ICS 300 Review Questions
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Standardized, on-scene, all-risk, incident management concept.
The Incident Command System (ICS) is? ICS is the result of decades of lessons learned in the organization
and management of emergency incidents.
1. Meet the needs of the incidents of any kind or size
2. Be usable for routine events or complex emergencies incidents
Designers of the system recognized early that ICS must be in- 3. allow personnel from a variety of agencies to meld rapidly into
terdisciplinary and organizationally flexible to meet the following a common management structure.
management challenges 4. provided logistical and administrative support to ensure that
operational staff can meet incident objectives.
5. Be cost effective by avoiding duplication of efforts
Poorly managed incident response can be devastating to our? Economy, to our food supply and to our health and safety.
1. Incident Command IC
ICS is built around five major functions that may be applied on any 2. Operations Section
incident whether it is large or small. The five major management 3. Planning Section
functions are 4. Logistics Section
5. Finance/Administration Section
Incident Commander The individual responsible for overall management of the incident
The command staff consists of the PIO, Safety officer and liaison
Command Staff officer. They report directly to the incident command. They may
have an assistant or assistants as needed.
Officer is the ICS title for the personnel responsible for the Com-
Officer
mand Staff positions of Safety, Liaison and Public information.
The group of incident management personnel reporting to the
incident commander. They may have one or more deputies as
General Staff needed. The General staff consist of the Operations section chief,
Planning section Chief, Logistics section chief and finance/admin-
istration section chief.
The organizational level with responsibilities for a major functional
Section area of the incident Operations Planning Logistic finance/admin-
istration
The ICS title for individuals responsible for functional sections:
Chief
Operations, Planning, Logistics and Finance/Administration
The organizational level having functional or geographic respon-
Branch
sibility for major parts of the operation of logistic functions.
Director The ICS title for individual responsible for supervision of a branch
Division are used to divide an incident geographically. Groups are
Division/Group
used to divide an incident functionally.
Supervisor The ICS title for individuals responsible for a Division or group
A Specified combination of the same kind of type or resources with
Strike team
common communications and a leader is a
The Organizational element having functional responsibility for
a specific incident planning, logistics or finance/administration Unit
activities
The ICS title for an individual responsible for a task force, Strike
Leader
team, or functional unit
Personnel and equipment available, or potentially available, for
assignment to incidents. Resources are described by kind of type
Resources
and may be used in tactical, support or overhead capacities at an
incident.
ISC established lines of authority and
Supervisory/Formal
reporting relationships
Within ICS, there is complete of , mean-
ing that each position and each person within the system has only Unity/Command
one designated supervisor.
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of means that there is an orderly line
of authority and reporting relationships within the ranks of the
Chain/Command
organization, with lower levels subordinates to, and connected to,
higher levels
Chain of command is used to communicate and main- direction
tain management control
Although order must flow through the chain of command, mem-
bers of the organization directly communicate with each may
other to ask for or share information's
ICS team members work within the ICS position regardless of
their non-emergency position or everyday administrative chain of True
command.
Functional Delegation
A Basic ICS operating guideline is that the person at the top of delegated
the organization is responsible for a task until that responsibility is
to a subordinate position.
1. Position and functional activated
The ICS organizational chart is a graphic representation of the 2. Chain of command
incident, including: 3. Reporting relationships
what five things? 4. Responsibilities delegated
5. Information flow
The incident commanders responsibility is the overall
management
of the incident
IC may have one or more . Deputies
Deputies must be equally capable of assuming the role primary
Deputy Incident Commander must be able to assume the
Incident commander's
role.
1. Assess situation and or obtain a briefing from the pervious IC
2. Receive delegation of authority form agency administrator
3. Establish immediate priorities
4. Determine incident objectives and strategies
5. Establish an ICP
6. Establish and monitor incident organization
7. Ensure adequate safety measures are in place
IC's overall responsibilities
8. Schedule planning meetings as required
9. Approve and authorize incident action plan implementation
List the overall responsibilities there are 15 of them.
10. Coordinate activity for all command and General Staff
11. Coordinate with key off-indent personnel
12. Approve request for additional resources or release of re-
sources
13. Keep agency administrator informed of incident status
14. Authorize release of information to news media
15. Order the demobilization of incident when appropriate
IC major responsibilities
establish immediate
The first responsibility is to priorities
First priority is always the safety of people involved in the incident,
responders, other emergency workers and bystanders
IC's immediate priorities is
Second priority is incident stabilization
1. ensure life safety
When considering how to stabilize the incident situation the inci-
2. ensure continuity of command
dent commander must: (3 things)
3. manage resources efficiently and cost effectively
The four step approach to determining incident objectives and Step 1 Know Agency Policy
strategy are? Step 2 Establish incident objectives
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Standardized, on-scene, all-risk, incident management concept.
The Incident Command System (ICS) is? ICS is the result of decades of lessons learned in the organization
and management of emergency incidents.
1. Meet the needs of the incidents of any kind or size
2. Be usable for routine events or complex emergencies incidents
Designers of the system recognized early that ICS must be in- 3. allow personnel from a variety of agencies to meld rapidly into
terdisciplinary and organizationally flexible to meet the following a common management structure.
management challenges 4. provided logistical and administrative support to ensure that
operational staff can meet incident objectives.
5. Be cost effective by avoiding duplication of efforts
Poorly managed incident response can be devastating to our? Economy, to our food supply and to our health and safety.
1. Incident Command IC
ICS is built around five major functions that may be applied on any 2. Operations Section
incident whether it is large or small. The five major management 3. Planning Section
functions are 4. Logistics Section
5. Finance/Administration Section
Incident Commander The individual responsible for overall management of the incident
The command staff consists of the PIO, Safety officer and liaison
Command Staff officer. They report directly to the incident command. They may
have an assistant or assistants as needed.
Officer is the ICS title for the personnel responsible for the Com-
Officer
mand Staff positions of Safety, Liaison and Public information.
The group of incident management personnel reporting to the
incident commander. They may have one or more deputies as
General Staff needed. The General staff consist of the Operations section chief,
Planning section Chief, Logistics section chief and finance/admin-
istration section chief.
The organizational level with responsibilities for a major functional
Section area of the incident Operations Planning Logistic finance/admin-
istration
The ICS title for individuals responsible for functional sections:
Chief
Operations, Planning, Logistics and Finance/Administration
The organizational level having functional or geographic respon-
Branch
sibility for major parts of the operation of logistic functions.
Director The ICS title for individual responsible for supervision of a branch
Division are used to divide an incident geographically. Groups are
Division/Group
used to divide an incident functionally.
Supervisor The ICS title for individuals responsible for a Division or group
A Specified combination of the same kind of type or resources with
Strike team
common communications and a leader is a
The Organizational element having functional responsibility for
a specific incident planning, logistics or finance/administration Unit
activities
The ICS title for an individual responsible for a task force, Strike
Leader
team, or functional unit
Personnel and equipment available, or potentially available, for
assignment to incidents. Resources are described by kind of type
Resources
and may be used in tactical, support or overhead capacities at an
incident.
ISC established lines of authority and
Supervisory/Formal
reporting relationships
Within ICS, there is complete of , mean-
ing that each position and each person within the system has only Unity/Command
one designated supervisor.
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of means that there is an orderly line
of authority and reporting relationships within the ranks of the
Chain/Command
organization, with lower levels subordinates to, and connected to,
higher levels
Chain of command is used to communicate and main- direction
tain management control
Although order must flow through the chain of command, mem-
bers of the organization directly communicate with each may
other to ask for or share information's
ICS team members work within the ICS position regardless of
their non-emergency position or everyday administrative chain of True
command.
Functional Delegation
A Basic ICS operating guideline is that the person at the top of delegated
the organization is responsible for a task until that responsibility is
to a subordinate position.
1. Position and functional activated
The ICS organizational chart is a graphic representation of the 2. Chain of command
incident, including: 3. Reporting relationships
what five things? 4. Responsibilities delegated
5. Information flow
The incident commanders responsibility is the overall
management
of the incident
IC may have one or more . Deputies
Deputies must be equally capable of assuming the role primary
Deputy Incident Commander must be able to assume the
Incident commander's
role.
1. Assess situation and or obtain a briefing from the pervious IC
2. Receive delegation of authority form agency administrator
3. Establish immediate priorities
4. Determine incident objectives and strategies
5. Establish an ICP
6. Establish and monitor incident organization
7. Ensure adequate safety measures are in place
IC's overall responsibilities
8. Schedule planning meetings as required
9. Approve and authorize incident action plan implementation
List the overall responsibilities there are 15 of them.
10. Coordinate activity for all command and General Staff
11. Coordinate with key off-indent personnel
12. Approve request for additional resources or release of re-
sources
13. Keep agency administrator informed of incident status
14. Authorize release of information to news media
15. Order the demobilization of incident when appropriate
IC major responsibilities
establish immediate
The first responsibility is to priorities
First priority is always the safety of people involved in the incident,
responders, other emergency workers and bystanders
IC's immediate priorities is
Second priority is incident stabilization
1. ensure life safety
When considering how to stabilize the incident situation the inci-
2. ensure continuity of command
dent commander must: (3 things)
3. manage resources efficiently and cost effectively
The four step approach to determining incident objectives and Step 1 Know Agency Policy
strategy are? Step 2 Establish incident objectives
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