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FEMA ISC 200 EXAM WITH COMPLETE 350
QUESTIONS AND WELL ELABORATED ANSWERS
JUST RELEASED THIS YEAR
QUESTION: Which major NIMS Component describes systems and methods that help to ensure
that incident personnel & other decision makers have the means and information then need to
make & communicate decisions?
A) Command & Coordination
B) Communications & Information Management
C) Resource Management - ANSWER✔✔B) Communications & Information management
QUESTION: Which Incident Type requires regional or national resources with up to 200
personnel per operational period?
A) Type 2
B) Type 5
C) Type 4
D) Type 1 - ANSWER✔✔A) Type 2
QUESTION: An Incident Commander's scope of authority comes from the Incident Action Plan. -
ANSWER✔✔FALSE
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QUESTION: When the supervisor-to-subordinate ratio exceeds manageable span of control,
additional Teams, Divisions, Groups, Branches, or Sections can be established. Which NIMS
Management characteristic does this describe?
A) Modular organization
B) Management by objectives
C) Formal communication
D) Comprehensive resource management - ANSWER✔✔Modular organizaiton
QUESTION: Which incident TYPE do these characteristics describe: some or all of the Command
& General staff are activated as well as Division or Group Supervisor &/or Unit Leader positions,
the incident extends into multiple operational periods & a written IAP is required
A) Type 3
B) Type 5
C) Type 4
D) Type 2 - ANSWER✔✔A) Type 3
QUESTION: Which ICS Supervisory position title is used at the Division/Group organizational
level?
A) Chief
B) Supervisor
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C) Leader
D) Officer - ANSWER✔✔B) supervisor
QUESTION: Which statement accurately describes one reason a delegation of authority may be
needed?
A) When the incident scope is complex or beyond the existing authorities
B) To specify the Incident Action Plan to be implemented by the Incident Commander
C) If the Incident Commander is acting within his/her existing authorities
D) To relieve the granting authority of the ultimate responsibility for the incident -
ANSWER✔✔A) When the incident scope is complex or beyond the existing authorities
QUESTION: Which General staff member directs management of all incident-related
operational activities to achieve the incident objectives?
A) Planning section chief
B) Planning division director
C) Tactics section chief
D) Operations section chief - ANSWER✔✔D) Operations section chief
QUESTION: Which type of briefing is delivered to individual resources or crews who are
assigned to operational tasks &/or work at or near the Incident site?
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A) staff-level briefing
B) operational period briefing
C) section-level briefing
D) field-level briefing - ANSWER✔✔D) field-level briefing
QUESTION: When a more qualified person arrives on scene, which statement best describes
what happens?
A) The more qualified person has options based on agency guidelines; these can include
command, maintaining command as is, or requesting a more qualified Incident Commander
B) The Emergency Operations Center Director must order a transfer of command
C) The more qualified person becomes the new Incident Commander at the beginning of the
next operational period
D) The more qualified person automatically becomes the new Incident Commander & assumes
command. The outgoing Incident Commander demobilized to avoid confusion - ANSWER✔✔A)
The more qualified person has options based on agency guidelines; these can include
command, maintaining command as is, or requesting a more qualified Incident Commander
QUESTION: Which command staff member approves the Incident Action Plan & all requests
pertaining to the ordering & releasing of incident resources?
A) safety officer
B) liaison officer
FEMA ISC 200 EXAM WITH COMPLETE 350
QUESTIONS AND WELL ELABORATED ANSWERS
JUST RELEASED THIS YEAR
QUESTION: Which major NIMS Component describes systems and methods that help to ensure
that incident personnel & other decision makers have the means and information then need to
make & communicate decisions?
A) Command & Coordination
B) Communications & Information Management
C) Resource Management - ANSWER✔✔B) Communications & Information management
QUESTION: Which Incident Type requires regional or national resources with up to 200
personnel per operational period?
A) Type 2
B) Type 5
C) Type 4
D) Type 1 - ANSWER✔✔A) Type 2
QUESTION: An Incident Commander's scope of authority comes from the Incident Action Plan. -
ANSWER✔✔FALSE
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QUESTION: When the supervisor-to-subordinate ratio exceeds manageable span of control,
additional Teams, Divisions, Groups, Branches, or Sections can be established. Which NIMS
Management characteristic does this describe?
A) Modular organization
B) Management by objectives
C) Formal communication
D) Comprehensive resource management - ANSWER✔✔Modular organizaiton
QUESTION: Which incident TYPE do these characteristics describe: some or all of the Command
& General staff are activated as well as Division or Group Supervisor &/or Unit Leader positions,
the incident extends into multiple operational periods & a written IAP is required
A) Type 3
B) Type 5
C) Type 4
D) Type 2 - ANSWER✔✔A) Type 3
QUESTION: Which ICS Supervisory position title is used at the Division/Group organizational
level?
A) Chief
B) Supervisor
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C) Leader
D) Officer - ANSWER✔✔B) supervisor
QUESTION: Which statement accurately describes one reason a delegation of authority may be
needed?
A) When the incident scope is complex or beyond the existing authorities
B) To specify the Incident Action Plan to be implemented by the Incident Commander
C) If the Incident Commander is acting within his/her existing authorities
D) To relieve the granting authority of the ultimate responsibility for the incident -
ANSWER✔✔A) When the incident scope is complex or beyond the existing authorities
QUESTION: Which General staff member directs management of all incident-related
operational activities to achieve the incident objectives?
A) Planning section chief
B) Planning division director
C) Tactics section chief
D) Operations section chief - ANSWER✔✔D) Operations section chief
QUESTION: Which type of briefing is delivered to individual resources or crews who are
assigned to operational tasks &/or work at or near the Incident site?
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A) staff-level briefing
B) operational period briefing
C) section-level briefing
D) field-level briefing - ANSWER✔✔D) field-level briefing
QUESTION: When a more qualified person arrives on scene, which statement best describes
what happens?
A) The more qualified person has options based on agency guidelines; these can include
command, maintaining command as is, or requesting a more qualified Incident Commander
B) The Emergency Operations Center Director must order a transfer of command
C) The more qualified person becomes the new Incident Commander at the beginning of the
next operational period
D) The more qualified person automatically becomes the new Incident Commander & assumes
command. The outgoing Incident Commander demobilized to avoid confusion - ANSWER✔✔A)
The more qualified person has options based on agency guidelines; these can include
command, maintaining command as is, or requesting a more qualified Incident Commander
QUESTION: Which command staff member approves the Incident Action Plan & all requests
pertaining to the ordering & releasing of incident resources?
A) safety officer
B) liaison officer
