ICS-200 Questions and Correct
Answers
____________ means that each individual has a designated supervisor to whom they report to at
the scene of the incident - Answer: Unity of command
________ allows agencies with different legal, geographic, and functional authorities and
responsibilities to work together effectively w/o affecting individual agency authority, responsibility,
or accountability - Answer: Unified command
________ refers to the orderly line of authority within the ranks of the incident management
organization - Answer: Chain of command
The command function must be clearly established from the beginning of an incident. When
command is transferred, the process must include - Answer: A briefing that captures all essential
information for continuing safe and effective operations
Accountability means that incident personnel adhere to check-in/check-out, incident action
planning, unity of command, resource tracking, and other principles - Answer: T
An Incident Action Plan is an oral or written plan containing objectives that address tactics and
support activities for the planned operational period - Answer: T
In a major incident, personnel and equipment should be dispatched even without being requested -
Answer: F
Who is the point of contact for representatives of other governmental agencies, nongovernmental
organizations, and/or private entities - Answer: Liaison Officer
Which Section collects, evaluates, and disseminates incident situation information and intelligence -
Answer: Planning section
Which Section is responsible for all support requirements needed to facilitate effective and efficient
incident management, including ordering resources from off-incident locations - Answer: Logistics
section
, Which Section would perform cost analysis and contracting services - Answer:
Finance/Administration Section
Who handles media and public inquiries, emergency public information and warnings, rumor
monitoring and response, and media monitoring, and coordinates the dissemination of information
in an accurate and timely manner - Answer: Public Information Officer
Who is responsible for monitoring incident operations and advising the Incident Commander on all
matters relating to operational safety, including the health and safety of emergency responder
personnel - Answer: Safety Officer
Scenario: The Command Staff consists of a Safety Officer and Public Information Officer.
Which organizational structure for the General Staff uses correct ICS principles, position titles, and
features? - Answer: Two Branches that manage Medical (EMS and Life Support) and Investigative
(Police) resources under the supervision of a Director
Heavy rains are threatening to cause a dam break. One incident objective and its strategy and tactics
are as follows:
Objective: Decrease the probability of flooding by reducing the reservoir level to 35 feet by 0800
tomorrow.
Strategy: Pump water from reservoir.
Tactics: _____________________________ - Answer: Use truck-mounted pumps working from the
road into spillway, and portable pumps on the east side discharging into Murky Creek
Emergency Operations Plans should be consistent with the National Incident Management System
(NIMS) - Answer: T
The operational period is a fixed 12-hour period within which tactics must be completed - Answer: F
Answers
____________ means that each individual has a designated supervisor to whom they report to at
the scene of the incident - Answer: Unity of command
________ allows agencies with different legal, geographic, and functional authorities and
responsibilities to work together effectively w/o affecting individual agency authority, responsibility,
or accountability - Answer: Unified command
________ refers to the orderly line of authority within the ranks of the incident management
organization - Answer: Chain of command
The command function must be clearly established from the beginning of an incident. When
command is transferred, the process must include - Answer: A briefing that captures all essential
information for continuing safe and effective operations
Accountability means that incident personnel adhere to check-in/check-out, incident action
planning, unity of command, resource tracking, and other principles - Answer: T
An Incident Action Plan is an oral or written plan containing objectives that address tactics and
support activities for the planned operational period - Answer: T
In a major incident, personnel and equipment should be dispatched even without being requested -
Answer: F
Who is the point of contact for representatives of other governmental agencies, nongovernmental
organizations, and/or private entities - Answer: Liaison Officer
Which Section collects, evaluates, and disseminates incident situation information and intelligence -
Answer: Planning section
Which Section is responsible for all support requirements needed to facilitate effective and efficient
incident management, including ordering resources from off-incident locations - Answer: Logistics
section
, Which Section would perform cost analysis and contracting services - Answer:
Finance/Administration Section
Who handles media and public inquiries, emergency public information and warnings, rumor
monitoring and response, and media monitoring, and coordinates the dissemination of information
in an accurate and timely manner - Answer: Public Information Officer
Who is responsible for monitoring incident operations and advising the Incident Commander on all
matters relating to operational safety, including the health and safety of emergency responder
personnel - Answer: Safety Officer
Scenario: The Command Staff consists of a Safety Officer and Public Information Officer.
Which organizational structure for the General Staff uses correct ICS principles, position titles, and
features? - Answer: Two Branches that manage Medical (EMS and Life Support) and Investigative
(Police) resources under the supervision of a Director
Heavy rains are threatening to cause a dam break. One incident objective and its strategy and tactics
are as follows:
Objective: Decrease the probability of flooding by reducing the reservoir level to 35 feet by 0800
tomorrow.
Strategy: Pump water from reservoir.
Tactics: _____________________________ - Answer: Use truck-mounted pumps working from the
road into spillway, and portable pumps on the east side discharging into Murky Creek
Emergency Operations Plans should be consistent with the National Incident Management System
(NIMS) - Answer: T
The operational period is a fixed 12-hour period within which tactics must be completed - Answer: F
