ICS 300 EXAM PREP QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025

ICS 300 EXAM PREP QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
NIMSHCommandHandHCoordinationH-HICSH-HCORRECTHANSWERH--
HCoordinationH(communicateHwhat'sHhappeningHon-sceneHtoHMAC,HJIS,HEOC)



-HOnHSceneHManagement



NIMSHCommandHandHCoordinationH-HEOCH-HCORRECTHANSWERH--HResourcesH

-HCoordinationHwithHPartnersH(resourceHrequirementsHandHsituationalHawareness)



NIMSHCommandHandHCoordinationH-HMACH-HCORRECTHANSWERH--HAuthorityH

-HPolicy



NIMSHCommandHandHCoordinationH-HJISH-HCORRECTHANSWERH--
HInformationHcollectionHfromHICS,HEOC,HandHMACH



-HInfoHtoHtheHPublic



ChainHofHCommandH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-
theHverticalHlineHofHauthorityHthatHclarifiesHwhoHreportsHtoHwhomH(formalHcommunication)HthroughoutHth
eHorganizationH(rank)



ManageableHSpanHofHControlH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-
TheHnumberHofHpersonnelHreportingHtoHanyHgivenHindividual,HoptimalHisH5HorHless.



ManagementHbyHObjectivesH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-
InHanHincident,HallHactivitiesHareHdirectedHtoHaccomplishHdefinedHobjectivesH(helpsHgroupsHstayHinHtheirHow
nHlane)



ManagementHbyHobjectivesHincludesH-HCORRECTHANSWERH--HEstablishingHspecific,HmeasurableHobjectives

-HIdentifyingHstrategies,Htactics,Htasks,HandHactivitiesHtoHachieveHtheHobjectives

-HDevelopingHandHissuingHassignments,Hplans,HproceduresHandHprotocolsHtoHaccomplishHtasks

, -
HDocumentingHresultsHagainstHobjectivesHtoHmeasureHperformance,HfacilitateHcorrectiveHactions,HandHinfo

rmHdevelopmentHofHobjectivesHforHtheHnextHoperationalHperiod



AgencyHExecutives/SeniorHOfficialsH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-
HaveHoverallHresponsibilityHwithinHtheHJurisdiction.HTheyHdelegateHauthorityHandHassignHresponsibilityHtoHt
heHIncidentHCommander.



ModularHExpansionH-HCORRECTHANSWERH-
TheHcomplexityHofHtheHincidentHandHtheHtypeHandHnumberHofHresourcesHmanagedHwillHdriveHorganization
alHstructureHrequirements.H(basedHonHtask/functionHorHtheHmanageableHspanHofHcontrol)



UnifiedHCommandHFeaturesH(5)H-HCORRECTHANSWERH--HAHsingleHintegratedHincidentHorganization.H

-HCollocatedH(shared)Hfacilities.H

-HOneHsetHofHincidentHobjectives,HsingleHplanningHprocess,HandHIncidentHActionHPlanH(IAP).H

-HSharedHOperations,HPlanning,HLogistics,HandHFinance/AdministrationHSections.H

-HAHcoordinatedHprocessHforHresourceHordering.



WhenHisHunifiedHcommandHused?H-HCORRECTHANSWERH-
WhenHthereHisHmoreHthanHoneHagencyHorHjurisdictionHinvolved



TheHfollowingHareHexamplesHofHagencyHpoliciesHandHguidelinesHthatHcanHaffectHmanagementHofHanHincide
nt:H-HCORRECTHANSWERH-Pre-
incidentHplansH•HStandardHoperatingHproceduresH•HEmergencyHoperationsHplansH•HContinuityHofHoperatio
nsHplansH•HCommunityHpreparednessHplansH•HMutualHaidHandHassistanceHagreementsH•HWildlandHFireHSit
uationHAnalysisH(WFSA)H•HWildlandHFireHImplementationHPlanH(WFIP)H•HCorrectiveHactionHplansH•HMitigati
onHplansH•HRecoveryHplansH•HTribal,HState,Hregional,HandHnationalHmobilizationHguidesH•HFieldHoperationsH
guidesH•HDelegationsHofHauthority



WhatHareHtheHstepsHinHtransferHofHcommand?H-HCORRECTHANSWERH-1.HAssessHsituationHwithHbothHICs.H

2.HTheHoutgoingHICHbriefsHtheHincomingHICHwithHtheHICSHFormH201H(IncidentHBriefing).

3.HDetermineHappropriateHtimeHforHtransferHofHcommand.

4.HNotifyHothersHofHchangeHinHcommand.