Introduction to Incident Command System ICS-100

You are a Group Supervisor working in a Branch within the Operations Section. Who is your immediate supervisor? A. Branch Director B. Branch Executive Officer C. Branch Chief D. Branch Leader

A. Branch Director

The ability to communicate within ICS is absolutely critical. To ensure efficient, clear communication, ICS requires the use of:

A. Common terminology

Interoperability means

A. Communication equipment, procedures, and systems can operate together during a response.

Check-in, initial briefing, recordkeeping, and demobilization procedures are all necessary to ensure: A. Redundancy. B. Accountability. C. Flexibility. D. Sustainability.

B. Accountability

The Liason Officer

Is the point of contact for other response organizations.

You are implementing tactical activities to achieve the incident objectives. What is the correct title of the ICS organization element to which you are assigned?

Operations Section

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

Incident Command System (ICS) is:

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

Command is:

A. Directing, ordering, or controlling by virtue of explicit statutory regulatory, or delegated authority.

Which ICS function records time accounting and procures needed items? A. Finance/Administration B. Incident Command C. Planning D. Operations

A. Finance/Administration

Before leaving an incident assignment, you should do all of the following except for:

A. Self-dispatch to another incident

The difference between a Strike Team and a Task Force is:

A. Strike Teams have similar resources while Task Forces are comprised of mixed resources.

Span of Control refers to?

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

After being deployed and arriving on scene at an incident, the first task for response personnel is to: A. Record and report resource allocation. B. Check in and receive an assignment. C. Locate and assist response personnel. D. Search for potential incident survivors.

B. Check in and receive an assignment.

The Operations Section Chief: A. Sets up and maintains all incident facilities and food services. B. Coordinates communication between all responding agencies. C. Directs tactical actions to achieve the incident objectives. D. Prepares and implements the Incident Communication Plan.

C

The major activities of the Planning Section include: A. Compensating for injury or damage to property. B. Setting up and maintaining incident facilities. C. Preparing and documenting Incident Action Plans. D. Providing technology to ensure efficient incident communications.

C. Preparing and documenting Incident Action Plans.

If the Incident Commander designates personnel to provide public information, safety, and liaison services, the personnel are collectively referred to as the: A. Command Staff. B. Incident Staff. C. Director Staff. D. Executive Staff.

Command Staff

Which of the following organizational entities within the Operations section may be used to divide an incident geographically?

Divisions

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

Incident Commander

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

A Deputy is the support position for all of the following positions, EXCEPT: A. Public Information Officer. B. Incident Commander. C. Section Chief. D. Branch Director.

Public Information Officer

At the incident scene, who handles media inquires? A. Public Information Officer B. Media Relations Specialist C. Communications Officer D. External Affairs Specialist

Public Information Officer

Members of the Command Staff are referred to as:

officers

Which incident facility is the location where personnel and equipment are kept while waiting for tactical assignments?

staging area