ICS 200: Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response –
Study Guide & Practice Questions
Which of these is NOT a tool that you would need at the incident? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Exercise Plan
Which of the following demonstrates a leader's commitment to duty? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Stepping out of a tactical role to assume a
leadership role when needed. Developing subordinates for the future.
Ensuring tasks are understood.
Who generally facilitates the Operational Period Brief? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔Planning Section Chief
Which major NIMS Component describes systems and methods that
help to ensure that incident personnel and other decision makers have
the means and information they need to make and communicate
decisions? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Communications and Information
Management
To ensure a smooth transfer, the outgoing Incident Commander should
provide a ___________ to the new Incident Commander. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔Transfer of Command Briefing
, A right or obligation to act on behalf of a department, agency, or
jurisdiction is defined as? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Authority
Which Incident Type do these characteristics describe: some or all of
the Command and General Staff are activated as well as Division or
Group Supervisor and/or Unit Leader positions, the incident extends
into multiple operational periods, and a written IAP is required? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Type 3
Which type of briefing is delivered to individual resources or crews who
are assigned to operational tasks and/or work at or near the incident
site? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Field-level briefing
Which General Staff member directs management of all incident-
related operational activities to achieve the incident objectives? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Operations Section Chief
Which of the following is NOT part of the NIMS Management
characteristic of Chain of Command? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Restricts
personnel from sharing information with each other.
Which of the following best describes the Operational Period Briefing? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Presents the Incident Action Plan (IAP) for the
upcoming period to supervisory personnel
Study Guide & Practice Questions
Which of these is NOT a tool that you would need at the incident? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Exercise Plan
Which of the following demonstrates a leader's commitment to duty? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Stepping out of a tactical role to assume a
leadership role when needed. Developing subordinates for the future.
Ensuring tasks are understood.
Who generally facilitates the Operational Period Brief? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔Planning Section Chief
Which major NIMS Component describes systems and methods that
help to ensure that incident personnel and other decision makers have
the means and information they need to make and communicate
decisions? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Communications and Information
Management
To ensure a smooth transfer, the outgoing Incident Commander should
provide a ___________ to the new Incident Commander. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔Transfer of Command Briefing
, A right or obligation to act on behalf of a department, agency, or
jurisdiction is defined as? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Authority
Which Incident Type do these characteristics describe: some or all of
the Command and General Staff are activated as well as Division or
Group Supervisor and/or Unit Leader positions, the incident extends
into multiple operational periods, and a written IAP is required? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Type 3
Which type of briefing is delivered to individual resources or crews who
are assigned to operational tasks and/or work at or near the incident
site? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Field-level briefing
Which General Staff member directs management of all incident-
related operational activities to achieve the incident objectives? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Operations Section Chief
Which of the following is NOT part of the NIMS Management
characteristic of Chain of Command? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Restricts
personnel from sharing information with each other.
Which of the following best describes the Operational Period Briefing? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Presents the Incident Action Plan (IAP) for the
upcoming period to supervisory personnel
