ICS-300: Intermediate ICS for Expanding
Incidents Questions with Answers 2025
1.ATheANationalAIncidentAManagementASystemA(NIMS):
(a)AIsAlimitedAinAapplicabilityAtoAincidentsAmanagedAbyAtheAFederalAGovernment.
(b)AIncludesAtheAuseAofAICSAstandardizedAfeaturesAandAstructures.
(c)AEstablishesAaAnationwideAplanAforAresourceAallocation.
(d)ARequiresAtheAimplementationAofAspecificAoperationalAincidentAmanagementAtactics.
(p.A2.2ASM,A2.6AIG)A-AcorrectAanswers-
(b)AIncludesAtheAuseAofAICSAstandardizedAfeaturesAandAstructures.
2.A_________________AmeansAthatAeachAindividualAinvolvedAinAincidentAoperationsAwillAb
eAassignedAtoAonlyAoneAsupervisor.
(a)ASpanAofAControl
(b)AUnityAofACommand
(c)ASupervisorAAuthority
(d)AUnifiedACommand
(p.A2.7ASM;A2.14AIG)A-AcorrectAanswers-(b)AUnityAofACommand
3.AAgencyAExecutives/SeniorAOfficials:
(a)AConductAanAassessmentAofAtheAincidentAandAdirectAtheAtacticalAoperationsAatAtheAincid
entAscene.
(b)AEstablishAtheAincidentAobjectivesAandAwriteAtheAincidentAactionAplan.
(c)AIdentifyApotentialAsafetyAhazardsAandAdevelopAstrategiesAtoAmitigateAtheAhazards.
(d)AProvideAstrategicAdirectionAandAdelegateAtheAauthorityAneededAtoAaccomplishAtheAincid
entAobjectives.
(p.A2.10ASM,A2.19AIG)A-AcorrectAanswers-
(d)AProvideAstrategicAdirectionAandAdelegateAtheAauthorityAneededAtoAaccomplishAtheAincid
entAobjectives.
4.ATheAorganizationalAelementsAatAtheAincidentAthatAcanAorderAresourcesAincludeAthe:
AIncidentACommander
ALogisticsASectionAChief
A____________________
(a)ASupplyAUnitALeaderA(LogisticsASection)
(b)AGroupASupervisorA(OperationsASection)
(c)AResourcesAUnitALeaderA(PlanningASection)
(d)ALiaisonAOfficerA(CommandAStaff)
(p.A6.8ASM,A6.18AIG)A-AcorrectAanswers-(a)ASupplyAUnitALeaderA(LogisticsASection)
5.ATheseAlevelsAofAtheAICSAorganizationAmayAhaveADeputyApositions:
ABranch
AIncidentACommander
A___________
(a)ASection
(b)AStagingAArea
(c)AGroup
, (d)ADivision
(p.A2.25ASM,A2.54AIG)A-AcorrectAanswers-(a)ASection
6.ASelectAtheATRUEAstatement:
(a)AInAUnifiedACommand,AresourcesAstayAunderAtheAadministrativeAandApolicyAcontrolAofAth
eirAagencies.
(b)AUnifiedACommandAisAonlyAapplicableAtoAthoseAincidentsAinAwhichAseveralApoliticalAjuris
dictionsAareAinvolved.
(c)AUnifiedACommandAstaffAmembersAmayAbeAlocatedAatAseveralAdifferentAIncidentAComm
andAPostsAatAanAincident.
(d)AInAUnifiedACommand,AeachAagencyAdevelopsAitsAownAIncidentAActionAPlanAforAitsArole.
(p.A3.5ASM,A3.15AIG)A-AcorrectAanswers-
(a)AInAUnifiedACommand,AresourcesAstayAunderAtheAadministrativeAandApolicyAcontrolAofAth
eirAagencies.
7.AInAUnifiedACommand,AtacticalAresourcesAareAmanagedAby:
(a)AEachAagency'sAIncidentACommander
(b)ATheAOperationsASectionAChief
(c)ACommandAStaffAofAtheAUnifiedACommand
(d)ATheAPlanningASectionAChief
(p.A3.5ASM,A3.15AIG)A-AcorrectAanswers-(b)ATheAOperationsASectionAChief
8.AOneApurposeAofAtheAUnifiedACommandAMeetingAisAto:
(a)AEstablishApoliciesAtoAensureAappropriateAdelegationsAofAjurisdiction/agencyAauthority.
(b)ADevelopAaAbudgetAandAestablishAceilingsAonAcost-sharingAarrangements.
(c)ADesignateAanAOperationsASectionAChiefAandAdevelopAaAcollectiveAsetAofAincidentAobjec
tives.
(d)AConductAanAinitialApressAconferenceAwithAtheAmediaAtoAdemonstrateAcohesiveness.
(p.A3.10ASM,A3.24AIG)A-AcorrectAanswers-
(c)ADesignateAanAOperationsASectionAChiefAandAdevelopAaAcollectiveAsetAofAincidentAobjec
tives.
9.AListAthreeAadvantagesAofAUnifiedACommand:A(WriteAyourAanswerAbelow.)
AnyAthreeAstatementsAequivalentAtoAtheAfollowing:
•AAAsingleAsetAofAobjectivesAisAdevelopedAforAtheAentireAincident.
•AAAcollectiveAapproachAisAusedAtoAdevelopAstrategiesAtoAachieveAincidentAobjectives.
•AInformationAflowAandAcoordinationAareAimprovedAbetweenAallAjurisdictionsAandAagenciesA
involvedAinAtheAincident.
•AAllAagenciesAwithAresponsibilityAforAtheAincidentAhaveAanAunderstandingAofAjointAprioritiesA
andArestrictions.
•ANoAagency'sAlegalAauthoritiesAwillAbeAcompromisedAorAneglected.
•ATheAcombinedAeffortsAofAallAagenciesAareAoptimizedAasAtheyAperformAtheirArespectiveAas
signmentsAunderAaAsingleAIncidentAActionAPlan.A-AcorrectAanswers-
•AAAsingleAsetAofAobjectivesAisAdevelopedAforAtheAentireAincident.
•AAAcollectiveAapproachAisAusedAtoAdevelopAstrategiesAtoAachieveAincidentAobjectives.
•AInformationAflowAandAcoordinationAareAimprovedAbetweenAallAjurisdictionsAandAagenciesA
involvedAinAtheAincident.
•AAllAagenciesAwithAresponsibilityAforAtheAincidentAhaveAanAunderstandingAofAjointAprioritiesA
andArestrictions.
•ANoAagency'sAlegalAauthoritiesAwillAbeAcompromisedAorAneglected.
Incidents Questions with Answers 2025
1.ATheANationalAIncidentAManagementASystemA(NIMS):
(a)AIsAlimitedAinAapplicabilityAtoAincidentsAmanagedAbyAtheAFederalAGovernment.
(b)AIncludesAtheAuseAofAICSAstandardizedAfeaturesAandAstructures.
(c)AEstablishesAaAnationwideAplanAforAresourceAallocation.
(d)ARequiresAtheAimplementationAofAspecificAoperationalAincidentAmanagementAtactics.
(p.A2.2ASM,A2.6AIG)A-AcorrectAanswers-
(b)AIncludesAtheAuseAofAICSAstandardizedAfeaturesAandAstructures.
2.A_________________AmeansAthatAeachAindividualAinvolvedAinAincidentAoperationsAwillAb
eAassignedAtoAonlyAoneAsupervisor.
(a)ASpanAofAControl
(b)AUnityAofACommand
(c)ASupervisorAAuthority
(d)AUnifiedACommand
(p.A2.7ASM;A2.14AIG)A-AcorrectAanswers-(b)AUnityAofACommand
3.AAgencyAExecutives/SeniorAOfficials:
(a)AConductAanAassessmentAofAtheAincidentAandAdirectAtheAtacticalAoperationsAatAtheAincid
entAscene.
(b)AEstablishAtheAincidentAobjectivesAandAwriteAtheAincidentAactionAplan.
(c)AIdentifyApotentialAsafetyAhazardsAandAdevelopAstrategiesAtoAmitigateAtheAhazards.
(d)AProvideAstrategicAdirectionAandAdelegateAtheAauthorityAneededAtoAaccomplishAtheAincid
entAobjectives.
(p.A2.10ASM,A2.19AIG)A-AcorrectAanswers-
(d)AProvideAstrategicAdirectionAandAdelegateAtheAauthorityAneededAtoAaccomplishAtheAincid
entAobjectives.
4.ATheAorganizationalAelementsAatAtheAincidentAthatAcanAorderAresourcesAincludeAthe:
AIncidentACommander
ALogisticsASectionAChief
A____________________
(a)ASupplyAUnitALeaderA(LogisticsASection)
(b)AGroupASupervisorA(OperationsASection)
(c)AResourcesAUnitALeaderA(PlanningASection)
(d)ALiaisonAOfficerA(CommandAStaff)
(p.A6.8ASM,A6.18AIG)A-AcorrectAanswers-(a)ASupplyAUnitALeaderA(LogisticsASection)
5.ATheseAlevelsAofAtheAICSAorganizationAmayAhaveADeputyApositions:
ABranch
AIncidentACommander
A___________
(a)ASection
(b)AStagingAArea
(c)AGroup
, (d)ADivision
(p.A2.25ASM,A2.54AIG)A-AcorrectAanswers-(a)ASection
6.ASelectAtheATRUEAstatement:
(a)AInAUnifiedACommand,AresourcesAstayAunderAtheAadministrativeAandApolicyAcontrolAofAth
eirAagencies.
(b)AUnifiedACommandAisAonlyAapplicableAtoAthoseAincidentsAinAwhichAseveralApoliticalAjuris
dictionsAareAinvolved.
(c)AUnifiedACommandAstaffAmembersAmayAbeAlocatedAatAseveralAdifferentAIncidentAComm
andAPostsAatAanAincident.
(d)AInAUnifiedACommand,AeachAagencyAdevelopsAitsAownAIncidentAActionAPlanAforAitsArole.
(p.A3.5ASM,A3.15AIG)A-AcorrectAanswers-
(a)AInAUnifiedACommand,AresourcesAstayAunderAtheAadministrativeAandApolicyAcontrolAofAth
eirAagencies.
7.AInAUnifiedACommand,AtacticalAresourcesAareAmanagedAby:
(a)AEachAagency'sAIncidentACommander
(b)ATheAOperationsASectionAChief
(c)ACommandAStaffAofAtheAUnifiedACommand
(d)ATheAPlanningASectionAChief
(p.A3.5ASM,A3.15AIG)A-AcorrectAanswers-(b)ATheAOperationsASectionAChief
8.AOneApurposeAofAtheAUnifiedACommandAMeetingAisAto:
(a)AEstablishApoliciesAtoAensureAappropriateAdelegationsAofAjurisdiction/agencyAauthority.
(b)ADevelopAaAbudgetAandAestablishAceilingsAonAcost-sharingAarrangements.
(c)ADesignateAanAOperationsASectionAChiefAandAdevelopAaAcollectiveAsetAofAincidentAobjec
tives.
(d)AConductAanAinitialApressAconferenceAwithAtheAmediaAtoAdemonstrateAcohesiveness.
(p.A3.10ASM,A3.24AIG)A-AcorrectAanswers-
(c)ADesignateAanAOperationsASectionAChiefAandAdevelopAaAcollectiveAsetAofAincidentAobjec
tives.
9.AListAthreeAadvantagesAofAUnifiedACommand:A(WriteAyourAanswerAbelow.)
AnyAthreeAstatementsAequivalentAtoAtheAfollowing:
•AAAsingleAsetAofAobjectivesAisAdevelopedAforAtheAentireAincident.
•AAAcollectiveAapproachAisAusedAtoAdevelopAstrategiesAtoAachieveAincidentAobjectives.
•AInformationAflowAandAcoordinationAareAimprovedAbetweenAallAjurisdictionsAandAagenciesA
involvedAinAtheAincident.
•AAllAagenciesAwithAresponsibilityAforAtheAincidentAhaveAanAunderstandingAofAjointAprioritiesA
andArestrictions.
•ANoAagency'sAlegalAauthoritiesAwillAbeAcompromisedAorAneglected.
•ATheAcombinedAeffortsAofAallAagenciesAareAoptimizedAasAtheyAperformAtheirArespectiveAas
signmentsAunderAaAsingleAIncidentAActionAPlan.A-AcorrectAanswers-
•AAAsingleAsetAofAobjectivesAisAdevelopedAforAtheAentireAincident.
•AAAcollectiveAapproachAisAusedAtoAdevelopAstrategiesAtoAachieveAincidentAobjectives.
•AInformationAflowAandAcoordinationAareAimprovedAbetweenAallAjurisdictionsAandAagenciesA
involvedAinAtheAincident.
•AAllAagenciesAwithAresponsibilityAforAtheAincidentAhaveAanAunderstandingAofAjointAprioritiesA
andArestrictions.
•ANoAagency'sAlegalAauthoritiesAwillAbeAcompromisedAorAneglected.