ICS 300 - INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM
Part 1 CORRECT QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS
1. Designers of the system recognized early that ICS must be interdisciplinary and
organizationally flexible to meet what management challenges? - ANSWER Be cost
effective by avoiding duplication of efforts.
Provide logistical and administrative support to ensure that operational staff can meet
incident objectives.
2. ICS is suitable for what applications? - ANSWER Pest eradication
Control of animal diseases
Search and rescue
3. As you learned in ICS 200, the ICS organization is built around five major functions
that may be applied on any incident whether it is large or small. What are the 5 major
management functions? - ANSWER Incident Command,
Operations,
Planning,
Logistics,
Finance/Admin
4. What is the major advantage of the ICS organization? - ANSWER The ability to fill
only those parts of the organization that are required.
5. What is the ICS title for the personnel responsible for the Command Staff positions
of:
Safety
Liaison
Public Information - ANSWER The tittle is Officer:
Safety Officer
Liaison Officer
Public Information Officer
6. What does the General Staff consist of? - ANSWER The General Staff consists of:
Operations Section Chief,
Planning Section Chief,
Logistics Section Chief,
, Finance/Administration Section Chief.
*Each may have one or more Deputies, as needed.
7. A ___________ is the organizational level with responsibility for a major functional
area of the incident, e.g., Operations, Planning, Logistics, Finance/Administration. -
ANSWER Section
8. _______ is the ICS title for individuals responsible for functional Sections:
Operations, Planning, Logistics, and Finance/Administration. - ANSWER Chief
9. _________ is the organizational level having functional or geographic responsibility
for major parts of the Operations or Logistics functions. - ANSWER Branch
10. _________ is the ICS title for individuals responsible for supervision of a Branch. -
ANSWER Director
11. ________________ are used to divide an incident geographically.
_______________ are used to divide an incident functionally. - ANSWER
Divisions/Groups
12. A ________________ is the ICS title for individuals responsible for a Division or
Group. - ANSWER Supervisor
13. A __________ is a specified combination of the same kind and type of resources
with common communications and a Leader. - ANSWER Strike Team
14. ________________ is a combination of single resources assembled for a particular
tactical need with common communications and a Leader. - ANSWER Task Force
15. A ____________ is the organizational element having functional responsibility for a
specific incident Planning, Logistics, or Finance/Administration activity. - ANSWER Unit
16. A _____________ is the ICS title for an individual responsible for a Task Force,
Strike Team, or functional Unit. - ANSWER Leader
17. What is referred to as Personnel and equipment available, or potentially available,
for assignment to incidents? - ANSWER Resources- Resources are described by KIND
and TYPE (e.g., Type III Helicopter) and may be used in tactical, support, or overhead
capacities at an incident.
18. Within ICS, there is complete Unity of Command. This means that? - ANSWER
Means that each position and each person within the system has only one designated
supervisor.
Part 1 CORRECT QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS
1. Designers of the system recognized early that ICS must be interdisciplinary and
organizationally flexible to meet what management challenges? - ANSWER Be cost
effective by avoiding duplication of efforts.
Provide logistical and administrative support to ensure that operational staff can meet
incident objectives.
2. ICS is suitable for what applications? - ANSWER Pest eradication
Control of animal diseases
Search and rescue
3. As you learned in ICS 200, the ICS organization is built around five major functions
that may be applied on any incident whether it is large or small. What are the 5 major
management functions? - ANSWER Incident Command,
Operations,
Planning,
Logistics,
Finance/Admin
4. What is the major advantage of the ICS organization? - ANSWER The ability to fill
only those parts of the organization that are required.
5. What is the ICS title for the personnel responsible for the Command Staff positions
of:
Safety
Liaison
Public Information - ANSWER The tittle is Officer:
Safety Officer
Liaison Officer
Public Information Officer
6. What does the General Staff consist of? - ANSWER The General Staff consists of:
Operations Section Chief,
Planning Section Chief,
Logistics Section Chief,
, Finance/Administration Section Chief.
*Each may have one or more Deputies, as needed.
7. A ___________ is the organizational level with responsibility for a major functional
area of the incident, e.g., Operations, Planning, Logistics, Finance/Administration. -
ANSWER Section
8. _______ is the ICS title for individuals responsible for functional Sections:
Operations, Planning, Logistics, and Finance/Administration. - ANSWER Chief
9. _________ is the organizational level having functional or geographic responsibility
for major parts of the Operations or Logistics functions. - ANSWER Branch
10. _________ is the ICS title for individuals responsible for supervision of a Branch. -
ANSWER Director
11. ________________ are used to divide an incident geographically.
_______________ are used to divide an incident functionally. - ANSWER
Divisions/Groups
12. A ________________ is the ICS title for individuals responsible for a Division or
Group. - ANSWER Supervisor
13. A __________ is a specified combination of the same kind and type of resources
with common communications and a Leader. - ANSWER Strike Team
14. ________________ is a combination of single resources assembled for a particular
tactical need with common communications and a Leader. - ANSWER Task Force
15. A ____________ is the organizational element having functional responsibility for a
specific incident Planning, Logistics, or Finance/Administration activity. - ANSWER Unit
16. A _____________ is the ICS title for an individual responsible for a Task Force,
Strike Team, or functional Unit. - ANSWER Leader
17. What is referred to as Personnel and equipment available, or potentially available,
for assignment to incidents? - ANSWER Resources- Resources are described by KIND
and TYPE (e.g., Type III Helicopter) and may be used in tactical, support, or overhead
capacities at an incident.
18. Within ICS, there is complete Unity of Command. This means that? - ANSWER
Means that each position and each person within the system has only one designated
supervisor.
