ICS 300 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
What NIMS component focuses on the Incident Command System, Emergency
Operation Centers, Multiagency Coordination Groups, and the Joint Information System
- ANSWER-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 _____________. - ANSWER-Chain
of command
What incident management role provides strategic direction and delegates the authority
needed to accomplish the incident objectives to the Incident Commander? - ANSWER-
Agency Executive/ Senior Officials
Modular expansion at an incident is based on ___________. - ANSWER-Matching an
organizational structure to the function or task
What is one of the primary features of unified command? - ANSWER-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? - ANSWER-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? - ANSWER-
Communications and information may be incomplete
When planning for an event, what consideration reinforces ICS concepts and is similar
to planning for an incident? - ANSWER-Use the incident action planning process
When determining the complexity of an incident what is a key personal assessment
factor used? - ANSWER-Community and Responder safety
Of the documents listed, what is an example of an agency guideline? - ANSWER-
Continuity of Operations (COOP) Plan
Strategies establish the general plan or direction for accomplishing the incident
objectives while __________ specify how the strategies will be executed - ANSWER-
Tactics
ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
What NIMS component focuses on the Incident Command System, Emergency
Operation Centers, Multiagency Coordination Groups, and the Joint Information System
- ANSWER-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 _____________. - ANSWER-Chain
of command
What incident management role provides strategic direction and delegates the authority
needed to accomplish the incident objectives to the Incident Commander? - ANSWER-
Agency Executive/ Senior Officials
Modular expansion at an incident is based on ___________. - ANSWER-Matching an
organizational structure to the function or task
What is one of the primary features of unified command? - ANSWER-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? - ANSWER-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? - ANSWER-
Communications and information may be incomplete
When planning for an event, what consideration reinforces ICS concepts and is similar
to planning for an incident? - ANSWER-Use the incident action planning process
When determining the complexity of an incident what is a key personal assessment
factor used? - ANSWER-Community and Responder safety
Of the documents listed, what is an example of an agency guideline? - ANSWER-
Continuity of Operations (COOP) Plan
Strategies establish the general plan or direction for accomplishing the incident
objectives while __________ specify how the strategies will be executed - ANSWER-
Tactics
