ICS-100 FEMA COURSE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2026
ICSY(IncidentYCommandYSystem)Y-YCORRECTYANSWERSY-
AnYapproachYtoYincidentYmanagementYusedYforYemergenciesYandYplannedYeventsYthatYisYresponsi
bleYforYcoordinationYofYincidentYresponsesYamongYagenciesYasYwellYasYstandardizingYprocesses.
NIMSY(NationalYIncidentYManagementYSystem)Y-YCORRECTYANSWERSY-
ConsistentYnationwideYapproachYforYfederalY,Ystate,YlocalYandYtribalYgovernmentsYtoYworkYeffectiv
elyYandYefficientlyYtogetherYtoYplanYandYrespondYtoYcrisis
NIMSYcharacteristicsY-YCORRECTYANSWERSY-CommonYterminology
IncidentYactionYplanning
ModularYOrganization
ChainYofYcommandYclarityY&YunityYofYcommand
UnifiedYCommand
ManageableYspanYofYcontrol
DesignatedYincidentYfacilities/locations
ResourceYmanagement
Disptch/Deployment
IntegratedYcommunications
InformationY&YIntelligenceY
Accountability
EstablishmentY&YtransferYofYcommand
ManagementYbyYobjective
, CommonYterminologyY-YCORRECTYANSWERSY-AvoidanceYofYradioYcodes,Yagency-
specificYcodes,Yacronyms,YorYjargonYtoYavoidYconfusion.YMajorYfunctions,YfunctionalYunits,Yresourc
es,YandYfacilitiesYareYnamedY&YidentifiedYspecifically.
ModularYOrganizationY-YCORRECTYANSWERSY-
TheYstructureYofYICSYdevelopsYinYaYspecificYfashionYbasedYonYtheYsize,Ycomplexity,YandYneedsYofYthe
YincidentYandYcanYexpandYasYneededYatYanyYtime.
ManagementYbyYObjectivesY-YCORRECTYANSWERSY-
EstablishingYincidentYobjectivesYtoYdriveYoperations.YAlsoYidentifiesYhowYtoYachieveYobjectives,Yde
velopsYandYissuesYassignments,YandYdocumentsYresultsYforYtheYincidentYobjectives.
IAPY(IncidentYActionYPlan)Y-YCORRECTYANSWERSY-
MeansYofYcapturingYandYcommunicatingYoverallYincidentYpriorities,Yobjectives,Yassignments,Ytacti
cs,YandYtasks.YFocusesYonYaddressingYtheYneedsYofYfutureYtimeYframes.YShouldYcoverYaYspecificYtim
eYframe,YbeYproactive,YspecifyYincidentYobjectives,YstateYactivitiesYtoYbeYcompleted,YassignYrespon
sibilities,YidentifyYneededYresources,YandYspecifyYcommunicationYprotocols.
ManageableYSpanYofYControlY-YCORRECTYANSWERSY-
NumberYofYindividuals/resourcesYthatY1YsupervisorYcanYmanageYeffectivelyYduringYanYincidentY(op
timalYratioYisY1:5),YtooYmuchYcontrolYcanYbeYunmanageable.
IncidentYFacilitiesYandYLocationsY-YCORRECTYANSWERSY-
DependingYonYsize/complexityYofYtheYincident,YvariousYfacilitiesYmayYbeYusedYincludingY-
Y1.YIncidentYCommandYPostY(ICP),Y2.YIncidentYbase,YstagingYarea,YandYcamps,Y3.YMassYcasualtyYtriag
eYareas,Y4.YPointYofYdistribution,YandY5.YEmergencyYShelters
ComprehensiveYResourceYManagementY-YCORRECTYANSWERSY-
IdentifyYrequirements,YorderYandYacquire,Ymobilize,YtrackYandYreport,Ydemobilize,YandYreimburseY
andYrestockYresourcesYandYtypingYqualification,YcertificationYandYcredentialingYpersonnel,Yplannin
gYforYresources,YandYacquiring,Ystoring,YandYinventoryingYresources.
ANSWERS 2026
ICSY(IncidentYCommandYSystem)Y-YCORRECTYANSWERSY-
AnYapproachYtoYincidentYmanagementYusedYforYemergenciesYandYplannedYeventsYthatYisYresponsi
bleYforYcoordinationYofYincidentYresponsesYamongYagenciesYasYwellYasYstandardizingYprocesses.
NIMSY(NationalYIncidentYManagementYSystem)Y-YCORRECTYANSWERSY-
ConsistentYnationwideYapproachYforYfederalY,Ystate,YlocalYandYtribalYgovernmentsYtoYworkYeffectiv
elyYandYefficientlyYtogetherYtoYplanYandYrespondYtoYcrisis
NIMSYcharacteristicsY-YCORRECTYANSWERSY-CommonYterminology
IncidentYactionYplanning
ModularYOrganization
ChainYofYcommandYclarityY&YunityYofYcommand
UnifiedYCommand
ManageableYspanYofYcontrol
DesignatedYincidentYfacilities/locations
ResourceYmanagement
Disptch/Deployment
IntegratedYcommunications
InformationY&YIntelligenceY
Accountability
EstablishmentY&YtransferYofYcommand
ManagementYbyYobjective
, CommonYterminologyY-YCORRECTYANSWERSY-AvoidanceYofYradioYcodes,Yagency-
specificYcodes,Yacronyms,YorYjargonYtoYavoidYconfusion.YMajorYfunctions,YfunctionalYunits,Yresourc
es,YandYfacilitiesYareYnamedY&YidentifiedYspecifically.
ModularYOrganizationY-YCORRECTYANSWERSY-
TheYstructureYofYICSYdevelopsYinYaYspecificYfashionYbasedYonYtheYsize,Ycomplexity,YandYneedsYofYthe
YincidentYandYcanYexpandYasYneededYatYanyYtime.
ManagementYbyYObjectivesY-YCORRECTYANSWERSY-
EstablishingYincidentYobjectivesYtoYdriveYoperations.YAlsoYidentifiesYhowYtoYachieveYobjectives,Yde
velopsYandYissuesYassignments,YandYdocumentsYresultsYforYtheYincidentYobjectives.
IAPY(IncidentYActionYPlan)Y-YCORRECTYANSWERSY-
MeansYofYcapturingYandYcommunicatingYoverallYincidentYpriorities,Yobjectives,Yassignments,Ytacti
cs,YandYtasks.YFocusesYonYaddressingYtheYneedsYofYfutureYtimeYframes.YShouldYcoverYaYspecificYtim
eYframe,YbeYproactive,YspecifyYincidentYobjectives,YstateYactivitiesYtoYbeYcompleted,YassignYrespon
sibilities,YidentifyYneededYresources,YandYspecifyYcommunicationYprotocols.
ManageableYSpanYofYControlY-YCORRECTYANSWERSY-
NumberYofYindividuals/resourcesYthatY1YsupervisorYcanYmanageYeffectivelyYduringYanYincidentY(op
timalYratioYisY1:5),YtooYmuchYcontrolYcanYbeYunmanageable.
IncidentYFacilitiesYandYLocationsY-YCORRECTYANSWERSY-
DependingYonYsize/complexityYofYtheYincident,YvariousYfacilitiesYmayYbeYusedYincludingY-
Y1.YIncidentYCommandYPostY(ICP),Y2.YIncidentYbase,YstagingYarea,YandYcamps,Y3.YMassYcasualtyYtriag
eYareas,Y4.YPointYofYdistribution,YandY5.YEmergencyYShelters
ComprehensiveYResourceYManagementY-YCORRECTYANSWERSY-
IdentifyYrequirements,YorderYandYacquire,Ymobilize,YtrackYandYreport,Ydemobilize,YandYreimburseY
andYrestockYresourcesYandYtypingYqualification,YcertificationYandYcredentialingYpersonnel,Yplannin
gYforYresources,YandYacquiring,Ystoring,YandYinventoryingYresources.
