INTERMEDIATE ICS FOR EXPANDING
INCIDENTS EXAM SCRIPT
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE
●● Integrates existing best practices into a consistent nationwide
approach to domestic incident management that is applicable at all
jurisdictional levels and across functional disciplines in an all-hazards
context
Answer: NIMS
●● 3 components that represent a building block approach to incident
management
Answer: Resource management/ command and coordination/
communications and information management
●● Describes standard mechanisms to systematically manage resources
including personnel equipment supplies teams and facilities both before
and during incidents in order to allow organizations to more effectively
share resources when needed
Answer: Resource management
●● Describes leadership roles, processes, and recommended
organizational structures for incident management at the operational and
,incident support levels. Also explains how these structures interact to
manage incidents effectively and efficiently
Answer: Command and coordination
●● Describes systems and methods that help to ensure that incident
personnel and other decision makers have the means and information
they need to make and communicate decisions
Answer: Communications and information management
●● __________ means that personnel report to only one supervisor
Receive work assignments and take directions from that one person
Answer: Unity of command
●● __________ is an ICS application used when more than one agency
has incident jurisdiction or when incidents cross political jurisdictions
Answer: Unified command
●● Within the chain of command the following are part of the command
staff
Answer: Public information officer
Liaison officer
Safety officer
, ●● Within the chain of command the following are part of the general
staff
Answer: Operation section chief
Planning section chief
Logistics section chief
Financial section chief
●● ________ follows the chain of command and as the incident
organization grows to meet the needs of the incident care must be taken
to ensure that information transfer is handled effectively
Answer: Formal communications
●● _______ is the primary person in charge at the incident
Answer: Incident commander
●● The _______ is delegated overall authority and assigns responsibility
for conducting incident operations
Answer: Incident commander
●● The incident commander is delegated authority and assign
responsibility to the incident by
Answer: Agency executive senior officials
INCIDENTS EXAM SCRIPT
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE
●● Integrates existing best practices into a consistent nationwide
approach to domestic incident management that is applicable at all
jurisdictional levels and across functional disciplines in an all-hazards
context
Answer: NIMS
●● 3 components that represent a building block approach to incident
management
Answer: Resource management/ command and coordination/
communications and information management
●● Describes standard mechanisms to systematically manage resources
including personnel equipment supplies teams and facilities both before
and during incidents in order to allow organizations to more effectively
share resources when needed
Answer: Resource management
●● Describes leadership roles, processes, and recommended
organizational structures for incident management at the operational and
,incident support levels. Also explains how these structures interact to
manage incidents effectively and efficiently
Answer: Command and coordination
●● Describes systems and methods that help to ensure that incident
personnel and other decision makers have the means and information
they need to make and communicate decisions
Answer: Communications and information management
●● __________ means that personnel report to only one supervisor
Receive work assignments and take directions from that one person
Answer: Unity of command
●● __________ is an ICS application used when more than one agency
has incident jurisdiction or when incidents cross political jurisdictions
Answer: Unified command
●● Within the chain of command the following are part of the command
staff
Answer: Public information officer
Liaison officer
Safety officer
, ●● Within the chain of command the following are part of the general
staff
Answer: Operation section chief
Planning section chief
Logistics section chief
Financial section chief
●● ________ follows the chain of command and as the incident
organization grows to meet the needs of the incident care must be taken
to ensure that information transfer is handled effectively
Answer: Formal communications
●● _______ is the primary person in charge at the incident
Answer: Incident commander
●● The _______ is delegated overall authority and assigns responsibility
for conducting incident operations
Answer: Incident commander
●● The incident commander is delegated authority and assign
responsibility to the incident by
Answer: Agency executive senior officials
