ICS 300 unit 6: incident resource management
questions with verified answers
change in resource status may be made by who, and must be
communicated to who? Ans✓✓✓ may be made by the incident
commander, operations section chief, branch director, or
division/group supervisor.
must be communicated to the resources unit or other appropriate
element if the change lasts more than a few minutes.
Define "Adequate Reserves" as a part of the five management practices
Ans✓✓✓ Adequate reserved must be maintained to meet anticipated
demands
Reserves can always be increased or decreased in staging areas to meet
anticipated demands.
Define "Categorizing resources" as a part of the five management
principles. Ans✓✓✓ Resources are organized by category, kind, and
type, including size, capacity, capability, skill and other characteristics,
this makes resource ordering and dispatch process easier for all
jurisdictions involved.
, Define "Costs" as a part of the five management practices Ans✓✓✓
Objectives must be achieved through cost effective strategy selection,
and selection of the right kind and right number of resources
The cost unit can assist the incident commander in ensuring a cost-
effective approach to incident resource management, and should be
activated on any large or prolonged incident.
Define "Effective Management of resources" as a part of the five
management principles. Ans✓✓✓ resource management involves
acquisition procedures, management information, and redundant
systems and protocols for ordering, mobilizing, dispatching, and
demobilizing resources
Define "Managerial Control" as a part of the five management practices
Ans✓✓✓ If necessary, strategies and actions used to achieve
objectives can and must be modified at any time.
Performance and adequacy of the current IAP must be assessed and
adjusted continually.
Define "multi point ordering" Ans✓✓✓ the burden of finding
requested resources is put on not one ordering point agency, but
several, working kind of like a call center where you have multiple
people willing to help clients rather than just one.
questions with verified answers
change in resource status may be made by who, and must be
communicated to who? Ans✓✓✓ may be made by the incident
commander, operations section chief, branch director, or
division/group supervisor.
must be communicated to the resources unit or other appropriate
element if the change lasts more than a few minutes.
Define "Adequate Reserves" as a part of the five management practices
Ans✓✓✓ Adequate reserved must be maintained to meet anticipated
demands
Reserves can always be increased or decreased in staging areas to meet
anticipated demands.
Define "Categorizing resources" as a part of the five management
principles. Ans✓✓✓ Resources are organized by category, kind, and
type, including size, capacity, capability, skill and other characteristics,
this makes resource ordering and dispatch process easier for all
jurisdictions involved.
, Define "Costs" as a part of the five management practices Ans✓✓✓
Objectives must be achieved through cost effective strategy selection,
and selection of the right kind and right number of resources
The cost unit can assist the incident commander in ensuring a cost-
effective approach to incident resource management, and should be
activated on any large or prolonged incident.
Define "Effective Management of resources" as a part of the five
management principles. Ans✓✓✓ resource management involves
acquisition procedures, management information, and redundant
systems and protocols for ordering, mobilizing, dispatching, and
demobilizing resources
Define "Managerial Control" as a part of the five management practices
Ans✓✓✓ If necessary, strategies and actions used to achieve
objectives can and must be modified at any time.
Performance and adequacy of the current IAP must be assessed and
adjusted continually.
Define "multi point ordering" Ans✓✓✓ the burden of finding
requested resources is put on not one ordering point agency, but
several, working kind of like a call center where you have multiple
people willing to help clients rather than just one.
