FEMA 2.

FEMA - LESSON 1: COURSE
WELCOME QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025/2026
TheAEmergencyAManagementAInstituteAdevelopedAICSA100,AIntroductionAtoAICSA(IS-
100)Acourse,AinAcollaborationAwith:A-AcorrectAanswersNationalAWildfireACoordinatingAGroupA(NWCG)

U.S.ADepartmentAofAAgriculture

USFA'sANationalAFireAProgramsABranch

IS-100AfollowsANIMSAguidelinesAandAmeetsAtheANIMSABaselineATrainingArequirementsAforAI-100.



ThisAisAtheAfirstAinAaAseriesAofAICSAcoursesAdesignedAtoAmeetAall-hazard,Aall-
agencyANIMSAICSArequirementAforAoperationalApersonnel.ADescriptionsAandAdetailsAaboutAtheAotherAIC
SAcoursesAinAtheAseriesAmayAbeAfoundAonAourAwebAsite:Ahttp://training.fema.gov.

CourseAGoal

TheAoverallAcourseAgoalAisAtoApromoteAeffectiveAresponseAby:A-
AcorrectAanswersFamiliarizingAyouAwithAhowAIncidentACommandASystemA(ICS)AprinciplesAareAusedAtoA

manageAincidents.

PreparingAyouAtoAcoordinateAwithAresponseApartnersAfromAallAlevelsAofAgovernmentAandAtheAprivateAs
ector.

IS-
100.bAfollowsAtheANationalAIncidentAManagementASystemA(NIMS)Aguidelines.AToAlearnAmoreAaboutANI
MS,AyouAshouldAcompleteAIS-700.A,ANationalAIncidentAManagementASystem,AAnAIntroduction.

OverallACourseAObjectives

AtAtheAcompletionAofAthisAcourse,AyouAshouldAbeAfamiliarAwith:A-AcorrectAanswersICSAapplications.

ICSAorganizationalAprinciplesAandAelements.

ICSApositionsAandAresponsibilities.

ICSAfacilitiesAandAfunctions.

ICSAplanning.

InAaddition,AyouAwillAlearnAtheAstepsAyouAshouldAtakeAtoAbeAaccountableAforAyourAactionsAduringAanAin
cident.

- correctAanswersNavigatingAUsingAYourAKeyboard
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BelowAareAinstructionsAforAnavigatingAthroughAtheAcourseAusingAyourAkeyboard.

,NextAbuttonAshowingAtheAcurrentAtabAlocationAorAfocusUseAtheA"Tab"AkeyAtoAmoveAforwardAthroughAe
achAscreen'sAnavigationAbuttonsAandAhyperlinks,AorA"Shift"A+A"Tab"AtoAmoveAbackwards.AAAboxAsurrou
ndsAtheAbuttonAthatAisAcurrentlyAselected.

PressA"Enter"AtoAselectAaAnavigationAbuttonAorAhyperlink.

KnowledgeAReviewAitemAshowingAtheAcurrentAtabAlocationAorAfocusUseAtheAarrowAkeysAtoAselectAansw
ersAforAmultiple-choiceAreviewAquestionsAorAself-
assessmentAchecklists.AThenAtabAtoAtheA"Submit"AbuttonAandApressA"Enter"AtoAcompleteAaAKnowledgeA
ReviewAorASelf-Assessment.

Warning:ARepeatedlyApressingA"Tab"AbeyondAtheAnumberAofAselectionsAonAtheAscreenAmayAcauseAtheA
keyboardAtoAlockAup.AUseA"Ctrl"A+A"Tab"AtoAdeselectAanAelementAorAresetAtoAtheAbeginningAofAaAscreen'
sAnavigationAlinksA(mostAoftenAneededAforAscreensAwithAanimationsAorAmedia).

JAWSAassistiveAtechnologyAusersAcanApressAtheACtrlAkeyAtoAquietAtheAscreenAreaderAwhileAtheAcourseAa
udioAplays.

- correctAanswersCourseAStructure
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ThisAcourseAisAdividedAintoAsixAlessons.



ToAhelpAyouAkeepAtrackAofAyourAplaceAwithinAtheAcourse,AtheAcurrentAlessonAtitleAwillAbeAdisplayedAinAt
heAupperAleftAcornerAofAeachAscreen.AInAaddition,AaALessonAListAwillAbeApresentedAatAtheAbeginningAan
dAendAofAeachAlesson.



TheAlessonAoverviewAstatesAtheAapproximateAlengthAofAtheAlesson.ATheAprogressAbarAwillAbeAdisplayedA
inAtheAupperArightAcornerAofAeachAcontentAscreenAtoAhelpAyouAgaugeAyourAmovementAthroughAtheAcou
rse.

- correctAanswersReceivingACredit
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ToAreceiveAcreditAforAthisAcourse,AyouAmust:



CompleteAallAofAtheAlessons.AEachAlessonAwillAtakeAbetweenA15AandA30AminutesAtoAcomplete.AItAisAimp
ortantAtoAallowAenoughAtimeAtoAcompleteAtheAcourseAinAitsAentirety.



clockAiconACheckAtheAlengthAofAtheAlessonAonAtheAoverviewAscreen.A

RememberA.A.A.AYOUAMUSTACOMPLETEATHEAENTIREACOURSEATOARECEIVEACREDIT.AIfAyouAhaveAtoAleaveA
theAcourse,AdoAnotAexitAfromAtheAcourseAorAcloseAyourAbrowser.AIfAyouAexitAfromAtheAcourse,AyouAwillAn
eedAtoAstartAthatAlessonAoverAagain.

PassAtheAFinalAExam.ATheAlastAscreenAprovidesAinstructionsAonAhowAtoAcompleteAtheAFinalAExam.

- correctAanswersWhatAIsAtheAIncidentACommandASystem?
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TheAIncidentACommandASystemA(ICS)AisAaAstandardizedAapproachAtoAincidentAmanagementAthat:

, EnablesAaAcoordinatedAresponseAamongAvariousAjurisdictionsAandAagencies.

EstablishesAcommonAprocessesAforAplanningAandAmanagingAresources.

AllowsAforAtheAintegrationAofAfacilities,Aequipment,Apersonnel,Aprocedures,AandAcommunicationsAoper
atingAwithinAaAcommonAorganizationalAstructure.

- correctAanswersIncidentACommandASystem:APromotingAResponseAPartnerships
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DisasterAcanAstrikeAanytime,Aanywhere.AItAtakesAmanyAforms—
aAhurricane,AanAearthquake,AaAtornado,AaAflood,AaAfireAorAaAhazardousAspill,AorAanAactAofAterrorism.AAnA
incidentAcanAbuildAoverAdaysAorAweeks,AorAhitAsuddenly,AwithoutAwarning.



AApoorlyAmanagedAincidentAresponseAcanAundermineAourAsafetyAandAwellAbeing.AWithAsoAmuchAatAsta
ke,AweAmustAeffectivelyAmanageAourAresponseAefforts.



AlthoughAmostAincidentsAareAhandledAlocally,ApartnershipsAamongAlocal,Atribal,AState,AandAFederalAage
nciesAasAwellAasAnongovernmentalAandAprivate-sectorAorganizationsAmayAbeArequired.



AsApartners,AweAmustArespondAtogetherAinAaAseamless,AcoordinatedAfashion.



TheAIncidentACommandASystem,AorAICS,AhelpsAensureAintegrationAofAourAresponseAefforts.AICSAisAaAstan
dardized,Aon-scene,Aall-
hazardsAapproachAtoAincidentAmanagement.AICSAallowsAallArespondersAtoAadoptAanAintegratedAorganiz
ationalAstructureAthatAmatchesAtheAcomplexitiesAandAdemandsAofAtheAincidentAwhileArespectingAagenc
yAandAjurisdictionalAauthorities.AAlthoughAICSApromotesAstandardization,AitAisAnotAwithoutAneededAflex
ibility.AForAexample,AtheAICSAorganizationalAstructureAcanAexpandAorAcontractAtoAmeetAincidentAneeds.



InAthisAcourse,Ayou'llAlearnAICSAprinciples.AAndAmoreAimportantly,Ayou'llAlearnAtoAinterfaceAbetterAwithA
yourAresponseApartners.



Close

- correctAanswersIncidentACommandASystemAOrigins
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TheAIncidentACommandASystemAwasAdevelopedAinAtheA1970sAfollowingAaAseriesAofAcatastrophicAfiresAi
nACalifornia.APropertyAdamageAranAintoAtheAmillions,AandAmanyApeopleAdiedAorAwereAinjured.



TheApersonnelAassignedAtoAdetermineAtheAcausesAofAtheseAdisastersAstudiedAtheAcaseAhistoriesAandAdi
scoveredAthatAresponseAproblemsAcouldArarelyAbeAattributedAtoAlackAofAresourcesAorAfailureAofAtactics.