Questions and Answers
Which NIMS component includes the Incident Command System (ICS)? - Correct
Answer:Command and Coordination
Which ICS functional area sets the incident objectives, strategies, and priorities, and has overall
responsibility for the incident? - Correct Answer:Command
Qualification, Certification, and Credentialing Personnel are part of which NIMS management
characteristic? - Correct Answer:Comprehensive Resource Management
Which ICS functional area establishes tactics and directs all operational resources to achieve the
incident objectives? - Correct Answer:Logistics
Manageable Span of Control refers to: - Correct Answer:The number of individuals or resources
that one supervisor can effectively manage during an incident.
To avoid overburdening the incident command, resources should not self-dispatch
(spontaneously deploy) - Correct Answer:True
Which ICS function is responsible for documentation of mutual aid agreements? - Correct
Answer:Planning
Selection of Incident Commanders is done by the: - Correct Answer:Jurisdiction or organization
with primary responsibility for the incident
The Liaison Officer: - Correct Answer:Is the point of contact for other response organizations.
Which item is included in the NIMS Management Characteristic of Accountability? - Correct
Answer:Check-in/Check-Out of incident personnel
Establishment of the ICS modular organization is the responsibility of the: - Correct
Answer:Incident Commander
Which Section organizes, assigns, and supervises tactical response resources? - Correct
Answer:Operations
The Incident Command System (ICS) is only applicable to large, complex incidents - Correct
Answer:False
To be effective, the Incident Action Plan should cover a specified timeframe. - Correct
Answer:True
The Whole Community approach refers to different organizations within the Federal
Government. - Correct Answer:False