FEMA ICS 100C: INTRODUCTION TO THE INCIDENT
COMMAND SYSTEM, ICS
Which General Staff member prepares Incident Action Plans, manages information, and
maintains situational awareness for the incident? - Answers -Planning Section Chief
If the Incident Commander designates personnel to provide public information, safety,
and liaison services, the personnel are collectively referred to as the: - Answers -
Command Staff
Which ICS function is responsible for documentation for mutual aid agreements? -
Answers -Finance/Administration
T/F:
The Incident Command System (ICS) can be used to manage any type of incident,
including planned events. - Answers -True
To avoid overburdening the incident command, resources should not self-dispatch
(spontaneously deploy). - Answers -True
Which NIMS Management Characteristic may include gathering, analyzing, and
assessing weather service data from technical specialists? - Answers -Information and
Intelligence Managemen
Who has overall responsibility for managing the on-scene incident? - Answers -Incident
Commander
Manageable Span of Control refers to: - Answers -The number of individuals or
resources that one supervisor can effectively manage during an incident.
Qualification, Certification, and Credentialing Personnel are part of which NIMS
Management Characteristic? - Answers -Comprehensive Resource Management
Which NIMS Management Characteristic is necessary for achieving situational
awareness and facilitating information sharing? - Answers -Integrated Communications
Which ICS functional area tracks resources, collects and analyzes information, and
maintains documentation? - Answers -Planning
To ensure efficient, clear, communication, the National Incident Management System
Characteristics recommend the use of: - Answers -Common terminology
In a Unified Command, members representing multiple jurisdictions and agencies work
together to establish: - Answers -Incident Objectives
COMMAND SYSTEM, ICS
Which General Staff member prepares Incident Action Plans, manages information, and
maintains situational awareness for the incident? - Answers -Planning Section Chief
If the Incident Commander designates personnel to provide public information, safety,
and liaison services, the personnel are collectively referred to as the: - Answers -
Command Staff
Which ICS function is responsible for documentation for mutual aid agreements? -
Answers -Finance/Administration
T/F:
The Incident Command System (ICS) can be used to manage any type of incident,
including planned events. - Answers -True
To avoid overburdening the incident command, resources should not self-dispatch
(spontaneously deploy). - Answers -True
Which NIMS Management Characteristic may include gathering, analyzing, and
assessing weather service data from technical specialists? - Answers -Information and
Intelligence Managemen
Who has overall responsibility for managing the on-scene incident? - Answers -Incident
Commander
Manageable Span of Control refers to: - Answers -The number of individuals or
resources that one supervisor can effectively manage during an incident.
Qualification, Certification, and Credentialing Personnel are part of which NIMS
Management Characteristic? - Answers -Comprehensive Resource Management
Which NIMS Management Characteristic is necessary for achieving situational
awareness and facilitating information sharing? - Answers -Integrated Communications
Which ICS functional area tracks resources, collects and analyzes information, and
maintains documentation? - Answers -Planning
To ensure efficient, clear, communication, the National Incident Management System
Characteristics recommend the use of: - Answers -Common terminology
In a Unified Command, members representing multiple jurisdictions and agencies work
together to establish: - Answers -Incident Objectives
