NIMS and ICS Questions and Answers
Standard on Fire Department Occupational Safety and Health Programs - <CORRECT ANSWER
>>NFPA 1500
Standard on Emergency Services Incident Management System - <CORRECT ANSWER >>NFPA
1561
What required the development of the National Incident Management System? - <CORRECT
ANSWER >>Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD-5)
What established regulations for handling hazardous material incidents? - <CORRECT ANSWER
>>SARA Act of 1986
When did the USFA (United States Fire Administration) formally adopt NIMS? - <CORRECT
ANSWER >>2004
What does IMT stand for? - <CORRECT ANSWER >>Incident Management Team
Describe the IC's command structure during a SIMPLE incident - <CORRECT ANSWER >>IC
supervises Fire Attack, Search and Rescue, and Ventilation
Describe the IC's command structure during a COMPLEX incident - <CORRECT ANSWER >>IC
supervises Operations, Planning, and Logistics. Operations then supervises other groups needed
to complete the tasks needed at an incident.
What is the definition of Unified Command? - <CORRECT ANSWER >>The shared responsibility
for overall incident management (can be multiagency and multi-jurisdictional)
, What is the definition of Unity OF Command? - <CORRECT ANSWER >>Each individual reports to
only one supervisor
What is the Span of Control, and what does it mean? - <CORRECT ANSWER >>The number of
subordinates that one supervisor can manage effectively. Range is 3 to 7, 5 is optimal.
Anticipate span of control problems and adjust accordingly.
What does "staging" mean in relation to an incident? - <CORRECT ANSWER >>Staging is where
resources are kept until they are needed at an incident. Resources are staged so that the
operating area at an incident isn't crowded or overwhelming.
What is the Standard for Fire Fighter Professional Qualifications? - <CORRECT ANSWER >>NFPA
1001
What is the Standard for Fire Service Instructor Professional Qualifications? - <CORRECT
ANSWER >>NFPA 1041
What are the Four Functions of Management? - <CORRECT ANSWER >>Planning, organizing,
leading, and controlling
What is planning? - <CORRECT ANSWER >>Developing a scheme, program, or method to
accomplish an objective. As a fire officer you're responsible for developing a work plan for a fire
company or an administrative work group.
Planning can be short-range, extending up to a year, medium range, ranging between 1-3 years,
and long-range, which is longer than 3 years.
Planning can be as simple as planning the daily activities, or as a complex as developing an
annual budget.
Standard on Fire Department Occupational Safety and Health Programs - <CORRECT ANSWER
>>NFPA 1500
Standard on Emergency Services Incident Management System - <CORRECT ANSWER >>NFPA
1561
What required the development of the National Incident Management System? - <CORRECT
ANSWER >>Homeland Security Presidential Directive (HSPD-5)
What established regulations for handling hazardous material incidents? - <CORRECT ANSWER
>>SARA Act of 1986
When did the USFA (United States Fire Administration) formally adopt NIMS? - <CORRECT
ANSWER >>2004
What does IMT stand for? - <CORRECT ANSWER >>Incident Management Team
Describe the IC's command structure during a SIMPLE incident - <CORRECT ANSWER >>IC
supervises Fire Attack, Search and Rescue, and Ventilation
Describe the IC's command structure during a COMPLEX incident - <CORRECT ANSWER >>IC
supervises Operations, Planning, and Logistics. Operations then supervises other groups needed
to complete the tasks needed at an incident.
What is the definition of Unified Command? - <CORRECT ANSWER >>The shared responsibility
for overall incident management (can be multiagency and multi-jurisdictional)
, What is the definition of Unity OF Command? - <CORRECT ANSWER >>Each individual reports to
only one supervisor
What is the Span of Control, and what does it mean? - <CORRECT ANSWER >>The number of
subordinates that one supervisor can manage effectively. Range is 3 to 7, 5 is optimal.
Anticipate span of control problems and adjust accordingly.
What does "staging" mean in relation to an incident? - <CORRECT ANSWER >>Staging is where
resources are kept until they are needed at an incident. Resources are staged so that the
operating area at an incident isn't crowded or overwhelming.
What is the Standard for Fire Fighter Professional Qualifications? - <CORRECT ANSWER >>NFPA
1001
What is the Standard for Fire Service Instructor Professional Qualifications? - <CORRECT
ANSWER >>NFPA 1041
What are the Four Functions of Management? - <CORRECT ANSWER >>Planning, organizing,
leading, and controlling
What is planning? - <CORRECT ANSWER >>Developing a scheme, program, or method to
accomplish an objective. As a fire officer you're responsible for developing a work plan for a fire
company or an administrative work group.
Planning can be short-range, extending up to a year, medium range, ranging between 1-3 years,
and long-range, which is longer than 3 years.
Planning can be as simple as planning the daily activities, or as a complex as developing an
annual budget.
