ICS 300 final exam
What NIMS component focuses on the Incident Command System, Emergency Operations
Centers, Multiagency Coordination Groups, and the Joint Information System? - correct
answer-Command and Coordination
When there is an orderly line of authority and reporting relationships within the ranks of an
organization, the organization is said to have a _____. - correct answer-Chain of Command
What Incident Management role provides strategic direction and delegates the authority
needed to accomplish the incident objectives to the Incident Commander? - correct
answer-Agency Executives/Senior Officials
Modular expansion at an incident is based on _____. - correct answer-matching an
organizational structure to the function or task
What is one of the primary features of Unified Command? - correct answer-A single Incident
Action Plan for the incident in question
During a multijurisdictional and multiagency incident, comprised of response agencies from
federal, state, and local government authorities, how might the Unified Command be
structured? - correct answer-Representatives from local, state, and federal agencies
comprise the Unified Command and share responsibility for incident management.
Complex Incidents require the application of immediate response actions. What is one
example of a planning consideration for Complex Incidents? - correct
answer-Communications and information may be incomplete.
When planning for an event, what consideration reinforces ICS concepts and is similar to
planning for an incident? - correct answer-Use the incident action planning process
When determining the complexity of an incident, what is a key personnel assessment factor
used? - correct answer-Community and Responder safety
Of the documents listed, what is an example of an agency guideline? - correct
answer-Continuity of Operations Plan
Strategies establish the general plan or direction for accomplishing the incident objectives,
while _____ specify how the strategies will be executed. - correct answer-tactics
When transferring incident command, what step should the outgoing Incident Commander
do with the Incident Commander directly after assessing the situation? - correct
answer-Deliver incident briefing.
What NIMS component focuses on the Incident Command System, Emergency Operations
Centers, Multiagency Coordination Groups, and the Joint Information System? - correct
answer-Command and Coordination
When there is an orderly line of authority and reporting relationships within the ranks of an
organization, the organization is said to have a _____. - correct answer-Chain of Command
What Incident Management role provides strategic direction and delegates the authority
needed to accomplish the incident objectives to the Incident Commander? - correct
answer-Agency Executives/Senior Officials
Modular expansion at an incident is based on _____. - correct answer-matching an
organizational structure to the function or task
What is one of the primary features of Unified Command? - correct answer-A single Incident
Action Plan for the incident in question
During a multijurisdictional and multiagency incident, comprised of response agencies from
federal, state, and local government authorities, how might the Unified Command be
structured? - correct answer-Representatives from local, state, and federal agencies
comprise the Unified Command and share responsibility for incident management.
Complex Incidents require the application of immediate response actions. What is one
example of a planning consideration for Complex Incidents? - correct
answer-Communications and information may be incomplete.
When planning for an event, what consideration reinforces ICS concepts and is similar to
planning for an incident? - correct answer-Use the incident action planning process
When determining the complexity of an incident, what is a key personnel assessment factor
used? - correct answer-Community and Responder safety
Of the documents listed, what is an example of an agency guideline? - correct
answer-Continuity of Operations Plan
Strategies establish the general plan or direction for accomplishing the incident objectives,
while _____ specify how the strategies will be executed. - correct answer-tactics
When transferring incident command, what step should the outgoing Incident Commander
do with the Incident Commander directly after assessing the situation? - correct
answer-Deliver incident briefing.
