ICS 100 LATEST 2026 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
RATED A+
✔✔Which item is included in the NIMS Management Characteristic of Accountability? -
✔✔Maintain an accurate inventory of resources
✔✔Which member of the Command Staff interfaces with other agencies to meet
incident-related information requirements? - ✔✔Liaison Officer
✔✔Which NIMS component includes the Incident Command System (ICS)? -
✔✔Command and Coordination
✔✔Which NIMS Management Characteristic is necessary for achieving situational
awareness and facilitating information sharing? - ✔✔Integrated Communications
✔✔Which NIMS Management Characteristic may include gathering, analyzing, and
assessing weather service data from technical specialists? - ✔✔Information and
Intelligence Management
✔✔Which NIMS Management Characteristic refers to personnel requested through
appropriate authorities and established resource management systems? - ✔✔Dispatch/
Deployment
✔✔Which one of the following activities is not an example of incident coordination? -
✔✔Synchronizing public information messages.
✔✔Which one of the following activities is not an example of incident coordination? -
✔✔Directing, ordering, or controlling.
✔✔Which position is always staffed in ICS applications? - ✔✔Incident Commander
✔✔Which Section organizes, assigns, and supervises tactical response resources? -
✔✔Operations
✔✔Who designates the process for transferring command? - ✔✔The jurisdiction or
organization with primary responsibility for the incident
✔✔Who has overall responsibility for managing the on-scene incident? - ✔✔Incident
Commander
✔✔Within the National Incident Management System Characteristics, the concept of
common terminology covers all of the following EXCEPT: - ✔✔Technical Specifications
, ✔✔The 14 NIMS Characteristics are: - ✔✔1. Common Terminology
2. Modular Organization
3. Management by Objectives
4. Incident Action Planning
5. Manageable Span of Control
6. Incident Facilities and Locations
7. Comprehensive Resource Management
8. Integrated Communications
9. Establishment and Transfer of Command
10. Unified Command
11. Chain of Command and Unity of Command
12. Accountability
13. Dispatch/Deployment
14. Information and Intelligence Management
✔✔Common Terminology: - ✔✔Allows diverse incident management and support
organizations to work together across a wide variety of emergency functions and hazard
scenarios. This common terminology covers the following:
Organizational Functions: Major functions and functional units with incident
management responsibilities are named and defined. They remain standard and
consistent.
Resource Descriptions: Major resources - including personnel, equipment, teams, and
facilities - are given common names and are "typed" with respect to their capabilities.
Incident Facilities: Common terminology is used to designate the facilities in the vicinity
of the incident area.
During an incident:
Communications should use common terms.
Organizations should avoid radio codes, agency-specific codes, acronyms, or jargon.
Usage of these types of codes may cause confusion or possibly compromise life safety
due to a misunderstanding or misinterpretation.
The goal is to promote understanding among all parties involved in managing an
incident.
✔✔Modular Organization: - ✔✔The Incident Command System (ICS) organizational
structure develops in a modular fashion based on the incident's size and complexity.
The responsibility for the establishment and expansion of the ICS modular organization
rests with the Incident Commander.
RATED A+
✔✔Which item is included in the NIMS Management Characteristic of Accountability? -
✔✔Maintain an accurate inventory of resources
✔✔Which member of the Command Staff interfaces with other agencies to meet
incident-related information requirements? - ✔✔Liaison Officer
✔✔Which NIMS component includes the Incident Command System (ICS)? -
✔✔Command and Coordination
✔✔Which NIMS Management Characteristic is necessary for achieving situational
awareness and facilitating information sharing? - ✔✔Integrated Communications
✔✔Which NIMS Management Characteristic may include gathering, analyzing, and
assessing weather service data from technical specialists? - ✔✔Information and
Intelligence Management
✔✔Which NIMS Management Characteristic refers to personnel requested through
appropriate authorities and established resource management systems? - ✔✔Dispatch/
Deployment
✔✔Which one of the following activities is not an example of incident coordination? -
✔✔Synchronizing public information messages.
✔✔Which one of the following activities is not an example of incident coordination? -
✔✔Directing, ordering, or controlling.
✔✔Which position is always staffed in ICS applications? - ✔✔Incident Commander
✔✔Which Section organizes, assigns, and supervises tactical response resources? -
✔✔Operations
✔✔Who designates the process for transferring command? - ✔✔The jurisdiction or
organization with primary responsibility for the incident
✔✔Who has overall responsibility for managing the on-scene incident? - ✔✔Incident
Commander
✔✔Within the National Incident Management System Characteristics, the concept of
common terminology covers all of the following EXCEPT: - ✔✔Technical Specifications
, ✔✔The 14 NIMS Characteristics are: - ✔✔1. Common Terminology
2. Modular Organization
3. Management by Objectives
4. Incident Action Planning
5. Manageable Span of Control
6. Incident Facilities and Locations
7. Comprehensive Resource Management
8. Integrated Communications
9. Establishment and Transfer of Command
10. Unified Command
11. Chain of Command and Unity of Command
12. Accountability
13. Dispatch/Deployment
14. Information and Intelligence Management
✔✔Common Terminology: - ✔✔Allows diverse incident management and support
organizations to work together across a wide variety of emergency functions and hazard
scenarios. This common terminology covers the following:
Organizational Functions: Major functions and functional units with incident
management responsibilities are named and defined. They remain standard and
consistent.
Resource Descriptions: Major resources - including personnel, equipment, teams, and
facilities - are given common names and are "typed" with respect to their capabilities.
Incident Facilities: Common terminology is used to designate the facilities in the vicinity
of the incident area.
During an incident:
Communications should use common terms.
Organizations should avoid radio codes, agency-specific codes, acronyms, or jargon.
Usage of these types of codes may cause confusion or possibly compromise life safety
due to a misunderstanding or misinterpretation.
The goal is to promote understanding among all parties involved in managing an
incident.
✔✔Modular Organization: - ✔✔The Incident Command System (ICS) organizational
structure develops in a modular fashion based on the incident's size and complexity.
The responsibility for the establishment and expansion of the ICS modular organization
rests with the Incident Commander.
