ICS test Questions and Answers

ICS test Questions and Answers 1. Which General Staff member prepares Incident Action Plans, manages information, and maintains situational awareness for the incident? A. Planning Section Chief B. Operations Section Chief C. Logistics Section Chief D. Finance/Administration Section Chief A. planning section chief 2. If the Incident Commander designates personnel to provide public information, safety, and liaison services, the personnel are collectively referred to as the: A. Director Staff B. Incident Staff C. Executive Staff D. Command Staff D. command staff 3. Which member of the Command and Staff interfaces with other agencies to meet incident-related information requirements? A. Liaison Officer B. Safety Officer C. Public Information Officer D. Commander C. public information officer 4. The Incident Command System (ICS) is only applicable to large, complex incidents. A. TRUE B. FALSE B. false 5. Which General Staff member directs all responses and tactical actions to achieve the incident objectives? A. Planning Section Chief B. Operations Section Chief C. Tactics Section Chief D. Operations Division Director B. operations section chief 6. Which of the following are typical incident facilities? A. Point-of-distribution sites B. Camps C. Incident Command Post D. All of the Above D. all of the above 7. Which General Staff member negotiates and monitors contracts, maintains documentation for reimbursement, and oversees timekeeping for incident personnel? A. Logistics Section Chief B. Operations Section Chief C. Planning Section Chief D. Finance/Administration Section Chief D. finance/adiminstration section chief 8. The Liaison Officer: A. "Arranges for resources and needed services to support the incident objectives. B. Tracks resources and maintains incident documentation. C. Provides information to the public. D. Is the point of contact for other response organizations. D. is the point of contact for other response organizations 9. Establishment of the ICS modular organization is the responsibility of the: A. Operations Section B. Local Authorities C. Incident Commander D. Logistics Section C. Incident commander 10. When command is transferred, the process should include a(n): A. Award Ceremony B. Briefing C. Detailed Lesson Learned Report D. Intelligence Report B. briefing 11. The Whole Community approach refers to different organizations within the Federal Government. A. TRUE B. FALSE B. False 12. Who designates the Incident Commander and the process for transferring command? A. The Section Chiefs B. The Incident Commander for previous operational period C. The jurisdiction or organization with primary responsibility for the incident D. The Command Staff C. the jurisdiction or organization with primary responsiblity for the incident 13. Which ICS function is responsible for documentation for mutual aid agreements? A. Planning B. Incident Command C. Operations D. Finance/Administration D. finance/administration 14. The Incident Command System (ICS) can be used to manage any type of incident, including planned events. A. TRUE B. FALSE A. true 15. To avoid overburdening the incident command, resources should not self-dispatch (spontaneously deploy). A. TRUE B. FALSE A. true 16. Which NIMS Management Characteristic may include gathering, analyzing, and assessing weather service data from technical specialists? A. Information and Intelligence Management B. Integrated Communications C. Incident Facilities and Locations D. Management by Objectives A. information and intelligence management 17. Who has overall responsibility for managing the on-scene incident? A. Emergency Operations Center director B. Agency Executive C. Incident Commander D. Operations Section Chief C. incident commander 18. Manageable Span of Control refers to: A. An orderly line of authority that exists within the ranks of the incident management organization. B. The act of directing, ordering, or controlling by virtue of explicit statutory, regulatory, or delegated authority. C. The process of moving the responsibility for incident command from one Incident Commander to another. D. The number of individuals or resources that one supervisor can effectively manage during an incident. D. the number of individuals or resources that one supervisor can effectively manage during an incident 19. Qualification, Certification, and Credentialing Personnel are part of which NIMS Management Characteristic? A. Accountability B. Comprehensive Resource Management C. Incident Facilities and Locations D. Information and Intelligence Management B. comprehensive reource management 20. Which NIMS Management Characteristic is necessary for achieving situational awareness and facilitating information sharing? A. Accountability B. Comprehensive Resource Management C. Chain of Command and Unity of Command D. Integrated Communications D. integrated communications 21. Which ICS functional area tracks resources, collects and analyzes information, and maintains documentation? A. Planning B. Operations C. Logistics D. Finance/Administration A. planning 22. To ensure efficient, clear, communication, the National Incident Management System Characteristics recommend the use of: A. Common terminology B. Agency-specific codes C. Technical language D. Acronyms A. common terminology 24. At the incident scene, who handles media inquiries? A. Media Relations Specialist B. Public Information Officer C. Liaison Officer D. Communications Officer B. Public information officer 23. In a Unified Command, members representing multiple jurisdictions and agencies work together to establish: A. Situational Awareness B. Incident Objectives C. Resource Allocations D. Shared Agency Authority B. incident objectives 25. Which ICS functional area arranges for resources and needed services to support achievement of the incident objectives? A. Planning B. Operations C. Logistics D. Finance/Administration C. logistics