Which General Staff member prepares Incident Action Plans, manages information, and maintains situational awareness for the incident? | Planning Section Chief |
If the Incident Commander designates personnel to provide public information, safety, and liaison services, the personnel are collectively referred to as the | Command Staff |
Which member of the Command and Staff interfaces with other agencies to meet incident-related information requirements? | Public Information Officer |
The Incident Command System (ICS) is only applicable to large, complex incidents. | FALSE |
Which General Staff member directs all responses and tactical actions to achieve the incident objectives? | Operations Section Chief |
Which of the following are typical incident facilities? | Point-of-distribution sites, Camps, Incident Command Post |
Which General Staff member negotiates and monitors contracts, maintains documentation for reimbursement, and oversees timekeeping for incident personnel? | Finance/Administration Section Chief |
The Liaison Officer | Is the point of contact for other response organizations |
Establishment of the ICS modular organization is the responsibility of the: | Incident Commander |
When command is transferred, the process should include a(n): | Briefing |
The Whole Community approach refers to different organizations within the Federal Government. | FALSE |
Who designates the Incident Commander and the process for transferring command? | The jurisdiction or organization with primary responsibility for the incident |
Which ICS function is responsible for documentation for mutual aid agreements? | Finance/Administration |
The Incident Command System (ICS) can be used to manage any type of incident, including planned events. | TRUE |
To avoid overburdening the incident command, resources should not self-dispatch (spontaneously deploy). | TRUE |
Which NIMS Management Characteristic may include gathering, analyzing, and assessing weather service data from technical specialists? | Information and Intelligence Management |
Who has overall responsibility for managing the on-scene incident? | Incident Commander |
Manageable Span of Control refers to: | The number of individuals or resources that one supervisor can effectively manage during an incident. |
Qualification, Certification, and Credentialing Personnel are part of which NIMS Management Characteristic? | Comprehensive Resource Management |
Which NIMS Management Characteristic is necessary for achieving situational awareness and facilitating information sharing? | Integrated Communications |
Which ICS functional area tracks resources, collects and analyzes information, and maintains documentation? | Planning |
To ensure efficient, clear, communication, the National Incident Management System Characteristics recommend the use of: | Common terminology |
In a Unified Command, members representing multiple jurisdictions and agencies work together to establish: | Incident Objectives |
At the incident scene, who handles media inquiries? | Public Information Officer |
Which ICS functional area arranges for resources and needed services to support achievement of the incident objectives? | Logistics |
Which Section organizes, assigns, and supervises tactical response resources? | Operations |
Which ICS functional area monitors costs related to the incident and provides accounting, procurement, time recording, and cost analysis? | Finance/Administration |
Check-in, Incident Action Planning, Personal Responsibility, and Resource Tracking are all necessary to ensure: | Accountability |
The Incident Command System (ICS) is: | A standardized approach to incident management that is applicable for use in all hazards. |
An Incident Action Plan is captured and communicates overall operational and support activities for an incident. | TRUE |
Which position is always staffed in ICS applications? | Incident Commander |
Selection of Incident Commanders is done by the: | Jurisdiction or organization with primary responsibility for the incident |
Which NIMS Management Characteristic refers to personnel requested through appropriate authorities and established resource management systems? | Dispatch/ Deployment |
One of the benefits of ICS is that it provides an orderly, systematic ___________ process. | Planning |
Acquiring, Storing, and Inventorying Resources are part of which NIMS Management Characteristic? | Comprehensive Resource Management |
When partners representing multiple jurisdictions or agencies work together to establish the incident objectives, what type of Command is being used? | Unified Command |
Command is: | Directing, ordering, or controlling by virtue of explicit statutory, regulatory, or delegated authority. |
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? | Logistics Section Chief |
Within the National Incident Management System Characteristics, the concept of common terminology covers all of the following EXCEPT: | Technical Specifications |
Which ICS functional area establishes tactics and directs all operational resources to reach the incident objectives? | Operations |
The Incident Commander or Unified Commander establishes incident objectives that include: | Identifying strategies, tactics, tasks, and activities to achieve the objectives. |
At the incident scene, who handles media inquires? | Public Information Officer |
Who has overall responsibility for managing the on-scene incident? | Incident Commander |
The Liaison Officer: | Is the point of contact for other response organizations. |
You are working in a complex incident. There are multiple Incident Commanders representing multiple jurisdictions working together to establish incident objectives. What type of ICS structure is being used? | Unified Command |
After being deployed and arriving on scene at an incident, the first task for response personnel is to: | Check in and receive an assignment. |
You are implementing tactical activities to achieve the incident objectives. What is the correct title of the ICS organizational element to which you are assigned? | Planning Section |
You are a Group Supervisor working in a Branch within the Operations Section. Who is your immediate supervisor? | Branch Director |
The difference between a Strike Team and a Task Force is: | Strike Teams have similar resources while Task Forces are comprised of mixed resources. |
The major activities of the Planning Section include: | Preparing and documenting Incident Action Plans. |
Command is: | Directing, ordering, or controlling by virtue of explicit statutory, regulatory, or delegated authority. |
Which of the following organizational entities within the Operations Section may be used to divide an incident geographically? | Divisions |
A Deputy is the support position for all of the following positions, EXCEPT: | Public Information Officer |
If the Incident Commander designates personnel to provide public information, safety, and liaison services, the personnel are collectively referred to as the: | Command Staff |
Which Section Chief is responsible for ensuring that assigned incident personnel are fed and have communications, medical support, and transportation as needed to meet the operational objectives? | Logistics Section Chief |
Interoperability means: | Communication equipment, procedures, and systems can operate together during a response. |
TRUE OR FALSE: Someone who serves as a Director every day might not hold that title when deployed under an ICS structure. | True |
Before leaving an incident assignment, you should do all of the following EXCEPT FOR: | Self-dispatch to another incident. |
In ICS, the members of the Command Staff assume the title of: | Officer |
Span of control refers to: | The number of individuals or resources that one supervisor can manage effectively during an incident. |
Which ICS function records time accounting and procures needed items? | Finance/Administration |
Check-in, initial briefing, recordkeeping, and demobilization procedures are all necessary to ensure: | accountability |
The Incident Command System (ICS) is: | A standardized approach to incident management that is applicable for use in all hazards. |
Which incident facility is the location where personnel and equipment are kept while waiting for tactical assignments? | Staging Area |
The ability to communicate within ICS is absolutely critical. To ensure efficient, clear communication, ICS requires the use of: | Common terminology. |
The Operations Section Chief: | Directs tactical actions to achieve the incident objectives. |