ICS 400: Advanced ICS Command and
General Staff-Complex Incidents Exam
Which iiof iithe iifollowing iifactors iiis iia iicharacteristic iiof iia iicomplex iiincident? ii- iiCorrect
iiAnswers ii-Includes iiwidespread iidamage iito iiproperty/environment/economy.
When iian iiIncident iiComplex iiis iiestablished iiover iiseveral iiindividual iiincidents, iiwhat
iihappens iito iithe iipreviously iiidentified iiincidents? ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-They iibecome
iibranches iior iidivisions iiwithin iithe iiOperations iiSection iiof iithe iiincident iicomplex.
Why iimight iian iiArea iiCommand iibe iiactivated iiduring iian iiincident? ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers
ii-To iioversee iithe iimanagement iiof iia iivery iilarge iiincident iithat iihas iimultiple iiIncident
iimanagement iiTeams iiassigned iito iiit.
What iiis iian iiadvantage iiof iiusing iiArea iiCommand? iiAdvantages iiinclude: ii- iiCorrect
iiAnswers ii-Coordination iibetween iiincidents
Regarding iiEOC iiand iiMAC iiGroups, iiwhat iiis iian iiadvantage iiof iiactivating iiArea
iiCommand? ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-Reduces iithe iiworkload iiof iithe iiEOCs/MAC iiGroup
iiofficials.
What iitype iiof iiactivation iishould iibe iiconsidered iiwhen iimultiple iiincidents iiare iiusing
iisimilar iiand iiscarce iiresources? ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-Area iiCommand
Which iiresponsibility iioutlines iian iiArea iiCommand's iiprimary iifunction? ii- iiCorrect
iiAnswers ii-Coordinate iidevelopment iiof iiincident iiobjectives iiand iistrategies iifor iieach
iiincident.
Once iian iiArea iiCommand iiis iiactivated, iiwhose iiresponsibility iiis iiit iito iiensure iiconflicts
iiare iiresolved, iiincident iiobjectives iiare iiestablished, iiand iistrategies iiare iiselected iifor
iiscarce iiresources? ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-Area iiCommander
NIMS iidefines ii__________ iias iithe iiexchange iiof iiinformation iisystematically iiamong
iiprincipals iiwho iihave iior iimay iihave iia iineed iito iiknow iicertain iiinformation iito iicarry iiout
iispecific iiincident iimanagement iiresponsibilities. ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-Coordination
General Staff-Complex Incidents Exam
Which iiof iithe iifollowing iifactors iiis iia iicharacteristic iiof iia iicomplex iiincident? ii- iiCorrect
iiAnswers ii-Includes iiwidespread iidamage iito iiproperty/environment/economy.
When iian iiIncident iiComplex iiis iiestablished iiover iiseveral iiindividual iiincidents, iiwhat
iihappens iito iithe iipreviously iiidentified iiincidents? ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-They iibecome
iibranches iior iidivisions iiwithin iithe iiOperations iiSection iiof iithe iiincident iicomplex.
Why iimight iian iiArea iiCommand iibe iiactivated iiduring iian iiincident? ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers
ii-To iioversee iithe iimanagement iiof iia iivery iilarge iiincident iithat iihas iimultiple iiIncident
iimanagement iiTeams iiassigned iito iiit.
What iiis iian iiadvantage iiof iiusing iiArea iiCommand? iiAdvantages iiinclude: ii- iiCorrect
iiAnswers ii-Coordination iibetween iiincidents
Regarding iiEOC iiand iiMAC iiGroups, iiwhat iiis iian iiadvantage iiof iiactivating iiArea
iiCommand? ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-Reduces iithe iiworkload iiof iithe iiEOCs/MAC iiGroup
iiofficials.
What iitype iiof iiactivation iishould iibe iiconsidered iiwhen iimultiple iiincidents iiare iiusing
iisimilar iiand iiscarce iiresources? ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-Area iiCommand
Which iiresponsibility iioutlines iian iiArea iiCommand's iiprimary iifunction? ii- iiCorrect
iiAnswers ii-Coordinate iidevelopment iiof iiincident iiobjectives iiand iistrategies iifor iieach
iiincident.
Once iian iiArea iiCommand iiis iiactivated, iiwhose iiresponsibility iiis iiit iito iiensure iiconflicts
iiare iiresolved, iiincident iiobjectives iiare iiestablished, iiand iistrategies iiare iiselected iifor
iiscarce iiresources? ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-Area iiCommander
NIMS iidefines ii__________ iias iithe iiexchange iiof iiinformation iisystematically iiamong
iiprincipals iiwho iihave iior iimay iihave iia iineed iito iiknow iicertain iiinformation iito iicarry iiout
iispecific iiincident iimanagement iiresponsibilities. ii- iiCorrect iiAnswers ii-Coordination