ICS 300 - Incident Command System: Qs And As
What NIMS component focuses on the Incident Command System,
Emergency Operation Centers, Multiagency Coordination Groups, and the
Joint Information System Correct Ans - Command and Coordination
When there is an orderly line of authority and reporting relationships
within the ranks of an organization, the organization is said to have a
_____________. Correct Ans - Chain of command
What incident management role provides strategic direction and delegates
the authority needed to accomplish the incident objectives to the Incident
Commander? Correct Ans - Agency Executive/ Senior Officials
Modular expansion at an incident is based on ___________. Correct Ans -
Matching an organizational structure to the function or task
What is one of the primary features of unified command? Correct Ans -
A single Incident-Action Plan for the incident in question
During a multijurisdictional and multiagency incident, comprised of
response agencies from federal, state, and local government authorities,
how might the unified command be structured? Correct Ans -
Representatives from local, state, and federal agencies comprise the Unified
Command and share responsibility for incident management
Complex incidents require the applications of immediate response actions.
What is one example of a planning consideration for complex incidents?
Correct Ans - Communications and information may be incomplete
When planning for an event, what consideration reinforces ICS concepts
and is similar to planning for an incident? Correct Ans - Use the
incident action planning process
When determining the complexity of an incident what is a key personal
assessment factor used? Correct Ans - Community and Responder
safety
What NIMS component focuses on the Incident Command System,
Emergency Operation Centers, Multiagency Coordination Groups, and the
Joint Information System Correct Ans - Command and Coordination
When there is an orderly line of authority and reporting relationships
within the ranks of an organization, the organization is said to have a
_____________. Correct Ans - Chain of command
What incident management role provides strategic direction and delegates
the authority needed to accomplish the incident objectives to the Incident
Commander? Correct Ans - Agency Executive/ Senior Officials
Modular expansion at an incident is based on ___________. Correct Ans -
Matching an organizational structure to the function or task
What is one of the primary features of unified command? Correct Ans -
A single Incident-Action Plan for the incident in question
During a multijurisdictional and multiagency incident, comprised of
response agencies from federal, state, and local government authorities,
how might the unified command be structured? Correct Ans -
Representatives from local, state, and federal agencies comprise the Unified
Command and share responsibility for incident management
Complex incidents require the applications of immediate response actions.
What is one example of a planning consideration for complex incidents?
Correct Ans - Communications and information may be incomplete
When planning for an event, what consideration reinforces ICS concepts
and is similar to planning for an incident? Correct Ans - Use the
incident action planning process
When determining the complexity of an incident what is a key personal
assessment factor used? Correct Ans - Community and Responder
safety
