VMO CH 2 – 4 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A process that identifies risk and vulnerabilities and then determines the actions
required to reduce those risk - Answer -risk assessment
Identification of situations or conditions that have the potential to cause harm or injury to
personnel - Answer -hazard analysis
Determining what level of response capability is currently in place and whether
additional training, equipment, personnel, or external resources are needed is done by
performing an - Answer -Organizational analysis
The calculation and quantification of whether performing an action will produce a
positive or negative outcome - Answer -risk benefit analysis
ICS stands for - Answer -Incident command system
Sop stands for - Answer -Standard operations procedure
Static risk benefit analysis is conducted - Answer -In an office setting
There are two types of risk benefit analysis that must be performed. The static risk
benefit analysis is one type, and the other type is the - Answer -Active risk benefit
analysis
"What are the immediate, probable, or possible dangers or harm to personnel?" is a
question that is asked during the - Answer -Active risk benefit analysis
A team effort that allows all agencies with jurisdictional responsibility for an incident to
manage the incident by establishing a common set of objectives and strategies is
known as the - Answer -unified command
Which type of command structure utilizes numerous agency representatives making
command decisions, instead of a single incident commander - Answer -Unified
In a properly run incident command system, each person has one direct supervisor.
This is - Answer -Unity of command
Which term describes the number of people that one person can effectively supervise -
Answer -Span of control
What is the optimal number of personnel that one person can effectively supervise -
Answer -five
, An incident command system is designed to be ____, meaning not all components of
the system must be used at every incident. - Answer -Modular
The ICS promotes the use of ____ terminology both within an organization and among
all the agencies involved in emergency incident - Answer -Common
The use of common terminology ____ the level of understanding among the various
response agencies working at an incident site - Answer -Increases
Which of the following is an example of operational facilities recognized by ICS -
Answer -Base
An organization directive that establishes a standard course of action is known as a -
Answer -Standard Operation procedure
The Process of compiling, documenting, and dispersing information should an incident
occur at a particular location describes - Answer -Pre-incident planning
Actions that need to be enacted or are presently being performed are known as -
Answer -Tactical priorities
Objectives that have been completed at the time of an ICS transfer of command are
known - Answer -Accomplishment
The command staff of an incident command system consists of a public information
officer, a safety officer, and a - Answer -Liaison officer
The _____ officer interacts with the media and provides a single point of contact for
information related to the incident - Answer -Public information
The ___ Officer has the responsibility for enforcing general safety rules and developing
measures for ensuring personnel safety - Answer -safety
The _____ officer is the IC's point of contact for outside agencies and coordinates
information and resources between cooperation and assisting agencies - Answer -
Liaison
In addition to the command staff, the ICS consists of a total of ____ major sections -
Answer -Four
Which of the following ICS sections is responsible for development, direction, and
coordination of all tactical operations conducted in accordance with an IAP that outlines
both strategic objectives and the way in which operations will be conducted - Answer -
Logistics
A process that identifies risk and vulnerabilities and then determines the actions
required to reduce those risk - Answer -risk assessment
Identification of situations or conditions that have the potential to cause harm or injury to
personnel - Answer -hazard analysis
Determining what level of response capability is currently in place and whether
additional training, equipment, personnel, or external resources are needed is done by
performing an - Answer -Organizational analysis
The calculation and quantification of whether performing an action will produce a
positive or negative outcome - Answer -risk benefit analysis
ICS stands for - Answer -Incident command system
Sop stands for - Answer -Standard operations procedure
Static risk benefit analysis is conducted - Answer -In an office setting
There are two types of risk benefit analysis that must be performed. The static risk
benefit analysis is one type, and the other type is the - Answer -Active risk benefit
analysis
"What are the immediate, probable, or possible dangers or harm to personnel?" is a
question that is asked during the - Answer -Active risk benefit analysis
A team effort that allows all agencies with jurisdictional responsibility for an incident to
manage the incident by establishing a common set of objectives and strategies is
known as the - Answer -unified command
Which type of command structure utilizes numerous agency representatives making
command decisions, instead of a single incident commander - Answer -Unified
In a properly run incident command system, each person has one direct supervisor.
This is - Answer -Unity of command
Which term describes the number of people that one person can effectively supervise -
Answer -Span of control
What is the optimal number of personnel that one person can effectively supervise -
Answer -five
, An incident command system is designed to be ____, meaning not all components of
the system must be used at every incident. - Answer -Modular
The ICS promotes the use of ____ terminology both within an organization and among
all the agencies involved in emergency incident - Answer -Common
The use of common terminology ____ the level of understanding among the various
response agencies working at an incident site - Answer -Increases
Which of the following is an example of operational facilities recognized by ICS -
Answer -Base
An organization directive that establishes a standard course of action is known as a -
Answer -Standard Operation procedure
The Process of compiling, documenting, and dispersing information should an incident
occur at a particular location describes - Answer -Pre-incident planning
Actions that need to be enacted or are presently being performed are known as -
Answer -Tactical priorities
Objectives that have been completed at the time of an ICS transfer of command are
known - Answer -Accomplishment
The command staff of an incident command system consists of a public information
officer, a safety officer, and a - Answer -Liaison officer
The _____ officer interacts with the media and provides a single point of contact for
information related to the incident - Answer -Public information
The ___ Officer has the responsibility for enforcing general safety rules and developing
measures for ensuring personnel safety - Answer -safety
The _____ officer is the IC's point of contact for outside agencies and coordinates
information and resources between cooperation and assisting agencies - Answer -
Liaison
In addition to the command staff, the ICS consists of a total of ____ major sections -
Answer -Four
Which of the following ICS sections is responsible for development, direction, and
coordination of all tactical operations conducted in accordance with an IAP that outlines
both strategic objectives and the way in which operations will be conducted - Answer -
Logistics
