INTERMEDIATE ICS FOR EXPANDING
INCIDENTS EXAMINATION TEST
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
●● ___ means that each individual involved in incident operations will
be assigned to only one supervisor.
a) span of control
b) unity of command
c) supervisor authority
d) unified command
Answer: B
●● Select the TRUE statement:
a) a deputy IC is always from the same agency or jurisdiction as the IC
b) an assistant may be assigned to support the Ops Section Chief when a
qualified Deputy is unavailable
c) a Deputy may have less technical capabilities and qualifications that
the primary position to which it is assigned
d) a Deputy may be assigned to support a Branch Director within the
Operations Section
Answer: D
,●● The organizational elements at the incident that can order resources
include the: IC, Logistics Section Chief, and ___.
a) Supply Unit Leader
b) Group Supervisor
c) Resources Unit Leader
d) Liaison Officer
Answer: A
●● Assuming the IC has activated the Operations Section, which, in
turn, has activated several Staging Areas, Divisions, Branches, and
Groups, which of these managers and supervisors would report directly
to the IC?
a) Ops Section Chief and Staging Area Managers only
b) Branch Supervisors and Staging Area Managers only
c) The Ops Section Chief only
d) Any of these managers and supervisors
Answer: C
●● Select the TRUE statement:
, a) In Unified Command, resources stay under the administrative and
policy control of their agencies.
b) Unified Command is only applicable to those incidents in which
several political jurisdictions are involved.
c) Unified Command staff members may be located at several different
ICPs at an incident
d) In Unified Command each agency develops its own IAP for its role.
Answer: A
●● In Unified Command, tactical resources are managed by:
a) Each agency's IC
b) The Ops Section Chief
c) Command Staff of the Unified Command
d) The Planning Section Chief
Answer: B
●● One purpose of the Unified Command Meeting is to :
a) Establish policies to ensure appropriate delegations of
jurisdiction/agency authority.
b) Develop a budget and establish ceilings on cost-sharing arrangements
INCIDENTS EXAMINATION TEST
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
●● ___ means that each individual involved in incident operations will
be assigned to only one supervisor.
a) span of control
b) unity of command
c) supervisor authority
d) unified command
Answer: B
●● Select the TRUE statement:
a) a deputy IC is always from the same agency or jurisdiction as the IC
b) an assistant may be assigned to support the Ops Section Chief when a
qualified Deputy is unavailable
c) a Deputy may have less technical capabilities and qualifications that
the primary position to which it is assigned
d) a Deputy may be assigned to support a Branch Director within the
Operations Section
Answer: D
,●● The organizational elements at the incident that can order resources
include the: IC, Logistics Section Chief, and ___.
a) Supply Unit Leader
b) Group Supervisor
c) Resources Unit Leader
d) Liaison Officer
Answer: A
●● Assuming the IC has activated the Operations Section, which, in
turn, has activated several Staging Areas, Divisions, Branches, and
Groups, which of these managers and supervisors would report directly
to the IC?
a) Ops Section Chief and Staging Area Managers only
b) Branch Supervisors and Staging Area Managers only
c) The Ops Section Chief only
d) Any of these managers and supervisors
Answer: C
●● Select the TRUE statement:
, a) In Unified Command, resources stay under the administrative and
policy control of their agencies.
b) Unified Command is only applicable to those incidents in which
several political jurisdictions are involved.
c) Unified Command staff members may be located at several different
ICPs at an incident
d) In Unified Command each agency develops its own IAP for its role.
Answer: A
●● In Unified Command, tactical resources are managed by:
a) Each agency's IC
b) The Ops Section Chief
c) Command Staff of the Unified Command
d) The Planning Section Chief
Answer: B
●● One purpose of the Unified Command Meeting is to :
a) Establish policies to ensure appropriate delegations of
jurisdiction/agency authority.
b) Develop a budget and establish ceilings on cost-sharing arrangements
