to achieve the objectives.
Question 52: Integrated Communications includes interoperable systems that include voice and data links.
Answer: True.
Question 53: Major activities of the planning section include:
Answer: Preparing and documenting Incident Action Plans.
Question 54: The Incident Commander or Unified Command establishes incident objectives that include:
Answer: Identifying strategies, tactics, tasks, and activities to achieve the objectives.
Question 55: The NIMS management characteristic of chain of command and unity of command means that each person:
Answer: Reports to only one ICS supervisor.
Question 56: Command is defined as?
Answer: The systematic tool for the command, control, and coordination of an emergency response.
Question 57: When command is transferred, the process should include which of the following?
Answer: Briefing.
Question 58: If the Incident Commander designates personnel to provide public information, safety, and liaison services, the personnel are collectively referred to as which of the following?
Answer: Command Staff.
Course Objectives
- Explain the principles and basic structure of the Incident Command System (ICS).
- Describe the NIMS management characteristics that are the foundation of the ICS.
- Describe the ICS functional areas and the roles of the Incident Commander and Command Staff.
- Describe the General Staff roles within ICS.
- Identify how NIMS management characteristics apply to ICS for a variety of roles and discipline areas.
