AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔A right or obligation to act on behalf of a department, agency, or jurisdiction is
defined as? - ✔✔Authority
✔✔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? - ✔✔Communications and Information
Management
✔✔Which Incident Type requires one or two single resources with up to six personnel? -
✔✔Type 5
✔✔When the supervisor-to-subordinate ratio exceeds manageable span of control,
additional Teams, Divisions, Groups, Branches, or Sections can be established. Which
NIMS Management characteristic does this describe? - ✔✔Modular Organization
✔✔An Incident Commander's scope of authority is derived from existing laws, agency
policies, and/or ______. - ✔✔Delegation of Authority
, ✔✔Which statement best describes ICS Form 201? - ✔✔. It contains status information
for briefing the incoming Incident Commander or other incoming resources.
✔✔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? - ✔✔Field-level briefing
✔✔Which statement accurately describes one reason a delegation of authority may be
needed? - ✔✔When the incident scope is complex or beyond existing authorities
✔✔Which of the following best describes the Operational Period Briefing? - ✔✔Presents
the Incident Action Plan (IAP) for the upcoming period to supervisory personnel
✔✔Which Incident Type is limited to one operational period, does not require a written
Incident Action Plan, involves Command and General Staff only if needed, and requires
several single resources? - ✔✔Type 4
✔✔Which Incident Type requires regional or national resources with up to 200
personnel per operational period? - ✔✔Type 2
✔✔Which statement below correctly describes how to manage span of control using the
modular concept? - ✔✔Span of control is accomplished by organizing resources into
Teams, Divisions, Groups, Branches, or Sections
✔✔Which NIMS Management Characteristic helps to eliminate confusion caused by
multiple, conflicting directives? - ✔✔Chain of Command and Unity of Command
✔✔Which NIMS Management Characteristic includes developing and issuing
assignments, plans, procedures, and protocols to accomplish tasks? - ✔✔Management
by Objectives
✔✔Which factor does not impact the complexity of an incident? - ✔✔Cost
considerations of responding agencies
✔✔Which of the following demonstrates a leader's commitment to duty? - ✔✔Stepping
out of a tactical role to assume a leadership role when needed. Developing
subordinates for the future. Ensuring tasks are understood.
✔✔Which of the following is NOT a recommended characteristic for incident objectives?
- ✔✔Stated in broad terms to allow for flexibility
✔✔Which Incident Type requires regional or national resources, all Command and
General Staff positions are activated, branches are activated, personnel may exceed
500 per operational period, and a disaster declaration may occur? - ✔✔Type 1