NIMS ICS 400 Final Exam Practice Questions and Answers (100% Pass)

NIMS ICS 400 Final Exam Practice Questions and Answers (100% Pass) What are complex incidents? - Answer️️ -Involve multijurisdictional and/or multidisciplinary efforts of more than one agency and/or political jurisdiction What are characteristics of complex incidents? - Answer️️ --Require numerous tactical and support resources normally exceeding the jurisdiction's internal resource capacity - Span multiple operational periods (days, weeks, years) -Draw national media interest What is an Incident Complex? - Answer️️ -An incident complex is an organizational structure that exists when two or more individual incidents located ©SOPHIABENNETT@ Sunday, August 18, 2024 6:00 PM Page 2 of 8 in the same general area are assigned to a single Incident Commander or Unified Command. How do incidents fit into the program structure? - Answer️️ -Incidents become branches in the ops section under the same incident commander -Using Branches allows for more flexibility to establish Divisions or Groups if required later. What is Area Command? - Answer️️ -An Area Command is activated to address competition for resources among multiple ICPs based on the complexity of the incident and incident management span-of-control considerations. 2 or more incidents Area command primary functions - Answer️️ --Develop broad objectives for the affected area. -Coordinate development of incident objectives and strategies for each incident. Advantages of Area Command - Answer️️ -4.8 -This allows the Incident Commanders to focus their ©SOPHIABENNETT@ Sunday, August 18, 2024 6:00 PM Page 3 of 8 attention on their incident objectives, strategies, and tactics. - The Area Command develops broad objectives for the impacted area(s) -Area Command deconflicts resource requirements. - Area Command also reduces the workload of the EOCs and MAC Group officials, When should Area Command be established? - Answer️️ -4.12 -Several active incidents are in close proximity. -Critical life saving or property values are at risk due to incidents. • Incidents will continue into the next operatio