ICS 400 Exam Questions and Answers
When iian iiIncident iiComplex iiis iiestablished iiover iiseveral iiindividual iiincidents, iiwhat
iihappens iito iithe iipreviously iiidentified iiincidents? ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-They iibecome
iibranches iior iidivisions iiwithin iithe iiOperations iiSection iiof iithe iiIncident iiComplex.
Which iiof iithe iifollowing iifactors iiis iia iicharacteristic iiof iia iicomplex iiincident?
a. iiThe iiincident iiinvolves iia iivehicle iifire, iian iiinjured iiperson, iior iia iipolice iitraffic iistop.
b. iiDoes iinot iirequire iiextensive iipost-incident iirecovery iiefforts.
c. iiIncludes iiwidespread iidamage iito iiproperty/environment/economy.
d. iiThe iiincident iican iibe iihandled iiwith iione iior iitwo iisingle iiresources iiwith iiup iito iisix
iipersonnel. ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-Includes iiwidespread iidamage iito
iiproperty/environment/economy.
Why iimight iian iiArea iiCommand iibe iiactivated iiduring iian iiincident?
a. iiTo iioversee iithe iimanagement iiof iia iivery iilarge iiincident iithat iihas iimultiple iiIncident
iimanagement iiTeams iiassigned iito iiit.
b. iiMakes iimultipoint iiordering iieasier.
c. iiThere iiis iinot iian iiissue iiwith iiresource iisupport iito iithe iientire iiaffected iiarea.
d. iiThe iiincident iiis iieasily iimanaged iiby iiseparate iiIncident iiManagement iiTeams. ii-
iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-To iioversee iithe iimanagement iiof iia iivery iilarge iiincident iithat iihas
iimultiple iiIncident iimanagement iiTeams iiassigned iito iiit.
What iiis iian iiadvantage iiof iiusing iiArea iiCommand? iiAdvantages iiinclude:
a. iiInformal iiyet iiflexible iiand iibased iion iioral iiagreements iibetween iijurisdictions.
b. iiCoordination iibetween iiincidents.
c. iiAvoids iidisadvantages iiof iiUnity iiof iiCommand.
d. iiServes iias iia iiCoordination iiCenter iito iidevelop iitactics. ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-
Coordination iibetween iiincidents.
Regarding iiEOC iiand iiMAC iiGroups, iiwhat iiis iian iiadvantage iiof iiactivating iiArea
iiCommand?
a. iiIncreases iiresponsibility iiof iithe iiEOCs/MAC iiGroup iiofficials.
b. iiReduces iiresource iineeds iiof iithe iiEOCs/MAC iiGroup iiofficials.
c. iiReduces iithe iiworkload iiof iithe iiEOCs/MAC iiGroup iiofficials.
When iian iiIncident iiComplex iiis iiestablished iiover iiseveral iiindividual iiincidents, iiwhat
iihappens iito iithe iipreviously iiidentified iiincidents? ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-They iibecome
iibranches iior iidivisions iiwithin iithe iiOperations iiSection iiof iithe iiIncident iiComplex.
Which iiof iithe iifollowing iifactors iiis iia iicharacteristic iiof iia iicomplex iiincident?
a. iiThe iiincident iiinvolves iia iivehicle iifire, iian iiinjured iiperson, iior iia iipolice iitraffic iistop.
b. iiDoes iinot iirequire iiextensive iipost-incident iirecovery iiefforts.
c. iiIncludes iiwidespread iidamage iito iiproperty/environment/economy.
d. iiThe iiincident iican iibe iihandled iiwith iione iior iitwo iisingle iiresources iiwith iiup iito iisix
iipersonnel. ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-Includes iiwidespread iidamage iito
iiproperty/environment/economy.
Why iimight iian iiArea iiCommand iibe iiactivated iiduring iian iiincident?
a. iiTo iioversee iithe iimanagement iiof iia iivery iilarge iiincident iithat iihas iimultiple iiIncident
iimanagement iiTeams iiassigned iito iiit.
b. iiMakes iimultipoint iiordering iieasier.
c. iiThere iiis iinot iian iiissue iiwith iiresource iisupport iito iithe iientire iiaffected iiarea.
d. iiThe iiincident iiis iieasily iimanaged iiby iiseparate iiIncident iiManagement iiTeams. ii-
iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-To iioversee iithe iimanagement iiof iia iivery iilarge iiincident iithat iihas
iimultiple iiIncident iimanagement iiTeams iiassigned iito iiit.
What iiis iian iiadvantage iiof iiusing iiArea iiCommand? iiAdvantages iiinclude:
a. iiInformal iiyet iiflexible iiand iibased iion iioral iiagreements iibetween iijurisdictions.
b. iiCoordination iibetween iiincidents.
c. iiAvoids iidisadvantages iiof iiUnity iiof iiCommand.
d. iiServes iias iia iiCoordination iiCenter iito iidevelop iitactics. ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-
Coordination iibetween iiincidents.
Regarding iiEOC iiand iiMAC iiGroups, iiwhat iiis iian iiadvantage iiof iiactivating iiArea
iiCommand?
a. iiIncreases iiresponsibility iiof iithe iiEOCs/MAC iiGroup iiofficials.
b. iiReduces iiresource iineeds iiof iithe iiEOCs/MAC iiGroup iiofficials.
c. iiReduces iithe iiworkload iiof iithe iiEOCs/MAC iiGroup iiofficials.