IS-100.C Introduction to the Incident Command System

The Incident Command System (ICS) is:

A standardized approach to incident management that is applicable for use in all hazards.

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

Accountability

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

Briefing

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

Check-In/Check-Out of incident personnel

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

Command

Which NIMS component includes the Incident Command System (ICS)?

Command and Coordination

Acquiring, Storing, and Inventorying Resources are part of which NIMS Management Characteristic?

Comprehensive Resource Management

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

Comprehensive Resource Management

The Operations Section Chief:

Develops and implements strategies and tactics to achieve the incident objectives.

Which one of the following activities is not an example of incident coordination?

Directing, ordering, or controlling.

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

Finance/Administration

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

Finance/Administration Section Chief

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

Identifying strategies, tactics, tasks, and activities to achieve the objectives.

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

Incident Commander

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

Incident Commander

Incident objectives that drive incident operations are established by the:

Incident Commander or Unified Command

Which NIMS Management Characteristic is necessary for achieving situational awareness and facilitating information sharing?

Integrated Communications

The Liaison Officer:

Is the point of contact for other response organizations.

Selection of Incident Commanders is done by the:

Jurisdiction or organization with primary responsibility for the incident

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

Manageable Span of Control

Which ICS functional area establishes tactics and directs all operational resources to achieve the incident objectives?

Operations

Which General Staff member directs all responses and tactical actions to achieve the incident objectives?

Operations Section Chief

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

Planning Section Chief

The NIMS Management Characteristic of Chain of Command and Unity of Command means that each person:

Reports to only one ICS supervisor.

Who designates the process for transferring command?

The jurisdiction or organization with primary responsibility for the incident