ICS 300 Study Guide with Complete
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A _________ is a rosters group of ICS qualified personnel, consisting of an incident
commander, other incident leadership, and personnel qualified for other key ICS
positions - Answer- Incident Management Team
Who is authorized to place orders? - Answer- All of the above (IC, LSC, SPUL)
When ordering resources what is best when ordering specialized private sector cleanup
equipment? - Answer- Multipoint ordering
Failure at the ______ level may reflect a failure at the planning process - Answer-
Tactical
When should evaluations occur? - Answer- Ongoing
During which process are resources rehabilitated, replenished, disposed of and/or
returned/restored? - Answer- Demobilize
How can you ensure a safe, controlled and cost effective release process - Answer-
Begin planning for demobilizatiom at incident onset
When demobilizing, what agency factors must be considered? - Answer- Agency
policies and/or work rules
Who of the incident management team identifies terms of agreements with assisting
agencies in regard to release of the resources and special needs? - Answer- Liaison
officer
What section of the demobilization plan includes maps and telephone listings? -
Answer- Travel information
In addition to reducing resources, when an incident stabilizes or de-esculates... -
Answer- Consider transfer of command
Who facilitates the closeout meeting? - Answer- Planning section chief
What document outlines goals and tasks for incident recovery - Answer- National
preparedness goal
, How does ICS fit into the NIMS structure? - Answer-It falls under the Command and
Coordination component
How do reporting relationships and information flow within the organization? - Answer-
Through Unity of Command, formally information flows only up and down the chain of
command. Informally, information can be exchanged anywhere
At the Incident Command organizational level, what title and support positions exist? -
Answer-The Incident Command level is made of Incident Commander(s) with the
Deputy support position.
At the Command Staff organizational level, what title and support positions exist? -
Answer-The Command Staff is made of PIO, Safety, and Liaison positions with the title
Officer and Assistant support position.
At the General Staff organizational level, what title and support positions exist? -
Answer-The General Staff is made of sections (Operations, Planning, Logistics,
Finance/Administration) with the title Chief (or Section Chief) and the Deputy support
position.
At the Branch organizational level, what title and support positions exist? - Answer-The
Branch level has the title Director with the Deputy support position
At the Division/Group organizational level, what title and support positions exist? -
Answer-The Division/Group level has the title Supervisor, with no support positions
At the Unit organizational level, what title and support positions exist? - Answer-The
Unit level has the title Leader with the support position of Manager
At the Strike Team/Resource Team/Task Force organizational level, what title and
support positions exist? - Answer-The Strike Team/Resource Team/Task Force level
has the title Leader with the support position of Single Resource or Boss
Explain considerations for developing an organizational structure that supports the
incident and delegating authority to the lowest practical level - Answer-Consider the
incident size, type, complexity, resources needed, etc.
Identify the primary features of Unified Command - Answer-Unified Command is when
all responsible agencies/jurisdictions/organizations manage an incident together
through establishing a single command structure, developing common unified
objectives, identifying policies and resources, assigning staff
What are five features of a Unified Command? - Answer-1. A single integrated incident
organization
2. Shared facilities
Solutions
A _________ is a rosters group of ICS qualified personnel, consisting of an incident
commander, other incident leadership, and personnel qualified for other key ICS
positions - Answer- Incident Management Team
Who is authorized to place orders? - Answer- All of the above (IC, LSC, SPUL)
When ordering resources what is best when ordering specialized private sector cleanup
equipment? - Answer- Multipoint ordering
Failure at the ______ level may reflect a failure at the planning process - Answer-
Tactical
When should evaluations occur? - Answer- Ongoing
During which process are resources rehabilitated, replenished, disposed of and/or
returned/restored? - Answer- Demobilize
How can you ensure a safe, controlled and cost effective release process - Answer-
Begin planning for demobilizatiom at incident onset
When demobilizing, what agency factors must be considered? - Answer- Agency
policies and/or work rules
Who of the incident management team identifies terms of agreements with assisting
agencies in regard to release of the resources and special needs? - Answer- Liaison
officer
What section of the demobilization plan includes maps and telephone listings? -
Answer- Travel information
In addition to reducing resources, when an incident stabilizes or de-esculates... -
Answer- Consider transfer of command
Who facilitates the closeout meeting? - Answer- Planning section chief
What document outlines goals and tasks for incident recovery - Answer- National
preparedness goal
, How does ICS fit into the NIMS structure? - Answer-It falls under the Command and
Coordination component
How do reporting relationships and information flow within the organization? - Answer-
Through Unity of Command, formally information flows only up and down the chain of
command. Informally, information can be exchanged anywhere
At the Incident Command organizational level, what title and support positions exist? -
Answer-The Incident Command level is made of Incident Commander(s) with the
Deputy support position.
At the Command Staff organizational level, what title and support positions exist? -
Answer-The Command Staff is made of PIO, Safety, and Liaison positions with the title
Officer and Assistant support position.
At the General Staff organizational level, what title and support positions exist? -
Answer-The General Staff is made of sections (Operations, Planning, Logistics,
Finance/Administration) with the title Chief (or Section Chief) and the Deputy support
position.
At the Branch organizational level, what title and support positions exist? - Answer-The
Branch level has the title Director with the Deputy support position
At the Division/Group organizational level, what title and support positions exist? -
Answer-The Division/Group level has the title Supervisor, with no support positions
At the Unit organizational level, what title and support positions exist? - Answer-The
Unit level has the title Leader with the support position of Manager
At the Strike Team/Resource Team/Task Force organizational level, what title and
support positions exist? - Answer-The Strike Team/Resource Team/Task Force level
has the title Leader with the support position of Single Resource or Boss
Explain considerations for developing an organizational structure that supports the
incident and delegating authority to the lowest practical level - Answer-Consider the
incident size, type, complexity, resources needed, etc.
Identify the primary features of Unified Command - Answer-Unified Command is when
all responsible agencies/jurisdictions/organizations manage an incident together
through establishing a single command structure, developing common unified
objectives, identifying policies and resources, assigning staff
What are five features of a Unified Command? - Answer-1. A single integrated incident
organization
2. Shared facilities
