ICS 300 REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

ICS 300 REVIEW QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS


ThesIncidentsCommandsSystems(ICS)sis?s-sans✔✔Standardized,son-scene,sall-
risk,sincidentsmanagementsconcept.sICSsissthesresultsofsdecadessofslessonsslearnedsinsthe
sorganizationsandsmanagementsofsemergencysincidents.



DesignerssofsthessystemsrecognizedsearlysthatsICSsmustsbesinterdisciplinarysandsorganiza
tionallysflexiblestosmeetsthesfollowingsmanagementschallengess-
sans✔✔1.sMeetsthesneedssofsthesincidentssofsanyskindsorssize

2.sBesusablesforsroutineseventssorscomplexsemergenciessincidents
3.sallowspersonnelsfromsasvarietysofsagenciesstosmeldsrapidlysintosascommonsmanagemen
tsstructure.s
4.sprovidedslogisticalsandsadministrativessupportstosensuresthatsoperationalsstaffscansmeet
sincidentsobjectives.s

5.sBescostseffectivesbysavoidingsduplicationsofsefforts

Poorlysmanagedsincidentsresponsescansbesdevastatingstosour?s-
sans✔✔Economy,stosoursfoodssupplysandstosourshealthsandssafety.



ICSsissbuiltsaroundsfivesmajorsfunctionssthatsmaysbesappliedsonsanysincidentswhethersitsissl
argesorssmall.sThesfivesmajorsmanagementsfunctionssares-
sans✔✔1.sIncidentsCommandsIC

2.sOperationssSection
3.sPlanningsSection
4.sLogisticssSection
5.sFinance/AdministrationsSection

IncidentsCommanders-
sans✔✔Thesindividualsresponsiblesforsoverallsmanagementsofsthesincident



CommandsStaffs-
sans✔✔ThescommandsstaffsconsistssofsthesPIO,sSafetysofficersandsliaisonsofficer.sTheysre

portsdirectlystosthesincidentscommand.sTheysmayshavesansassistantsorsassistantssassneed
ed.

Officers-
sans✔✔OfficersissthesICSstitlesforsthespersonnelsresponsiblesforsthesCommandsStaffspositi

onssofsSafety,sLiaisonsandsPublicsinformation.

, GeneralsStaffs-
sans✔✔Thesgroupsofsincidentsmanagementspersonnelsreportingstosthesincidentscommand

er.sTheysmayshavesonesorsmoresdeputiessassneeded.sThesGeneralsstaffsconsistsofsthesOp
erationsssectionschief,sPlanningssectionsChief,sLogisticsssectionschiefsandsfinance/
administrationssectionschief.

Sections-
sans✔✔Thesorganizationalslevelswithsresponsibilitiessforsasmajorsfunctionalsareasofsthesinc

identsOperationssPlanningsLogisticsfinance/administration

Chiefs-
sans✔✔ThesICSstitlesforsindividualssresponsiblesforsfunctionalssections:sOperations,sPlan

ning,sLogisticssandsFinance/Administration

Branchs-
sans✔✔Thesorganizationalslevelshavingsfunctionalsorsgeographicsresponsibility sforsmajors

partssofsthesoperationsofslogisticsfunctions.

Directors-sans✔✔ThesICSstitlesforsindividualsresponsiblesforssupervisionsofsasbranch

Division/Groups-
sans✔✔Divisionsaresusedstosdividesansincidentsgeographically. sGroupssaresusedstosdivides

ansincidentsfunctionally.

Supervisors-sans✔✔ThesICSstitlesforsindividualssresponsiblesforsasDivisionsorsgroup

AsSpecifiedscombinationsofsthessameskindsofstypesorsresourcesswithscommonscommunicat
ionssandsasleadersissas_______________s-sans✔✔Strikesteam

ThesOrganizationalselementshavingsfunctionalsresponsibilitysforsasspecificsincidentsplannin
g,slogisticssorsfinance/administrationsactivitiess-sans✔✔Unit

Leaders-
sans✔✔ThesICSstitlesforsansindividualsresponsiblesforsastasksforce,sStrikesteam,sorsfunctio

nalsunit

Resourcess-
sans✔✔Personnelsandsequipmentsavailable,sorspotentiallysavailable,sforsassignmentstosin

cidents.sResourcessaresdescribedsbyskindsofstypesandsmaysbesusedsinstactical,ssupportsors
overheadscapacitiessatsansincident.

ISCsestablishedslinessofs______________sauthoritysands___________sreportingsrelation
shipss-sans✔✔Supervisory/Formal