ICS-100

When command is transferred, the process should include a(n):

Briefing

Which ICS functional area sets the incident objectives, strategies, and priorities, and has overall responsibility for the incident?

Command

Which position is always staffed in ICS applications?

Incident Commander

The Liaison Officer:

Is the point of contact for other response organizations.

Which Section organizes, assigns, and supervises tactical response resources?

Operations

Which ICS function is responsible for documentation of mutual aid agreements?

Planning

Check-in, Incident Action Planning, Personal Responsibility, and Resource Tracking are all necessary to ensure:

Accountability

To ensure a smooth transfer, the outgoing Incident Commander should provide a(n) ___________ to the new Incident Commander.

Briefing

Which item is included in the NIMS Management Characteristic of Accountability?

Check-In/Check-Out of incident personnel

If the Incident Commander designates personnel to provide public information, safety, and liaison services, the personnel are collectively referred to as the:

Command staff

To ensure efficient, clear, communication, the National Incident Management System Characteristics recommend the use of:

Common Technology

Qualification, Certification, and Credentialing Personnel are part of which NIMS Management Characteristic?

Comprehensive Resource Management

The Incident Commander or Unified Command establishes incident objectives that include:

Delegating functional responsibilities and specifying resource types.

Which NIMS Management Characteristic refers to personnel requested through appropriate authorities and established resource management systems?

Dispatch/ Deployment

The Incident Command System (ICS) is only applicable to large, complex incidents.

False

The NIMS Management Characteristic of Information and Intelligence Management may include surveillance of disease outbreaks.

False

The Whole Community approach means that solutions serve the affected community and a variety of resources are used as needed.

False

The Whole Community approach refers to different organizations within the Federal Government.

False

Which ICS functional area monitors costs related to the incident and provides accounting, procurement, time recording, and cost analysis?

Finance/Administration

Which General Staff member negotiates and monitors contracts, maintains documentation for reimbursement, and oversees timekeeping for incident personnel?

Finance/Administration Section Chief

Depending on the incident size and complexity, various types of support facilities may be established by:

Incident Command

Establishment of the ICS modular organization is the responsibility of the:

Incident Commander

Expansion of the ICS modular organization is the responsibility of the:

Incident Commander

Who has overall responsibility for managing the on-scene incident?

Incident Commander

In a Unified Command, members representing multiple jurisdictions and agencies work together to establish:

Incident Objectives

The number of subordinates that one supervisor can manage effectively during an incident is referred to as:

Managable span of control

Which General Staff member prepares Incident Action Plans, manages information, and maintains situational awareness for the incident?

Planning Section Chief

Which of the following are typical incident facilities?

Point-of-distribution sites, Camps, Incident Command Post (All of the above)

Major activities of the Planning Section include:

Preparing and documenting Incident Action Plans.

At the incident scene, who handles media inquiries?

Public Information Officer

Which member of the Command Staff interfaces with other agencies to meet incident-related information requirements?

Public Information Officer

Within the National Incident Management System Characteristics, the concept of common terminology covers all of the following EXCEPT:

Technical Specifications

Manageable Span of Control refers to:

The number of individuals or resources that one supervisor can effectively manage during an incident.

An Incident Action Plan captures and communicates overall operational and support activities for an incident.

True

Integrated Communications includes interoperable systems that include voice and data links.

True